The New Bungalow

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Summary: A truly beautiful, elaborate guide to the style of housing
Review: A deftly edited series of essays by architects, designers, renovators and builders Matthew Bialecki, Christian Gladu, Jill Kessenich, Jim McCord, and Sue Bacon, The New Bungalow is a truly impressive and superbly illustrated coffee table "art book quality" volume dedicated to the specific issues relating to the restoration and proper care of bungalow houses. Full-color photographs bring to life the charming and cozy interiors of a wide range of bungalow housing, and the essays offer exquisite description of these home's formation, expression, and character. A truly beautiful and elaborate guide to the style of housing especially identified by its simple economy of space, The New Bungalow is an enthusiastically recommended addition to personal and professional interior design and renovation studies reading lists and reference collections.

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Summary: What was, is, and could be.
Review: If your interested in the history of the Bungalow style, and what makes a house a bungalow, or if your trying to figure out who designed your bungalow then this book will be worth while reading for you. Also if your interested in building your own bungalow or remodeling an existing one, this book should be quite helpful. The downside of this book is that it looks like it was published 50 years ago even though it was published in 2001! There are a few excellent photo's, some good ones, and a bunch of computer illustrations and other images that look like they are paintings or something that has been done with a cheap digital camera and a xerox machine! Not exactly a Coffee Table book. Also it does not go into great depth on any of the subjects, but then again I did not expect it to in the first place. If you want books that go into certain chapters/subjects in greater depth then buy ones that strictly talk about remodeling or ones that only talk about Greene and Greene or Arts & Crafts homes.

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Summary: The New Bungalow
Review: This is a nice hardcover book w/ a lot of good photos. It is good for getting ideas, but the text is really not well researched and more of an advertisement for the books contributors. Still it is nice to get additonal glimpses into what is currently being done in the "bungalow" style today. Do not buy this book if you're looking for meaty text and good instruction. Do buy this book if you are interested in some nice photos to give you some detail ideas and insight into todays bungalow stylings. It makes a nice addition to your bungalow library.

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Summary: The New Bungalow
Review: This is a nice hardcover book w/ a lot of good photos. It is good for getting ideas, but the text is really not well researched and more of an advertisement for the books contributors. Still it is nice to get additonal glimpses into what is currently being done in the "bungalow" style today. Do not buy this book if you're looking for meaty text and good instruction. Do buy this book if you are interested in some nice photos to give you some detail ideas and insight into todays bungalow stylings. It makes a nice addition to your bungalow library.

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Summary: Excellent Idea Book
Review: We are building a new bungalow and have gotten a lot of ideas here. Everything from window placement to hardware detail is in this book. This book is for anyone who wishes to build or remodel in the arts and crafts style or just add arts & craft details to their home.

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Summary: Excellent Idea Book
Review: We are building a new bungalow and have gotten a lot of ideas here. Everything from window placement to hardware detail is in this book. This book is for anyone who wishes to build or remodel in the arts and crafts style or just add arts & craft details to their home.