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Books and Articles by Sarah

The Not So Big House 10th Anniversary Edition

The new edition features a new cover, a new introduction and an additional chapter including several new houses inspired by the original book.


DVDs

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. Read more»

Available at Amazon.com»

Books

Not So Big House The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live – 10th Anniversary Edition
(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.
Not So Big Remodeling Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home to Fit the Way You Really Live
(Taunton, 2009)
Sarah's latest addition to the Not So Big House series, written with co-author Marc Vassallo and planned for release in Spring of 2009, promises to become as powerful an influence on existing home remodeling as The Not So Big House has been on new home design over the past decade.
Available for Pre-order from Amazon.com»
Not So Big Life The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters, hardcover
(Random House, 2007)
Sarah's Not So Big House series shows us how to change our lives by fully inhabiting our homes. The Not So Big Life takes this philosophy a giant step further, showing us how to change the way we live by fully inhabiting each moment of our lives.
Available at Amazon.com»

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Not So Big Life The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters, paperback
(Random House, 2007)
Sarah's Not So Big House series shows us how to change our lives by fully inhabiting our homes. The Not So Big Life takes this philosophy a giant step further, showing us how to change the way we live by fully inhabiting each moment of our lives.
Available at Amazon.com»
The Not So Big House The Not So Big House: A Blueprint For the Way We Really Live
(Taunton 1998)
Sarah's best-selling first book, The Not So Big House has given homeowners the language they need to ask for what they want: a house that values quality over quantity and that emphasizes comfort, beauty, and a high level of detail.
Available at Amazon.com»
Home by Design Home By Design: Transforming Your House Into Home
(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.
Available at Amazon.com»
The Not So Big House Collection The Not So Big House Collection
(Taunton)
The Not So Big House and Creating the Not So Big House
These two volumes offer all of Sarah's trendsetting architectural ideas in one slipcase set. A terrific gift idea.
Available at Amazon.com»
Inside The Not So Big House Inside The Not So Big House
(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.
Available at Amazon.com»
View floorplans from Inside The Not So Big House»
Outside The Not So Big House Outside The Not So Big House
(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.
Available at Amazon.com»
Read the Introduction»
Creating the Not So Big House Creating the Not So Big House
(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.
Available at Amazon.com»
Not So Big Solutions Not So Big Solutions For Your Home
(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.
Available at Amazon.com»

Articles

Here are a few articles by Sarah which explore the concepts of designing and building Not So Big.

"Home Sweet Home," an essay written for amazon.com

"Detailing the Not So Big House," ArchitectureWeek.com

"Big Ideas Behind Not So Big Houses," ArchitectureWeek.com

A New Design Language, Fine Home Building Magazine

Archived Newsletters and Minizines

Weaving Not So Big House and Life into a Minizine

The Not So Big House Public Television Special Airdates - August 2007

Coming This Summer and Fall: Not So Big House Public Television Special


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