Traditional Mexican Style Exteriors | 
| Author: Donna Mcmenamin
Creator: Richard Loper
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $24.99
You Save: $14.96 (37%)
New (20) Used (9) from $19.95
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 261647
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 191
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 0764317261
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.0972
EAN: 9780764317262
ASIN: 0764317261
Publication Date: February 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Incredibly beautiful, classic, and timeless architectural details of Mexican style are shown in over 300 color photographs of new, old, and remodeled traditional homes and gardens. From Spanish Colonial facades in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, to the best of the Mission and Spanish Eclectic homes, this volume is a must for everyone interested in Mexican architecture and outdoor charm. This book excites the readers imagination through nine chapters, including facades, doors, gates, portales & patios, columns, fountains, pools, cantera stonework, and gardens. Arcades support massive tiled roof overhangs and bring shade to the outdoor sala an affirmation for outdoor living at its best. Sparkling pools and spouting fountains bring tranquility to flower-filled gardens and courtyards. The pictures will inspire decorators, designers, architects, builders, and homeowners looking for traditional and exciting ideas. Everyone who enjoys looking at beautiful facades, outdoor living areas, and gardens will covet this book.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
Glorious inspiration! April 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a landscape designer in central Florida, and I am always looking for inspiration for specialty projects. The photos in this book are outstanding! The text is well-written and interesting!
You'll need this if you're building a Spanish home ! January 11, 2007
If you are building a Spanish home and we are, then this book will provide you with a wealth of ideas about what to do beyond the 'box of the casa.' Filled with brilliant photographs of terraces, swimming pools, fountains, outdoor rooms, columns, entrances, furnishings, use of paint, etc. you will refer to this book over and over again as you design and continue to decorate your dream home.
Beautiful color photos! January 5, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The photography is excellent and the ideas abound. It is a book that's fun to thumb through and colorful. I enjoyed it! It's sister publication is just as good.
Must Buy Mexican Design Book August 5, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have bought more than a Dozen Mexican Design Books already. And none can compare to the Traditional Mexican Style Exteriors and its Companion Book Mexican Style Interiors by Donna McMenamin.
It is a wonderful book! You will not need any other book if you are planning on redecorationg your house. But, even if you will not decorate your house, this Book(s) are a worthy read. The Pictures are wonderful. Giving detail to what is really Mexican.
Beautiful and Inspirational July 29, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Every time I re-do a room or make a home decor purchase these days, I'm looking for things to make my house look more Mexican. This book, and its companion volume "Traditional Mexican Style Interiors" are wonderful reference books for anyone looking to copy that style.
If you're just a fan of Mexican style, or have been to Mexico and want to have a way to go back without leaving your easy chair, this book is fun to read and magnificent to look at. Although it emphasizes exteriors (facades, architecture, etc.) there are photos of gardens, courtyards, and plenty of other spaces that you could create on your own property, even on a very modest budget, and without knocking the house down and starting over.
|
|
|
