Around the House Book

	Around the House: An Introduction	xi
	Spring
	Rich Man, Poor Man	3
	The Best Room in the House	6
	House of Dreams	12
	Apprenticed to Myself	15
	Resale Values	18
	My Decorators	20
	The Big Question	24
	Working at Home	27
	On the Level	29
	Where the Sun Never Shines	32
	True Comfort	34
	The Living Room Problem	36
	Front and Back	40
	Tub People	43
	Handyman Special	45
	Spring Cleaning	47
	Finishing Up	50
	Summer
	The Mind's Nose	55
	Living with Ghosts	58
	Homes Away from Home	61
	Testing Owen's Law	64
	The Futility of Home Improvement	66
	Home Video	68
	The Bed Question	71
	A Room of One's Own	73
	Other People's Stuff	75
	Keeping Cool	77
	Children and Money	80
	Designing Men	83
	Nuts About Bathrooms	85
	The Next Big Thing	87
	Walls Within Walls	89
	Bathrooms and America	92
	Deck Mania	94
	Life Behind Screens	96
	Let There Be Weeds	98
	Insulation	100
	Home Again, Home Again	104
	Boneyard	106
	Autumn
	A Second Home	111
	Wildlife	114
	Anatomy of a Kitchen	118
	Renovation Inertia	120
	Anybody There?	123
	Work Marriage	125
	When Was the Past?	128
	Virtual Friends	130
	Benign Neglect	133
	The Perfect Job	136
	Clicking	139
	Rooms with Views	142
	How to Get Rich Quick	145
	Winter
	Being Prepared	151
	A Creature Was Stirring	153
	Sliding Through Winter	156
	Protector Hats	158
	Nature's Double Standard	160
	Pfft	163
	Living by Woods	165
	Helpful Household Hints	168
	Notes from Underground	171
	The Perfect House	173
	Moving On	176
	Drip, Drip, Drip	179
	The Genetics of Home Ownership	182
	Are Men Evil?	184
	Holiday Inspiration	187
	Little Town	190