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Broke and desperate, Marie Carrington is hoping to find safety and sanctuary on Prince Edward Island, where she reluctantly agrees to help decorate a renovated bed-and-breakfast before it opens for prime tourist season. Seth Sloane didn't move three thousand miles to work on his uncle's B&B so he could babysit a woman with a taste for expensive antiques ; he came to help restore the old Victorian-- and to forget about the fiancě who broke his heart....
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2004.
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At the end of the 19th century carpenter and architect George Barber began publishing his residential designs in inexpensive illustrated catalogs. These were not the first mail order house plans, but the first to give customers an opportunity to helf design thier house. This is a reprint of some of those house designs and information.
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A pictorial collection of Victorian houses accompanied by brief captions, known as the "Painted Ladies," inspiried by The Colorist Movement in San Francisco in the sixties. Discusses this unique architectural heritage, the homeowners, their neighbors, and new generations of admirers across the country.
17) The Victorian home: the grandeur and comforts of the Victorian Era, in households past and present
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c1995
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This beautifully illustrated book shows how to achieve a Victorian look, whether decorating in an overall high style or just adding period touches to a modern decor. Plante (Kitchen Collectables: An Illustrated Price Guide, Chilton, 1991) begins with an overview of the various decorating styles that make up the era, then room by room gives a history, describes appropriate furnishings, and includes quotes from period style sources such as Godey's Lady's...
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[1997]
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IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Takes a look at the various rooms in a grand Victorian house, explaining the design and purpose of each and describing the furniture, lighting, and decorations used in the context of daily life during the second half of the nineteenth century.