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Restoring a Home in Italy | 
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| Authors: Elizabeth Minchilli, Simon Mcbride
Publisher: Artisan
Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 429596
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 10.6 x 1
ISBN: 1579651720
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.0942028
UPC: 791243651721
EAN: 9781579651725
ASIN: 1579651720
Publication Date: November 1, 2001
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Product Description
This breathtakingly photographed volume offers an inside, and outside, look at twenty-two lovingly restored homes, labors of love by people whose passion for Italy just couldn't be ignored. Owners and designers share anecdotes about their experiences with local artisans, vendors, and bureaucracy, while offering real-world advice on the tactics of restoring a house in a foreign country. Whether the plan is to embark on a complete redesign, begin a restoration, or just move in and let the house evolve on its own, home owners and dreamers alike will value the information and thrill to the dream of RESTORING A HOME IN ITALY. This is a book at once lush and beautiful, and invaluably practical.
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| Customer Reviews:
Great Ideas for decorating April 10, 2007
Diane Cameron
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Since we live in the southwest, but don't particularly want to decorate SWestern ..I like this book because it uses the same materials found here but in a different way... Wood, stone, tile..flagstone for the patios..
They use simple uncluttered lines in their decor inside and out..
There is a type of tranquility built in. Something we look for in this complicated world.
EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS! January 22, 2007
Marie Antoinette
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
What a great book! The author Elizabeth Minchilli has done has superb job in creating this wonderful book. Although she's not Italian, she now lives in Italy after marrying an Italian architect. Her love and passion for Italy is obvious and the wealth of information that she has gathered is priceless to anyone thinking or planning to buy and/or restore a home in Italy. Her informative writing is beautifully coupled with fantastic photos from the well known photographer Simon McBride. The setting of some of these homes is spectacular! There are many books out there on Italy, but this is truly a must for any fan of Italy or old rural architecture. I highly recommend this book even if you don't have any intention in restoring a home in Italy.
 Restoring a Home in San Diego September 10, 2005
Rebecca (Coastal N. San Diego)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
After our house burned in San Diego county, during the waiting time for the insurance company, the architect, the engineer, and the city approval, we purchansed MANY books on Tuscan design and architecture, as that is the style we want to emulate. Restoring a Home in Italy provided may examples that helped us though the selection process.
What a book! February 16, 2002
Jim Watts (Atlanta, GA)
31 out of 32 found this review helpful
While this book may look more like a coffee table piece - and it could very well be - I read it cover to cover. The stories were very informative, telling of the beauty and the challenges of restoring one of these fine homes. After each of the functional sections there was a great write up on the details of the topic, such as; roofing, swimming pools, heating, etc. Naturally, you can tell I loved it and would recommend it to anyone interested in fine Italian home. I hope the author reads this and realized what a great job she did. ....
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