Anyone who's ever tried to cram more & more activities into a finite number of rooms will be delighted & inspired by these solutions to the personal housing shortage. Spaces for Living is filled with creative ways to maximize space with innovative room design, ingenious storage ideas, & multipurpose furniture. As we are spending more time working, playing, & living at home, we are demanding more of our living spaces. We need rooms that serve dual-or multiple-purposes: office by day, dining room by night; half kitchen/half living room; or even a single open space for cooking as well as eating, working, relaxing, & sleeping. With more than 300 full-color photographs, Spaces for Living guides readers through real-life rooms that have clever ways of maximizing space. Covering a range of styles & locations, chapters include "Kitchen Plus," "Open Plan Living," "Living & Working," "Bedroom Plus," & "Porches & Greenrooms," all highlighted by useful floor plans. Shopping directories & a thorough source guide help you buy exactly what you need to re-create these stylish but efficient spaces in your own home.