Conran's Living in Small Spaces
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (665 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316543837 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 143 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Stylish and affordable solutions for organizing all spaces" according to A Customer. A book with a European flair. Very stylish, very cozy, yet affordable suggestions (a veritable miracle). Most applicable to city dwellings, but also simply beautiful for all aspects of interior design (color photographs throughout). It has sections with general comments on space organization (adding in addition to reorganizing existing space), then room-by-room suggestions, including a section on single-room living. Finally, the appendix has plans for building some simple useful pieces. It treats all aspects of a home--floors, walls (with windows and window treatme. RR in DC said I have a well-thumbed copy and have given it as a gift. The value of this book is in the pictures. The text outlines the decisions that one must make in organizing a room, and ways to make those decisions. The book divides living space into functional areas and suggests ways to organize them conveniently, safely and attractively. Those of us who live in small spaces don't have a room devoted to all of the uses, but the organization suggestions for each area are are extremely practical. None of the steps or organzational ideas are unique to the writer. For me, the book's most useful idea is to hide things in plain sight . Not for a real person Farmhouse lady Very cutsey pooh. If you have a lot of money and a little space, it will work for you. I wanted more functionality and less foo-foo pretty.
Presenting hundreds of original ideas and offering solutions to classic problems, this invaluable book shows how to make the best, most stylish use of affordable spaces.