The Second Home Book: The Can-Do, How-To, Get-Through Guide

ISBN-13: 9780312374747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 272 str.

Marylouise Oates

Opis

The Ultimate Guide to Organize and Inspire You So You Can--Really --Sit Back and Enjoy Your Second HomeThe Second Home Book is the first of its kind - a conversational, comprehensive and convenient guide to setting up, operating and, most of all, enjoying a second home. It is cheerful and useful--funny, fact-filled, anecdotal - appealing to both those already ensconced in or encumbered with a 2nd residence as well as those imagining a future, fantastic home.In The Second Home Book, you'll learn: --how to furnish your second home on a shoestring (without relying on castoffs from your primary residence)--how to run your second home efficiently from afar--how to assemble a dream team of helpers (from handymen to cleaning help) and keep them motivated--how to entertain (even other people's children) without exhausting yourself--why you should avoid renovating your second home's kitchen--how to handle bills, routine maintenance, and emergencies--how to turn any house into your dream houseThe Second Home Book is not about how to finance a second home--it's about absolutely everything else you need to know in one cheerful, easy-to-navigate volume.