Down Home

Down Home (1981)

In Down Home Carleton Varney gives you the answers to:

What to consider first when thinking about a country kitchen.
Where, other than a bed, to put an old fashioned quilt.
With what must your country home harmonize?
What’s a sure-fire technique for arranging your furniture in a country home?
If you can afford to make only one major improvement in your Down Home place, what should it be?
What should be your first consideration when it comes to country window coverings?
What makes something old an antique?
How do you find beautifully weathered wood?
What is a highly sensible – but also attractive – treatment for your dining room floor?
Is velvet an appropriate texture in the country?
Is there a classic method of lighting a country home that may not have occurred to you?

This book is out of print.