The family home

Fülszöveg

Relaxed and informal, sustaining and reassuring, a welcoming family home is one to which we all aspire. Creating a haven away from the rigours of everyday life is a vital element in malting a house a home.
In an increasingly frenetic world family life is changing. This is the first book to recognize these changes and to suggest ways of adapting our living spaces to cater for the new needs of working from home, coping with extended families, fitting a full family life into a decreasing amount of leisure time, and creating a low-maintenance home. This is the definitive guide to creating an efficient home - with style. Each chapter covers a specific area, from kitchens to living areas and children's rooms, parents' bedrooms to family gardens. Essential planning information and decorating ideas are provided, plus time-saving tips and suggestions for adapting your home as children grow. The emphasis is as much on practicality as it is on design and decoration.
Each of the six... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Relaxed and informal, sustaining and reassuring, a welcoming family home is one to which we all aspire. Creating a haven away from the rigours of everyday life is a vital element in malting a house a home.
In an increasingly frenetic world family life is changing. This is the first book to recognize these changes and to suggest ways of adapting our living spaces to cater for the new needs of working from home, coping with extended families, fitting a full family life into a decreasing amount of leisure time, and creating a low-maintenance home. This is the definitive guide to creating an efficient home - with style. Each chapter covers a specific area, from kitchens to living areas and children's rooms, parents' bedrooms to family gardens. Essential planning information and decorating ideas are provided, plus time-saving tips and suggestions for adapting your home as children grow. The emphasis is as much on practicality as it is on design and decoration.
Each of the six chapters features a real family at home, with specially commissioned photos showing how they have designed a living space to suit their lifestyle. There are also twenty step-by-step projects, from a room divider to painted furniture, an appliqued throw to a kitchen noticeboard.
Practical yet stylish, safe but fun, The Family Home is the book to enhance the quality of your family life. __ Vissza