Big city life is on the rise, as people flock from the suburbs and into the fast lanes of urban living.

From the food, the people, the fashion and the city-slicker apartment and home lifestyle, the city life is chronicled in Sue Hostetler’s Majestic Metropolitan Living: Visionary Homes in the Heart of Cities (Random House $65).

With photos by Peter Christiansen Valli, the book explores what style visionaries and homeowners alike have done to enhance their city abodes.

Perhaps a bit larger than most urban homes, the people behind these illustrations of home life offer intelligent ways to make your living space just that- yours.

For purchasing information, visit Random House.