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Joan Kohn's It's Your Kitchen
Over 100 Inspirational Kitchens
by Joan Kohn
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Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Bulfinch; 1 (October 2003)
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Chapter 1: Vision
Hardwood floors or linoleum? Marble countertops or formica? When designing or renovating a kitchen, there are a million choices, and each one must reflect personal taste, lifestyle, and budget. Now, Joan Kohn offers advice to help readers get the kitchen

Chapter 1: Vision : Part 2
How does my dream kitchen fit into the decor and scale of the rest of my home? Are there appliances or other elements of my existing kitchen that I wish to recycle into my new kitchen? How will my dream kitchen affect my home's resale value?



Book Description

Hardwood floors or linoleum? Marble countertops or formica? When designing or renovating a kitchen, there are a million choices, and each one must reflect personal taste, lifestyle, and budget. Now, Joan Kohn offers advice to help readers get the kitchen they've always dreamed of. Richly illustrated with 230 full-color photographs of beautiful kitchens by top designers and architects, Joan Kohn's It's Your Kitchen will inspire readers to make the best possible decisions with the myriad of design choices that are available today.

Organized by concept, this book teaches readers to think like a designer. Broken into two parts, "Design Essentials," addresses such considerations as budget, style, assessing the existing kitchen, working with a design team and sustaining one's personal vision. "The Five Building Blocks of Kitchen Design," covers function, space, floor plans, and personal touch. Readers will learn how to confront the critical design choices that will turn their kitchen dream into a reality.

About the Author

Joan KohnJoan Kohn

I was a Navy brat, born in Brooklyn and raised around Naval bases in the East and Midwest. I received my undergraduate degree from The University of Michigan, where I attended the College of Architecture and Design and the Liberal Arts College. After my husband and I moved to Chicago, I taught high school for a few years, and then went back to school, receiving my Masters Degree from Northwestern University's School of Speech.

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