The New Smart Approach® to Kitchen Design explains everything a homeowner needs to know to design and decorate a kitchen. The book helps the reader to think like a professional and includes advice for hiring design and construction professionals, shopping for materials and appliances, space planning, lighting, choosing cabinets and planning storage, and decorating with style.
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"...More than 260 quality color photographs bring visual life to the descriptive ideas, recommendations, projects and concepts presented in the pages of this superbly presented volume. A pleasure simply to page through while contemplating interior decorating plans..."
-James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review
May 2003
-James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review
May 2003
"..a comprehensive guide to all steps of the design process--from planning to completion..."
--Kitchen & Bath Design News
--Kitchen & Bath Design News
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Updated, enlarged, and revised, The New Smart Approach to Kitchen Design has all the answers for anyone who is contemplating a new kitchen. With more than 280 color photographs, it presents the best examples of what it means to call the kitchen "the heart of the home." Easy to read text and captions explain in full detail the complete design and decorating process. Concise Smart Steps and Smart Tips help homeowners to plan a project, hire a contractor, shop for appliances and materials, and decorate like a design professional.
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Very 'country' and very 'cottage' look, perfect book if this is your taste!,
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Beautiful pictures and lots of styles for a more traditional and conservative look for your kitchen. This book would fit your needs perfectly if you like practical & cottage-style kitchens.
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This is a beautiful book. Lot's of glossy photographs of gorgeous kitchens in a wide variety of architectural styles. Many of the kitchens include outside gardens and such for character. A great book for kitchen design and re-modeling ideas.
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We are preparing for a kitchen remodel and this is about the tenth book I have read. It is the best - so practical, easy to read, well illustrated.
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While browsing through the photographs in this book, you will come across many ideas for your new kitchen. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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While browsing through the photographs in this book, you will come across many ideas for your new kitchen. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cabinet cabinet cabinet cabinet, carousel shelves, work triangle, cabinet construction, top left courtesy, stock cabinets, existing kitchen, decorative light, knee space, accent light, kitchen designers, resilient flooring, sample board, range hood Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Choosing the Right Appliances, Functional Comfort, Lazy Susans, Old World New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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