Outside the Not So Big House : Creating the Landscape of Home

OUTSIDE THE NOT SO BIG HOUSE extends the principles from THE NOT SO BIG HOUSE to offer a unified source of design advice about making the indoors and outdoors work together. Through the unique pairing of bestselling author and residential architect Sarah Susanka and landscape designer and award-winning writer Julie Moir Messervy, two highly qualified experts teach us how to think in a new ay about designing out outdoor spaces - so they are in k eeping with our interior ones. OUTSIDE THE NOT SO BIG HOUSE gives language to design concepts that unify home and landscape. Two major concepts - make building decisions in teh context of the land and make landscape decisions that draw the inside toward the outside - inspire homeowners to attune their homes and property to fit the way we live today.

Julie Moir Messervy is a noted landscape and garden designer, lecturer and principal of Julie Moir Messervy and Associates in Saxtons River, Vermont. Messervy's projects include the Toronto Music Garden, which she designed in collaboration with cellist Yo-Yo Ma. she trained with the eminent Japanese garden master Kinsaku Nakane as a Henry Luce Scholar. A columnist for Fine Gardening magazine, she is the author of the award-winning The Inward Garden. Her website is www.juliemoirmesservy.com.

Sarah Susanka's first book, The Not So Big House, launched a revolution in residential architecture and changed the way we think about our homes. Her books have inspired over 1,000,000 readers and received national media attention from The Oprah Winfrey Show and USA TODAY. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her website is www.notsobighouse.com.