The House & Garden Book of Kitchens & Dining Rooms [Hardcover]

Leonie Highton (Author)

Book Description

Series: House & Garden | Publication Date: August 1, 1999

A source book for kitchen and dining-space design, drawing upon ideas from settings all over the world.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Kitchens and dining rooms previously shown in House & Garden magazine are collected here. The chapters group the rooms by function and design, such as combined kitchen and dining areas, separate dining rooms, and open-plan arrangements. Design styles, shown in lavish photographs, range from historic to ultramodern. Those interested in kitchen and dining room decoration will find convenient access to ideas without having to sift through numerous books and magazines.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 207 pages
• Publisher: Vendome Press (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865652082
• ISBN-13: 978-0865652088
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,521,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not in the same league as the other titles in the H&G series, January 29, 2003

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miskatmeerkat (east coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The House & Garden Book of Kitchens & Dining Rooms (Hardcover)

(i see i'm the first to write a review of this book :) ).

while this book is not in the same league as the other titles in the H&G series, it does have merits.

i was pretty confused and initially +very+ disappointed that the style of kitchens and dining rooms in this book was not largely in the same vein as those depicted in the "Bedrooms & Bathrooms" and "Livingrooms" books -- sumptuous, eclectic, a bit on the traditional side but not stuffy.

the rooms depicted in "Kitchens & Diningrooms" were (disappointingly, to me) more of the modern, minimal, spare types.

after i got over my disappointment that this book was different in the styles it promoted vs. the other tomes i have in the series, i did appreciate K&Ds on its own merits.

as always, there are a lot of interesting ideas that are transferable to smaller budgets and scales, even if its obvious the rooms depicted are scandalously beyond my budget.

i +was+ (and still am) very disappointed that there was a decided dearth of dining rooms represented. i made an allowance for the "kitchen" portion and modernity, but i thought that the "diningroom" section would have more variety.

well, it did have some variety -- but there just weren't very many of them! (at least to satisfy me). i wish the editors would breakout a new book on just diningrooms, because i feel i'm still waiting for that volume from them, however much i appreciated the sampling in this book.

i kept this book, and am not sorry. it just was a bit of a surprise at first, as it's a bit of a jump from others in the series.