Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live

Sometimes small changes can have a big impact. But many homeowners looking for more living space still insist on building expensive additions or completely rebuilding their home. In the latest groundbreaking step in the “Not So Big” revolution, previously in hardcover, Sarah Susanka and Marc Vassallo demonstrate how carefully chosen tweaks and simple additions can make a home seem much larger and more inviting. They avoid high-end architectural solutions, focusing instead on how “Not So Big” ideas can dramatically improve even the most modest home. The authors show readers how to think like an architect, so they can accurately assess their home’s shortcomings, apply “Not So Big” principles to their remodeling plan, and phase in their project incrementally over time. With the brilliant new book her fans have been clamoring for, Sarah Susanka once again proves that a little remodeling can go a long way.

Best-selling author, architect, and cultural visionary, Sarah Susanka is leading a movement that is redefining the American home. Her “build better, not bigger” approach to residential design has received national media attention, with appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Charlie Rose Show, and NPR’s Diane Rehm Show. Susanka lives in North Carolina. 

Marc Vassallo trained as an architect and studied creative writing before embarking on a career in journalism. He is a past Editorial Director of The Taunton Press, author of The Barefoot Home, and co-author with Sarah Susanka of sInside the Not So Big House. His magazine stories and short fiction have been widely published. He lives in Seattle.

Part 1  The Look of Your House

Part 2  Kitchens and Gathering Spaces

Part 3  Baths and Personal Spaces

Part 4  Pulling It All Together