DK Home Design Workbooks: Home Office [Hardcover]

Sarah Gaventa (Author)

Book Description

Series: Home Design Workbooks | Publication Date: April 17, 1998

Organize your life -- staring with the space where you work! Reduce everyday distractions, get your filing under control, make room for your computer, and amaze your clients. Detailed questionnaires help you define what you want from your home office, and dozens of color photographs display the range of design options, equipment, and accessories available. Three-dimensional plans of six different offices reveal the thinking behind a successful design -- and show how design needs can be met without rebuilding to create a practical yet stylish home office. Plot your plan with simple step-by-step instructions and illustrations that explain how to draw a plant to scale for your own kitchen, with the graph paper provided!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT; 1st American ed edition (April 17, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789419920
• ISBN-13: 978-0789419927
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,029,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Some good ideas but not comprehensive, May 20, 1999

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This review is from: DK Home Design Workbooks: Home Office (Hardcover)

I need to convert a bedroom into a home office. Sarah Gaventa's book on Home Office Design gets you started in the right direction with some interesting ideas and stunning photography. She covers the usual topics: seating, desks, lighting, storage, etc., with a slant toward design aspects. I thought she spent too much space describing details such as window treatments, which does not affect the function of an office. To me the most interesting part has to do with unusual spaces converted to offices, such as a stable, stair landing, end of a hallway, or an attic conversion. She also includes a design guide with a selection of various kinds of graph paper to fit any project, which helps with this essential phase of the design process. Also, there are several pages of manufacturers including addresses and phone numbers, which potentially could be a good resource. At 96 pages, the book typically shows only a few examples of any concept. I wish the book could be more comprehensive, and more geared to function rather than design, but it's worth the price to those starting to plan their home office.