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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: 1-56158-377-4 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.34 (41 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Not exactly affordable.....
Comment: This book is filled with wonderful ideas and beautiful pictures. I fell in love with the concepts and some of the designs. But brace yourself - these designs are not cheap. 'Small' definitely does not mean inexpensive.

I am planning on building a house and fell in love with one plan entitled 'Affordable ' (don't have the book in front of me). Well, if you consider 'affordable' to be more-than-double the square foot cost of a 'normal' house, then this is for you.

(This was not just one quote, it was the average quote from four different recommended general contractors. I was in shock. I can't imagine what the cost might be for some of the 'non-affordable' houses )

Rating: 5
Summary: Great ideas, inspiring
Comment: Okay, i'm a sucker for this type of book. I mean she suggests that we buy more quality and less quantity. Better houses are built not by making them bigger but by designing them better. Not a novel idea, but one that we constantly forget in the land of bigness.

We will probably be building a new house next year and will be using her books for inspiration. If you are building or thinking of building and are interested in doing the earth justice as well as getting a more liveable house, i would strongly recommend her books as well as "A Pattern Language".

Great photos, great concepts (e.g the "away room"), great designs, though her designs are somewhat expensive.

Rating: 5
Summary: Greatest House book, awesome stuff.
Comment: This is packed with so many great ideas and principles. It'll change everything you thing you want in a house. A must read.

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