Elderhouse : planning your best home ever / Adelaide Altman.
A practical guide to home design for older people, explaining basic interior design elements to maximize living pleasure in a smaller living space, and providing ways to prevent accidents, ensure comfort, and maintain an independent, sustainable lifestyle in one's own home.
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| Other title: | Elder house. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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White River Junction, Vt. :
Chelsea Green Pub.,
2002.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: Where Will You Live When You Grow Up? -- Obstacle Courses and Booby Traps -- Old Isn't Old Anymore -- Approaching Your Home: A Safe Hello -- Navigating Your Home: Getting from Here to There--No Problem! -- Food Preparation: What Fills Your Belly Feeds Your Soul -- Dining Facilities: Setting Pretty -- Communal Spaces: Sitting Pretty -- Sleeping and Dressing: Sweet (and Safe) Dreams -- Self-Care: Getting Personal -- Activity Rooms: For Busy Brains and Happy Hands -- Gardens and Outdoor Living: Smelling (and Planting) the Roses -- All Through the House: Additional Safety Tips -- Sound: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! -- Security at Home: Rest Easy -- Retrofitting Applied: Flo and Henry's Retrofitted Home -- Small Gems are Better than White Elephants -- Perspectives and Priorities: Bye-bye, Big -- Clutter and Collectibles: How Much Is Too Much? -- The Architecture: Don't Fight It, Join It! -- Scale: Too Big or Too Small? -- Balance, Unity, and Harmony: Three Friendly Ghosts -- The Cast of Color: Paint It Pretty -- Lighting: Looking Is Not Seeing -- Transparent and Reflective Materials: Things That "Aren't There" -- One-Room Living: Divide and Conquer--the Space -- Let Your Senses Lead You -- Planning Your Home--Your Way -- Thoughts Are Things -- Visual Aids: See It Before It Is. | |
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