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Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle

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This book is truly an achievement-- marrying form and function in one book, making it both beautiful and extremely useful at the same time! The exercises and questions are very relevant and useful and organized very well. I love how it covers lots of angles on lifestyle and preferences, even down to profiling the "secret napper's" bedroom and discussing kitchen design for those who entertain or those who don't. The hundreds of photographs both illustrate and inspire with fresh ideas for storage and design. Now is the perfect time for this book, since many people need to make adjustments in their homes for different ways of living. Well done!

I love the upbeat tone of this book. The author has somehow secretly looked through my windows to see the problems of my home. She realizes that I need to manage my space better. I like her message of "improve, do not move". Every chapter has some helpful hints and even more useful illustrations and diagrams. For example, this is the first time I have seen a design book touch on issues to consider if you are too tall or too short. Her novel solutions for the long-legged make me want to rush out to buy them, and then I discovered that Steves even helps me there. In the back of the book are innovative sources for things she has discussed. I hate books with pretty pictures that leave me only dreaming about how to make that happen in my house. She leads the way and makes right-sizing seem easy enough for a non-professional to accomplish

A friend raved about how useful this book was. She lent it to me as I was shopping for a new dining room set. They're expensive and I didn't want to make a mistake. This book is user-friendly and clearly "empowers" you in making a decision. It became fun. I bought my own copy. Renovations, decorating, organizing etc it's all covered here in an intelligent but entertaining way. I'll save a fortune in the future referring to this book before I act.

I thought this book might help my family of four maximize the space in our 1160 sq ft house. I was disappointed to find that the "small spaces" it addresses are quite spacious compared to mine, plus these ideas mostly take a lot of money. Not what I was hoping for.

I appreciated the layout of this book, it has many check lists to make it simple, Gale has thought of everything to make this painful process easier. Once I got into it, I actually started to enjoy myself and the benefits are tremendous, we can see what's in the hall closet again!

Found this book to be one of the best on this subject. The subject matter is well covered with tips, ideas and resources. It's just not a pretty coffee table book, but an actual workbook that you can apply on any decorating or remodeling project for your home. First class and impressive is the best way to describe this book.

Jerry Rouleau

I can't believe there is finally a book about decorating that deals with real issues, real life, and real solutions. So manny decorating books are way beyond my abilities or expectations, not to mention my budget. Right-Sizing is the absolute right size for my lifestyle. Thanks!

If you're thinking about making some changes to your home to make it more in line with your lifestyle, here's one book that is sure to provide you with constructive ideas and provocative questions to ask yourself as you tackle this process. Filled with astute lists of things to consider along with basic information needed to successfully navigate the potential pitfalls of any remodel or new construction project, Gayle Steves draws on her vast experience in the world of getting the most mileage for your money and time. Whether you undertake changes to your home environment as a DIY type or work with a professional, this book will be an invaluable resource.

I bought this book based on a review in my local newspaper and I do not often do that. It was well worth the money. I like to repurpose and think outside of the box when decorating and I gathered some ideas from this book. For those who are open to change and originality you will get some ideas here.