Sarah Susanka

The ideas are excellent, but the metaphor Susanka leans on heavily is architecture and building your new house (literally, she is an architect). So if that doesn't work for you at a deep level, a lot of the book may not resonate. There are very good exercises re self-examination, time-management, decluttering ideas/people in your life, reprioritizing.

Many houses are too big these days. Susanka helps us see that.

Mostly skimmed. Not what I was expecting or wanting.

Note that I read this book when I was pretty burned out on house books.

Inside the Not So Big House covers much of the same content as Susanka's Home by Design: Transforming Your House Into Home, but through case studies rather than through discussion of the principles involved. Since I prefer a balance which leans toward principles, I did not find this book particularly useful.