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More not so big solutions for your home / Sarah Susanka.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Newtown, CT : Taunton Press, c2010.Description: 154 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1600851487 (pbk.)
  • 9781600851483 (pbk.)
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Contents:
By design. Designing for our human scale ; How much space do you really need? ; What is an open plan and why does it work? ; Let there be light ; Where does the garage belong? -- Room by room. The new heart of the home ; Rethinking the informal eating area ; Rethinking the formal dining room and living room ; Designing an away room ; Designing a comfortable guest room -- Attention to detail. Column proportion : bigger is usually better ; Unifying an interior with horizontal trim ; Fixing a room that is too tall ; Improving a McMansion with ceiling height variety ; Making a zero-clearance fireplace look real ; Locating smoke detectors and security-system sensors -- Making it personal. Designing a welcoming front porch ; The importance of a front entry ; Designing a breakfast nook ; Make your house an expression of yourself ; Using color effectively -- Practical matters. Where to put the TV ; Designing a kitchen island ; Squeezing in a half-bath ; Getting creative with the bathtub and shower ; Designing a laundry room that works -- Living in the real world. Making room for privacy ; Living with extended family ; Good additions make good neighbors ; Changing the face of teardowns.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 728.37 S964 Available 33111006412825
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Readers simply cannot get enough of Sarah Susanka. Homeowners are certain to embrace this new collection of articles by the best-selling author and visionary residential architect who sparked a movement toward "better, not bigger" homes. Practical solutions abound in this creative reference - everything from how to use color and unify an interior with trim to finding space for an "away room" and designing a laundry room that works. Susanka poses - and clearly answers - such questions as "How much space do you really need?" and "Where does the garage belong?" Written in her engaging conversational style and illustrated with her own inviting sketches, More Not So Big Solutions for Your Home is a collection of attainable home improvements is a valuable addition to any smart and thoughtful homeowner's library.

By design. Designing for our human scale ; How much space do you really need? ; What is an open plan and why does it work? ; Let there be light ; Where does the garage belong? -- Room by room. The new heart of the home ; Rethinking the informal eating area ; Rethinking the formal dining room and living room ; Designing an away room ; Designing a comfortable guest room -- Attention to detail. Column proportion : bigger is usually better ; Unifying an interior with horizontal trim ; Fixing a room that is too tall ; Improving a McMansion with ceiling height variety ; Making a zero-clearance fireplace look real ; Locating smoke detectors and security-system sensors -- Making it personal. Designing a welcoming front porch ; The importance of a front entry ; Designing a breakfast nook ; Make your house an expression of yourself ; Using color effectively -- Practical matters. Where to put the TV ; Designing a kitchen island ; Squeezing in a half-bath ; Getting creative with the bathtub and shower ; Designing a laundry room that works -- Living in the real world. Making room for privacy ; Living with extended family ; Good additions make good neighbors ; Changing the face of teardowns.

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