The personalities of  sixty houses in which people really live are presented in this unique photographic portfolio of design solutions . Selected for the problem solving skill and ingenuity shown in creating inviting living spaces, this collection representes the highlights of James Brett's twenty years of editing, writing, and photographing for such magazines as House Beautifull Special Publications , Amercan Home & Garden .

Brett explains the particullar design solution that each scene represnetes and descirbes these projects in terms of why the interaction among site, moderate budget , owner and designer was successful.