House Beautiful Fireplaces

Fireplaces are compelling, sometimes even exotic, features of a room. More than simple household decoration, they combine elements of the practical and the artistic in both architecture and design. This beautifully crafted House Beautiful volume explains everything one might ever want to know about fireplaces.

There are three parts to the book: a style survey, a section on architecture, and another about design and decoration. Each section elucidates relevant need-to-know data, using visual examples of traditional, modern, and site-specific fireplaces for a variety of rooms and homes. For example, included in the design section are suggestions for furniture placement, lighting, and firewood storage, while decoration speaks to furnishings on or around the mantelpiece, fire screens, off-season usage, and placement of logs and andirons.

World-renowned architects and designers provide ingenious solutions to fireplace design for any dicor. There is an abundance of tips on integrating a fireplace with the overall ambiance of a room--the art, light, walls and floors. An arresting and beautiful visual portfolio covering all conceivable locales and styles, House Beautiful Fireplaces will inspire a lasting glow.

pub date: 1-Oct-99 publisher: Hearst Books pages: 174 format: Hardcover ISBN: 688169503 sku: 331303 $24.00 (Qty avail: 1)