A new book for a new century. This is the only book that you will need to plan, design and decorate your home whether you are buying your first, apartment or moving your family into a restored Brownstone. It is designed specifically to adhere to the demands of a modern lifestyle so the versatility and flexibility of space are central to its philosophy. The Ulitmate House Book is a comprehensive compendium providing everything you need to know from buying to building, improving to decorating, furnishing to fitting out. Combining inspiration with practical advice, in-depth case studies with hundreds of illustrated examples, this is the bible for modern living spaces, their design and the way in which we use them.