Special purpose rooms (Home repair and improvement)

by Time-Life Books

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809434601
• ISBN13: 9780809434602
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: School and library distribution by Silver Burdett Co
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A tad dated, but really good, nonetheless.

Who is going to build a photography darkroom this day and age? Those plans will likely never get used any more. But there are lots of other great ideas within, and excellent instructions and pictures that show you how to get'r done. Here's what's inside: ¶CHAPTER 1 - ROOMS FOR UNIQUE DOMESTIC USES: The Utility Room, Where messes Can be mastered; A Place for Sewing, Cutting, Fitting and Pressing; Stocking Up: Cool Storage for Food and Wines; Aids to Make Life Easier for the Disabled; A Showcase for Your Books: The Home Library. ¶CHAPTER 2 - IN PURSUIT OF SERIOUS AVOCATIONS: For the Artist, A Quiet, Well-Lighted Studio; Three Approaches to a Photography Darkroom; Rooms for Appreciation Music - Or Recording It; Creating a Home Within Your Home for Plants; Built-in Aquariums for a Spectacular Wall; A Through-the-Wall Aviary to Display Birds. ¶CHAPTER 3 - FUN AND FITNESS IN FAMILY ROOMS: Equipping a Place to Help You Stay in Shape; Creating a Playroom to Please the Children; Rec Room or Rumpus Room, the Room for All Ages. ¶CHAPTER 4 - BASIC TECHNIQUES OF ADAPTATION: Structural Changes to Create New Spaces; Brightening a Studio with a Wall of Windows; Extending Plumbing for Special Uses; Adding new Electrical Circuits.