TY - BOOK TI - Small Houses SN - 9781600857652 AV - NA7205 S63 2012 U1 - 728.37 23 PY - 1992/// CY - Newtown, CT PB - Taunton Press KW - Architecture Domestic KW - Local KW - Designs and plans KW - Dwellings KW - Architecture, Modern KW - 21st century KW - Small houses N1 - Include index; Contents-- Introduction -- Small from the Start -- 7 Big Ideas for Small houses -- Cozy but Comfortable(under (1,200sq.ft) -- The Big Little Backyard House -- A house thats half Porch -- Guest friendly and Cost Conscious -- Living with Only what you Need -- The small house done Well -- Getting More With less (1,300sq.ft.to 1,550sq,ft.) -- Form Follows Funtion -- Live tall on Small footprint -- Payback time -- The Ever-Envolving House -- Downsizing for Comfort -- The happy median (1,55sq. ft to 1,850 sq. ft.) -- Building better Affordable homes -- Year- round Cottage in the Woods -- A low-Budget,High- Impact House -- From Luxury to LEED -- At Home on a Hiltop -- Living large on a Budget(1,900sq ft.to 2,100sq.ft) -- Pointed at the Sun -- Living Lightly on the Montain -- A Duplex Grows in brooklyn -- Privacy and light on Small Lot -- Why Modular? -- Designing for Privacy and Views -- Sensibly Grand (1,900 sq. Ft. to 2,250s.g ft.) -- Designed for the Coast -- Seduced by the Shingle Style -- Beauty on the Beach -- A Rustic Design for a Rugged Climate -- Adding on But staying Small -- Little Add-Ons, Big Results (Under 800 sq.ft.) -- Small addition,big Improvement -- Home Remedies -- Living Lightly on the Whole lot -- Urban Farmstead -- Seamless in Missoula -- Room to Grow(over 800sq. ft.) -- From Small to Big enough -- Ranch makeover,bugalow style -- A cool Texas Remoldel -- Bungalow comb-Over -- A House in Hiding -- Contributors -- Credits -- Index -- N2 - So long McMansions and rambling square footage small homes are in! Easier to maintain and more affordable in hard economic times, small houses are gaining popularity in the housing market after nearly 60 years of trending up in size. Small Houses capitalizes on this shift with an all new collection of small houses from Fine Homebuilding magazine. The featured writers, well respected authors in their fields, look at houses ranging from less than 1,250 sq. ft. to upward of 2,250 sq. ft. that are both new and remodeled, urban and rural, traditional and modern. Homeowners will be pleasantly surprised that these small homes are big on charm, style, and quality, and offer all types of exciting possibilities and energy efficiencies to mesh with and improve their lifestyle ER -