Cabins & Cottages and Other Small Spaces

I love the ideas in this book and the detailed photos. Several (but not all, unfortunately) of the houses include the cost of construction, which is very helpful. Whether you are looking for ideas when remodeling your existing home or looking to build new, there are lots of ideas here that can be adapted to one's one home.My main criticism is that a good fraction of the featured homes are vacation homes rather than full-time residences, so are not really representative of what people would want for every day use. Still, there are also a good number that are principal residences. There are lots of great ideas regardless, and the emphasis on interior detail and multi-use spaces is helpful and welcome.(I have to admit I was baffled by the featured houses that also had guesthouses - complete with kitchen etc. Did seem to rather negate the whole point of building a smaller house in the first place, and by far the most expensive way to have extra space!)

there are lots of cute small structures to look at get ideas from them

I love cottages, and was hoping that this book would be a helpful guide to different styles and building/remodeling techniques I could use in finding/building my next home. Instead, it is a collection of puff pieces - mercifully only a few short pages each - profiling remodels and new builds in no depth whatsoever. Clearly a collection of magazine articles that allow the architects to say, "I did that!" If I were in a generous mood, I'd say there are a couple of little tips about how to make the most out of a small space, but none of those tips make the book worth purchasing. I really want to return this (and if you knew what a book nut I am, you'd realize what that says about this book), but "this book sucks" is not a return option apparently.

Had higher hopes for more floor plans or even better use for small spaces. A lot of fluff in this book.

Lots of building ideas.

Will read again. Nice graphics. Eady to follow. Dont like to write reviews. No no no no no no no

Thought I had ordered a new copy for the higher price. Received a used copy complete with coffee stain and a postcard book mark

As expected and shipped fast

not quite what i expected, but i imagine many people would get ideas and inspiration from it.

This book was very useful for a small house design that I was working on. It has a lot of very good design ideas inside coupled with some floor plans that were helpful at indicating the kind of square footage parameters these builders were working within. I also liked how it ranged from Rustic to Modern décor and found it was a very good resource.

Plein de bonnes idées à mettre en oeuvre pour la construction d'une modeste demeure ou l'aménagement d'un "petit chez soi" déjà existant.