New Book Small Space Living Celebrates Living in Small Houses
SAN DIEGO—Christine Brun, syndicated columnist for 10 years, award-winning interior designer and expert on design for small spaces, announces the release of her second book Small Space Living.
As home sizes shrink, homeowners choose to remodel instead of move, families add a telecommuting office space, and baby boomers downsize, Brun shares her advice on design strategies and products that make small spaces work. Brun’s book Small Space Living addresses issues such as:
- Home office design
- Remodeling for dual use of space
- Creating a homework area
- Apartment living
- Adding a room over a garage
- Design for dorm rooms
- Aging in place remodeling options
- Design for combined households—granny flats, adult children, more
- Downsizing hints—how ‘empty nesters’ can keep and display treasures
- The best in cottage kits and small homes
Small Space Living displays 325 beautiful color photos that celebrate living in places smaller than 1,200 square feet. It covers the history of small homes, examines why small homes are popular, and identifies the people attracted to small living spaces. Brun shares her favorite ideas for flexible and built-in furnishings and provides solutions and products for each part of the house. Chapters are devoted to the living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom. A carefully constructed directory lists cottages available as kits and products that fit in apartments, older homes and cottages including furniture, appliances, outdoor furnishings, and sliding doors. Packed with useful design ideas and creative solutions that coax the most from small living environments, this book is a must for all who seek practical ideas.
PRESS CONTACT: For photos or to schedule an interview with Christine Brun, please contact Laura Newman at laura@iwprgroup.com or 203.870.4115.
- SMALL SPACE LIVING
- ISBN #: 978-0-7643-3192-3
- FORMAT: 8.5” x 11” · 144 pages · 325 color photos · hardcover
- PRICE: $34.99
- PUBLISH DATE: February 28, 2009
- PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd of Atglen, Penn.
- www.schifferbooks.com or by telephone 610-593-1777
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About the Author
Christine Brun is an award-winning interior designer, author and syndicated columnist whose weekly column reaches more than 6 million readers across the country. She is an expert on design for small spaces and advises clients, readers and audiences on how to make small spaces more functional and flexible, whether a 1,200 foot condo, a 500 square foot apartment or a college dorm room.
For the last 10 years, Brun has shared her ideas for homes under 1,200 square feet through her weekly syndicated newspaper column “Small Spaces,” which is carried by more than 20 newspapers including The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle and the Palm Beach Post.
Brun is the owner of Christine Brun & Associates in San Diego and has worked on residential projects ranging from 700 square feet to more than 10,000 square feet. She is also a certified aging-in-place specialist who has been trained in the unique needs of the senior population, aging-in-place modifications, and common remodeling projects.
Brun’s first book was Big Ideas for Small Spaces (Rockport Press, 2000). A professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers since 1978, in 2003, Brun was awarded the prestigious Ethel M. Siegelman Memorial Award for outstanding service to ASID. She has also taught at the Design Institute of San Diego. She is based in San Diego. See samples of her work at www.christinebrun.com.
