The Victorian House Book: A Practical Guide to Home Repair and Decoration

No book gets to its 4th edition unless it is found to be useful. With its 2,000 illustrations, 320 pages, and 100,000 words, The Victorian House Book is the biggest and most comprehensive renovation manual available, offering you more inspirational decorating ideas and practical guidance than any other book on the subject. "Head and shoulders above the rest" is how the RIBA book buyer described it. Written by Robin Guild, one of Britain’s most successful interior designers, the book explains how to modernize your house while preserving the original architectural features. The emphasis is on sympathetic improvement: work with the architecture you have, not against it. Windows, doors, roof-lights, fireplaces—all instill character and possess the power to embellish and enhance if treated in the right way. The book takes you through every room, describing all the fixtures and fittings, and helps you decide which jobs to do and in what order to do them. The detailed practical guidance is broken down into 57 topics covering all aspects of alteration, conversion, and decoration. A comprehensive directory lists the names and addresses of manufacturers and suppliers across the country.