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Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces Hardcover – May 11, 2010

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Whether you inhabit a studio or a sprawling house with one challenging space, Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, co-founder of the most popular interior design website, Apartment Therapy, will help you transform tiny into totally fabulous.
 
According to Maxwell, size constraints can actually unlock your design creativity and allow you to focus on what’s essential. In this vibrant book, he shares forty small, cool spaces that will change your thinking forever.
 
These apartments and houses demonstrate hundreds of inventive solutions for creating more space in your home, and for making it more comfortable. Leading us through entrances, living rooms, kitchens and dining rooms, bedrooms, home offices, and kids’ rooms, Apartment Therapy’s Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces is brimming with ingenious tips and ideas, such as:
 
•   Shifting the sense of scale through contrasting colors
•   Adding airiness by using transparent collections
•   Utilizing the area under a loft bed for a kitchen and mini-bar
•   Tucking an office with chic vintage doors into an unused bedroom corner
 
In each dwelling Maxwell points out what makes the layout work and what adds style. Most of the “therapy” involves minor tweaks that can be accomplished on a limited budget, such as dividing a room with sheer curtains, turning a door into a desk, or disguising electrical boxes with art displays. An extensive resource guide, including Maxwell’s favorite websites for buying desks, open storage solutions, and much more, will help you turn even the tiniest residence into a place you are always happy to come home to. 
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  6. ISBN-10
    0307464601
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Part interior designer, part life coach, MAXWELL GILLINGHAM-RYAN is the cofounder of the Apartment Therapy blog network—which gets 3 million unique visitors per month. Frequently quoted in the shelter and mainstream press, Maxwell has been called a “Makeover Guru” by the New York Times. He is the author of Apartment Therapy and Apartment Therapy Presents.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Potter Style; 1st edition (May 11, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0307464601
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0307464606
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.48 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.68 x 1.09 x 9.76 inches
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D. Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas for small spaces.
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2020
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The book is a bit dated as far as the technology pictured in some of the photos, but the decor is still fun to browse through. Lots of a great ideas for small spaces. I haven’t had a chance to actually read the text yet because I just got it a couple of days ago, but I have browsed through the decor pics and I’m happy with my purchase. Fast shipping, and the book is in great condition! Thank you!
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the accidental bachelor
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational for non-professionals
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2012
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There was a time where interior design was for those in the business or were able to afford to buy iconic furnishing or hire someone. This book opened my eyes beyond those barriers - you to can decorate your home, particularly small apts in NYC. You don't have spend alot of money, it does not have be matchy-matchy or just one note style.

This book educated me on how to bring what you have together, how to develop your own style, how to recognize iconic pieces, how to work a room.

This book is for novices. Since buying this book, I found similar genre, which I have out-grown, but still come back to this book for reference, and it is a great source of ideas.

The binding and photo quality are very, very good.
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Cat Lover
4.0 out of 5 stars Usual AT publication
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2010
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Gorgeous pictures, of course, as with all AT books. Also as with all AT books, a tad too light on pics of overall setups and arrangments. I'm not against knick knack collections, as they do help complete certain styles of rooms, but I don't go to the AT website, or buy the AT books, to see closeups of other people's knick knacks. I'm there for ideas for solutions that other people have come up with, such as how to make a daybed serve as a couch in the living room...how to decorate a quirky alcove...innovative storage solutions, and so on. I'd prefer if AT would put out more "how this was done" step by step explanations, and more diagrams of some of the great ideas others have come up with.
But I also realize that part of AT is showcasing not just other people's creative ideas, but their personal spaces, thus the closeups and detail shots of the people's personal items.

I'm not as cranky about all of this as I sound - it's just that AT is a fabulous resource for small space solutions, and I personally would prefer more info and diagrams, etc., because I am constantly in search of exactly that.

I appreciate the fact that others are willing to showcase their homes in the first place, because in my opinion, there's not a website out there that is better for getting help and ideas for small space living than AT.
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Lisa SS
3.0 out of 5 stars Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2011
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Great as a picture book. Not so helpful from a resource guide (which is what I was hoping for) on obtaining items that you might find useful for your own small space. Also would have been better if they explained if spaces came the way it shown in the pictures, or there was some renovations involved. If it was the latter, what was the before and after, and the associated costs. As someone who rents and not owns, it useful to know what can be done in apartment spaces vs. condos. It does however, make for a good coffee table book.
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Lisa M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for apartment dwellers...
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2010
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I honestly could not love this book more. My husband and I just bought our first home, and spent hours checking out the design/decorating section at the bookstore. I was apprehensive about getting this book because our house is enormous (we need ideas on what to do with all the space), and we aren't apartment renters any longer. Low and behold, we kept going back to this one; "Remember the kitchen/bathroom/kid's room in that AT book?"

This book is not for people who need a bucketload of cash to spend, and it is not for the super vanilla, traditional folks. The ideas are fresh and new, and aren't so over the top. If you are a little quirky and open to ingenious uses of space, you might just love this book as much as I do. I reccomend this book if you love the Domino Book of Design.
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Stromie
2.0 out of 5 stars For homeowners not apartment dwellers
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2021
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I live in an apartment, and can use none of the ideas in this book. Not a single one! Most of them require structural changes, modifications, or construction which is not permitted in most apartments. The photos are very pretty, but these are expensive modifications and for townhouses, duplexes, or apartments with leases that permit significant construction. Not what I expected.
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Barb
5.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2013
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I enjoyed this book. It has many unusual ideas and is very helpful for people decorating and organizing in a small space. Many ideas that I never would've thought of. Also, I love Maxwell; I've seen him do small home/apartment decorating on TV and look forward to seeing what he comes up with each time for what seem to be 'impossisble' spaces.
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Cami Kam
5.0 out of 5 stars Small Cool Spaces Galore!
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2021
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As a longtime follower of the Apartment Therapy website, I knew I just had to have this book! It definitely lives up to its name, and if you love seeing how other people decorate their small spaces, then this is the book for you!
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Lisa Burke
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book.
Reviewed in Italy on February 28, 2024
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Love this book, it gives some very simple ideas. It's about working with what you have and thinking outside the book. Would definitely recommend. I'm following him now on Instagram.
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AZUCENA
2.0 out of 5 stars El título prometía, pero el contenido no cumple
Reviewed in Spain on August 7, 2019
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La edición es atractiva pero esperaba Oseas más concretas y originales sobre aspectos concretos, como aprovechamiento de espacios, ideas para almacenamiento... y no. Es una colección de fotos de apartamentos existentes. No muy útil en mi caso.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2019
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Lovely interiors, great ideas!!!
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Paul Cloetens
4.0 out of 5 stars surement un must
Reviewed in France on August 10, 2013
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J'ai trouvé ce livre trés complet et de bonnes idées en décoration. Il est orienté typiquement vers les States.
Les adresses et sites mentionnés ne n"ont pas beaucoup d’intérêt en Europe.
Manque surtout de précisions prés des photos quand a l'auteur, créateur, la fabrication et le nom d'un objet vintages exposés. Dommage
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cinthia aparicio
3.0 out of 5 stars I was hoping for more
Reviewed in Germany on March 30, 2021
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The book was in good conditions, it was delivered on time. I’m very disappointed about the content tho, you can take some ideas out of it, but the design and style of the apartments are far from a source of inspiration.
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