22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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It's the Personal Touch, Mar 5 2006
By John Matlock "Gunny" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home by Design: Insipration for Transforming House Into Home (Paperback)
A groundbreaking book that empowers homeowners to transform a house into a home
Sarah Susanka has revolutionized the way we look at our homes. She is an author, an architect, and has been called a `cultural visionary.' She was chosen as a Newsweek top newsmaker in 2000 and a US News & World Report innovator in American culture in 1998.
This oversized and gorgeous book is organized into three sections: space, light, and order. The author explains one design principle at a time, showing how and why it works, and how you can incorporate it into your home. The author's goal is to guide you into making your home more comfortable and, at the some time, filled with character and beauty. No matter what the style or size of your home, you can apply each of the 27 design concepts.
This book, with its beautiful photographs, will teach you how to be a master of illusion. Sarah Susanka's mission is to create homes with thoughtful design, because, as she believes, your home affects the quality of your life. Would we not all like to have a home infused with delight and inspiration!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Inspirational, Energizing..., Aug 18 2006
By Nora Dupree - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home by Design: Insipration for Transforming House Into Home (Paperback)
This book is fun to own. Lots of good ideas that can be realistically applied. The pictures are beautiful and the writing truly energizes and inspires one to look with new eyes at the way space is used not only in ones own home, but also in public buildings and spaces which one occupies as daily life is lived. I refer to this book often, and would recommend it to anyone interested in beautifying and simplifying their environment.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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A beautiful book to simply page through for ideas, Mar 6 2006
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home by Design: Insipration for Transforming House Into Home (Paperback)
Architect and visionary Sarah Susanka presents Home By Design: Inspiration For Transforming House Into Home, a tour of thirty beautifully designed homes with the author's twenty-seven key insights into what gives each dwelling its special aesthetic panache. Full color photographs by Grey Crawford and floor diagrams of each home illustrate the text, which turns a keen eye toward the unique character and flow of each construction. Home By Design is a beautiful book to simply page through for ideas, and an inspirational resource for the novice do-it-yourself enthusiast, as well as having value for the experienced architectural designer as well.