It's Your Kitchen: Over 100 Inspirational Kitchens

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Using photographs and descriptions of a wide variety of professionally designed kitchens to inspire readers, the author-host of HGTV's Kitchen Design and Bed and Bath Design-provides a pretty and practical guide to kitchen design and renovation. Because "a well-designed kitchen draws the family together and sets the tone for the day," Kohn believes the design of one's kitchen is key to the overall feel and function of one's home. The volume is divided into two logical sections; the first, "Design Essentials," gives information about creating a vision, the basics of kitchen design, tools to assess an existing kitchen and budgets, as well as tips for assembling ideas and following personal style. This section clearly demonstrates that avoiding a cookie-cutter kitchen requires some investment of time and thought, but also helps guide that preparation. The second section introduces the building blocks of kitchen design: function, raw space, floor plan and style. The chapters in this section provide realistic advice for creating a great kitchen within the constraints of an existing home, and remind readers that "no kitchen design is truly complete until it is tested and retested by the life you live in it." The book's 230 full-color photographs of real kitchens are almost too tantalizing-they make settling on one style of kitchen quite a challenge. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Book Description
Hardwood floors or linoleum? Marble countertops or formica? When designing or renovating a kitchen, there are a million choices, and each one must reflect personal taste, lifestyle, and budget. Now, Joan Kohn offers advice to help readers get the kitchen they've always dreamed of. Richly illustrated with 230 full-color photographs of beautiful kitchens by top designers and architects, JOAN KOHN'S IT'S YOUR KITCHEN will inspire readers to make the best possible decisions with the myriad of design choices that are available today. Organized by concept, this book teaches readers to think like a designer. Broken into two parts, "Design Essentials," addresses such considerations as budget, style, assessing the existing kitchen, working with a design team and sustaining one's personal vision. "The Five Building Blocks of Kitchen Design," covers function, space, floor plans, and personal touch. Readers will learn how to confront the critical design choices that will turn their kitchen dream into a reality.


About the Author
Joan Kohn is the host, writer, and associate producer of HGTV's immensely popular Kitchen Design and Bed and Bath Design series, both in their 12th season. She lives in Chicago, where she has won two Chicago Emmy awards.


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Host, writer, and associate producer of HGTV's Kitchen Design and Bed and Bath Design, Kohn here aims to help homeowners plan a kitchen remodel. The book is filled with practical advice and inspirational photographs of kitchens in Europe and the United States. The first of the book's two parts provides information on planning a design and budgeting for it as well as selecting and dealing with the appropriate professionals. The second section reviews various design choices regarding function, space, floor plan, style, and personal use. Throughout, Kohn describes how professionally designed kitchens have been created to correspond to the residents' needs and lifestyles. Joanne Kellar Bouknight's The Kitchen Idea Book and Jan Weimer's Kitchen Redos, Revamps, Remodels, & Replacements remain outstanding books for amateurs to understand the material and appliance choices available for kitchens. Kohn's book is recommended for its updated styles. For public libraries where there is a continuing need for books on kitchen remodeling. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.


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