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How to Live in Small Spaces: Design, Furnishing, Decoration and Detail for the Smaller Home

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Though I am not color blind, one would be hard to believe that when it comes to color choices I have made in the past. I knew nothing about color and how colors work with one another.

The first part of this book outlines basic color theory - the primary colors, secondary and tertiary colors and how they work together. The book then goes into how to use color to set different moods or support different themes - for example, what colors to use for an Asian or Mediterreanan look.

I learned a lot - and finally got it through my head that paint is not permanent - if you don't like it - paint it over. With this book in hand, I won't be afraid to try different color combos. This is a great book with lots of ideas!

Well organized,liked the pictures and ideas. A little light on actual hard core information, but a nice intro to the ideas that are useful to consider when contemplating a small space remodel.

I think, in light of all the ridiculously mambo big and cold homes being built today - the ideas in this book are a breath of fresh air. It has very clever storage solutions and design ideas to help your mind wander off a little and dream of interesting ways to utilize every square foot of living space. Most ideas would be a tad pricey to implement...particularly the glass enclosures...but it's a fun springboard book and fun to to sit down with for a very fulfilling read.

In my opinion, the book is excellent. I haven't finished reading it yet but up to now it seems very interesting. It is full of useful tips on how to organize your things and to live in a small place. The book is helping me in dealing with a lot of stuff in a place I wish it would be bigger.

This book has some very valuable information on getting your life ready to live in a smaller more efficent space. It also shows some very good examples to inspire you.

From the cover of this book, (and the pictures inside), it seems this

book was written for people with from 600-1200 square feet of living

space. As many apartments in Manhattan, (and elsewhere), can get as

small as 180 square feet, those in these cramped living spaces would

find little, if any, advice to justify their buying of this book. Also, the text print size is so unnecessairily small that a magnifying glass should be given, gratus, with each copy(!) My suggestions? A companion book, ("Living in VERY Small Spaces"), should be written -- and A LARGER

PRINT SIZE should be in both volumes!