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by: Joan Kohn
Topics include: budgeting your resources, your new kitchen, kitchen vision, your existing kitchen, kitchen design, kitchen dreams, raw space, your floor plan, design essentials, beautiful kitchen, collecting ideas, multiple workstations, this kitchen, your kitchen, upper cabinets
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From Publishers Weekly 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.
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The guide to creating your dream kitchen -- Joan Koh, the hostess/writer/associate producer of "Kitchen Design" and "Bed & Bath Design" evokes a domestic goddess comfort zone, so that the reader wants to step into the cover illustration, sit down at the granite kitchen island/breakfast station with a cup of java and pick Kohn's brain about how we can stop being afraid of having a kitchen that we (a) enjoy being in, (b) enjoy cooking in, (c) don't mind showing the in-laws, and (d) can create without breaking the bank. Sitting in your own kitchen while reading this book is a great first step to overcoming "kitchen anxiety". Whether Kohn guides you through the various stages with checklists galore, questions to ask yourself (do you want a kitchen for show, or will you cook Thanksgiving dinner? Do you want the kids to feel welcome?), and over 230 stunning photos of real-life kitchens, as well as the inside scoop from designers, architects and decorators. Yes, you can have a good relationship with your contractor! In part one, Kohn gives the overall broad picture, the blueprint if you will, with seven chapters on design essentials: vision (first and foremost), essential kitchen design elements, working with what you have, budget, ideas, style, and the design team. In part two, she delves into your vital tools: the function, the raw space, your floor plan, your personal style, and your personality. Kohn's inviting photographs, easy to understand user-friendly format, and expertise take the nightmare out of creating the recipe for your dream kitchen.