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This Old House Bathrooms: A Guide to Design and Renovation

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Steve Thomas knows his audience and has put together a really satisfying book. He not only covers the basics, but offers helpful advice on a wide variety of amenities for modern bathrooms with a historic feel. A great selection of pictures rounds out the book nicely, offering great examples and new design ideas for the homeowner looking to renovate. Highly recommended for beginner to intermediate renovators who are looking for design ideas and a general scope for their project.

"This Old House Bathrooms" is a good introductory book for conceptualizing and planning a bathroom remodeling project. I have recently remodeled two of the bathrooms in my house, and used this book mostly as a source of ideas, as the photographs and text are clear and well thought out. I appreciated the ability of Steve Thomas to draw inspiration from older timeless designs while incorporating modern conveniences.

The book is fairly basic and will likely not get a self-remodeler through their project or provide much specific help with specifications or detailed layout, so if you are going to do it yourself you will likely need supplemental sources. I like the book, and I used several of the ideas from the book during my projects. I think this is a great resource and good place to start, but expect that you may need additional books or information from sales people, contractors, manufacturers, or installers to execute your project.