Southwest Style : A Home-Lover's Guide to Architecture and Design

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Summary: Pretty but not for everyone
Review: The book is attractive but not that helpful because it applies to a narrow style category and one region. I agree that one can find southwest style in many parts of the country, but it often doesn't "move" well to those locations. As a designer, I see that the colors and materials often do not easily move from the southwest to another region, in part because the natural colors of the landscape and the color of the light itself change when you go to another part of the country. I wish that this book had made that point and helped readers translate the ideas.

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Summary: Pretty but not for everyone
Review: The book is attractive but not that helpful because it applies to a narrow style category and one region. I agree that one can find southwest style in many parts of the country, but it often doesn't "move" well to those locations. As a designer, I see that the colors and materials often do not easily move from the southwest to another region, in part because the natural colors of the landscape and the color of the light itself change when you go to another part of the country. I wish that this book had made that point and helped readers translate the ideas.

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Summary: Southwest Style
Review: The most beautiful book I have ever had the pleasure to display on my coffee table. Inspirational at the very least!

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: The pictures are pretty but the book is a boring read.

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Summary: Limited appeal
Review: This book has very limited appeal. I was drawn to the "home-lover's guide to architecture and design" part of the title, but a little southwest style goes a long way and just doesn't fit the rest of the United States all that well. I am surprised by how many of my friends went, "Oh, ick," when they saw this on my coffee table.

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Summary: More than the Southwest
Review: This book is filled with history and ideas for living. It's about regular houses inhabited by regular people, but the flowing writing style and beautiful photos make you feel rich.