Big Home Big, Challenge

Living large for many people has come to mean just that -- living in a large house. That dream home may be an open Soho loft, a spacious suburban mansion, or an echoing country estate -- but all these residences present challenges often unanticipated by the homeowner. Now at last there is a comprehensive resource of solutions, ideas and insights aimed specifically at those who want to make large spaces livable and welcoming rather than overwhelming. Big Home, Big Challenge is the dreamer's, homeowner's and designer's guide to confronting and conquering the challenges presented by today's larger living spaces. This resource provides just the answers you've been looking for on issues such as: * Banishing that "lost in space" feeling * Bringing high ceilings down to human scale * Breaking up endless hallways * Adding details that make a large house a home With expert advice on architectural solutions, furniture, lighting, art and accessories, paint colors and wallpaper and much more, Big Home, Big Challenge features the work of some of today's most recognized decorators, architects and other top design professionals. It offers 180-plus color photographs that prove it is possible to live large without sacrificing warmth, intimacy, and human scale. Written by Kira Wilson Gould, an arbiter of tasteful design and editor/publisher of To the Trade magazine, Big Home, Big Challenge gives you the tools, the inspiration and a wealth of resources to make your big home a big success. Making a large residence welcoming rather than intimidating, warm and inviting instead of forbidding, and gracious, not just spacious, can challenge even seasoned professional designers. Big Home, Big Challenge is the ideal resource for transforming large spaces into warm, attractive and inviting homes. LIVABLE LARGE SPACES A living space with room to roam or one that draws you in? Too often, we feel we have to choose between one or the other. Now at last there is a unique and comprehensive reference of solutions, insights, ideas and in-depth where-and-how-to-get-it resources to help make your spacious home inviting, beautiful, and functional. Written by Kira Wilson Gould, founder, editor and publisher of To the Trade magazine, Big Home, Big Challenge brings you extraordinary idea-filled layouts featuring the expert large-home design solutions of some of today's most celebrated designers. The first title in the savvy new ELEMENTS OF LIVING(tm) series, Big Home, Big Challenge is a practical and inspiring resource that provides you with the knowledge to conquer big space challenges such as high ceilings, long, narrow hallways, double height spaces and uninviting foyers. DISCOVER THE BIG HOME SOLUTION * Bring comfort and intimacy to any large room, from baths and hallways to kitchens and living rooms * Camouflage imperfections with paint and wallpaper * Conquer vastness with professional lighting ideas * Map out rooms that flow perfectly from one to another * Make tall ceilings feel more in scale * Use color to make an interior more inviting * Employ architectural solutions to cozy up out-of-scale rooms * Select materials, fabrics and furnishings to enhance comfort * Craft a furniture floor plan that accommodates both small and large gatherings * Arrange art to fill large expanses of wall space * Create a landscape that will make a large house appear at home on a small lot * Get designers' recommendations on the best products and craftsmen Big Home, Big Challenge features work and inspiration from renowned architects, interior decorators, landscape designers, furniture specialists, lighting designers, color experts and other design professionals, including Barbara Barry, Elissa Cullman, Mary Douglas Drysdale, David Easton, Thomas Jayne, Noel JeGould, Kira is the author of 'Big Home Big, Challenge' with ISBN 9780071422482 and ISBN 007142248X.