Taunton's Home Workspace Idea Book (Taunton Home Idea Books) [Paperback]

Neal Zimmerman (Author), Christine Erikson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Taunton Home Idea Books | Publication Date: October 1, 2002

More than 50 million Americans work at home and the work they do is as varied as the houses they live in. This fresh take on home workspaces looks at a wide range of designs that suit some unique employment needs -- from a daycare center to a dance studio. 50 drawings and 300 color photographs are included. "The book is a must ... full of practical but imaginative guides and information." -- Cincinnati Enquirer "Architect Neal Zimmerman frames dozens of ideas for stylish and ingenious conversions of the spare spot to work center." -- Associated Press

Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: Taunton Press (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561586269
• ISBN-13: 978-1561586264
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #461,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where you live is where you work, September 25, 2002

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Charles Grantham (Prescott, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taunton's Home Workspace Idea Book (Taunton Home Idea Books) (Paperback)

Zimmerman does a most excellent job of showing us how living and working can be combined to enhance the human spirit. Increasingly people will be spending large amounts of time working in thier homes. We need books like this to get our thinking outside of the "let's re-do the second bedroom" way of thinking. Here's a book by a leading architect that gives people the visual examples of what's possible.

If you spend any time working in oyur home, you need to read this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Working at home just got better..., April 25, 2004

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Deb Maubach "Homeschool-Entrepreneur.com" (Middle Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taunton's Home Workspace Idea Book (Taunton Home Idea Books) (Paperback)

Inspirational, professional, beautifully illustrated, there is a feast of ideas for every personality and business style to style your home office. You can spend alot or a little, this book has so many ideas to create the perfect home workplace, be it a corner closet or a barn. This book is a gold mine of ideas, whether you are creating your own work space, or do it professionally for others, this is the book to have.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good resource for designing an effective home office, October 18, 2006

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John Wills (Westmoreland NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taunton's Home Workspace Idea Book (Taunton Home Idea Books) (Paperback)

This book is loaded with ideas of how to integrate a home office/workspace into a home - both existing and new homes. The book begins with one of the better discussions of planning issues related to designing a home office I have found - from defining your needs to fitting the space into the home and making sure it reflects who you are. Zimmerman then spends time discussing how to put an office in shared spaces, niches within existing rooms, taking over a spare bedroom, adding on, and even building a dedicated structure. He covers issues ranging from lighting concerns to design ideas and regulatory concerns. This is a well balanced book that is sure to help you design just the right space for your needs. There are hundreds of photos of well designed workspaces. The book would be even better if Zimmerman added a chapter specifically focused on technology issues to consider in designing a home office.