Details, Susanka says, are built into the house and would still be there if "you could turn the house upside down and shake it." What the average person considers a detail - artwork, rugs and upholstery - she calls accessories. With "Inside the Not So Big House," Susanka zeroes in on details and how they affect our perceptions and enjoyment of a space. When you sit in your own living room, or when you visit friends' and relatives' houses and share a meal in their dining rooms, why do you feel comfortable or get the heebie-jeebies?Īs Susanka explains in her two latest books, "Home by Design" and "Inside the Not So Big House," the answer can be complicated. Author and architect Sarah Susanka wants us to take this impulse and pick apart something we experience intimately every day but seldom think about - the spaces in our houses. We talk endlessly about movies, clothes, fashion, food, televisions shows, sports and cars. Most of us spend a fair amount of time picking apart the fabric of our everyday life.
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