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Whether you’re a master chef or a take-out queen, you probably spend a lot of time in the kitchen. “Everyone seems to live in the kitchen,” points out architect/author Joanne Bouknight. “It’s where all parties end up.” Since you spend so much of your life there, it’s best to tailor your kitchen’s design to your own, idiosyncratic tastes -- but it’s hard to know what all the options are. This idea book lays out the possibilities. From multiburner stovetops to mini-hearths, Bouknight’s handy guide will help you choose the perfect design for your dream kitchen.
Library Journal
Bouknight provides a comprehensive look at kitchen design, discussing planning, cabinets, shelves, countertops, appliances, flooring, and light. Information on the choices with the advantages and disadvantages of each is provided. What makes this book especially useful are the numerous photographs that illustrate how all these materials have been used in actual kitchens. Skinner has compiled a picture book of kitchens, dividing the photographs, primarily supplied by product manufacturers, into chapters that cover contemporary, country, classic, and retro styles, and ending with a section of the National Kitchen and Bath Association's design award winners. Bouknight's book makes a perfect complement to Jan Weimer's Kitchen Redos, Remodels & Replacements (LJ 9/15/97) and is a good choice for public libraries and interior design collections.
Booknews
Breaks down the kitchen into its component parts<-->cabinets, countertops, appliances, lighting et al.<-->then offers hundreds of visual ideas. Bouknight, an architect and former editor of magazine, covers a wide variety of design styles, materials, and storage options. 9.25x12.25<">. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)
