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The Smart Approach to Kitchen Design, 3rd Edition, is the one book you must have if you're thinking of remodeling or building a new kitchen. See what the country's top kitchen designers are doing today, and tap into the latest trends. Get involved with the design process, from planning the budget and choosing who will do the work to selecting cabinets, countertops, flooring and appliances.
The best-selling The Smart Approach to Kitchen Design threepeats with an all-new and revised third edition. Fantastic ideas from America's best kitchen designers are fully illustrated in gorgeous color photography. Popular Smart Steps and Smart Tips are back, with the latest information about the products, materials, and design know-how that it takes to create anyone's dream kitchen.
- The latest kitchens from top designers
- Savvy advice for appliance shopping.
- Complete coverage of the latest materials, including stone and concrete.
- More than 275 color photos of kitchens created by today's top designers.
- Over 50 helpful illustrations.
- A complete portfolio of the latest products and trends, including state-of-the-art fixtures and appliances.
- Fabulous new looks for cabinets, countertops, floors, walls, and windows.
- Smart advice for financing the project.
- Design Workbook - a new feature that zeros in on important design and decorating details within many of the featured rooms. See how the professionals pulled everything together.
- A comprehensive resource guide that directs you to important industry sources and manufacturers.
From the Introduction
"The kitchen is now a microcosm of the whole house," observes notable architect Johnny Grey. "This is almost a full circle going back to medieval times when most families lived in one room." The new again notion of the multipurpose room can create challenges for anyone planning a new kitchen. Smart Approach to Kitchen Design, 3rd Edition, can help meet those challenges by leading you through the process, one step at a time - from planning and financing to creating the layout, shopping for products and materials, choosing cabinets, and adding style. The information in this book, broken down into easy-to-understand "Smart Steps" and "Smart Tips," will show you how to make a kitchen work for the way you cook and live. Recognizing that many households are multigenerational, there's a chapter that addresses safety and special needs considerations for the young as well as older members of the family. Smart Approach to Kitchen Design, 3rd Edition, won't make you a better cook, but it can certainly make your time in the kitchen better spend and more enjoyable.
About the Author
Susan Maney Lovett has written extensively on home design issues and spoken about the subject on radio shows. She was the former communications director for the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). In addition to books, she also writes for film and video and is the former president of Women in Film and Video of Washington, DC. She resides in Virginia where she runs her own writing and consulting business, The Right Word. |
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