“I've lived in apartments for the last decade. Always on the lookout for books that guide oneself to small home perfection, I bought this book in hopes of learning something new.
A collector of mid century modern furniture, the cover caught my eye. Hmmm, a hip looking couple with even cooler looking furniture. Why not? Flipping through, I noticed the book had delightful pictures nicely detailing wishful scenarios. What it lacked, I later found was serious content. Apartment Living promised new designs for urban living yet failed to deliver anything NEW.
The book takes the reader through different kinds of apartment spaces: pieds-a-terre, empty nester retreats, lofts, larger apartments and then offers solutions for apartment living (making the most of your small space). The promise to transform your dull home into a chic living space is not realizable for most living with a reasonable budget. The solutions offered were recycled from the best books of the past.
Apartment Living: New Designs for Urban Living is really more a look book than anything else. You look a few times and then forget about it. ”
