[.uk] The Kidspace Idea Book (Idea Books) (ISBN 1561583529)

Book Description:
Family lifestyles in the United States have changed, but home designs haven't necessarily kept up. Wendy Jordan offers fresh, practical ideas for converting both private and family spaces — including kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms, and decks — into places where kids (and adults) can enjoy their home environment to the fullest. Each section of the book covers a different area of the house, from bedroom to playroom, kitchen to tree house. Detailed photos zoom in on storage and design ideas that make a good room even better. Sidebars list tips on planning, materials, layouts, and lighting.

For those with a bottomless bank account:
I was hoping to find ideas to help us in renovating our son's room. Unfortunately, most ideas in this book would require a tremendous amount of capital investment and certainly are out of reach for many people. However, we were able to grasp some ideas which we'll try to tailor down to our middle class standards.

Title Says it All:
The book is generally well layed out. Don't expect any plans, you are expected to develop your own ideas and it should help you accomplish this. Overall, the title says it all.

Great for Ideas:
I am opening a preschool and I used this book to get ideas for unique decorations. I got some great ideas out of this book to use even in a school setting. The book is based mostly on home spaces, but you can use the ideas anywhere.

Good for Ideas but not realistic for "regular" peple:
When I picked up this book I recognized it for what it is, an Idea Book. This is not a book with plans or steps on how to create the looks, but I think it offers what it says it will...Ideas. The book includes beautiful color photographs that feature bathrooms, playrooms and even outdoor spaces. It also includes incorporating family rooms and kitchens with more child-focused features. Basically, the book covers almost every room in a house. Many of the rooms (playrooms, bedrooms) are bigger than my master suite, LOL so I think that if you are looking for exactly the size you need it might be a little difficult. With a little imagination and creativity, I think you can take even these huge rooms and adapt them for a smaller room. I really like the bathroom section for kids and some of the bedrooms seemed fairly easy to do. I also like the organization of closets that were included in the book. If you have a bottomless budget and lots of square footage, this is a great book for finding ideas on how to decorate for kids. If your budget is limited, I still think this book will give you some good ideas, but a different book might be more useful if you are looking for step-by-step instructions.

Dated, Elaborate:
I borrowed this book from my library, it seems as if the photography was done in the late 80's. Colors and styles are rather dated for 2008. Also, as others have written, the photos feature extraordinary floor-plans, furniture, built-ins, wood-projects such as back yard kid's play houses, etc. If you're ready to drop a few thousand dollars and would like an 80's theme, you've found your book.