The Kitchen Idea Book

Presents nearly 500 photographs of kitchen interiors, along with advice in planning a kitchen.

This completely revised edition of the consummate resource for kitchen redesign features more than 350 ideas with 350 photos for a facelift or full-throttle redo of a range of kitchen styles and sizes.

With some 370 color photographs from today's leading designers and architects, this title guides homeowners to create a kitchen for any style and budget.

Presents 500 fabulous decorating ideas and quick changes for the kitchen -- Book jacket flap.

The answers to your every kitchen and cooking question - for amateurs and professionals alike.

The Kitchen Design Idea Book is a Kitchen Design Portfolio of 50 different unique custom kitchen designs. This book contains floor plans and three dimensional perspective drawings of each kitchen. It is to be used as a resource and guide to help you design your new kitchen. To use this book, simply thumb through and mark all the plans and perspective elements you like and want in your kitchen. Take these drawings to your kitchen designer, architect, or interior designer and have them modified to fit your specific space and needs. Or we can do it for you. It's that simple. If you find kitchen plans or perspectives you would like larger scale (1/2" = 1"-0") 22"x 17" size copies are available (plans will include dimensions). You can purchase them for any of the kitchens shown by following the instructions at the back of this book. You can also purchase Kitchen Interior Design Drawings (KIDD) consisting of dimensioned Floor Plan, dimensioned Interior Elevations, and 3D Perspective Drawings for any of the 50 kitchens shown. All KIDD sets are drawn at 1/2" = 1"-0" scale, and the drawing sheet size is 22" x 17". To see an example of a Kitchen Interior Design Drawings set go to www.KitchenDesignCo.com/ then go to the bottom of the page. Under Kitchen Design Drawings click on Kitchen Interior Design Drawings to see a complete KIDD set.

Over 300 color photographs of kitchens including award-winning and fancy product ideas for manufacturers of cabinetry, countertops, windows, appliances, and floors. Contemporary, country, classic European, early American, and Art Deco kitchens and special needs for elderly and handicapped users are all identified. Designed for the do-it-yourselfer or as a bank of illustrations to share with a designer or contractor.