Product Description

Every home has a variety of spaces dedicated to various forms of work-from the home workshop that is the focus of home maintenance activities, to the den or office where family finances are managed. In between there might be a study area for school-age children, a craft or hobby room for sewing or needlework, a laundry, a car-maintenance center in the garage, and a garden shed from which the home landscaper tends the yard and garden. Self-employed persons working from home might also have a full business office. In this day and age, we may well spend more time in the work areas of our homes than in the traditional recreation spaces.

Work spaces, important though they are, are often overlooked and underused. Idea Wise: Work Spaces is a helpful guide to getting the most from the utility areas and work centers around the home. The book opens with an introduction that presents the common elements that go into making an effective work space: layout and floor plan, work surfaces, storage, lighting and utilities, and furnishings. Following chapters deal with the specifics of planning, organizing, creating, furnishing, and maintaining the various types of work space.

Written specifically for do-it-yourselfers, the book features large idea photos presented in case-study fashion. Includes all the background information needed to plan a DIY approach to each idea. In addition to these inspirational photos and the practical case study text, the book is filled with side bars, charts, and DIY tips that make it truly useful.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1589992 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781589231573
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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About the Author
The editors of Creative Publishing international have created more than 25 of the best-selling books on home repair, home improvement, and landscaping. All books are exhaustively researched, written, photographed, and edited by veteran staff members with years of experience in their areas of expertise.

Customer Reviews

Activity Space By Laura Gross
Two Idea Wise books,Storage and Activity Spaces have been very helpfull in planning how to best organize some 15oo Sq ft of new space. Not a lot of information for a multi purpose "Activity Room" in the market place.
I was very pleased with booth these books,Especially Helpful. Now I can put a plan together.