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| Explore the benefits, and the beauty, of 50 custom kitchens in over 175 gorgeous color photographs. Stories from kitchen design professionals detail the planning process, and address layout and style in relation to the lifestyles and needs of homeowners. Images illustrate specially crafted cabinetry in a wide breadth of door styles, wood species, and finishes, carefully combined with choices in flooring, lighting, countertops, and appliances to achieve attractive and personalized results. This book serves as a useful introduction to kitchen design, and an inspirational visual reference for homeowners considering their own custom projects. No one remodelling a kitchen for the first time should be without this book. |
| | ISBN: 0764323962 Date Published on 6/30/2006 |
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| | With more than 150 color photographs, comprehensive text, and extensive resource lists of recommended products, manufacturers, and retailers, Good Green Kitchens is a must-have-whether taking small steps to a green kitchen, or planning a thorough remodel. This newest book from green living advocate, Jennifer Roberts, is loaded with inspiration and information for creating a dream green kitchen. What makes a kitchen green? Good Green Kitchens shows that eco-friendly design is a continuum that's shaded from light to dark green. At the light green end are easy-to-do steps such as choosing less polluting paints or selecting energy-efficient appliances. At the darker green end are strategies like using certified or reclaimed wood, consciously choosing to simplify or downsize, or using the kitchen project as a launching point for greening the whole house. Good Green Kitchens gives the low-down on what's green and what's not when it comes to kitchen design. It includes: up-close profiles of beautiful, green kitchens and the people who created them; tips for environmentally responsible redecorating, remodeling, and building from the ground up; in-depth chapters on greener alternatives for floors, cabinets, countertops, and appliances; strategies for greening the whole house; tips for keeping costs in check; and much more. |
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| | ISBN: 1586857002 Date Published on 5/23/2006 |
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| | Your kitchen and bathroom are the most hardworking rooms in your home.But todays well-designed kitchens and bathrooms are much more than efficient arrangements of fixtures and fittings.Top designers treat them as living spaces and carefully consider how they connect to other areas of your home. Trends Very Best Kitchens and Bathrooms opens the door on a selection of our most inspirational designs. It is an indispensable sourcebook of ideas and information to help you create a kitchen and bathroom that will enhance your home and lifestyle. Each project is lavishly illustrated with large photographs, and the text give and easy-to-read account of what the homeowner and designer set out to achieve. With more than 50 editions in six countries, Trends magazine has a strong reputation for innovative ideas on home dcor combined with beautiful, lush photography.Now the editors have created Trends Very Best Kitchens and Bathrooms, which showcases the very latest designs in home dcor. Trends magazine has been publishing US editions for 9 years Trends magazine sells over 2 million copies annually in the US |
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| | ISBN: 1933405104 Date Published on 5/2/2006 |
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| | The kitchen is the heart of the home, the ideal place to enjoy a quiet cup of coffee, an informal gathering, or an intimate conversation. It is also a complex organism in which numerous independent systems must work in harmony to minimize the energy required to prepare meals and clean up afterwards. Few rooms see so much activity; fewer still challenge designers with such an array of practical, technological, and esthetic considerations. The successful kitchen designer creates a warm, pleasant atmosphere while solving problems of storage capacity, accessibility, functionality, ventilation, lighting, safety, and durability.
For many years the National Kitchen & Bath Association has conducted a prestigious education program for kitchen designers. The Essential Kitchen Design Guide, condensed from the NKBA's own six-volume manual, is an invaluable sourcebook and technical guide for kitchen planning and design. It offers an established set of kitchen-planning guidelines—accepted as the norm for the industry—and provides authoritative presentations on every kitchen mechanical system, design issue, and planning principle, as well as appliances, fixtures, and other equipment.
Hundreds of design details, descriptive technical photos, and useful checklists help you make the most of all the information provided. Reliable data, proven techniques, and helpful tips prepare you to tackle every aspect of kitchen design, including
- Electrical systems, lighting, and plumbing
- Fixtures and appliances
- Cabinetry, floor coverings, counter tops, and other equipment and materials
- Drawing and presentation standards for the kitchen professional
- Cost estimating
- Space planning
- Kitchen-related building codes
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The Essential Kitchen Design Guide is an indispensable tool and an essential addition to the professional libraries of architects, interior designers, and anyone interested in pursuing the finest in kitchen design.
From the organization whose name is synonymous with the highest standards in kitchen and bath design-the kitchen design guide no professional should be without! |
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| | ISBN: 0471126721 Date Published on 4/19/2006 |
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| | First published in 1994, this book quickly established itself as the standard shop reference on building kitchen cabinets. It covers all aspects of building a complete set of cabinets, from choosing a style for doors, to laying out the cabinets, to finishing and installing convenience hardware in the interiors. |
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| | ISBN: 1561587974 Date Published on 4/18/2006 |
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| For the perfect country kitchen, go to the experts at Country Living: with their smart advice and beautiful color photos, they can help make your dream room take shape. Whether you’re designing a brand-new kitchen, remodeling an old one, or sprucing up selected areas, see how to achieve a balance of comfort, efficiency, and good looks. Even the most old-fashioned farmhouse kitchen can be modernized with underfloor heating, state-of-the-art ventilation and refrigeration, and industrial-grade efficiency. All the information on planning is wonderfully organized, with details on work sequence, ventilation, countertops, cabinets, walls, floor, appliances, food storage, and more. Tempting pictures showcase different design styles, from Shaker to Retro to Rustic, and offer ideas for making the kitchen the heart and hub of the home. |
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| | ISBN: 1588165078 Date Published on 2/28/2006 |
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| | Lets cook outside tonight, honey, just got a whole lot more inviting with this new edition of a Sunset best seller. Everything you need to plan and build the barbecue or outdoor kitchen youve always wanted is here. Includes step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations for 16 projects, ranging from simple to sublime. One show-off has a side burner, sink, refrigerator even a pizza oven. Whatever your outdoor culinary desires, Sunset takes you through the entire process. Features n16 innovative projects for building barbecues and outdoor kitchens nUnique additions include a Brazilian barbecue, a chimney smoker, and an adobe oven nOffers step-by-step instructions, informative how-to photography, detailed illustrations & materials lists nCovers working with various materials such as stone, brick, stucco, tile, and much more nComplete installation directions, including how to run utility lines |
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| | ISBN: 0376010444 Date Published on 1/1/2006 |
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| | Demonstrating how woodworkers can approach the complex job of designing and making built-in cabinets for kitchens, family rooms, and home offices, this technical handbook provides meticulously detailed shop drawings, instructions, and hundreds of professional tips for saving time, materials, unnecessary aggravation, and money. Bob Lang covers building traditional face-frame cabinets as well as constructing contemporary frameless Euro-style cabinets. Woodworkers will learn how to measure rooms and design fitting cabinetry that considers both function and aesthetics, how to develop working shop drawings and cutting lists, and how to work with materials as varied as solid wood and plastic laminate. Technical instructions for cutting and joining the basic box, as well as for fitting it to drawer stacks, sinks, corners, appliances, and islands, are also included, as are detailed steps for sanding, finishing, and installing each piece. |
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| | ISBN: 189283622X Date Published on 1/1/2006 |
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| Real kitchens for real people.
Most of us think "break the bank" when we hear "kitchen remodel." But as Peter Lemos, former editor of Home magazine proves in Kitchens for the Rest of Us, it is possible to make over a ho-hum kitchen into the cooking center of your dreams. In this inspiring and practical guide, Lemos walks readers through 20 challenging kitchen remodels all modest in size and budget. Using a template of 5 basic steps, from taking stock to finding your style, to working with pros, to defining your space, to making it happen, Lemos shows how homeowners made the most of their resources, chose wisely when it came to splurges, and ultimately found a way to realize their dreams. In the process of demystifying this often stressful experience, Lemos serves up a wide variety of design solutions for kitchens that represent a range of styles from across the country. |
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| | ISBN: 1561587591 Date Published on 11/1/2005 |
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