Building and Renovating with Reclaimed Materials: construire & renover avec des materiaux anciens / bouwen en verbouwen met oude materialen - Hardcover

Wim Pauwels

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9089441441 ISBN 13: 9789089441447

Publisher: Beta-Plus, 2012

Synopsis

The beauty of using antique building materials is the immediate effects that they have on interiors; they provide timeless and inimitable style to new as well as renovated homes. Reclaimed wooden floors, old terracotta tiles, traditional Burgundy slabs, old roof tiling, antique fireplaces...all of these items slide perfectly into both contemporary and classic surroundings. This title showcases the best examples of the partnership between the old and the new, through stunning and inspirational photographs.

About this title

About the Author:

Wim Pauwels, founder and managing director of Beta-Plus Publishing, has been publishing high-quality books on architecture, interior design and gardens since 1996. So far the company has published more than 250 themed titles (living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, children's rooms, antique building materials, restoration, renovation, gardens and swimming pools), plus monographs of architects and interior designers, manuals and yearbooks about timeless and contemporary architecture and interiors. For each book he enlists the assistance of authoritative specialists for the introductory texts and photograph captions and each title gives a complete overview with exclusive colour photographs on every page.

From the Inside Flap:

Nieuwe inspiratie van Beta-Plus, prachtig uitgegeven in een XL-formaat Het ultieme boek voor wie wenst te bouwen of te restaureren met oude bouwmaterialen. Tientallen inspirerende toepassingen met architecturaal antiek en oude bouwmaterialen, zoals: oude schouwen, antieke plavuizen, verweerde vloeren in steen en hout, dakpannen, en nog veel meer. Onweerstaanbare charme van verweerde materialen

About this edition

• Publisher: Beta-Plus
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 9089441441
• ISBN 13: 9789089441447
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200