The Nook Book: How to Create and Enjoy the Coziest Spot in the Home

by Karen Hansgen

Book Overview

THE NOOK BOOK is precisely what the title says: a book about nooks those cozy little corners and niches in our homes that we seek out for rest and relaxation. Now, in this charming illustrated... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400047323
• ISBN13: 9781400047321
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.8" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Think Small

This is fun for a browse and to get your mind to thinking of uses for all the small spaces in your home. You can create a nook on each side of a fireplace, in a corner of the kitchen, on a wide stair landing, and so on. The book makes liberal use of window seats and daybeds, but there are nooks for all tastes and all occasions. Turkish harem, shabby chic or sleek modern, the book features them all. There are sleeping nooks, dining nooks, play nooks for children, work nooks for adults, and areas just to get away and daydream. I ended up not spending much time on the text, just soaking up the pictures and trying to think of ways to incorporate such cozy spots into our open plan house. She shows ways to create a nook with curtains, shelving and in the bedroom with filmy bed curtains.

Great if looking for inspiration

This book is small, with pictures of cozy nooks taken in different rooms (kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc...). It is not a glossy showcase book to leave on the living room table or a design course with stringent guidelines. But for someone who's looking for ideas and inspiration, it is a great little book. The photos are so cute they make you want to step right in and cuddle up with a cup of tea. I have never found another book that collected so many photos of nooks under the same cover.

great stocking stuffer

My husband bought this for me and I thought it was so cute! The pictures were great. I am looking forward to putting a few ideas together for the window seat in our master bedroom. Thanks!

fun and cozy

I'm moving into my first New York apartment and found all sorts of great and inspiring ideas in this book for every room. Not only was the book helpful, it was also a pleasure to read and to look through. Love the photos. I gave it to a friend at a bridal shower and it was a big hit there with all of its cozy ideas.I recommend this book to anyone who wants to a do a little home improvement, or to anyone interested in design.

Great Ideas!

I thought this book had great ideas. She had suggestions for all areas of the home, even areas that are not traditional nooks. I would love to see a nook book just for toddlers thru teens!