Home by Design: Transforming Your House into a Beautiful Living Space by Sarah Susanka | Interior Design Book for Home Makeovers & Renovation Ideas (2005)

I bought this book on a friend's recommendation after we had a serious house fire. Our basement and first floor have had to be gutted and taken down to the studs. We're renovating problem areas, moving the washer and dryer upstairs and making the bathroom more wheel-chair accessible. I need lots of help! This book, along with 2 others of Susanka's, have helped me to see the larger picture--thinking of the importance of light, and how we shape interior space and how to relate one living space to another. Some houses in the book are large--but some are small to medium, like ours, and her ideas are clever and always thoughtful.