2000s Illustrated Coffee Table Books, Building With Reclaimed Materials & Country Living - Pair

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BOOK 1.
Title: Building with Reclaimed Materials.
Author: Wim Pauwels.
Translator: Laura Watkinson.
Graphic Design: POLYDEM, Nathalie Binart.
Publisher: BETA-PLUS … more BOOK 1.
Title: Building with Reclaimed Materials.
Author: Wim Pauwels.
Translator: Laura Watkinson.
Graphic Design: POLYDEM, Nathalie Binart.
Publisher: BETA-PLUS Publishing.
Publication date: January 2007.
Edition: New edition (2007-2008).
Language: English.
Place: Enghien (Belgium).

ISBN 13: 987 90 772 1373 5, ISBN 10; 90 772 1373 2.

Description: 256 p. 4to. Publisher's gray cloth hardcover, profusely illustrated text with color plates, dust jacket with photo illustrated cover and title over spine.

About this item: "Antique building materials immediately give timeless, inimitable style to a new or restored home.

Reclaimed wooden floors, old terra-cotta tiles, traditional Burgundy slabs, old roofing tiling, antique fireplaces... these all fit perfectly into contemporary or classic surroundings.

This book presents dozens of inspiring examples and also provides addresses of dealers of antique construction materials." (Rear cover).

BOOK 2.
Title: Country Living.
Author: Wim Pauwels.
Translator: Laura Watkinson.
Graphic Design: POLYDEM, Nathalie Binart.
Publisher: BETA-PLUS Publishing.
Publication date: January 2007.
Edition: New edition (2007-2008).
Language: English.
Place: Enghien (Belgium).

ISBN 13: 978 90 772 1364 3, ISBN 10; 90 772 1364 3.

Description: 204 p. 4to. Publisher's gray cloth hardcover, profusely illustrated text with color plates, dust jacket with photo illustrated cover and title over spine.

About this item: "More and more people are choosing to escape from the bustle of city life and retreat to the countryside: dilapidated farmhouses are being restored, old country houses are being terturned to their former glory and newly-rebuilt projects are integrated into the landscape.
The aim is always to create a sense of harmony with the existing environment.

This book contains around twenty reports featuring all aspects of country living: from the restoration of the house and the selection of materials to the interior design and the landscaping of the garden" (Rear cover).

Each book measures: 1.25 W x 9.5 D x 12 H inches. less