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How We Live Now: Making Your Space Work Hard for You

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How We Live Now is an inspiring guide to making the most of every square inch of your space. This practical, problem-solving book helps you take a long, hard look at your home and work out how to make the most of every room, even every corner. Perhaps you're trying to carve out more space for a growing family, or wondering where you can squeeze in a home office, guest bedroom or kids' playroom.

Whatever your particular needs, Rebecca Winward explores ways to make your home work harder for you: open-plan living, more flexible room configurations, and using pockets of dead space, under the stairs, in the entry, or in the garden, that have unrecognised potential. Multi-tasking furniture, smart storage and versatile lighting all have their role to play. Streamline everyday life with How We Live Now. Discover more of our interiors titles in our gift ideas for the homebody collection and on the Interiors & Architecture Books shelf. Rebecca Winward's Living Comfortably Now covers similar ground and sits well beside it.

Why You'll Love It

  • Practical strategies for making any space work harder
  • Covers open-plan living, flexible layouts and dead-space solutions
  • Guidance on multi-tasking furniture, storage and lighting
  • Written by an experienced interiors journalist

Product Details

  • Author: Rebecca Winward
  • Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
  • Format: Hardback, 160 pages
  • ISBN: 9781788791830

Styling Tips

  • Keep it handy while planning a layout change or small renovation
  • A thoughtful gift for a growing family or anyone feeling short on space, and a practical choice among our Housewarming Gifts
  • Style on a shelf alongside other practical interiors references

FAQs

Who is Rebecca Winward?
Rebecca Winward is an interiors journalist with more than 14 years of experience, formerly editor of Period Ideas magazine, with work featured in House & Garden and Elle Decoration.

Is this book about renovating or just rearranging?
It's primarily about rethinking layout, storage and furniture to make existing spaces work harder, rather than requiring a full renovation.

Is this suitable for small homes?
Yes, it's especially useful for making the most of tight or awkward spaces, including dead zones like under stairs or entryways.

In Short

How We Live Now by Rebecca Winward is a 160-page hardback published by Ryland Peters & Small, offering practical strategies for making every room and corner of a home work harder. Available at Flux Boutique, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.

How We Live Now by Rebecca Winward front cover
How We Live Now: Making Your Space Work Hard for You Sale price$39.00 Regular price$59.00

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