Bathrooms: Simply Add Water [Hardcover]

Terence Conran (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 28, 2006

World-famous and bestselling design expert Terence Conran provides a comprehensive guide to creating or revamping a bathroom, along with a discussion of this small room’s expanding role as the ultimate refuge from the stresses of everyday life. He offers a full range of options for planning, design and decoration, along with plenty of inspiration and advice on how to integrate the many practical, decorative, structural and technological elements needed to create a bathing sanctuary. Such crucial issues as waterproofing, heating, and lighting receive in-depth attention, and there’s also a detailed guide to fittings and fixtures, all well-illustrated. Large and lush photographs throughout—featuring everything from bathroom pods to lavish spas—will feed the home decorator’s imagination. 

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About the Author

Terence Conran is one of the world's leading designers, furniture-makers, restaurateurs and retailers. He was the founder of Habitat which brought good modern design to the High St. He is now chairman of Conran Holdings, the parent company of the retail and restaurant business as well as Chairman of Conran and Partners, his architecture and design practice. There are Conran shops in London, New York, Paris, Hamburg, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Tokyo and Fukuoka

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Conran; Illustrated edition (July 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840913576
• ISBN-13: 978-1840913576
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,296,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Expert Advice > Terence Conran

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, May 7, 2007

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Simeon Tsirigotis (Thessaloniki, Greece) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bathrooms: Simply Add Water (Hardcover)

I would give this book 10 stars if I could. We're in the process of building our home, and trying to complete 3 stylish, functional bathrooms on a very tight budget. This book arrived just in time for us. "Just Add Water" is jam-packed with practical ideas that cover a wide range of styles, bathroom sizes and budgets. It's important, however, to read the text in this book and not just look at the beautiful coffee table-worthy photographs - otherwise, you may come away with the impression that the bathrooms shown in the book are only for those with very deep pockets. With a little imagination, it's possible to translate the practical ideas in this book to solutions that work in your own home.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mainly for Contemporary/Modern Bathrooms, September 1, 2008

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Sonya "readaholic" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bathrooms: Simply Add Water (Paperback)

If you want contemporary/modern bathroom design, this is the book for you. There are a few traditional type bathrooms and a few claw foot tubs, but not a whole lot of "looks" for a traditional home. This book was helpful in showing various surfaces, some of the latest sprays and "pods", but I found myself flipping through each page trying to find photographs of bathrooms that would look nice in my traditional home. Unfortunately, there wasn't much here.

-If contemporary or modern is your style, you'll love this book and I'd give it a 4 1/2
-If you have a more traditional home, I give it a 3
-For the information regarding design ideas and thoughts, I give it a 4. The section on small baths was informative, but solutions would probably be quite costly, i.e. pivoting glass shower door, gridded teak panel shower tray slotted over sunken bath.

Overall, I give this book a 3 1/2 and recommend checking it out at the library before buying to determine if it fits your style.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential Bathroom Style book, August 12, 2007

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Pam Venn "zofie" (Fairfield County, Connecticut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bathrooms: Simply Add Water (Hardcover)

This magnificent book will help you formulate what you want, from a personal style perspective. Truly brilliant and at the very top of the design world - typical of Terence Conran!