Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live

by Sarah Susanka, Marc Vassallo

Overview

Sometimes small changes can have a big impact. But many homeowners looking for more living space still insist on building expensive additions or completely rebuilding their home. In the latest groundbreaking step in the “Not So Big” revolution Not So Big Remodeling, Sarah Susanka and Marc Vassallo demonstrate how carefully chosen tweaks and simple additions can make a home seem much larger and more inviting.

They avoid high-end architectural solutions, focusing instead on how “Not So Big” ideas can dramatically improve even the most modest home. The authors show readers how to think like an architect, so they can accurately assess their home’s shortcomings, apply “Not So Big” principles to their remodeling plan, and phase in their project incrementally over time. With this book, Sarah Susanka once again proves that a little remodeling can go a long way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781600858246
Publisher:	Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/02/2012
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	169,356
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Sarah Susanka is one of the leading residential architects in the United States. Her first book, "The Not So Big House," topped best-seller charts in Home & Garden categories in its first year of publication. Susanka has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Charlie Rose Show, and NPR's Diane Rehm Show. She is a former principal and founding partner of Mulfinger, Susanka, Mahady & Partners, Inc., the firm chosen by LIFE magazine to design its 1999 Dream House.

Marc Vassallo has spent over two decades in publishing and is former Editorial Director of The Taunton Press. His book The Barefoot Home was named Best Home & Garden Book of 2006 by Amazon.com. Vassallo has written for numerous magazines and literary journals and received a Fellowship in Fiction from the National Endowment for the Arts. He lives in Seattle with his wife and son. He is an avid backpacker, sea kayaker, and urban gardener.

Table of Contents

Part 1  The Look of Your House

Part 2  Kitchens and Gathering Spaces

Part 3  Baths and Personal Spaces

Part 4  Pulling It All Together