Not just another self-help book, this one is written by an architect who uses designing and building a house as a metaphor for making a beautiful and satisfying life.Lots of good advice about how to get clear on what is really important and how to get rid of the rest, leaving plenty of open space fo...
Susanka writes about home design as an architect deeply interested in making homes work for the people who live in them. Her big idea is that more space doesn't necessarily make a place more pleasant to live in. Here, in a series of articles originally published in magazines, she explores specific a...
This book was a real eye-opener. It's astounding to me that the concept of not building rooms we're not going to use is so revolutionary, and yet I had never thought of it before. It made me rethink my own living space, even though at this stage of my life I just live in small apartments--things suc...
I found this one to be a very interesting read, but not very practical for those who live in the real world, with real budgets. Great if you're going to be designing your own home, but not too good for renovations. For the complete review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_The_Not_S...
The Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka is an excellent coffeetable book. Enticing images and the promise of happiness are the selling points for a practical book on home design. The concept of an "away" room particularly appealed. It's a small space, a retreat.
Beautiful designs, but really this should be called Honestly? The Not Even Close to Small House That Will Cost You a Pile.Not quite what I had I was expecting, but I'll keep it in mind if I win the lottery.
Susanka explains the details that make smaller homes more livable and beloved than cookie-cutter mcmansions. I support the struggle, even as I doubt the impact her books will make on the housing industry. But her, I'd be delighted to be wrong, and to see smaller, better constructed houses replace ...
Someday there will be theses written on how, during the 20th century, the first world home began devoting more and more space to waste. The gradual proliferation of household trash cans, followed by indoor and outdoor recycling bins, indoor and outdoor compost holders, and, in my own house, the eve...
pretty. I love Susanka's ideas about building smaller, more lovingly designed and crafted homes. Not that I can see it happening on anything like a large scale.
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