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101 Bathrooms: Stylish Room Solutions (101 Rooms)

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i'm always happy with the 101 books by julie savill. her 101 kitchens was great and inspired me to redo my kitchen myself with a 'mini' remodel. this is true of her 101 bathrooms: stylish room solutions. you can find some good ideas from complete overhaul of your kitchen to just changing the colors and knobs. her entire approach is fresh. we americans get so bogged down in the 'sameness' of a look or 'fad' that runs through our kitchen and bath magazines. open up sunset magazine from one month to the next and the bathrooms begin to look the same. not in this little book of 101 gems. i wouldn't mind if the books were a bit bigger, but then again they fit so nicely in your handbag or briefcase for lunchtime planning.

I really liked this book. It has a lot of very nice designs, that I never thought about.
I like the concept of how the book is designed - straight and simple.

I really liked this book. It has a lot of very nice designs, that I never thought about.
I like the concept of how the book is designed - straight and simple.

This book is about the size of a child's Golden Book; it's an unfortunate size to choose for a design book, but I probably wouldn't have minded so much if the designs were any good. The "where to buy" section at the back lists American sources, yet the pictures don't seem to be of American bathrooms (there's an odd aesthetic in them that's hard to pin down, except that these just don't look like the styles and materials that you see at Expo, on HGTV or in your general design mag).

If you love the idea of putting wooden floors, toilets wedged into spaces exactly their own width, & toilet tanks concealed in wooden cabinets into your bathroom, this is the book for you. If you're planning a remodel where you're just replacing everything & you want color scheme or materials ideas, probably anything on the shelf at Home Depot would be better.