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Author Gringeri-Brown, Michelle.

Title Atomic ranch midcentury interiors / Michelle Gringeri-Brown ; with photographs by Jim Brown.

Publication Info. Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2012.

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Location Call No. Status
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  747.0973 GRINGERI    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  747.0973 GRI    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 192 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Work of art : daylight ranch, 1969 -- Family matters: split-level, 1956 -- Full metal jacket : demonstration ranch, 1957 -- Retro gem : traditional ranch, 1955 -- Crank up the volume : L-shaped tract house, 1964 -- On tract : modernist tract house, 1958 -- Artists' collective : raised ranch, 1953 -- Minimalist masterpiece : flat-roof modern, 1954.
Summary Showcases the virtues of the popular and ubiquitous ranch houses that sprang up across the country following World War II. It features the exceptional interiors of eight houses, discusses successes and challenges, and shows how to live stylishly. Tips are shared on color, flooring, window coverings, furniture arrangements, and how off-the-shelf components can be turned into custom features. The homeowners' stories explain why these rooms work, and provide you with resources and ideas for everything from garage doors to the art on the wall.
Subject Interior decoration -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Ranch houses -- United States.
Added Author Brown, Jim (James Scott), 1951-
Added Title Atomic ranch.
ISBN 9781423619314
1423619315
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