Myrtle Stedman

Adobe Architecture: A Simple Guide with Plans for Building with Earth Myrtle Stedman 8th edition

Dreaming of building an adobe home? A guide, with floor plans ranging from a small casita to larger ones is given in this book, with several pluses. The smaller homes are so arranged that they allow for growth as the family, or purse, increases in size. The Stedmans not only love our architecture, they know whereof they write, for they have built many as practical projects, and as artists with an eye to beauty as well as utility. Built in features include fireplaces that draw, and bookshelves that are a part of the scheme of things. Cabinet work throughout is in keeping and suggestions for furniture designed to complement the house are here. Plastering, the making of adobes, painting, plumbing, wiring--all the things that must be taken into account are dealt with in a practical manner that helps prevent costly errors. Directions are here on the building of a horno too--and even the recipe for bread to be baked in the finished oven.