not a book
Submitted by adriatica on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 11:41In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
this is a good site re house building works... here in Italy.. to be honest with the way regulations change a book on the subject would be hard to rely on in terms of what can and cannot be done and how.. add to that the provincial and or regional rules to follow it would be hard to keep up the site is this......http://www.lavorincasa.it/it also has the news laws , a design help space and lots of other stuff including pricing work.. the only problem is its in Italian.. but in a sense even if you dont have Italian its maybe time to start learning a bit of the building terms... so it might help
For over the top lushness and
Submitted by Annec on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 13:05In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
For over the top lushness and gorgeous photos you could try and get hold of thishttp://www.amazon.com/Tuscany-Interiors-Paolo-Rinaldi/dp/3822823880I just realised that's the American Amazon, but since it also includes lots of other suggested books I'll leave it as is.I drooled over all the unaffordable stuff in this book whilst renovating. One can always dream........
I have this one:
Submitted by Penny on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 16:52In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I have this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Restoring-Home-Italy-Elizabeth-Minchilli/dp/1579... which has some vaguely practical sections that explain how a roof is constructed etc. It won;t help you build one but every little helps.
I have pictures of a couple
Submitted by latoca on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 05:42In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
italian rustic
Submitted by fellini on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 08:16In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
i can recommend this one. a follow up to Penny's recommendtion i think. super-lush as well!http://www.amazon.co.uk/Italian-Rustic-Elizabeth-Helman-Minchilli/dp/1579653642/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258546379&sr=8-1F
ITALIAN MAGAZINES
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 11:17In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Not so sure about books that would cover internal staircases. Taschen is got a very nice pictorial book called "Tuscan style" if you are interested in this particular one; however, Italy publishes excellent magazines with plenty of good ideas. I like "Il Rustico", Casaviva, Ville Giardini ... but I think that you would be interested in the monographic magazines published by DiBaiowww.dibaio.comin particular "Scale e Soppalchi Nº 20" which specifically deals with internal staircases and lofts.Good luck with your projects!
renovating
Submitted by Newbug on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:24In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec