TY - BOOK AU - Pays,Amanda AU - Bernsen,Corbin TI - Open house: reinventing space for simple living SN - 9781423647355 PY - 2017///] CY - Layton, Utah PB - Gibbs Smith KW - Pays, Amanda KW - Bernsen, Corbin, KW - Dwellings KW - Remodeling KW - Interior decoration N1 - Our story -- Materials : Beverly Hills -- Bones: Green Farm, Surrey -- Honing our craft -- Space: Studio City -- Budget: Hollywood Hills -- Palette: Toluca Lake -- Simplicity: Sherman Oaks -- Comfort: Mas Maroc, France -- A quick recap -- In closing N2 - "Transforming older homes into modern, functional, open spaces filled with natural light. Author Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen share ideas for remodeling older homes to create modern, open floor plans while sharing lessons learned along the way. Topics include tricks of seeing through cluttered, dark rooms to imagine an open floor plan and space filled with light; how to manage a renovation budget (ideas on where to shop, items to splurge on, where to save); and designing homes for simple family living. Fans of HGTV and DIY Network home renovation shows will love this sweeping behind-the-scenes perspective on home transformations, written in a personal, intimate style, with humor and honesty."-- ER -