Built-ins make a house more functional, livable, personal, and comfortable. A smaller kitchen with well-placed built-ins can be more efficient and inviting than a great big kitchen. A bathroom may become instantly more useful and less cramped with the addition of just one or two well-placed built-ins. And built-ins can claim potentially lost space, say the space under a sloped ceiling or the space under the stairs. They can also fill a space that's too big or smooth out irregular corners. But with all the information that's online, why buy this book? It's not always easy to tell the wheat from the chaff, and then what do you do with it? Built-ins Idea Book gathers lots of good ideas into one place, easy to look through, easy to carry along. It's an all-in-one resource for not only design ideas but on the pros and cons of the many built-in storage options. Richly illustrated with 260 photos, this completely revised bestseller will help readers update, choose, or create the perfect built-ins for their space. AUTHOR: Heather J. Paper joined the staff of Better Homes and Gardens 1978, where she served as editor of the quarterly Decorating magazine and managed 20 special-interest publications. Heather has written for many distinguished magazines and served as the editor of Haven magazine and written scripts for the syndicated television show of the same name. Heather has penned articles, books, brochures and press releases for corporate clients. She has conducted in-store seminars on a wide variety of design topics and authored Decorating Idea Book, New Decorating Idea Book and Decorating Ideas That Worked New Kitchen Idea Book, all published with The Taunton Press. 15 illustrations, 260 photographs in full colour