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Title: The New Family Home: Creating the Perfect Home for Today and Tomorrow by Jim Tolpin, Mary Lathrop ISBN: 1-56158-354-5 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: The New Family Home for Al Gore's "Richest 1%"!
Comment: No no no. This book should be titled "The New Family Home for the New Economy", since practically all of the example homes described could only be afforded by folks who cashed in their dotcom stock options in March of 2000. I hate to bash a book with Jim Tolpin's name on it, but it's hard to believe that this was written by the same guy who brought us "The New Cottage Home" and "Built in Furniture". The idea is right on: homes should be able to adapt to our needs as our needs change. But there are more creative ways of achieving this goal than building a separate room for every activity (a media room, a game room, a home office, an exercise room, and on and on and on, all of which, presto-change-o, turn into something else when we decide little Billy needs a PlayStation room or mommy needs a yoga room), not to mention "Great Rooms" scaled to Jolly Greeen Giant proportions. I would recommend "More Small Houses" or "Building the Not So Big House" (as well as Tolpin's other books mentioned above) as better alternatives. Even if you really do need a bigger house, these books show how small spaces can accommodate more -- more stuff, more activity, more living -- and nothing could be more important in this day of starter-McMansions and astronomical building costs.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great general ideas for a "family" house
Comment: We are in the pre-beginning stages of building...writing down ideas, concepts, before hiring an architect to design. This book is great for its general ideas in regard to family houses. The ideas of combined kitchen/living space, children's "quarters", importance of master suites and ensuring the house will fit changing needs as children grow are great. I've taken notes on the concepts I like and would like to incorporate in our home.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Heart of the Family
Comment: We just finished building our first family home in 1999 and I wish I had this book before we began! We looked at 10,000 floorplans and now live in a craftsman style, family friendly home in the woods. What a gift is a well-designed, well-built house. But the heart of the family is not the building, but the love and commitment which grows between family members by God's grace.
For another book published in April 2000 on the family home, take a look at THE FAMILY CLOISTER: BENEDICTINE WISDOM FOR THE HOME, by David Robinson (New York: Crossroad, 2000).
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Title: Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design by Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, Barbara Winslow ISBN: 1561585335 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home by Sarah Susanka, Grey Crawford ISBN: 1561583774 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Not So Big Solutions for Your Home by Sarah Susanka ISBN: 1561586137 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Good Home: Interiors and Exteriors by Dennis Wedlick, Philip Langdon ISBN: 0823020967 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: The Distinctive Home: A Vision of Timeless Design by Jeremiah Eck ISBN: 1561585289 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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