Titelbild: The Amazing Basic Box: Our cover house tour begins on p-49
PLUS: How vaulted ceilings can help reduce heating costs - Homes with personality: A live-in treasure chest A super sculpture in wood - Save energy sensibly Four homes show how
How much house can you afford? Real estate dictionary Windows make the difference lnsulatron: How much is enough? Front-end costs of bulding Mirror magic for doors Covered entries A well-angled redwood deck Entertainment storage House buying mistakes you don'twant to make A green-growing famlly room How to set wooden fence posts
THEAMAZING BASIC BOX Open and lnviting Sensible and sophisticated
VAULTEDSPACE MAKESSENSE Country contemporary combination Togetherness is the point of the plan
HOMESWITH PERSONALITY PLUS A treasure ehest with a traditional shape A spectacular scutpture in wood
SAVE ENERGY SENSIBLY Solar planning demands good design
HOMEPLANS YOUCAN BUY Energy-saving two-story Sunshine is welcome here Three levels tarne a sloping site Ught, bright entry hall Compact country eh armer Cozy two-story contemporary Split-entry far any suburb
SUITEDTOA SPECTACULAR SITE Command a view of the sea Settled an a prairie Toweramang thetrees
DETAILS The bright world of skylights Spiral staircases Plan for direct basement access How ta appraise a tree What ta do when plumbing floods Is Kitchen carpetlng for you? Closing costs- What to expect Insulation: What's the difference? Squeeze in a kitchen desk Hawtotameaslope Shoji screens: For walls that slide For guests at poolside
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Building Ideas - Better Homes and Gardens Building Ideals - Spring 1979
Titelbild: The Amazing Basic Box: Our cover house tour begins on p-49
PLUS: How vaulted ceilings can help reduce heating costs - Homes with personality: A live-in treasure chest A super sculpture in wood - Save energy sensibly Four homes show how