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Susanka, Sarah. frey50

Creating the not so big house : insights and ideas for the new American home / Sarah Susanka ; photographs by Grey Crawford. - Newtown, CT : [Emeryville, CA] : Taunton Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2000. - 258 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction --The language of the not so big house -- Inside the not so big house -- A timeless classic (Rhode Island) -- A house for today and tomorrow (California) -- The essence of home (Pennsylvania) -- Doing more with less (Connecticut) -- A farmhouse for our time (Minnesota) -- A jewel in the suburbs (Illinois) -- Three easy pieces (Wisconsin) -- A sense of flow (Washington) -- A house in harmony (Massachusetts) -- Affordable comfort (Massachusetts) -- Comfort, pueblo-style (New Mexico) -- Thinking outside the box (California) -- Playfully sustainable (Vermont) -- One phase at a time (Maine) -- Updating, a not so big house (Connecticut) -- Tight quarters (New York) -- Southern comfort (South Carolina) -- An accessible house for one (Washington) -- A place of cool remove (Texas) -- Elegant simplicity (Rhode Island) -- Upstairs, downstairs (California) -- A not so big remodel (Connecticut) -- A cottage community (Washington) -- Creating the dream house (Minnesota) -- The whole nine yards (Minnesota) -- Afterword: The plan for the houses -- Architects and designers.

Offers a look at twenty-five examples of small designs to show readers what they need to know to plan the home that best fits their goals and lifestyles.

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Architecture, Domestic--United States.
Architecture--History--United States--20th century.
Space (Architecture)
Interior architecture--United States.

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