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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Farmhouses evoke nostalgic memories--real or imagined--of a simpler life and a deep, nourishing connection to the seasons and the land. While most of us don't live that way anymore, we all share a longing for the values that this classic American house form represents.
So what makes a true American farmhouse? A farmhouse is intimately connected to the land and all its seasons, dominates a community of buildings, and is built to last using natural, indigenous materials. These are the core qualities of the farmhouse style, whether old or new.
From a working farm on Martha's Vineyard to a horse ranch in Washington State, this remarkable collection of 20 new and remodeled farmhouses celebrates the best American farmhouses built in the past five years. Over 300 photographs beautifully illustrate these homes, and the accompanying site and floor plans, historical sidebars, and up-close details add depth to this rich collection.
With this ground breaking book, America's quintessential house style is reinvented for the 21st-century family. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Jean Rehkamp Larson | | Paperback: | 217 pages | | Publisher: | Taunton Press | | Publication Date: | September 01, 2006 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1561588741 | | Product Length: | 10.8 inches | | Product Width: | 9.1 inches | | Product Height: | 0.9 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.7 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.8 inches | | Package Width: | 9.1 inches | | Package Height: | 0.7 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 12 reviews |
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60 of 63 found the following review helpful:
 Not for those looking for a "classic" farmhouse style Sep 14, 2004
By Penny E.
This book, although well detailed and presented left something to be desired as far as I was concerned. Appreciating the "classic farmhouse" style, which covers a wide variety of architectural detail, I did not like many of the homes highlighted in this book. They were much too contemporized for my "Yankee" preferences. Oddly, the house most resembling a traditional farmhouse style inside & out was a California Greek Revival.The unusual angling of portions of 1 house, the strange selection of plastic siding for another, the glass & steel addition to an otherwise beautiful famhouse, left me wanting more. I'm sure some people like this style, but they were "cold" buildings. If you are looking for a book on beautifully detailed, classic farmhouses, look no further than "American Farmhouses" by Leah Rosch. I believe a modern day farmhouse can be built with an eye to the past and livability for today without sacrificing the warmth and traditional look.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Amazing - Full of Great Ideas Oct 13, 2006
By Judy Berkley
This book is a valuable resource as my husband and I plan our "farmhouse" that we intend to build next year beginning in February. It gives examples of restorations, new construction built to look like the old classical farmhouses across the midwest, and amazing interiors. I love the shaded boxes of information, emphasizing the importance of features such as shape, the color white, porches, etc. It is a lesson book for those wanting a basic education on how to talk farmhouses. We bought three books, and this one is far superior to the others.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Beautiful Inspirational Book! Nov 29, 2004
By High Quality Reading
This book is a great quality hardcover full of spectacular color photos of the traditional farm style. I found it's content and pictures insipiring and it would make a great gift for any 'farm-style' enthusiast... or it's great for any coffee table! Really an excellent book, un-beatable in terms of conveying a classic style and delivering inspiring ideas!
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Finally Attention for a Classic American Style Sep 14, 2004
By John Matlock
"Gunny"
Around the world the farm house has been a traditional design. In England, the thatch roofed masony building comes to mind. In France the house isbuilt around the kitchen and garden. In America there was a different climate, different building materials, different needs.
This book looks at old houses that have been remodeled, and new designs that were based on the traditional look of American farm houses of New England and the mid-west. Most interesting is the architectural blending of additions to the old houses. Some of them are made to blend in as though they were part of the original design. Some of them are made so obviously different - steel and glass addition on a 1799 vintage wooden square box house.
In this day of mass produced sub-divisions with cookie cutter houses, it is great to see that the design of interesting, beautiful and utilitarian houses has not completely gone away.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Elbow room Mar 03, 2008
By David Mitchell
Written by an architect for the layperson, Jean Rehkamp Larson makes you feel the elbow room of the farmhouse and surrounding countryside without being too technical. Showing several house styles from historical to contemporary, Larson teaches us what characteristics make the American farmhouse a house style that is as ingrained in our minds as baseball and apple pie.
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