Product Description: This expansive collection of charming retreats celebrates the getaway home for every type of dreamer. From a prototypical Colorado log cabin in the Rockies to a Wisconsin backwoods lakeside retreat, from a cliffside escape in the Grenadines to a classic Nantucket shingle-style cottage, Cottage and Cabin features an exceptional array of charming, small-dwelling escapes throughout North America...read more

Product Description: The lakeside home represents its owner's love for the outdoors and passion for life on the water. Houses by the lake are designed to maximize the flow of air, the use of sunlight, and the views of the landscape. These Great Lakes homes range in style from converted barns and Prairie Style houses to modernist inspired dwellings but each is always a reflection of the style, taste and interests of their owners...read more

Product Description: Haciendas features traditional and modern hacienda architecture in Mexico and southwestern United States. Sumptuous photography portrays the increasing fascination with hacienda architecture today, as evidenced by the movement to renovate classic adobe homes, the abundance of new hacienda designs, and the inspiration Spanish colonial architecture provides to homeowners, designers, and architects worldwide...read more

Product Description: To live on an island is to live a life apart. Author Linda Leigh Paul’s Island Living captures the most charming island homes, including homes on the East Coast’s Barrier Islands, the Northwest’s San Juan and Gulf Islands, the Pacific’s Hawaiian Islands, and the Great Lakes’ Apostle Islands, among other homes on privately owned or low-density islands...read more

A series of charming island homes come to life in a brightly illustrated collection that captures great houses on the Barrier Islands of the East Coast of North America, the Pacific Northwest's San Juan and Gulf Islands, the tropical splendor of Hawaii, and the Apostle Islands in the Great Lakes. 12,500 first printing.

Showcasing the uniquely American structure, two hundred full-color photographs explore a variety of innovative designs in cabin architecture, capturing a rustic and simple style that emphasizes comfort, ease of maintenance, and beauty in the heart of the outdoors. 20,000 first printing.

Two hundred full-color photographs complement a stunning survey of the remarkable domestic architecture and interior design of seaside cottages on all three coasts of the United States, from the shores of the Pacific, to the beaches on the Gulf of Mexico, to the coast of the Atlantic. 15,000 first printing.

Two hundred full-color photographs complement a stunning survey of the remarkable domestic architecture and interior design of the desert country of Sedona, capturing a rich variety of stylish dwellings in this beautiful but harsh environment. 12,500 first printing.

Responds to a trend in American preferences for smaller homes with a tour of small-scale cottage residences in Carmel as they have been designed in the last 100 years, offering interior and exterior photographs. (view table of contents)

From world-respected tile and stone manufacturer Ann Sacks, here is an inspirational, beautifully illustrated sourcebook of ideas for using these materials in new ways throughout the home.Color, texture, pattern, and arrangement are important considerations in crafting the overall effect of a room with tile or stone. This book sets forth the options-plain glossy or patterned porcelain, translucent glass or hammered metal, limestone or terra-cotta-and illustrates the possibilities with lush photos of completed projects. An understanding of the cultural origins of tile and stone also helps in adding ambiance to different rooms. Sacks explores the materials that will invoke a foreign flavor, whether it is Tuscan stone flooring in an entryway or hand-painted Moorish tile in the kitchen.Varieties of tile and stone exist to suit every taste and budget. Ann Sacks Tile & Stone offers a comprehensive guide to using these materials on large or small scale to add a sense of luxury, culture, and character to any home.