Product Description

The kitchen is increasingly recognized as the heart of the home. No longer simply a place for cooking and storing food, the kitchen is also where meals are served and family and friends congregate, so there is every reason that it should be as stylish, comfortable, and functional as any other room. Vinny Lee opens with a chapter on planning, to help you identify your own needs and priorities, and then provides a survey of the four principal styles--Traditional, Simple Country, Simple Modern, and New Professional. She then takes a comprehensive look at the elements, such as lighting, countertops, sinks, appliances, and storage, with a multitude of creative ideas for decorating and adding colour. "Kitchens: A Design Source Book" is the one book you'll need to achieve a great-looking kitchen in which you can comfortably cook, eat, live, and work. *Revised and updated edition of this bestselling title. *Whether you are remodeling an existing room or starting from scratch, this invaluable guide will help you create your ideal kitchen. *With stylish photography by James Merrell.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #91994 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

From Amazon.com
The kitchen is, and to some extent always has been, the heart of a home. When considering a redesign, Lee points out that the reader should anticipate expense but comprehend that a well-planned and well-designed kitchen can not only improve the quality of life, ease food preparation and entertaining (and clean-up!), but also greatly enhance the value of a property when done thoughtfully and well. More than 400 specially commissioned color photographs bring this large, attractive book to life for the reader. But it is much more than a pretty picture book--it includes serious discussion of principles, styles, equipment, and decoration; the importance of planning and functional design; and considerations of materials in relation to their aesthetic as well as practical and functional attributes. The index is useful and comprehensive, and the source list for materials and equipment is thorough. This is a serious, and seriously attractive, book for anyone planning or dreaming of a kitchen makeover. --Mark A. Hetts

Ingram
Whether one is remodeling, renovating, or planning a completely new kitchen, this book provides hundreds of inspirational ideas for the hardest-working (and most valuable) room in the house. Resources list included. 415 color photos.

About the Author
Vinny Lee is interiors editor of "The Times Magazine" and the author of serveral books on interior design, including "Kitchens" and "The Bathroom Design Planner" (both Ryland Peters & Small).

James Merrell is a leading photographer of interiors and still life whose work has appeared in such magazines as The World of Interiors, House & Garden, and Elle Decor. His books include A Home for all Seasons, Kitchens, Home Furnishing Workbook, Simple Pillows, and Wooden Houses (also published by Ryland Peters & Small, Inc.)

Customer Reviews

your guid to a new kitchen
This book will make you think, start by identify your own needs and priorities befor you start planing. This is a basic and often over looked.

the book has a neat survey on th four principal styles - Traditional, Simple Country, Simple Modern, and New Professional.

It also talks about the elements of a space, such as lighting, countertops, sinks, appliances, and storage, also many creative ideas for decorating and adding colour.

It's a fun and fresh read.