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Title: Kitchens That Work: The Practical Guide to Creating a Great Kitchen by Martin Edic, Richard Edic ISBN: 1-56158-319-7 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Soup to Nuts, This is the book to get
Comment: I bought Kitchens that Work at the same time I bought Great Kitchens, At Home with America's Top Chefs. I love Kitchens That Work, and am disappointed in the one about America's top chefs. If you are wondering what Mario Andretti's garage looks like, it is nothing like you would imagine. Probably more like a GM assembly plant. Top chefs think in terms of production, not beauty. One of the kitchens has bare cinderblock, unfinished on the wall. Very utilitarian with little warmth. Others are better than that, but I did not find anything inspiring in there.
Kitchens that work on the other hand, has every level of kitchen pictured. Some high end kitchens to dream of, as well as some a little more practical. The important thing as they mention is an intelligent design, that incorporates what you need, rather than the latest trend.
When I read some of the reviews on Kitchens that Work, I thought it would be lacking something, NOT! It has every consideration covered. Planning, layout, design, considerations when dealing with contractors, things to look out for when opening up walls, like hidden pipes for example, and the list goes on and on.
All I can say, "Soup to Nuts, This is the Book to Get" You could spend a year pondering all of the considerations they give you. Well done, definitely five stars.
Rating: 4
Summary: great for first-time remodelers
Comment: This book is great for planning, with a lot of details that would prevent a first-time kitchen remodeler from making a lot of mistakes. The authors give details such as standard counter heights that other books skip. The photos are terrific. It doesn't offer much for people who've been through several remodels or planning new kitchens in a custom home. They also omit to mention the tedium of microwaved food for six months, sliding completion dates and escalating costs (muliply time by three and money by two to get a real figure, and I'm not joking), and the reality of washing dishes in the bathtub. Reminder memo to self: you must prevent food scraps from ever reaching the tub drain- there is no garbage disposal.
Rating: 4
Summary: A primer on good kitchen design
Comment: This book is a good primer on kitchen design and remodeling. It is one of the few willing to mention some real world issues such as "what's behind those walls" and "making sure doors don't get in the way of each other or traffic patterns" and of course "budgets". It doesn't presume the reader has a huge kitchen or budget to work with. It offers ideas that could help anyone planning a kitchen remodel. Its chock full of real world tips. I only wish they could have expanded on some issues that were simply mentioned: such as examples of using non-kitchen cabinet furniture in a kitchen design, and perhaps given xerox-able example lists of what to try to include in a given kitchen area as a starting point for readers to work with.
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Title: Great Kitchens: Design Ideas from America's Top Chefs by Ellen Whitaker, Colleen Mahoney, Wendy A. Jordan ISBN: 1561585343 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Kitchen Planner: Hundreds of Great Ideas for Your New Kitchen by Suzanne Ardley ISBN: 0811825175 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Kitchen Idea Book (Idea Book) by Joanne Kellar Bouknight ISBN: 1561583936 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 31 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The New Smart Approach to Kitchen Design by Susan Maney ISBN: 158011136X Publisher: Creative Homeowner Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Kitchen Consultant: A Common-Sense Guide to Kitchen Remodeling by Herrick Kimball ISBN: 1561582476 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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