The Family Home

by Joanna Copestick

Book Overview

Combining style with practicality and creative decorating ideas with low-maintenance home management; here is the first comprehensive book of its kind to treat the home as an organic entity, where... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556708513
• ISBN13: 9781556708510
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.0" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

SO GOOD!

This is a fantastic book.It not only offers great, creative, and versitile decorating tips, but gives family activities and children's projects ideas to create a well rounded home. The photos are even gorgeous. THey have decorating for every kind of lifestyle - city, tropical,country, it's entertaining to read! Really, I"m 14, and i love it! I can't actually use it yet, but looking through it is so great.

Best family home book.

I love this book! Not an "odd combination" as another reviewer suggests, but one that shows that a family home can be sophisticated,cool, fun, comfortable, and ever-adapting to a family's many needs--maybe it is more for those of European tastes than, should I say, non-Europeans? I am now a Joanna Copestick fan and look forward to getting more of her books.

A terrific resource

I love this book! I moved into a new home around the same time I had my first child and although my first priority was keeping my house organized and child-friendly, maintaining a semblance of style was a near second. This book gave me some great ideas, most of which were financially accessible (think Ikea), and helped me create a family room that transitions easily between a completely kid-friendly play space during the day and a comfortable and attractive place for adults to hang out a night. Plus, the book is loaded with beautiful pictures and makes for fun browsing, even if you are not a redecorating mode.

Very informative, beautiful book

I love this book! It has wonderful pictures of beautiful spaces. I love how this book really speaks to how to incorporate children into your decorating so they feel comfortable and have fun but without making your house feel or look like a nursery school. The author has lots of fun but is very practical with her ideas. Very useful.