The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live

Sarah Susanka, Kira Obolensky

Taunton Press, 2001 - Architecture - 199 pages

"Why are we drawn more to smaller, more personal spaces than to larger, more expansive ones? At parties, why do we spend more time in the kitchen and family rooms than we do in the formal living and dining rooms? What makes the sunny, intimate breakfast nook more inviting than the vaulted spaciousness of a cathedral-ceiling great room? The Not So Big House proposes clear, workable guidelines for creating homes that serve both our spiritual needs and our material requirements, whether for a couple with no children, a family, empty nesters, or one person alone."--Book jacket.

About the author

Sarah Susanka is one of the leading residential architects in the United States. Her first book, "The Not So Big House," topped best-seller charts in Home & Garden categories in its first year of publication. Susanka has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Charlie Rose Show, and NPR's Diane Rehm Show. She is a former principal and founding partner of Mulfinger, Susanka, Mahady & Partners, Inc., the firm chosen by LIFE magazine to design its 1999 Dream House.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live; Sarah Susanka Series
• Authors: Sarah Susanka, Kira Obolensky
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Taunton Press, 2001
• ISBN: 1561583766, 9781561583768
• Length: 199 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / General; Architecture / Interior Design / General; House & Home / Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing; House & Home / Decorating & Furnishings; House & Home / Design & Construction