Unlike many others of its type, this version of the quintessentially American outdoor chair has a curved seat and back for added comfort. It is also lightweight, so your back shouldn't suffer as you move it around the yard. Assembled with screws, this version has step by step instructions for assembling the seat, back, side, and leg assemblies. Once completed and given a good coat of finish, it should be happy outside for years to come.

SKILL LEVEL:
Beginner

FINISHED SIZE:
37 in. deep by 33 in. wide by 38 in. tall.

PLAN INCLUDES:

Step by step assembly instructions

Complete cutlist

Full-size and scale drawings

Gallery of other chair designs

*Link to instruction article will be provided on confirmation page after transaction is completed.

Customer Reviews from Amazon

With "Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live", Susan Susanka has produced a timely addition to her "Not So Big" series.

With many families finding themselves not so likely to be purchasing a new home at the moment, a remodel is likely the best option to improve space or room use issues. Remodeling is also often the greenest choice for those who consider personal or global environmental concerns a worthy concern.

Presented here in an attractive package her ideas are useful and practical. Good illustrations and photos compliment the presentation. Recommended to anyone looking to update or upgrade their home. I do custom remodels for homeowners and give a copy to all of my clients.

Also recommended are Susanka's "Not So Big House" series. The ideas in her other titles are not limited to new construction.

The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live

Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home

Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details That Bring a Home to Life (Susanka)

Finally, a Not So Big optimized for those not stick-building their own home. Not only is revamping an existing home a greener option than building new (no matter how sustainable), it's often more financially feasible. Great overall update ideas as well as practical approaches to usability and beauty.

Tailor a home for the way you really live with this companion to THE NOT SO BIG HOUSE. It covers small changes that can be made in a home to change it, challenges modern remodeling wisdom to go beyond just square footage concerns, and encourages 'thinking better' for more efficiency and workability. An excellent survey of modern design challenges and solutions, this is a pick for any library catering to homeowners and apartment dwellers alike.

With Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live Sarah Susanka and co-author Marc Vassallo employ the mantra "build better, not bigger" to present a go-to resource book on sustainable design for homeowners and architects alike.
Using her own classic Cape style house as an example Susanka offers three options for efficient remodeling: work within the existing footprint; consider a small bump-out and lastly build an appropriate addition. Often minor changes are all that are needed to fix an awkward layout or improve flow within the house and the authors always emphasize integrating the old with the new so the house is cohesive and aesthetically pleasing.
The reader is challenged to really consider the way they live within their homes and although most of the book is dedicated to making small spaces more useful Susanka also tackles large houses that are out of proportion to the human scale and offers smart solutions to make them more comfortable.
Not So Big Remodeling is glossy enough to keep on the coffee table yet packed full of plans and blueprints and I would be happy to own it for the photography alone. Many of the houses featured have beautiful natural wood trim and doors with a Craftsman feel that is immediately appealing. But there's so much more to this book than obvious visual appeal, it contains tips and ideas on every page that can be incorporated into any remodeling project - large or small - including the updating of my house.

The whole "not so big" series is wonderful. This is a great addition and especially relevant today when the McMansion trend is not as in favor. Live like royalty in your own small house!

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