The Handbook of Home Design: An Architect’s Blueprint for Shaping your Home

I really like how the contents of this book are presented. Straightforward without being too basic.

Laura Jane Clarke right here in book form for you. Hurray!! Absolutely loved this book - whether you are thinking of changing your own space - or just a lover of how interiors and space work. Laura writes beautifully in a very accessible way that explains the fundamentals of our home spaces from drawing your own plan, to illustrating how the flow of a space works, to final finishes. It is exactly as described - a Handbook of Home Design for everyone - not a degree thesis for architect students! Loved the layout of the book and there are also beautiful images and photos illustrating her point. Laura is a total genius in my opinion and her talent and love of what she does is now offered here away from the television screen and in book form too. Highly recommended!

This book is well written, clearly laid out and beautifully designed. I'm so glad we got a copy. It has given us loads of ideas and practical advice to reimagine our poorly designed home. Laura has a wealth of knowledge. Lots of gorgeous photos and transformations. We've not only been inspired but we're feeling more confident and equipped about starting our new project (which didn't seem attainable before) and it's not going to cost us the earth! Thank you Laura, we love the tv show too. Highly Recommend!

I found this book exceptionally good with clear descriptions and insights into how the author carries out her home design practice. I've been trying to think of ways to redesign my cottage for ages, but didn't really understand what good looked like. Now, with the flow, light and storage concepts, I think I've come up with some good ideas and can actually see how these things work together. Great descriptions and illustrations and the writing style is really friendly and easy going. Would highly recommend for any budding home designers.

There is so much information and so many ideas in this book; however the writing style and layout makes it so easy to follow and presents it in a light and often amusing way. I already sound like a professional designer when talking to my friends about their renovation ideas. So much so that I will either have to charge for consultations or come clean to then on the source of my knowledge.