Contents:
- Getting on top of the space problem 7
- Flat with a first floor 10
- A roomful of illusions 12
- Bright ideas for a new house 14
- Elegance in coffee and cream 16
- A cottage in town 18
- The flexible family home 21
- Elegant home from three rooms 25
- Cottage in the city 26
- Farmhouse conversion 29
- Bold ideas--and effort 32
- A home from two cottages 34
- Calm amid the storm 36
- Simply brilliant 38
- A terrace house refashioned 40
- The low-down on a nursery 42
- A stable/barn conversion 44
- An artisan’s cottage 47
- An adventure in color 50
- Dutch treat 52
- Comfort with economy 54
- Victorian conversion 57
- Bringing the country to town 60
- A riverside home 63
- "Blind" loft into glamour home 66
- The ever-accommodating town house 68
- Kitchen-diner in a mini-space 70
- Converting without fuss 72
- Design in narrow confines 75
- Design for compact living 78
- Staying in after school 80
- Combining old and new 82
- Keeping your cool in the sun 84
- The best of old and new 86
- Child-proofed for safety 89
- The house in the hill 90
- Rescue on the river 92
- Flexible living for the future 94
- A fresh look at a large house 96
- Raising the roof 98
- A Regency conversion 101
- An illusion of space 104
- Making every inch count 106
- A flat full of ideas 108
- Big impact on a small budget 110
- The tall and narrow 112
- Preserving that natural look 115
- Flats-into-house conversion 118
- Open plan upstairs--privacy below 120
- Simplicity in stone 122
- L-shaped success 124
- Color in a small flat 126
- Improvement through planning and patience 128
- Makeshift garden home 130
- The Georgian home revitalized 132
- Back-to-front for the sun 134
- Transforming the past 139
- Take your time for the best solution 140
- Open-plan designing 142
- Adding living space 145
- Do-it-yourself with original ideas 148
- Blending old with new 150
- Total renovation 153
- Using money wisely 156
- Color planned for space and comfort 158
- Simplicity in style 160
- Space in a small flat 162
- Victorian into modern 164
- Old into new 166
- Making the most of it 168
- English cottage, '70s style 170
- Converting a vintage house 172
- An Edwardian conversion 174
- Rescued from rot 176
- Adapted for comfort 178
- Living in boats 180
- The modern look 182
Published by Marshall Cavendish Books Limited 58 Old Compton Street London W1V 5PA, UK . Marshall Cavendish limited 1972 - 1984; Printed in Yugoslavia
First Printing 1975; This printing 1984; ISBN 0 85685 094 2
This volume is not to be sold in Australia, New Zealand or North America.
Introduction
If your home needs new sparkle or added style, this guide has been designed with you specially in mind. It describes unusual and interesting home improvements carried out by architects, designers and builders, containing many original and striking ideas for giving your home -- inside and out -- an improved appearance and extra comfort.
Over seventy individual cases are looked at, from the sophisticated town house to a rural farm house. Hundreds of color photographs show you how professional ideas and effort can result in beautiful decor and interior design.
Many of the ideas introduced require little money to put into operation, but the effects can be far reaching. Learn how to make the most of color schemes or the best way of giving a small room a feeling of spaciousness. Or, if you're interested in antiques, you can find out useful ways of keeping them in good condition and how to arrange them for the most eye-catching appearance.
Some of the most common problems facing you when starting out on improving your home are dealt with, showing you how they can be overcome to best advantage. This guide will give you inspired ideas and practical instructions on how you can make the most of your dwellings whether you live in the country or in town.
Also see:
Our Complete Guide to Do-it-Yourself Log Home / Cabin
Also see: Small- and mini-farming: self-sufficiency on 0.25 acre (and less)