Weird Homes: The People and Places That Keep Austin Strangely Wonderful

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A welcome mat to some of Austin’s most inspirational homes!
Have you ever walked through your neighborhood, taken a look at a weird house, and thought “Who lives there?” or, “What in the world does it look like inside?” We’ve all been curious, which is why the founders of the Weird Homes Tour™ began their strange and wonderful journey.
Three years later, they’ve opened the doors and unlatched the windows of dozens of Texas’s strangest homes for thousands of onlookers. Why? To show that design really has no boundaries. And that we would rather neighbors be strange than be strangers. Like many other communities around the world, Austin can be fun, irreverent, outside the box, innovative, dynamic, proud, strange, and so much more. You just need to know where to look.
This gorgeous book features the one-of-a-kind Austin homes that started it all for the Weird Homes Tour. Page by page, we proudly present these homes and the weird people who live in them, many of whom designed and built their awe-inspiring dwellings by hand. From grand, historic haunts to treehouses and dumpster dwellings, you’re guaranteed to find something that will inspire design changes in your own home.

From the Publisher

Take a peek at what lies inside some of Austin’s most unique abodes, and the people keeping Austin weird…

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 20, 2018
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1510723609
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1510723603
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.58 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.9 x 9.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #2,165,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #63 in Austin Texas Travel Books #234 in General Southern US Travel Guides #528 in West South Central United States Travel Books
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Customers find the book enjoyable, with stellar photos throughout. They describe it as a fun and interesting read, with one customer noting how the photography captures the fun and uniqueness of each home.