Kitchens: Information & Inspiration for Making the Kitchen the Heart of the Home [Hardcover]

Chris Casson Madden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 23, 1993

Inspiring is the best way to describe the 38 great American kitchens visited through hundreds of close-up photographs in this beautiful collection. Informative text and captions give full details, from the basic elements of kitchen style to ideas for simple decorative touches. Full color and black-and-white photographs.

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Inspiring is the best way to describe the 38 great American kitchens visited through hundreds of close-up photographs in this beautiful collection. Informative text and captions give full details, from the basic elements of kitchen style to ideas for simple decorative touches. Full color and black-and-white photographs.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter; 1 edition (March 23, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517581604
• ISBN-13: 978-0517581605
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,248,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very dated, February 28, 2001

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M. Pass - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kitchens: Information & Inspiration for Making the Kitchen the Heart of the Home (Hardcover)

I didn't know when I ordered this that it was such an old book. It's not that the kitchens are bad but the book and the rooms in it are so dated. I feel that I did not get my money's worth. I assumed that the book would give me some fresher ideas than these. A real disappointment.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old Fashioned Type Kitchens, May 25, 2005

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Whenever, Wherever "Reader" (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kitchens: Information & Inspiration for Making the Kitchen the Heart of the Home (Hardcover)

I think the person who reviewed the book as too old, misunderstood the book's intent. The book is about barn kitchens, retro kitchens, cottage kitchens, farm type kitchens. Depends on what you want your kitchen to look like. Not all of us want a light beech modern kitchen that looks sterile.

12 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS EXCELLENT, I THINK EVERY AUTHOR SHOULD READ IT., June 29, 1999

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This review is from: Kitchens: Information & Inspiration for Making the Kitchen the Heart of the Home (Hardcover)

CRHIS MADDEN HAVE BEEN A FAVORITE OF MIND FOR YEARS, THIS BOOK IS GREAT, I DON'T OWN IT SO I CONSTANTLY CHECK IT OUT OF THE LIBRARY, AND I RENEW IT, EVERYTIME MY RENEW TIME IS OVER.

THANKS FOR A GREAT BOOK.