New Kitchen & Bath Idea Bk Col (Idea Books) [Box set] [Hardcover]

Joanne Kellar Bouknight (Author), Andrew Wormer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Idea Books | Publication Date: October 1, 2004

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. And, the bathroom today is also getting more attention than ever from homeowners, as they realize its value as a personal retreat and resale enhancer. Taunton's New Kitchen and Bath Idea Book Collection includes both their New Kitchen Idea Book and New Bathroom Idea Book. Both of these wonderful idea books are brimming with visual inspiration. One beautiful photo after another will inspire readers with creative ways to solve problems and enhance the quality of each space. In addition, this collection offers lots of practical information and a wide array of design ideas that will appeal to every budget and taste.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Taunton Press (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561587559
• ISBN-13: 978-1561587551
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,088,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great source of inspiration!, August 2, 2007

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This review is from: New Kitchen & Bath Idea Bk Col (Idea Books) (Hardcover)

My husband and I are turning our uninspired 1968 tract home into a 2 story Mediterranean. We bought the Kitchen & Bath collection to help us in the design phase. These are not "do it yourself" books. Instead, they help you focus on how to design a kitchen or bath that will work for you. They discuss types of flooring, counters, cabinets, lighting, and how to design a space that "works" for your lifestyle and that "flows" well within your floorplan. We have lots of other books with lots of pretty pictures of designer kitchens & baths but these books were the most useful when we finally sat down with our architect. Without them, we would have never thought to include a lot of the little touches that helped to maximize our kitchen space for the way we cook (canning, cake decorating, candy making, entertaining) or how to make the best use of our bathroom space (extra storage and accessibility) since I have a disability. You might think that your architect would help you with all these things but don't count on it. The clearer your ideas are and the better you are able to articulate those ideas to your architect, the better your design is going to fit your lifestyle and the happier you will be when the project is finished.