Customer Reviews

Bathrooms: Simply Add Water

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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.

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.

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!