Learning from the Hip: A Pocket Manifesto for Your Home Improvement Project

This book is a guide to home improvement through the lens of one family's experience in creating their own modern home in northern California.

They bought a tiny house during that fast rise to the boom of the housing market in the early aughts, and embarked on a major renovation and addition through the subsequent bust (while the family went through a boom of its own.

Divided into 20 short chapters, this book outlines the entire home improvement process, from permits and architects to lighting and finishes.

Learning from the HIP will help you create a home that is warm, comfortable and supports your life and the way you want to live it.

Devi Dutta-Choudhury is a California licensed architect who specializes in working with homeowners, small businesses and non-profits in creating comfortable modern spaces.

Her studio Devi Dutta Architecture is located in Berkeley, CA.