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Living Under Glass: Sunrooms, Greenhouses, and Conservatories
Living Under Glass Sunrooms Greenhouses and Conservatories Author:Jane Tresidder One of the most pleasant elements of the English townhouse and country house has always been the conservatory, a glass-enclosed room where a few plants and lolling inhabitants might flourish. Americans and Europeans have discovered the charms and practicalities of such extensions and are adapting them to their needs. In more than 200 full-color ... more »photographs, this book presents a stylish and varied selection of American greenhouses and English and European conservatories.
Living Under Glass shows conservatories as living rooms and playrooms, dining rooms and kitchens, and studios and workrooms, where the combination of glass, light, and plants produces a relaxing background for family life. There are seductive bedrooms, sybartic baths, swimming pools, hot tubs, and Jacuzzis bounded by glass and flowers.
Finally, the practicalities: solar heating, ventilation, furniture, flooring, shades, blinds, and decorative details are discussed, and a wide range of designs and sites are explored. Sections on plants for both the cool and the warm conservatory are also provided.« less