The Handbook of Home Design: An Architect’s Blueprint for Shaping your Home

by Laura Jane Clark

Laura Jane Clark brings you inspiring architectural ideas and design solutions for updating your home without breaking the bank.
 
Architectural solutions & designs to optimize the spaces in your home without spending a fortune.

Architect Laura Jane Clark, from the BBC and Netflix smash-hit series  Your Home Made Perfect , has spent over 15 years designing, remodeling, and building homes with budgets that range from modest to enormous. THE HANDBOOK OF HOME DESIGN distils Laura's wealth of experience and enthusiasm giving you an accessible yet detailed guide to design, empowering you with the tools and knowledge to shape your home how you want.

Throughout your home design journey, whether large or small, Laura takes you each step of the way from understanding your home, reading a plan and writing a brief, right through to sketching your own design and having the confidence to get what you want on the building site. Packed full of tips and tricks, inspiration and technical know-how, THE HANDBOOK OF HOME DESIGN is like having Laura by your side, showing you how to design practical yet beautiful spaces, get more storage into your life and create the home of your dreams.

Laura Jane Clark wants to democratize the whole concept of residential architectural design and empower you to redesign your spaces by giving you the language and ability to confidently communicate your vision, get the most out of your design and ultimately love your finished home. Whether you are a long-term homeowner, first-time buyer or simply visualizing your dream space, no matter what your budget is, this unique insight into Laura's process allows you to achieve both the design you want and the home you need.

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Genres: Interior Design, Design

192 pages, Hardcover

Published March 21, 2023

Reviews

[Miriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a massive fan of the show Your Home Made Perfect, I was giddy when I stumbled on this book in my local library. Laura Jane Clark is a genius (and always comes up with my favorite plans on the show). I literally devoured this book, and learned a ton. I love how she walks you through the process and guiding principles she considers when designing a home plan, and it was fun to see some great interior photos from her projects (several from the show which is fun). In a few years we’d like to renovate our kitchen, and I came away with so many ideas of ways we can optimize our space. Great read if you’re interested in residential architecture and design!

[Nolwenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a huge fan of Your Home Made Perfect and always enjoy Laura Jane Clark’s ideas. When I saw this book, I knew I had to have it. I have already renovated most of my flat, but I have my home office corner and my bathroom still to do, so I’ll definitely come back to this book to help me with these projects.

[Deidra Chamberlain · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love her concepts of Flow, Light, and Storage. There were a few repetitive parts, and I would have appreciated a more thorough history of home design, but I realize that is outside of the scope of this book.

[Stacy Hickson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author did a great job in explaining architectural design for those of us who are not familiar. I think what was challenging for me is that the book was set to help with European homes and did not always translate to home design in other parts of the world.

[Thomas Gizbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

What? An interior architecture / home planning / extensions guide that doesn't suck? The best I've read on this topic, despite how often the author writes "principal" when she means "principle".

(Ignore the terrible bedroom with the toilet in it.)

[Виктор Бечев · Rating 4 out of 5]

Likely an amazing read for professionals, a bit too detailed for the person wanting a bit of insight on renovating his own home.