Lavish color photos illustrate topics, such as why soaring ceilings are designed to impress, not to improve comfort, and how comfort is more important than home size.Ī notable aspect of the book is the abundance of light throughout the many rooms pictured. That statement sets the book's themes: Bigger isn't necessarily better, and quality is more important than quantity. "American suburbs are filled with big, expensive houses, but a bigger house isn't necessarily a better home," she writes. She begins with a story about visiting a typical not-so-livable new house similar to those being constructed in many suburbs. The author, a Minnesota architect and home designer, calls on 20 years of experience to share what she has learned about designing livable homes. I can't say enough good things about this one-of-a-kind book for determining what features to include in new and remodeled homes. The new paperback edition of the best-selling "The Not So Big House" by architect Sarah Susanka is a classic.
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