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Family Houses in the Country

出版	C. Potter, 2000
主題	Architecture / Buildings / ResidentialArchitecture / Interior Design / GeneralArchitecture / RegionalHistory / WorldHouse & Home / General
ISBN	05177086049780517708606
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=1zwMAAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋A family home in the country must possess a special atmosphere to generate the vital relaxation and renewal it brings to its occupants, who live most of the year in the city. And so Family Houses in the Country is not, strictly speaking, a book on decorating or architecture, although it was a lot to do with both. It is a book about traditions, memories, childhood, summer vacations, and about a lifestyle that has its own rules full of nuances which create a bridge between yesterday and today, between the peace of nature and the frenzy of modem life.Each of the 37 homes featured in Family Houses in the Country is different, with a strong personality and rich patterns. American houses range from a ranch in Wyoming, where each family member has his or her own horse, to an old family cabin on a lake in Minnesota, where camping and picnics are favorite activities, and to an elegant home in the Nape Valley. Houses in Europe include a small chateau passed down from generation to generation, an English cottage, a restored mas, and a working farm. Not just a wish book, not merely a font of decorating ideas, Family Houses in the Country shows how families create the experiences, traditions and memories that last a lifetime.