Built-in Furniture: A Gallery of Ideas for the Home (Idea Book)

If you are interested in how furniture is constructed and how you can make the most of the unused corners of your home, this book is ideal.Some of the finished designs look a little dated now, but the ideas are still sound; they just need translated into more modern tastes.

I bought this book for inspiration and ideas. The photos are unfaultable and the layout lovely. Unfortunately, it did not help with ideas, because I do not live in a massive house in America, but in a semi in Somerset. This book is unrealistic for people who cannot afford designers and mansions and was a bit of a let down for my particular needs.

Ditto the previous reviewer about suitability for small British houses.However, as it's written by an American for Americans, I'm willing to let that slide as while I wouldn't be able to use the projects as shown, this is an ideas book - a starter to get the imagination going.eg. I got an idea for a tilt down dinner table from the murphy bed. I don't have space in my living room for a permanent dinner table (wouldn't be able to see the TV!), so having one that only comes out when necessary is ideal.

This book it's full of ideas. Bought it for our friend cabinet installer and he loves it. This is a well designed book to have around the house if you are planning any kind of remodeling it filled with great ideas.

１９９７年にハードカバーで出版された本のペーパーバックですので、出てくる写真のＰＣ等の家電は時代を感じさせるものがあります。しかし、作り付けの家具としての趣はシンプルになり過ぎた現代のものより、丁寧且つ遊びがあって面白いです。私も築３０年になろうとしている家のＤＩＹをもっと自由に、好きな様にデザインして良いんだな、と感じました。ＤＩＹで使う道具や手法も一世代、二世代前のものが出ていますので、これはこれで面白いです。i自分で何かを作るのが好きな人はインスピレーションを貰える本です。この本には色々な色々な建築家が手掛けて来た来た作品が登場します。明らかに和風の、木目を生かしたデザインを取り入れたものが結構出て来ます。クローゼット内の衣類棚の下部を踏み台になるようなデザインが出ていたり、合板を使わずに木材で作ればこれは面白い、と思いました。フラッシュ工法の家具は、軽量化など、それなりに意味がありますが、昨今のＤＩＹの世界は電動器具を使い合板で簡単に仕上がる、時短の作品ばかりで面白みに欠ける、と感じるのは私だけでしょうか。オープンシェルフなど、地震国日本ではそのまま取り入れられるものばかりではありませんが、家具は買うものという今の風潮も見直し、地震国だからこそ作り付け家具を考えるべきだ、と思います。動かせる家具類は大きな地震では凶器になりかねません。

I bought this to get some design ideas for some things I want to build.Liked the theory behind the books ( techniques and workarounds for design/installation problems), unfortunately the actual built-ins portrayed in the pictures are a little bit old.If you filter those images and read mostly the design recommendations and build techniques it is a good book.

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Great book with lots of storage solutions.