Beautiful Built-ins: Plans for Designing with Stock Cabinets [Paperback]

Connie Edwards (Author)

Book Description

Series: Time Saver Concise | Publication Date: August 9, 2002

* Provides everything builders, designers, and remodelers need to know about using stock kitchen cabinetry to create functional built-ins throughout the home
* Includes 750 detailed drawings, photos, etc. (20021001)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Written by certified kitchen and bath designer Connie Edwards, Beautiful Built-Ins is packed with valuable plan details, installation tips, and 750 illustratiosn, making it a valuable presentation tool. (Remodeling News )

From the Back Cover

ALL THE DETAILS, PLANS, AND IDEAS YOU NEED TO USE STOCK KITCHEN CABINETS TO CREATE BUILT-INS THROUGHOUT THE HOME

This expertly written, heavily-illustrated resource provides builders, remodelers, designers, and architects with all the ideas and information they need to use stock kitchen cabinetry to create beautiful and functional built-ins throughout the home. Homeowners will find this a valuable resource, too.

Written by a certified kitchen and bathroom designer with twenty-five years' experience in the field, Beautiful Built-Ins is packed with plan details and installation tips -- so pitching the sale, closing the deal, specifying and ordering materials, and actual assembly is efficient and easy. It will prove to be a source of design inspiration complete with the necessary "how to" information.

With more than 750 illustrations, Beautiful Built-Ins is versatile enough to double as a presentation portfolio and can actually improve your bottom line by giving you more options to offer your clients.

INVALUABLE TO BUILDERS, REMODELERS, DESIGNERS, AND ARCHITECTS:
* Assembly tips
* Bedrooms, Bathrooms, and Exercise Areas
* Beverage Centers
* Libraries, Offices and Desks
* Craft Rooms, Potting Benches, and Workshops
* Entertainment Centers
* Utility Areas
* Children's Rooms
* Dining Areas
* Cabinets, Cabinets Everywhere
* Details, Details, Details
* Striking Out on Your Own
* Appendix
* Glossary
* Manufacturers and Suppliers

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Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (August 9, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071377964
• ISBN-13: 978-0071377966
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #797,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Way to Upgrade Your Home, January 16, 2003

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Barbara Graettinger "bgraettinger" (Irving, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beautiful Built-ins: Plans for Designing with Stock Cabinets (Paperback)

I have a new home in Dallas and found this book to be just what I was looking for to help with upgrades in my home. I like that built-in look and used the book to design a television cabinet in the family room and a window seat in an upstairs bedroom. The instructions were easy and I could buy everything I needed at the Home Depot.

I'm sure this book would be a good investment for anyone who wants to upgrade their home on a do-it-yourself budget.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Do not confuse illustrations with photographs., October 21, 2005

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Philip Lipton (Ketchum, Idaho United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beautiful Built-ins: Plans for Designing with Stock Cabinets (Paperback)

The only color photograph is on the cover. This is a big book with 500 pages, hundreds of drawings depicting many layouts and a clear list of cabinets needed along with additional materials required to complete each layout. Each of the twelve chapters focuses on a specific area such as bedrooms, baths, beverage centers, entertainment centers and utility areas. The author offers many design variations for each area.

The strength of this book is the huge variety of designs shown for each project area. The author illustrates many clever ways to use stock cabinets to create a variety of custom looks. The weakness for me is the lack of any color photographs to help visualize the results in a finished projects. This is a great resource of concepts for professional designers or decorators who have the imagination to know how drawings translate to finished results.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars plus!, August 18, 2002

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Diane Goodhart, CMG, Allied ASID (Atlanta, Ga USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beautiful Built-ins: Plans for Designing with Stock Cabinets (Paperback)

I am a designer and recently moved to a loft in Atlanta. Connie Edward's book will be such an asset to me in utilizing my space. Having a very small closet, her ideas and suggestions will be so valuable and easy to follow. This book is for everyone who likes to do projects themselves. Ms. Edwards is an expert in Cabinetry and her book should not be missed. It is an excellent book and tool for Interior Designers to illustrate different looks for their clients.