Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle (New Century Design) [Paperback]

Gale Steves (Author)

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Product Description

In Right-Sizing Your Home, Gale Steves shows how to make sense of those spaces rarely used and no longer suited to the way we live today. Unlike most home design books, each chapter in this beautifully illustrated book centers on a function in the home--such as bathing, relaxing, or eating--and helps readers assess their individual style and approach to each. Steves takes them through the entire process of Right-Sizing: providing worksheets to examine the uses and requirements of space, dimension guides to illustrate different spatial arrangements within rooms, the right way to measure, how to create a floor plan, and even a clever use for old grocery bags. Additionally, there are tons of inspiring ideas, hundreds of products that can help readers Right-Size on any budget, and a comprehensive list of resources making it easy to find everything featured in the book--everything needed "to make your house fit your lifestyle."

About the Author

Gale C. Steves, former editor-in-chief of Home magazine, is an established authority on everything to do with the home. Her reader-friendly approach to decorating and remodeling has inspired millions with ideas and real solutions. It was in response to consumer queries about making their homes more livable that she developed the concept of Right-Sizing. The National Association of Home Builders has recognized Steves' outstanding contribution to the building and remodeling field with a Certificate of Merit. She is listed in Who's Who of American Women and was most recently inducted into the YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers. Steves' consumer magazine experience includes key editorial positions at Ladies Home Journal, American Home, and Woman's Day, among others. She is also the author of several books, including Weekend Cooking and Home Magazine's Best Little Houses.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Northwest Arm Press (May 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 192678104X
• ISBN-13: 978-1926781044
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #306,191 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, July 12, 2010

By	Joan S. Krga - See all my reviews

This review is from: Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle (New Century Design) (Paperback)

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!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific resource, beautifully done!, June 17, 2010

By	L. Marrero (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle (New Century Design) (Paperback)

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!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Right-Sizing Your Home a money saver!, June 25, 2010

By	martin j thomas - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle (New Century Design) (Paperback)

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.