An Urban Home Basic - Perfect Hostess Gift

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	• Restoring a House in the City: A Guide to Renovating Townhouses, Brownstones, and Row Houses With Great Style Ingrid Abramovitch Artisan, 2009 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Restoring a House in the City

I gave this book to my 31 yr old son for Christmas. He moved to South Philadelphia a couple of years ago from Florida where he lived his entire life and bought an old Row House which he is restoring. He and his girlfriend really liked liked the book. She lives in a row house in Philadelphia too.

well cratfed

Ms. Abramovitch's book is extremely well crafted with text and photography that go hand in hand. It is not a book composed of previously photogrpahed homes that is pieced together
so the focus of it is clear yet diverse. As a furniture designer i found the interiors additionally of particular interest and an example of what America design should be.

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An Urban Home Basic - Perfect Hostess Gift

"Restoring A House In The City" is a love letter to townhouses throughout North America. Whether you're renovating or just admiring, Ingrid Abramovitch's insight will provide ideas big and small that you will want to act on in your own home. This beautifully written and photographed book is our favourite host/ess gift this season; it magically seems to lead to multiple new dinner invitations from other guests looking to receive a copy.

Great Ideas

City homes present new rules for restoration and remodeling due to limitations of width and size ... it's always fascinating to see what other people have done. Great book for dreaming and ideas.

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fills a gap

I have been giving Restoring a House in the City as a gift for many occasions....moving into a new home, invitations to dinner,cheering someone who is bedridden,etc and every recipient has responded enthusiastically. The book works on every level: each house has an intriguing story, the photos are like eye candy, and there is so much to be learned practically. This year will be a cinch at Hannukah and Christmas....I know Ingrid Abramovitch's book will be appreciated!

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How to turn an old home into a jewel on the block.

What do a fashion mogul, a Williams-Sonoma executive, a museum curator, and a design-savvy actress have in common? Good taste, of course, but more than that: a shared passion to "bring back," to carefully restore and artfully embellish, their houses.

They are among the twenty-one real-life renovations featured in this essential resource?from stately town houses to brownstone fixer-uppers?to give the true experience of creating an urban oasis on any street. Whether hunting for rare chandeliers, salvaging floorboards for new tabletops, or removing walls to let more light in, all the nuts and bolts of restoration are here. In Boston, a young family's renovation takes three years and includes every modern amenity (a media room, home gym, elevator), but saves most of the original interiors (window shutters and seats, marble fireplaces). A Baltimore couple?both stars of the graphic design world?must reconcile their cutting-edge tastes with their traditional surrounds.

From furniture and color to rooftops and terraces, Restoring a House in the City offers a treasury of inspiration and ideas, as well as a lavish illustrated tour of some of the best done renovations in the business.

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