Designing Your Natural Home: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Pearson, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060761431 ISBN 13: 9780060761431

Publisher: Harper Design Intl, 2005

Synopsis

One of the pioneers of incorporating the green movement into home design, David Pearson now offers a complete guide for creating an eco-home. Informative, clear, and with factual advice, tips, and beautiful color photos, Designing Your Natural Home takes readers through each step of the process, from defining the scope of the project to choosing materials and building methods to decorating the new abode.

Along with practical, how-to information, photo essays present inspiring and stylish examples of natural design. The ten innovative homes featured in this book exemplify different solutions for every situation and budget, from apartments to sprawling dwellings. Readers will learn how to make the most of small spaces, find a builder, draw up plans, purchase low energy appliances, and much more.

Whether they're renovating an existing space, expanding a house, or starting from scratch, readers will be inspired to create the natural home of their dreams with this indispensable guide and source for fresh ideas.

About this title

Review:

"...David Pearson is well qualified to offer advice and
ideas...what better time to peruse the 'good life' than over Christmas?"
-- Tatler Magazine

About the Author:

David Pearson is the author of eight books, including The Natural House Book and New Organic Architecture. He is an internationally-known eco-architect, lecturer, and founder of the Ecological Design Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Design Intl
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060761431
• ISBN 13: 9780060761431
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 159