Apartment Living: New Designs for Urban Living
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Apartment Living: New Designs for Urban Living
by Authors:
Margaret Crane , Barbara Ballinger Buchholz
Released: September, 2002
ISBN: 1564969134
Paperback
Sales Rank: 551,707
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Customer Review #1:
 great concepts behind the photos..
At first glance, as someone who prefers open space to crowded rooms, the photographed apartments in this book appeared busy, and often gaudy. However, when I actually read it, I understood the subtle concepts behind the design choices. So while I would not personally chose to mix leopard print, neon pink, and baroque furniture in a small space, I understand what the owners were going for. (And I actually took a liking to that room. It has a lot of personality!) In the end, this book inspired me to rethink my entire living space! I am usually a visual person who prefers photo inspiration to text. But in this case, it was the little bits of writing and advice that sparked my creativity.
Id recommend it to anyone with a sense of fun about their living space, or anyone willing to look a little deeper than the photos. :)
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Customer Review #2:
 APARTMENT LIVING falls short of its new design promises
Ive lived in apartments for the last decade. Always on the lookout for books that guide oneself to small home perfection, I bought this book in hopes of learning something new.A collector of mid century modern furniture, the cover caught my eye. Hmmm, a hip looking couple with even cooler looking furniture. Why not? Flipping through, I noticed the book had delightful pictures nicely detailing wishful scenarios. What it lacked, I later found was serious content. Apartment Living promised new designs for urban living yet failed to deliver anything NEW. The book takes the reader through different kinds of apartment spaces: pieds-a-terre, empty nester retreats, lofts, larger apartments and then offers solutions for apartment living (making the most of your small space). The promise to transform your dull home into a chic living space is not realizable for most living with a reasonable budget. The solutions offered were recycled from the best books of the past. Apartment Living: New Designs for Urban Living is really more a look book than anything else. You look a few times and then forget about it.
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Customer Review #3:
Try again
Theres not much I can say about this book. I did not approve of the design style (think contemporary meets traditional), so this may be a book for those who like that style. The text is far from inspiring. Lets just say I expected something completly different. Try again rockport publishing.
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