House Beautiful Storage [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Sally Clark (Author), Louis Oliver Gropp (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 2001

"An often scanted aspect of daily living receives serious attention...shows how beautifully one might store all sorts of clutter...many of the lavishly illustrated, clearly described and often inventive ideas for storage can be translated into reality for the cost-conscious... Practical suggestions for every room...include stacking old trunks and building bookshelves onto the front of a closet door. Delicious to pore through, this dream decorating book of ideal home spaces offers plenty of valuable style cues..."--Publishers Weekly. "...shows how to pack, squeeze and eke out all of the space possible...loaded with color photos and reads easily..."--Chicago Tribune.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

"Storage," declares this gorgeously photographed book, "is about hiding things, or showing them off.... For storage is essentially a matter of what you have, where you use it, and where you want it kept. Any box can hide things, but one that conceals while beguiling the eye has more flair." In other words, don't just bemoan your lack of closet space, set to work on finding innovative approaches to hiding things in plain sight. In a room-by-room approach, this volume ventures far beyond the ordinary solutions frequently offered, instead showcasing stunning rooms decorated by noted designers, with the accent on elegant storage ideas. As the photos demonstrate, storage itself can bring interesting pattern and color into a room. The ideas here certainly have flair, from a Parisian library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves to camouflaged custom cabinetry that maximizes very limited space to hand-painted bureaus to a witty shelf made of wooden thread spools. The presentation is high-end but it doesn't necessarily take a professional designer or a lot of money to recognize the myriad of great ideas here. Even diehard packrats and confirmed clutterholics should enjoy leafing through the enticing images and may even be inspired to impose some stylish order on their own assorted belongings. --Amy Handy

From Library Journal

With more appliances in the kitchen, the increase in home entertainment centers and offices, and the popularity of collecting, no wonder there is a shortage of space in homes today. These books provide solutions for where to fit more things without having to add a room. Better Homes and Gardens, with photographs and captions, points out 301 ideas for creative storage alternatives in every room of the house. House Beautiful looks at the high-end of storage with polished, professionally styled interiors and their storage solutions. Better Homes and Gardens is recommended for public libraries because the explanations are more accessible to the amateur; however, professional and design school collections will want the House Beautiful book as well.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Hearst; 1st edition (December 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688150985
• ISBN-13: 978-0688150983
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,201,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If you have a budget, don't blow it on this book, April 19, 1999

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Serina Laney - See all my reviews

This review is from: House Beautiful Storage (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful book. That's where it's usefulness ends. It will look lovely sitting on your coffee table. That's where it will stay too because it's useless if you have any kind of monetary restrictions. If you are looking to build your dream house from scratch, go for it. If you want practical ways to use the space that you already have, skip this book. Use the $25 to buy a shelf!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, it is pretty. So what?, December 7, 2002

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Amy Hilliard (VA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House Beautiful Storage (Hardcover)

My purpose in buying this book was to inspire me, not to tell me exactly where to hang a shelf. If you want step by step instructions, obviously, this is not the book for you. However, if you enjoy interior decoration as an art form or an outlet for creativity, or, yes, to look at pretty pictures, you will enjoy this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Overview of Stylish Storage Solutions, November 6, 2007

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Classicdude (River City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: House Beautiful Storage (Hardcover)

Alhtough some of the photos may not have been previously published, this book is a pictorial overview of various stylish storage solutions from projects that have been seen in "House Beautiful" magazine. Any repeats are worthwhile in this helpful book, however, that ranges from the simple but classic library in the last home of legendary decorator Nancy Lancaster to the stark utilitarian dressing room/closet in the New York loft of designer Bruce Bierman. Work by interior designers Bunny Williams, Christian Badin, David Anthony Easton, Tom Fleming, Mariette Himes Gomez and Mario Buatta are shown along with architects Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Peter Pennoyer, and John Tackett, among many others. Not a "How To" book, but rather an inspiration for storage throughout the house.