Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home (American Institute Architects)
by Russell Versaci
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Book Reviews of Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home (American Institute Architects)
Book Review: A simply beautiful concept sourcebook
Summary: 5 Stars
Creating A New Old House: Yesterday's Character For Today's Home by Russell Versaci (an experienced home designer and a founding member of The Institute for Traditional Architecture) is an impressively organized and presented guide to recapturing images, impressions, and positive virtues drawn from past traditions of interior decor in today's homes. Superbly showcasing full-color photographs in order bring interior design principles and ideals to light, Creating A New Old House is a simply beautiful concept sourcebook for adding a strong touch of enduring flavor to one's dwelling and a welcome addition to professional, academic, and community library Interior Design reference shelves.Book Review: Great source of inspirations. Great photographs.
Summary: 5 Stars
I love older homes. And when it came to renovating our newer home we were challenged to put the old into the new. I've been a magazine junkie, culling pictures here and there. But this book is a one-stop shop for classic American styles and details. I love that these houses are not lavishly large (for the most part) but intimate. The strength is in their high quality details. My husband and I really love this book. We have been able to visually resolve some ideas about mantels, flooring, and window styles to compliment our New England home. The side bars and floor plans are easy to follow. And notice how light plays in the interiors. Sumptuous!
(I just wish I could find an old stlye interior pattern book, complete with example photos, dates and locations. Hint, hint!)
Book Review: FINE BOOK - WONDERFUL PICS - INSIGHTFUL WRITING
Summary: 5 Stars
As we all look for something authentic in a country washed over in a sea of fakery and bogus iconography; it is refreshing to see that there are artists and crafts people (and architects) still capable of creating space that is authentic. This is a book for anyone who is considering creating a space that is populated by not just a lot of "authentic looking" details but details that reflect the substance of the structure itself. The structures that are reviewed are not multimillion dollar, 45,000 sq. ft. mansions; rather they are a mix chosen for illustrating Versaci's message.I read this book and as I embark on yet another new home building project feel a real sense of excitement. Time to find myself an architect who share's Versaci's enthusiasm for an authentic American architecture that is true to itself right down to the foundation.
If you are looking around your home and it appears visually shallow this book will be a real watershed for your vision of the "next" house. I bought several copies for friends who are looking at a possible "next" homes and it has really started them thinking in an all new way about their projects.
Nice book to look at and read.
Book Review: Beautiful houses! I want one!
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I like old houses, and we had been thinking of buying a new Victorian in a subdivision. I say "had," because ever since we bought this book, we feel that the houses we have been considering are hollow imitations of the real thing. They just pale in comparision to the "new old" houses shown in this book. In short, we have become inspired to build our own "new old house." Thank you, Russell Versaci! We love this book!Book Review: Latest in a series...no end in sight
Summary: 4 Stars
If you've read any of the Taunton Press house books you'll not be shocked by what you see here. It follows their proven formula and maintains their exemplary look. This one is slanted toward traditional styles--Cape, Spanish Colonial, Greek Revival, Craftsman--giving an example of each, then discussing its architectural features in an easy-to-read style that assumes no prior knowledge. There's the obligatory Eight Rules of Good Houses, which oddly seem to always require expensive materials used in expensive custom designs. If you don't have a problem with that, I'm sure you'll enjoy all these beautifully photographed homes.