Product Description

If two or more people live under the same roof, chances are they're vying for storage space — no matter how large the home or how few their belongings. This book has the answers. With hundreds of color photos and drawings, Taunton's Home Storage Idea Book is filled with loads of creative ideas and flexible solutions to home storage challenges — in every room of the house.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #281610 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09
• Released on: 2003-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Storage isn't the sexiest subject, but almost everyone has at least one closet, shelf or drawer that's either overstuffed, underused or in desperate need of some reorganization. This volume, the latest in the Taunton Idea Book series, is based on the premise that "storage is essential to living comfortably," and, in a genuinely practical fashion, Bouknight provides tips on making the most of under-utilized areas such as the space behind the staircase or under a dormer window. A chapter on bathrooms outlines where to stash the magazines or the extra towels, and the kitchen chapter even suggests ideas for screening the fire extinguisher. Photographs and architectural diagrams provide do-it-yourselfers a sense of how the perfectly organized hallway or bedroom might look, while giving attractive and common sense decorating ideas. For those tired of clutter-and who isn't?-this book will provide both advice and inspiration.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

At least one idea for everyone
This book's title is absolutely accurate. It is chock full of ideas, both in the text and the pictures, for innovative storage all over the house. Another important thing to me is that the writers of this book realize that it is often the details, such as the height of a bench or the placement of a drawer, that can make or break a storage solution. They encourage the homeowner throughout the book to choose the solutions and dimensions that fit their house and their lifestyle. Function is the No. 1 priority, but form is not shortchanged at all, as the photos prove.

While some of it does not apply to my situation, I found that there were at least a few areas -- most notably the mud room and why it's such a great idea -- that were beneficial to me. I had already thought a lot about storage in the house I will be building, so it probably was not as helpful to me overall as it would be for someone who is either starting to think about this subject, or who has an existing house with storage problems. That being said, the photos and the writing are both high quality, and no basic room in the house is left uncovered, so this book is definitely a 5-star.

If you own Taunton's other books, you may recognize a few of the photos from them. However, most of them are not duplicates of the other two Tauntons that I have, and even the ones that are the same are covered completely differently.

I have only one complaint with this book: There is no index in the back. There is a page of resources, which provides some books and some Web sites, and a long list of photographer credits, but I would like to have seen some sort of an index of keywords or specific storage ideas. In spite of this shortcoming, the book is so logically put together that it still deserves all five stars.

Not for an average house
I was really excited about this book before I opened it. I was very disappointed to see that it really only covers larger houses which already have space available. All the pictures show rooms with high to very high ceilings, entrance ways, and alot of open space. Unfortunately, I think, that the average house is much smaller, with less room to work with & lower ceilings, not every place has utility rooms, verandas or entrance ways to utilize. Even the bathrooms were larger than most I've seen. Also, many houses do not even have very much extra wall space due to small room dimensions, windows, doorways & possibly a fireplace. Try to work around that - that's what I was expecting to see, I guess, more variety in the types of homes. If you do get this book, be prepared to renovate.

Great storage ideas!!![.]
Joanne Bouknight's Home Storage Idea book is a wonderful book. I have discovered so many great ways to solve all the storage problems we had in our home. My carpenter loves all the ideas we are having him add to our home. Some of my favorite ideas are the Bedside Storage on page 157,the Graduated depth bookshelf on page 139,stair-landing entertainment center on page 121,stair tread and bench room on page 27 and finally the space between the studs bookshelf nook for small objects on page 114.
My friends can't wait to add a few storage ideas to their homes as well. The best part of the book are the great pictures and way Bouknight writes. Her style is so readable, just as if she's talking to me in person. Great Job Taunton Press!