Tips & Traps for Remodeling Your Kitchen (Paperback)

This book is a homeowner’s ideal companion for any kitchen remodeling project. It’s a complete overview that covers planning, estimating costs, choosing materials, hiring contractors and subcontractors, code considerations, HVAC issues, cabinets and counters, and the final punch-list phase, and homeowners get the benefit of the author’s 30 years of experience as a construction and remodeling professional. Filled with tips and traps, illustrations, checklists, sample forms and (more…)

Kitchen Remodeling for Dummies (Paperback)

Real estate, building, and remodeling surveys reveal that the one project likely to give you a 100 percent return on the dollars invested is a kitchen remodel. And whether the project is as involved as gutting the room back to the wall studs or as simple as applying a fresh coat of paint, each project is an investment in your home’s value and, ultimately, in your enjoyment of using the space. Remodeling a kitchen is a big job, but it’s not so big that anyone – with t (more…)

Kitchen Ideas (Better Homes & Gardens Decorating) (Paperback)

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 forHund (more…)

All New Kitchen Idea Book (Taunton Home Idea Books) (Paperback)

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“As a homeowner, you’ll need to make a host of decisions that will determine the ultimate success of your new kitchen. Sound intimidating? Fortunately, help has arrived….” – Good Housekeeping, 1999″

With some 370 color photographs from todays leading designers and architects, this book will help you create a kitchen for any style and budget. A complete guide, the All New Kitchen Idea Book includes new appliance technology and cabinetry, fixtures and faucets, doors and co (more…)

Kitchen Makeovers (Do It Yourself) (Paperback)

Kitchen Makeovers gives DIY-ers the inspiration and information they need to complete a wide range of affordable kitchen upgrade projects from start to finish, using tools and supplies available at home centers. The design options that accompany every project make it surprisingly easy to personalize results by selecting different finishes, fixtures, and other elements.

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Remodeling a Kitchen: Taunton’s Build Like a Pro: Expert Advice from Start to Finish (Paperback)

Remodeling a kitchen is fun, practical, and one of the best return-on-investment, home-improvement projects out there. Taunton’s proven Build Like a Pro series takes this popular remodeling project step by step from planning, through construction, down to the custom details. It’s all in here — from design guidance to choices in materials with professional advice, more than 350 color photographs and drawings that illustrate the remodeling process from start to finish, and hands-o (more…)

Everything and the Kitchen Sink: Remodel Your Kitchen without Losing Your Mind (Paperback)

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“Costa and Manning have plenty of helpful hints for renovating.” — Orlando Sentinel, Rebecca Swain Vadnie”The cheerful attitude of these authors makes even the less cheerful aspects of kitchen remodeling a little easier to swallow.” — Christy Hobart, LA Times. 5/25/05

As Americans hunger for home improvement, Lowe’s and Home Depot have risen to the status of weekend hotspots. Home-design shows like Trading Spaces are flourishing up and down the television dial, mirror (more…)