Building a new house

10 years ago

Hi, I am looking for information on how to smartly design a new house. I have already purchased Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design. I am looking for reading material to help design the house to be both efficient and aesthetic.

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ontariomom
10 years ago
I like the series of books authored by Susan Suzanka. They have the words: "Not So Big House" in the title. However, my favourite book by far was an ebook I downloaded that is called " The difference is in the details E-planning guide. It deals with efficient, smart design, but not aesthetics. The author (DeCarlo) of that book also has a free newsletter that you can read. If the newsletters covers the kind of ideas you are searching for, the book might be worth purchasing.

Carol
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