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Southwest Home Style

Casa Adobe

Product DescriptionIn their third book, authors/designers Karen Witynski and Joe P. Carr forage through the mountains of Mexico and the deserts of the American Southwest in celebration of the strength and wonder of adobe design style. From its humble beginnings to its present-day renaissance, Casa Adobe unearths the homes, haciendas, and holiday getaways that have [...]

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The Owner-Built Adobe House

Product DescriptionFirst published in 1980, this book remains a useful guide that will help you build your own adobe house almost anywhere in the country, even in areas not usually considered “adobe country.” Duane Newcomb takes you through every step of the process, from selecting a site, obtaining building permits, drawing plans, excavating, and making [...]

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Adobe Book

Product DescriptionA fully illustrated, detailed how-to covering every phase of construction from soil and blocks to heating, electricity, plumbing, interiors, exteriors and landscaping. O’Connor was a civil engineer with considerable knowledge of adobe construction…. More >> Adobe Book

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New Adobe Home, The

Product DescriptionTHE NEW ADOBE HOME PRESENTS THE SOPHISTICATED, elevated use of adobe through a variety of elegant homes in New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Mexico. These homes comprise a combination of history, furnishings, art, and interior and exterior spaces with adobe construction, adobe style, or detailing. This beautiful volume features examples of luxurious adobe or [...]

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Traditional Fireplaces A Historical View

A 19th century architect at the drawing board

Image via Wikipedia Building a house is a romantic adventure. As we learn and become educated in time, quite likely, chatty sentences embracing “detail”, ” influence”, “style”, will fall tripingly from our lips. Gradually the difference between concrete and cement will become established in our reluctant minds. We will learn to turn coldly away from [...]

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Adobe Houses for Today: Flexible Plans for Your Adobe Home

Product DescriptionSince Adobe Houses for Today first appeared, interest in energy efficiency has exploded. Showing the pathway to smaller, solar tempered, easy-to-heat homes using adobe, one of the world’s most energy efficient building materials, makes this book about adobe houses not only for today, but also for tomorrow. Adobe Houses for Today features 12 plans [...]

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Southwest Style With A Cabin Theme

photo credit: JBColorado When decorating using the Southwest Style, people seem to desire simple living. But… what if you live in another part of the country and not in the Southwest? What if you want to incorporate a cabin theme decorating? Since this theme is very popular, you will see it show up in magazines, [...]

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Inexpensive Home Decorating Ideas

You don’t have to go in debt to decorate you home. photo credit: harry525 You also don’t have to do everything all at once. Just take one step (or room) at a time. This will make the process a little easier to tolerate. It can even be fun and within your means. Painting a room [...]

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Home Decorating with Native American Touches

There is not a style as absolute as Native American, but there are subtle touches that you can add to almost any style to get that feel. The southwestern style of home decorating and design would actually make a good match for many Native American artifacts, touches, and artwork. photo credit: ChazWags Pottery is an [...]

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