The Art of Rightsizing: 100 Simple Rules & Ratios for Getting Your Home Just Right

The Art of Rightsizing

100 Simple Rules & Ratios for Getting Your Home Just Right

Most of us spend more on our homes than anything else in life — and most of us make those decisions by instinct, guesswork, or copying what we've seen before.

The Art of Rightsizing gives you something better: a framework, a language, and 100 plain-English rules and ratios for making the right calls at every stage. Whether you're a first-time buyer working out how to make a small space work, a family shaping a home around a growing household, or an empty nester rethinking the floor plan — this book was written for you.

The first half walks through the spatial realities of buying, renting, extending and downsizing.

The second half is the reference you'll return to: 100 rules organised room by room, from kitchens and living rooms to the garden — the other room — each one laid out clearly, with diagrams and ratios where they help.

Written by interior architect Mick Nash and housing specialist Russ Bragg. Ships September 2026.