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Title: The New Bungalow Kitchen
ISBN: 1561588628
Author:
Peter Labau
Publicate Date: 2007-03-27
Publish: 2007-03-27
List Price: $30.00
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: Simply the BEST Arts&Crafts/Bungalow Kitchen Book EVER
There is something to love in each of the kitchens selected for this book. The photography is stunning and more than whets the appetite. The attention to details and guidance for the home remodeler or one considering it is impeccable. The index gives a list of builders and details down to door hardware--which is a plus because you'll find yourself wanting items from each kitchen. Fabulous.
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2: A great source of inspiration
We recently remodeled the kitchen in our 1927 bungalow. We were a bit lost early on, finding only occasional examples in the dozen or so kitchen books that we used. This book offers details of 17 bungalow kitchens of many shapes and styles, and one (#13, if you're interested) provided the inspiration for our design.
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3: Kitchens for the rest of us
What a joy to pick up a book and see photos of lovely kitchens in my size -- meaning, not McMansion. I am so disheartened by all the kitchen porn featuring 48 inch ranges under huge hoods behind islands with seating for six! Though the book specifically references the bungalow style, the photos and narrative describe how the Colonials and Tudors evolved early in the century, and there is plenty of visual and descriptive information applicable to these styles too. I especially liked the emphasis on finding ways to use authentic materials and styling while incorporating modern appliances, from lighting to cooking and even surfaces. The earlier book, Bungalow Kitchens, took on a very proscriptive voice, for example, absolutely banning in-ceiling spot lights. New Bungalow Kitchens, by contrast, is much more ecumenical, recognizing it is no sin to want to acknowledge and utilize the best of the current offerings, and provides real guidance on how to accomplish this without blatantly violating the period aesthetic. There are lovely kitchens in both dark stained and light painted finishes. It seems the author has a few favorite kitchens that were pictured over and over throughout the book. But the ones he chose certainly bore up well in their close-ups. I got several ideas that I can actually use, in fact, probably more ideas than I can actually use.
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4: The New bungalow Kitchen
A beautifully illustrated book full of good ideas for kitchen design.
While the focus is on bungalow-style, much of the information could be applied to kitchens in any style home
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5: An idea factory
Lush photos, sparking ideas for kitchen designs in arts-and-crafts bungalows, and crisp writing make this book a valuable tool for any bungalow owner contemplating a kitchen redesign. Even if you don't own a bungalow, the photos are worth the price of the book.
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