Second Home: Find Your Place in the Fun (Better Homes and Gardens(R)) (Hardcover)

~ Better Homes (Author), Gardens (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The first book of its kind for second home owners and buyers.

Book-of-the-Month Club Feature Selection.

Second-home options, from lake houses to cabins in the woods.

Guides readers on selecting house site suited to their needs.

Remodeling and decorating ideas to make home functional.

Furnishings and home plan source list.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens; 1st edition (October 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696211521
• ISBN-13: 978-0696211522
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #890,709 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For interiors (furniture) Not Interiors (space), May 11, 2003

By	e-generic "e-generic" (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This book is a decent resource for a person furnishing their first or second home, but it's not a good manual for creating your second home. The photograph angles capture walls, windows, and furnishings, but fail to show the quality of the living space. There are very few exterior photographs and many of them appear to be from the 3/4 angle. There are no floor plans or building details. If you're looking for interior decorating ideas, this is a decent reference. If you're looking for creative planning ideas for building your first or second home, you'll want a more comprehensive reference.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very appealing, January 5, 2001

By A Customer

First, why was this book sohard to find on amazon? I only found it by accident when I searched for vacation home books. It's hard to explain the appeal of this wonderful book. It's inspiring.It's dreamy.My best friend said, "You aren't planning bo buy a second home now, are you?" I said, "No not yet. But we hope to someday." So, this is a "someday" kind of book with yummy photos of great second homes that real people own. It is a beautiful, big book. Beyond that, it's a book that gives me hope, because it includes very practical tips on everything related to second home buying, building, remodeling, and decorating. I like to dream within the world of what's really possible, and this book makes me believe that my second home dream really can come true. Someday. In the meantime, I'm doing what the book promises and getting away just by looking through the book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A winner, November 22, 2000

By A Customer

We live part-time on a big lake here in Missouri, and now I will know what to do when visitors inevitably ask the usual questions, like "However did you find this place?" "How did you know this spot was right for you?" and soon. I can hand them this book to look at and learn from, because it will help them figure out how they can find their own "getaway home." (They'll have to buy their own book, though. I am hanging onto this one!) This book is so beautiful. I'm sure it will end up on lots of coffee tables at our lake and at vacation home spots around the country, because it's the kind of book you can pick up and spend the afternoon with. Thte pictures are worth the book's price. But more than that, the book has all kinds of helpful tips on finding your own place or decorating it. I think there is information on having a second home built, too. I wish I had had this when we were scouring the countryside for our weekend house, because we didn't know where to start. I can think of a few friends who I will give a copy of this book to for Christmas.It's gorgeous.