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The Essential House Book: Getting Back to Basics

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The Essential House Book: Getting Back to Basics is a must have for anyone that ever wanted to live in a home and make it all your own. Once again, the reigning champion of good design and master of style, Sir Terence Conran delivers the crème de la crème of home décor books.

Page per page, this book is the most prized in my home design/decorating collection (believe me, I've got a few hundred). Conran offers so many helpful tips and tidbits of information, it's hard not to pull this one off the shelf and reread chapters over again. Chock full of practical solutions and helpful content, amazing photographs (the kind that make you dream for hours) and easy to follow guidance for better living, The Essential House Book lives up to its name. The book is vast with knowledge offering information for all things from flooring to lighting to painting and much more.

The pure simple design and thoughtful information has made this book a staple in this genre of books. With so many books out there to choose from, time and again this will surface as the best available regardless of price.

This book is full of unusual details such as-drawers in staircases and wall niches. Many of the details focused on are what give a house character. I'm designing my own house and it helped me to think above issues rarely addressed in the "how to books". Conran addresses light and space in a very compelling format. There are tons of photos. My only complaint is that with all the photos its hard to go back and find things again.

This book is a MUST HAVE for anyone remotely interested in design. Sir Terrance Conran's extensive collection of photographs offer the reader a wealth of inspiration. The examples of placement and design are timelessly beautiful and very effective. You will be amazed at the number of times you can pick this book up and find something new to read about!

This book is awe-inspiring and is an incredible addition to anyones collection. If you love design as much as me, then you should really look at this book. Terence Conran is the master. Just to look through this book will give you so many ideas, you won't know what to do with them all.

This book is a must for those that wish to create a living space with style. ideas abound as well as practical advice and information.

You'll never be satisfied with having just one house after looking at this book. It's not just for designers, it's for anyone that enjoys functional beauty.

We have had this book for years and it is still such a pleasure to go through it! The Essential House Book is a wellspring of ideas on how to make your house a home....with taste, humor and a grounded, down to earth approach. We have given it so many times as a present and are about to do so again. It's an easy choice for a great gift.

I'm a tough sell when it comes to books of this genre - I want them to be aesthetically pleasing and well designed, I want them to demonstrate good design within their content, I want them to be informative (i.e. give me information about a home that I don't already know - not just fluffy design ideas that are regurgitated over and over again) and I want them to be readable, accessible, and engaging to accommodate my ADD! This book does it all and with style. I love paging through it when I've got a few minutes to kill. I also consult it when I need specific reference info like this evening's pursuit of information on my home's electrical system.
This is a great purchase for design oriented homeowners and a great housewarming gift too!

This is the best design book in existence. Conran's ideas come off as modern/contemporary, but without the usual coldness or starkness. Think of his designs as simply functional, and without airs or pretense. This is the way we live today. And it's fun!

I am looking for the designer who created the piece in page 166, photo 2. It's the headboard. Any information about artist's name is greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!

By the way, this book is incredible. Such nice pictures and ideas.