These books offer a wealth of color photographs with plenty of suggestions and ideas. Bathrooms provides ideas on redesigning existing baths as well as converting other spaces into bathrooms. Kitchens covers various design alternatives and decisions, for example, when to build a cooking island or create a banquette. Kids' Spaces focuses on children's bedrooms but includes ideas for accommodating children's needs in bathrooms and family rooms. Short lists interspersed throughout give planning and design tips. A basic planning book, such as Andrew Wormer's The Bathroom Idea Book (LJ 9/15/99) or Wendy A. Jordan's The Kidspace Idea Book (reviewed below), will still be useful, but the abundance of ideas here will help an amateur in designing these rooms. Recommended for public libraries.
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Book Description
One sink or a double? Multi-head shower or sunken tub? A divided bath with separate washing and toilet areas? Investing in your bathroom makes good economic sense--and enhances your comfort. These days, there are so many practical and decorative options to choose from, including colorful floor tiles, soothing Jacuzzis, attractive fixtures, and storage space to hold those soaps and sundries. Find the right design for you, whether it's a family bathroom, one shared by teens or small children, or a master bath meant for two. From handling an awkwardly shaped space, planning for recessed cabinets, and acquiring a slip-resistant tub to fitting a home spa, adding vital light and ventilation, and bringing in a touch of the outdoors, these simple solutions resolve your decorating problems quickly and thoroughly.

Terrific resource,

This series of books is a terrific resource for remodelers or decorating junkies like me. For not much more than the cost of a magazine, you get so much more! Without all the advertisements and unnecessary text. The pictures are lovely and the writing is great. They jumpstart your imagination, and even if you don't want exactly what's described, they serve as an excellent launching pad for your own ideas. I've spent a lot of money on magazines and overpriced coffee table books that don't provide as much as Ms. Cahill's "Simple Solutions" series. You won't be sorry with this purchase.