An authority on the subject of small spaces presents a beautiful, inspirational, and informative resource for ideas that transform tiny areas into living rooms, kitchens, offices, kids' rooms, bedrooms, and more.

"Dream Rooms for Children takes children's spaces with creative seriousness. Whether for a newborn, toddler, first grader, or teenager, the rooms shown here enrich the experience of childhood and, much like a child's imagination, offer endless possibilities. Full of design ideas, these interiors show us how we can make the most of all our current time at home by creating spaces that are functional and multipurpose while remaining stylish and livable"--...

Tapping into todays trend to return to unstructured playtime and move away from over scheduling and electronic games, Playful Home is perfectly suited to the times. Andrew Weaving celebrates the best of childhood, from his favourite games and crafts projects to the whimsical decore that kids love.

Bryson takes readers on a tour of his house, a rural English parsonage, showing how each room has figured in the evolution of private life.

Kameon shares insights for making dynamic outdoor spaces that are both beautiful and usable. Inspired by the mid-century modern ethos that introduced the idea of everyday outdoor living, she explains how to construct complete environments - not just what to look for when choosing the paths, walls, and plants but also the lighting, furniture, and accessories.

"From one of our most beloved authors, a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home--now richly illustrated with almost four hundred images. A national bestseller, At Home is Bill Bryson's epic chronicle of domestic history. In this lavish new edition, his riveting room-by-room journey of discovery around his house--a Victorian parsonage in southern England--is enhanced by some four hundred carefully selected full color and...

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg and her daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

After jumping from a train and leaving his mistress behind, a writer sees the train crash and subsequent events lead him into a web of murder and a police investigation; After they are told to join a youth club to reform their ways by a magistrate, a group of juvenile delinquents uses the club to expand their illegal operation; A married woman discovers that she is being blackmailed by her first husband, who she thought had died in the war; When a...