[.ca] The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Home Storage: More ... (ISBN 0865735816)

This book gives you what it says it will....:
I bought this book and didn't know what to expect based on the other 2 reviews. I was pleasantly surprised. My husband and I are building our first house and we will be finishing our own basement. This book is giving us some great ideas for that along with other storage solutions. It gives you great color pictures, a list of needed supplies (tools, materials, etc)and step by step instructions. I am not much of a cabinet maker, but the steps are simple enough that I plan on doing some of these projects myself! Some ideas are pretty simple and basic (like the under the steps storage shelf) but it is a great idea that is practical and uses space that probably would have been totally wasted. This book gave me exactly what I wanted and more. My husband, who has made lots of furniture in the past, was also very impressed and rates this book a 5! Do yourself a favor and buy this one before getting another book on cabinets and built-ins. I bought the others first only to see that this one covers all of that info and more.

I wish I'd seen the previous review.:
Like the guy from Florida, I was enticed by the picture on the cover. But there was nothing like that inside. The contents were much simpler plywood constructions that were far less sophisticated. Bait and switch indeed. This book was not what I wanted. I'm going to send it back.

I don't get it...:
Overall the book is fine. Plenty of interesting projects inside. However, much to my dismay, the step bookshelf pictured on the cover is nowhere to be found inside the book. That was pretty much the reason I purchased the book in the first place... Bait and Switch?!?

Good step-by-step instructions:
I can recommend this book, even although I will not execute on many of the examples. It's easier and cheaper to buy existing storage system (e.g., from Stacks and Stacks) rather than to build them on your own. However, this book gave me some very good ideas on utilizing extra space that I had not thought of. Is it worth the money? I think so, but you might want to check it out at your library or a bookstore before you buy it.