Bathrooms: Good Ideas [Paperback]

Ana G. Canizares (Author)

Book Description

Series: Good Ideas | Publication Date: July 20, 2004

An illustrated showcase of the latest innovations in bathroom design

From oversize stone bathtubs with cascading waterfall faucets to steam rooms and saunas with "smart toilets," Luxury Bathrooms presents the latest in bathroom design. Featuring detailed information for each of the designs, including easy-to-follow floor plans and specifics on the materials and brand names used, this book is a must-have for homeowners and architects alike, providing all the information needed to create a dream bathroom.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ana G. CaÑizares is a writer specializing in interior design and architecture. Her previous books include Waterfront Retreats, Great New Buildings, and Lofts DesignSource.

Product Details

• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: Harper Design (July 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060589221
• ISBN-13: 978-0060589226
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,282,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Only bathroom book out there that's exclusively contemporary, November 13, 2004

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dragonness (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bathrooms: Good Ideas (Paperback)

We're building a bathroom in our house and desperately searching for contemporary ideas. Well, this book certainly has them, loads of them. However, if, like me, you buy design books regularly, you'll recognise many of the bathrooms from them - this is really more a compendium of images already published than a brand new collection. The result is that it offers little information on what fittings are used, who makes the mosaic tiles on that wall, where you can get that vessel sink, etc. On the other hand, the title is honest: these are just ideas to get you started, good ideas, really good ones, and all of them very of the moment and beautiful. I give it four stars because the quality of the pictures is uneven - I suppose because some were scanned from other people's books.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots Of Style, Little Substance, December 24, 2004

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This review is from: Bathrooms: Good Ideas (Paperback)

I bought this book because I am looking for ideas for a pending bathroom remodeling project. The book is generally shrink-wrapped in stores, so the contents are somewhat elusive; Amazon's price is great so I took a gamble on it. While there are some ideas illustrated in the book to recommend it, in general I am a bit underwhelmed. The book is full of color photographs (which are generally good, although the quality varies) but essentially no text. My biggest complaint about the book is that it has sections like "Fittings and Accessories," which illustrates things like faucets, but rarely does the book tell you what you are looking at or even who the manufacturer is. The architects involved in the projects are generally referenced; in fact many of the bathrooms look like promotional photos for architectural firms. The strongest section of the book is the section on small bathrooms, which is good for a lot of remodeling projects that don't have a 500 square foot footprint to work with.

The book is stylish with a clear plastic cover over very colorful illustrations, making for a unique effect. The book looks very cool, but if I had to do it over again, I would skip it and look for a book with more information on the materials and fixtures in the photographs.