Home at Last : Rizzoli International Publications : 9780847899784 : 0847899780 : 27 Feb 2024 : The work of Gil Schafer-one of the world's leading experts on contemporary traditional architecture-is beloved for its elegance, charm, and strong sense of place and history. Since his last book, Schafer has become a husband and stepfather, a change that has deepened his understanding of how a house must reflect and support the lives of those who live within its walls. Home at Last is a distillation of what he has learned and how he translates it to his work on houses that are adaptive to the evolution of life, depending upon a family's needs. The book includes homes he has designed in the mist-covered Hudson Valley, on a bluff above Lake Champlain, on the windswept shores of Block Island, and on the coast of Maine. Schafer shares the stories of these houses and their owners, exploring the choices made for architecture and interiors, and reemphasizing his guiding principles: how to creat