The House Bible by George Clarke



The Home Bible

This stunning book is 400 pages long and packed with amazing projects to drool over. George has appeared on several TV programs now and is a great architect who has rejuvenated houses as part of the TV series The Home Show. His approach is to empty out the property, paint it all white and then draw on the walls the changes he wants to make. Seeing a house empty and all white is just quite amazing. You’ll really enjoy watching them – they’re available on 4onD at the moment too. He spends a night with the families too – so he can see how they use their home currently and how they might find it more useful.

The book focuses on specific projects but explains how to apply the same knowledge, experience, tricks and techniques to reconfigure your own home. His vision as an architect allows him to combine style with practical living space.
I remmeber one episode of the show where they lower a window so you can see out at the marvellous view when sat down relaxed. Simple changes like that can make so much difference to a room and thw way you use it.

If you know someone who loves his TV show then it’s a great present, and if you know someone who is planning some home rennovations then it’s an essential book for them to read before they lift a paintbrush!

Restoration Home – the book!

Restoration Home: The Essential Guide to Tracing the History of Your House is the book to go with the TV series.
Restoration Home series is like grand designs but looks more at the history of the house.

It shows footage as they are rescued from ruin. The accompanying book shows you how to discover the story of your home.

BBC TWO’s Restoration Home follows the journey of the house owners as they restore the houses into beautiful 21st Century homes, revealing a rich and detailed history of the house and its former occupants.

These stories are fascinating, but what lies behind your own front door? What secrets are held in your own four walls? This official companion to the TV series provides all the information you need to take your own home back in time, to discover who built it, how it was used, and even how it looked.

Includes:

How to use maps to track the changing landscape of your area

How to identify the style of your home and when it was built

Detailed information on key resources, including maps, censuses, deeds and Post Office directories,

A photographic checklist of architectural features to look out for

The TV series so far has featured:

1. St Thomas a Becket church in Pensford, Somerset
2. Nutbourne Common Pumping Station, West Sussex
3. Stoke Hall, Derbyshire
And will feature in the last three episodes yet to air:
4. Calverton Manor, Buckinghamshire
5. Stanwick Hall, Northamptonshire
6. Big House, Pembrokeshire

Restoration Home: The Essential Guide to Tracing the History of Your House available at Amazon now.