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Mobile Mansions (Intl) : Taking Home Sweet Home on the Road

8 reviews
Douglas Keister

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2006

A Celebration of Classic and Vintage Conveyances
"RVers are some of the friendliest people on earth," writes Doug Keister in his new pop culture history, "Mobile Mansions: Taking 'Home Sweet Home' On the Road" ($24.95 in large size paperback from Gibbs Smith, Publisher). "Unlike the rest of us who are permanently or temporarily moored in our bolted-down communities, they take the bumps in the road of life a little more serenely." And none are ...

Inside the Bungalow: America's Arts and Crafts Interior

7 reviews
Paul Duchscherer

Studio, 1997

What an inspiration....great book...buy this book!
As soon to be purchasers of an 'arts & crafts' home in the Hudson Valley (NY), my husband and I never heard of 'arts & crafts' style homes. This book has been such a wonderful inspiration for us. The book is filled with color photos, wonderful ideas, themes and history! We will borrow from what we've learned and put those concepts, colors etc to great use in our new home. What was ...

Teardrops and Tiny Trailers

7 reviews

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2008

Great Book on Real Teardrops
A wonderful book with illustrations and descriptions of modern and historical teardrops. Shows a wide variety of teardrops and tiny trailers. Lots of detailed pictures.

Red-Tile Style

6 reviews
Arrol Gellner, Douglas Keister

Studio, 2002

Buy this Book!
There are books out there that cover the spanish revival style, but, most tend to focus on the larger than life homes of people who can afford magnificent, large estates. Finally, a book that not only showcases the large estates out there, but, more importantly for me, the "smaller" more realistically sized homes that I could see myself living in. If you love this style of architecture as I do, ...

Outside the Bungalow: America's Arts and Crafts Garden

11 reviews
Paul Duchscherer

Studio, 1999

Unique style beautifully presented
This book covers the architectural aspects of the property surrounding the bungalow - gates, arbors, fences, walls, paths, steps, water features, courtyards, patios, pergolas, porches, outdoor furniture, etc. The photography and color illustrations are superb and it is hard to take your eyes off the photos to actually read the text! And although the photos were taken at the present, the authors ...

Silver Palaces

3 reviews

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2004

Super Book for Vintage Trailer Fans
This book is essential for any fan of vintage campers. It has so much more than the story of Airstreams with coverage of many varities, both unique and common. Great photos on every page, with enough text to describe without a lot of needless details. Keister is on target with the vintage trailer hobby. If you are not a trailer collector, you might be after this book.

Stories in Stone

21 reviews

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2004

Even better that I thought
Need something to do? Grab this book and head towards the cemetery! Being more than just a final resting place, cemeteries offer so much more for the living than just a place to visit our dearly departed. There is so much history and symbolism in cemeteries and I can't think of a better tribute to those who lie beneath the stones than taking the time to understand who they were. Hanging out ...

500 Bungalows

6 reviews

Taunton, 2006

Great exterior photos!
This book is wonderful if exterior bungalow photos are what you are looking for. As a remodeler who specializes in 1920's bungalows, I often need reference photos for ideas. This book is ideal for this purpose, or if you just want to dream about ideas for your own home. One small complaint is that we found some duplicate photos within the book. And I don't mean different views, for instance a ...

Storybook Style: America's Whimsical Homes of the Twenties
Arrol Gellner

Studio, 2001

In the tradition of the Bungalow series, here is a marvelous celebration of the twentieth century's most delightful and whimsical architectural style Storybook Style , the rambunctious evocation of medieval Europe in American housing, was born in the early 1920s and almost forgotten by the late 1930s. It took its inspiration from the Hollywood sets that enthralled Americans of the period and that still appeal to our jaded modern ...

Ready to Roll: A Celebration of the Classic American Travel Trailer

6 reviews
Arrol Gellner, Douglas Keister

Studio, 2003

A Photographic Romp Through the World of American RVing
An architect and a photographer co-authored this classic mix of pix and text that rolls us down the American back roads in high style. From the early almost-train cars manufactured for the wealthy, to the poor man's alternative --- "Sleep in Your Car," one ad suggests --- we are drawn along by the fantasy of life fully lived away from home, a fantasy that could only have taken root in America, ...

To Grandmother's House: A Visit to Old-Town Beijing

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2007

Journey through Beijing and the magical hutong neighborhood with a young Chinese girl, Zhang Yue, her cousin, and her waipo-Mandarin for "maternal grandmother"-for a day of adventure and tradition in the new book To Grandmother's House. On their way to visiting their waipo, the girls see the sights of Beijing and wander around the shops and markets of the hutong. When they reach their grandmother's house, they get a surprise-Waipo is going to ...

Bungalow Basics: Bathrooms

3 reviews
Paul Duchscherer

Pomegranate Communications, 2004

Nice, but 6" x 6" size is problem
A nice book with examples of bungalow kitchens new and old, but some of the images are too small due to the tiny size of the book, about 6" x 6". Some of these images have been used before in an earlier bungalow CD. Book offers little more than pretty pictures; a minimal list of suppliers, no details, no how-to's. If you have technical questions, such as how to integrate a 1915 cast iron ...

The Bungalow: America's Arts and Crafts Home

6 reviews
Paul Duchscherer, Douglas Keister

Studio, 1995

A Great Resource
I found The Bungalow; America's Arts & Crafts Home by Paul Duchscherer & Douglas Keister to be extremely helpful with my remodel. I tagged pages with the ideas that I wanted to convey to my designer and architect. The pictures are beautiful and really assisted in developing the plans and overall look in the remodel of my bungalow style house. Very inspiring.

Courtyards: Intimate Outdoor Spaces

3 reviews
Douglas Keister

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2005

What a Beautiful Book
The author has definitely done his homework. We are in the process of creating a courtyard in our back yard after having added a sunroom this past season. Our theme has been "New Orleans" for the sunroom ... even though we live in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we have visited New Orleans many times and consider it our "home away from home". There are courtyards from New Orleans featured in ...

Classic Cottages

5 reviews
Brian Coleman

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2004

Romantic & Fascinating Homes
Simple picturesque bungalows, quaint thatched stone and stucco huts, or elaborate marble and plaster palaces - all types of homes have been called a cottage. ~pg. 8 Dreaming about a hideaway bungalow or Victorian mansion seems equally appealing. In "Classic Cottages" an entire world of intricately decorated homes await. The interiors are fascinating on their own and could give you many ideas ...

Bungalow Basics: Fireplaces

3 reviews
Paul Duchscherer

Pomegranate Communications, 2003

A lovely and practical series that needs expansion!
The "Bungalow Basics" series is economy-sized and economy-priced, and fits well, appropriately enough, on bungalow-sized shelves. With their lavish illustrations and attractive size, these books form a good introduction to the basics, ahem, of classic bungalow elements. There's something very satisfying about the cozy size and format of these books.

Victorian Glory in San Francisco and the Bay Area

2 reviews
Paul Duchscherer, Douglas Keister

Viking Studio, 2001

If only I had the money . . .
I attended college in the Bay Area in the early `60s and have been nostalgically in love with San Francisco and Marin ever since. I spent many, many hours hiking around the city with a couple of friends, climbing the hills, exploring narrow passages between buildings, and generally gawking at the 19th century architecture. I also knew a girl whose grandmother (or aunt, or something) lived in one ...

Cottages

3 reviews
Brian Coleman

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2007

lovely pictures but.............
I am all over any type of cottage themed book, so this was definitly going to be on my bookshelf. the pictues are really nice but the only thing that stood out when I first sat down with this book is how the author pretty much limited himself to one particular island on the east coast. There are about 5 or 6 cottages all from this one island, and all were fixed up by the same lady who rescues ...

500 Cottages

6 reviews

Taunton, 2006

Does what it sets out to do and it's a delight!
This is a small book with a lot of delightful images. To me it feels like sitting down in Doug Keister's studio and rummaging through a box of photos. The houses aren't in order so if you see one you like, you may come across it again from a different angle in a hundred pages. It's an eclectic group ranging from gingerbread to the stone extravaganzas of Earl Young in Charlevoix, MI. "500 ...

America's Painted Ladies: The Ultimate Celebration of Our Victorians

10 reviews
Elizabeth Pomada, Michael Larsen, ...

Studio, 1994

A Must For Victorian House Owners
A fantastic book, a must for anyone who is thinking about painting a Victorian house. It was very helpful to me and my husband who had to come up with a color scheme for our three-story Queen Anne built in 1895. If you're in the same boat, then you know that deciding on a color scheme for a detailed Victorian house isn't easy and takes careful thought and consideration. This book will help ...

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