Kitchen Ideas You Can Use: Inspiring Designs & Clever Solutions for Remodeling Your Kitchen (Electronic book text)

The kitchen: command center of the home, headquarters for all things edible, family-member traffic funnel. Whether youre a bachelor or bachelorette in a small starter home or part of a larger family, if this isnt the most-used room in your house, you must not be home very often. In the kitchen, functionality and aesthetics go hand-in-hand; the mood is just as important as the machinery, and if youre looking to capitalize on the space in your homeno matter how big or smallyoure going to need a few pointers. Fortunately, in "Kitchen Ideas You Can Use," our home DIY expert Chris Peterson gives you a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of all the kitchen essentials: cabinets, countertops, appliances, flooring, wall treatments, storage, islands, eat-in areas, lighting, and ventilation. Kitchen remodeling is normally the most expensive home improvement project. But with over 300 inspiring photographs, Petersons straightforward insights, and our attention to the latest trends from professional designers, you can skip the cost of hiring a professional and craft your own kitchenyour own way. From choosing between traditional and induction cooktops to drawing up the most efficient layout scheme and landing on that perfect backsplash, "Kitchen Ideas You Can Use" might finally be the one thing in your house more useful than the microwave.