Product Description

The kitchen is the true heart of the home, and homeowners are spending a lot of time and money to make their old kitchens less utilitarian and more creative, a place where people can congregate as well as cook and enjoy good food. This book helps readers figure out what they really want and how to get it, whether its a contemporary, brushed-stainless workroom worthy of an upscale restaurant; a rustic, farmhouse-style great room with wood flooring and a couch; or an elegant, streamlined space for a small city apartment. For every style, for every budget, it's all here: new appliance technology and cabinetry, fixtures and faucets, doors and counter materials, sinks, pulls, built-ins, and bookcases. By using Taunton's New Kitchen Idea Book, homeowners can create the kitchen of their dreams - regardless of style or budget.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1410708 in Books
• Published on: 2004-02-01
• Released on: 2004-02-01
• Format: Bargain Price
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

About the Author
Joanne Kellar Bouknight is author of The Kitchen Idea Book and Taunton's Home Storage Idea Book and a contributor to Fine Homebuilding magazine, all published by The Taunton Press. She is a licensed architect who lives in Cos Cob, Connecticut.

Customer Reviews

A very good resource to show your designer
We bought this when we started thinking about a new kitchen and dining addition. It really was a big help to narrow down our choices. THere's nothing worse than feeling as if you know what you want but you can't explain it or you haven't seen a picture of it anywhere. This book has many photos of lots of different types of kitchens, not just one style or size. It isn't arranged kitchen by kitchen, and there aren't any floor plans. PHotos are shown part by part, cabinets, sinks, pantries, etc, so its handy to see all the sinks together. We have not started work on the kitchen yet but I can't wait!!

Worth purchasing
I borrowed this from the public library then decided to purchase my own copy. I have a tiny kitchen to update and this book was the most useful I found. It has separate chapters on cabinetry, counterops and sinks, appliances, floors and lighting. In countertops there are descriptions of the different materials and illustrations of various edge treatments. Lots of color photographs, great storage ideas.

Chock full of ideas
I purchased three highly-rated kitchen design books off Amazon, and I have to say this is my favorite of the three. There are so many post-it notes sticking out of the book that it has almost doubled in size. Ok, maybe not that many, but the many ideas in this book spawned other ideas that are sure to help my fiancee and I design a kitchen that will last us the rest of our lives.