Books by Sarah Susanka

The Not So Big Life:
Making Room for What Really Matters

(hardcover & paperback)
(Random House, 2007)

Through her Not So Big House presentations and book series, Sarah has helped readers understand that the sense of “home” they’re seeking has almost nothing to do with quantity and everything to do with quality. In The Not So Big Life, Sarah uses this same set of notions to explain that we can feel “at home” in our lives only when what we do reflects who we truly are. The book unveils a process for changing the way we live by fully inhabiting each moment of our lives and by showing up completely in whatever it is we are doing.

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Audio book available from Audible or iTunes.
E-book available at Random House

The Not So Big House:
A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
(10th Anniversary Edition)

(hardcover & paperback)
(Taunton, 2008)

Sarah’s best-selling first book, The Not So Big House has given homeowners the language they need to ask for the house that they want. This 10th anniversary edition features a new cover, a new introduction and a new chapter.

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Video: Sarah talks about the 10th Anniversary edition and the Not So Big Revolution

Home By Design:
The Language of The Not So Big House

(hardcover & paperback)
(Taunton, 2004)

A guide to what underlies style, and an exploration of the principles that transform an ordinary house into home, this book is an illustrated dictionary of the architectural concepts that make a Not So Big house sing.

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eBook available at Taunton Store

More Not So Big Solutions for Your Home

(paperback)
(Taunton, 2010)

This book is a collection of articles that Sarah wrote and illustrated originally for Inspired House Magazine. With attainable home improvements such as how to use color, how to unify an interior with trim, and how to design a laundry room that works, this compilation is packed with highly detailed and practical solutions to everyday home design challenges.

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Creating the Not So Big House:
Insights and Ideas for the New American Home

(hardcover & paperback)
(Taunton, 2000)

Building on the groundbreaking principles of The Not So Big House, Creating the Not So Big House is the blueprint in action. Focusing on key design strategies, this book takes an up-close look at 25 houses designed according to Not So Big principles.

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

(hardcover & paperback)
(Taunton, 2009)

This fresh look at your old house helps readers think like an architect, offering room-by-room considerations to help homeowners add character to their homes while getting maximum livability from the existing square footage.

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The Not So Big House Collection

(hardcover & paperback)
(Taunton)

Includes The Not So Big House 10th Anniversary Edition and Creating the Not So Big House. These two volumes offer all of Sarah Susanka’s trendsetting architectural ideas in one slipcase set. A terrific gift idea.

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Inside The Not So Big House:
Discovering the Details That Bring a Home to Life

(hardcover & paperback)
(Taunton, 2005)

Sarah and Marc Vassallo focus their lens on the tangible and sometimes intangible details that bring an otherwise ordinary home to life. From Rhode Island to San Diego, the 23 homes featured illustrate exceptional attention to detail.

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Outside The Not So Big House:
Creating the Landscape of Home

(hardcover & paperback)
(Taunton, 2006)

Julie Moir Messervy and Sarah Susanka team up to reveal how to bring house and garden into perfect harmony. In Outside the Not So Big House, Julie and Sarah teach you everything you need to know about the design concepts essential to extending your home beyond its four walls.

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Not So Big Solutions For Your Home

(paperback)
(Taunton, 2002)

With practical and achievable answers for a range of household challenges, this collection of the best of Sarah’s Fine Homebuilding articles is a “training manual” for people who want to learn how to tailor their homes to fit their lifestyles.

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Kindle version available at Amazon.com
eBook available at Taunton Store

The Not So Big House: Home By Design DVD

Whether you draw inspiration from the 650 square foot apartment or the elegant farmhouse, all the houses featured on this program offer ideas that can help you transform your house, condo, or apartment into the home you’ve always wanted.

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