Synopses & Reviews
If your kitchen is ready for a redo but your budget says stop, here's help. Welcome to the affordable dream source, a collection of kitchens that includes budget-friendly projects, smart style ideas, and "bargain bonus" tips.
- Inspiration and Advice: 225 eye-catching photos and hundreds of decorating tips help you design your kitchen makeover.
- Top 10 Trends: See what's happening in kitchen design and learn low-cost ways to adapt the trends to your home.
- Create the Look: Discover how to customize cabinets with paint, mix materials, maximize storage, add softness with fabric, and make small kitchens feel larger.
- 35 Ideas for Small Kitchens: Try these tips and tricks for expanding the sense of space and adding storage and personality to small kitchens.
Bargain bonus: Look for this tag throughout the book to find shopping tips and money-saving options for your kitchen design plans.
Synopsis
In this book, achievable, inviting kitchens show what a difference a well-executed kitchen remodel can make, whether it's a complete renovation or a simple cosmetic redo. A wide variety of layouts, cabinets, fixtures, and countertops demonstrate great choices for a variety of styles, from traditional to contemporary. Hundreds of inspiring ideas with budget-minded tips, bargain hunter ideas, and sidebars to help readers achieve the looks they love. The book showcases top kitchen trends, styles, decorating ideas, materials, and storage ideas. Features clever ways to maximize space in small kitchens. Floor plans show how to make the best use of existing space.
Synopsis
Affordable ideas for turning any kitchen into an inviting and functional space
This book is your guide to designing the kitchen of your dreams. It offers a survey of kitchen trends, ideas for enhancing existing floor plans, advice on how to mix and match materials, and tips on how to achieve a look for less. Whether you're looking to spruce up your kitchen with simple cosmetic refreshes or completely transform your kitchen with a major remodel, you can turn to Kitchen Ideas for
- Hundreds of inspiring ideas in a variety of decorating styles
- Floor plans and clever storage ideas that maximize space in a small kitchen
- Budget-minded tips for bargain hunters
Featuring traditional to contemporary kitchen designs and a wide variety of layouts, cabinets, fixtures, and countertops, this value-priced book has everything you need to create a beautiful kitchen.
About the Author
The iconic BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS brand is one of America's most trusted sources for information on cooking, gardening, home improvement, home design, decorating, and crafting. Today, the brand encompasses books, magazines, and digital media.
Table of Contents
Kitchen Trends.Check out the latest trends on our top 10 list before spending a cent.
Islands.
Furniture details.
Open plans.
Mix of materials.
Show-off storage.
Pantries.
Stainless steel.
Stylish sinks.
Stone.
Going green.
Smart Plans.
Map out the way a kitchen functions to make changes that work.
Walkthrough workhorse.
Open for business.
Ring around the island.
Working the U.
Kitchen geography.
Multitask kitchen.
Unfi tted beauty.
Create the look/Paint.
Stylish Materials.
Combine materials to create spaces fi lled with functional flair.
Some assembly required.
Mix with style.
Humble and handsome.
Vintage by design.
Modern mastery.
Artistry at work.
Create the look/Materials.
Store in Style.
Eliminate all the muss and fuss with storage that lets a kitchen work hard.
In orderly fashion.
Open-minded storage.
Create the look/Special storage.
Designed to store.
Cutting clutter.
Create the look/Shelves.
Decorator Touches.
Kitchens have to look good as well as work hard. Heres how to get started.
Warming trends.
Scandinavian at heart.
Playing with color.
Going dressy.
Bungalow reborn.
Create the look/Fabric fixes.
Small Spaces.
Learn how small kitchens combine efficiency with style.
Compact character.
Priced-right white.
Create the look/White cabinets.
French forever.
Paint for style.
Craft a jewel.
Inch by inch.
Create the look/Space savers.
Index.