Blueprint Small - Hardcover

Kodis, Michelle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1586851756 ISBN 13: 9781586851750

Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc, 2003

Synopsis

When it comes to deciding on the size of a home or living space, one question must be asked: How much space is enough? Americans often relate "enough" space to dimensions, rather than to how a space will really be enjoyed. In Blueprint Small, Michelle Kodis examines small spaces (each 1500 square feet or less) from a wide spectrum of locations, budgets, and individual styles-each chosen because they illustrate that scaling back in size doesn't have to mean scaling back in comfort, spaciousness, or beauty.

From a sleek urban apartment to a funky mountain home to a renovated beach house, Blueprint Small reveals how smaller homes invite rather than overwhelm, comfort rather than alienate. The projects offered here represent a variety of functions, locations and environments, combining the technical aspects of building and using small spaces with the stories of the people who live in them. Blueprint Small invites you to explore inspiring and imaginative ways to inhabit smaller spaces, and still live large.

Michelle Kodis is a freelance writer and editor based in Telluride, Colorado. She is the author of Love Scents and The Telluride Cookbook; she has also written for The San Francisco Examiner, The Oregonian, and Backpacker magazine.

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Review

Blueprint Small ... is a small book that asks a big question: If American families are getting smaller, why are we building bigger homes? Author Michelle Kodis traveled the country to find homes of 1,500 square feet or less that prove scaling back in size doesn't mean scaling back in comfort or beauty. The featured homes cover a range of styles and budgets, including a home in Aspen you have to see to believe. The book also provides easy-to-read blueprints of the homes.

...a well-focused look at a variety of stylishly modern living environments..

A smartly designed volume, thick with striking photos of cozy quarters, Blueprint Small walks readers through the homes visually while telling the stories behind them. Extensive design plans are included, along with details on the architects and designers responsible.--Jay Dedrick"Rocky Mountain News" (07/05/2003)

About this edition

• Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1586851756
• ISBN 13: 9781586851750
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192