Little Retreats

by Jane Tidbury

Book Overview

A magically photographed collection of cottages, rustic cabins, tree houses, and huts by the sea, with advice and ideas for decorating a small space of your own. Is there anyone who doesn't dream of having a cozy getaway spot within earshot of the surf, high on a hill, deep in the woods, nestled in a suburban garden, or even up a tree? InLittle Retreats, Jane Tilbury invites us into a variety of havens that are just big enough to offer a soothing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609609025
• ISBN13: 9780609609026
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.4" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

lots of great ideas: charming spots brought to life

a wonderful and diverse photo essay on many small houses around the world. Great detail provided - so great ideas that can be projected into your own project.good writing providing background and approach to each house by its owners, great photos.

Perfect for what it is

"Little Retreats" covers what it sets out to do. It's not a house plan or how-to book---and it doesn't claim to be. It succeeds in the task the author set for it, with pictures of charming, whimsical, personal homes. Places are quaint without lapsing over into funky and the text is concise. Looking through it is like a tiny vacation as one imagines having a private space of one's own as a refuge. I rated it at four stars instead of five because while I like it, I'm not passionately in love with it or transformed by it. (The recently released "Storybook Style" raises the bar for perfection in a home & garden book, in my opinion.) It's an enjoyable book and I'm glad to have it in my collection.