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Books on this page are available at bookshops & restoration shops throughout Australia and can be purchased direct from Flannel Flower Press. The current price list is available for download here. |
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AUSTRALIAN HOUSE STYLESMaisy Stapleton & Ian Stapleton The definitive guide to styles of houses built in Australia from 1788 to the present. Illustrated with 63 detailed sketches by Ian Stapleton. The text & drawings combine authority and authenticity with sharp social comment & a wry sense of humour. (Drawings from the cover can be seen throughout this website).
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HOW TO RESTORE THE OLD AUSSIE HOUSEIan Stapleton Expert advice from one of Australia's top conservation architects. This is a new, revised and enlarged edition with two new chapters.
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COLOUR SCHEMES FOR OLD AUSTRALIAN HOUSESIan Evans, Clive Lucas, Ian Stapleton The first guide to painting & decorating old houses in authentic traditional colour schemes. A 'paint-by-numbers' book, illustrated with sketches of types of houses built in Australia between 1820 & the 1940's. Traditional colour schemes from this book, collected by paintscrapes on old houses throughout Australia, have changed the face of Australian towns, suburbs and the countrside.
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MORE COLOUR SCHEMES FOR OLD AUSTRALIAN HOUSESIan Evans, Clive Lucas, Ian Stapleton A new and revised edition of an important book first published in 1992 and not reprinted since. This authoritative guide to painting & decorating old houses, using traditional colours in the traditional manner, is illustrated with sketches of types of houses built in Australia between 1820 and the 1940's.
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GETTING THE DETAILS RIGHT: RESTORING AUSTRALIAN HOUSES 1890s-1920sIan Evans Working drawings with dimensions for constructing fences, gates, doors, windows, chimneys, verandahs & garages for houses of the late 19th & early 20th centuries.
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THE FEDERATION HOUSE:
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THE QUEENSLAND HOUSE: HISTORY AND CONSERVATIONIan Evans & The National Trust of Queensland The fascinating & intriguing history of the traditional timber buildings of Queensland is combined with a comprehensive guide to the conservation of timber houses.
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THE COMPLETE AUSTRALIAN OLD HOUSE CATALOGUEIan Evans Where to get absolutely everything to restore an old building. An Australia-wide directory, with explanatory text, of the companies & people who provide the many products & services necessary for any building conservation programme.
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THE AUSTRALIAN HOMEIan Evans This social history of Australian architecture from 1788 to 1938 examines everything needed to create a home -- from the bricks & mortar right through to the kitchen stove & the garden gate.
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OUR HOME IN AUSTRALIA: A DESCRIPTION OF COTTAGE LIFE IN 1860Joseph Elliott Joseph Elliott's description of his small stone cottage is full of warmth, humour & the rich pattern of family life in the mid-nineteenth century.
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THE LITHGOW POTTERYIan Evans A history of an Australian pottery which produced domestic wares that are now collectors' items. Full colour on every alternate page.
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These books are available at bookshops & restoration shops throughout Australia or direct from us. Please add the appropriate postage to the price and telephone us on 07 3802 8746 to pay by. Visa or Mastercard. Direct Bank Transfers and Paypal are also accepted, just email us at info@oldhouses.com.au for the details. Our address is Flannel Flower Press, Shop 4/1-3 Central Court, HILLCREST QLD 4118. We also run our retail book shop from this location, The Really Good Book Shop. All prices are in Australian currency and include Australian GST (Goods and Services Tax). Postage costs are additional, as follows: For one book: Within Australia add AUD$9.50. For each additional book there is no further postage cost. New Zealand add AUD$19.00. For each additional book add AUD$4.00 Elsewhere add AUD$39.00. For each additional book add AUD$9.00 Orders posted to destinations outside Australia are sent via Australia Post Express Courier International. |
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