Table of Contents

Intro; Planning & Design; Basic considerations; Ages & stages: Babies; Ages & stages: Early years; Ages & stages: School age; Ages & stages: Teenagers; Spatial strategies: Room allocation; Spatial strategies: Opening up; Spatial strategies: Partitioning; Spatial strategies: Mezzanine levels; The family kitchen; The family bathroom; Playrooms & dens; Safety & childproofing; Furniture & fittings; Basic considerations; Beds & sleeping areas; Seating; Play areas; Study areas; Storage: Planning; Storage: Basic types; Storage: Clothes; Storage: Toys & games; Storage: Hobbies, kit & homework; Decor & detail; Basic considerations; Decor schemes: Colour; Decor schemes: Pattern & texture; Window treatments; Walls; Flooring; Lighting; Soft furnishings; Display; Index

Promotional Information

Building on the success of bestselling The Essential House Book, which has sold over 150,000 copies and become an iconic brand in home reference. This series brings the values of the original book to a new market at an affordable price. "Terence Conran has been shaping our tastes since the 1950s, and he shapes them still" (Telegraph)

About the Author

Terence Conran is one of the world's leading designers, retailers, furniture-makers, and restaurateurs. He is Chairman of Conran Holdings, the parent company of his retail and restaurant businesses, and Chairman of Conran & Partners, his architectural and design practice. He also designs furniture for Content and Benchmark. Terence Conran's books include The Essential House Book, Terence Conran on Design, The Essential Garden Book (co-written with Dan Pearson), Easy Living, Small Spaces, Terence Conran on Design, Terence Conran on London, Terence Conran on Restaurants, Kitchens, The Ultimate House Book, Bathrooms, Storage, How to Live in Small Spaces, Design: Intelligence Made Visible, Outdoors, Inspiration and Eco House Book all published by Conran Octopus.