This book is aimed at builders, architects, carpenters, installers and interior designers. In an easy-to-read format, it gives practical advice to help them build their clients’ dream kitchens. 1. IMPORTANT DETAILS 2. PLANS 3. BUILDING TERMS 4. MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST 5. ROOM MEASUREMENTS 6. TIMESCALES 7. FITTING AND FINISHING

Lynch shows homeowners what's hot and what's not, and gives practical information on how they can achieve the kitchens of their fantasies. Recent innovations in planning and room layout are covered in detail, and the merits of premium building materials and appliances are discussed and compared.

IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO EXTEND, UPDATE AND TRANSFORM YOUR KITCHEN, Dream Kitchen Extensions will provide you with all the inspiration you need to design your perfect space, whether you’re looking to create a stylish entertaining area, an open-plan kitchen-diner for relaxed family living or a wow-factor space leading out to your garden. Featuring 29 inspiring case studies of real homes, plus expert advice and shopping guides to the latest kitchen designs, hi-tech appliances and essential finishing touches, it’s guaranteed to give you plenty of ideas for your own dream kitchen project.

Discover how to partner ornamental plants with edible ones for a garden that offers both storybook appeal and a plethora of culinary delights. Stylish and celebratory, The Elegant and Edible Garden takes food growing to a higher plane. Host of The Potager Blog (@potagerblog), author and garden stylist Linda Vater, shares her vision for creating a garden space where food and flowers grow side by side. Known as a potager, these gardens are formal in their framework yet flexible and personal in their edible yields. A potager garden is both lovely to look at and productive. Doubling as an outdoor living area, it is also the perfect place to entertain family and friends. Inside you’ll learn: How to grow flowers, fruits, veggies, and herbs together en masse The function of symmetry in a potager garden Ways to create visual harmony and match the style of the garden to its surroundings Tips for blending your family’s needs and lifestyle into the garden Advice on how to utilize focal points and garden ornaments in your garden’s layout The importance of rhythm, repetition, and harmony in potager design How to position garden structures with practicality and purpose in mind Where to put your potager for not just convenience but also to create a destination Best practices for growing your beautiful new garden organically Create a garden that rejoices in seasonality while still allowing your style and personality to shine. The Elegant and Edible Garden is a vision of the very best things a garden can offer: food, beauty, connection, and a place to breathe.

This easy-to-read book, will give practical advice to help you realise your dream kitchen. Change your life and the way you live today.

Sheri Torelli, coauthor with Emilie Barnes of the popular More Hours in My Day (over 240,000 copies sold), presents a wonderful mealtime solution for families on the go, on a budget, and ready to switch from drive-through answers to fast, healthy, home-cooked meals. Sheri provides realistic, fine-tuned ways to bring sanity and the family back to the table: double-duty cooking—how to maximize a minimal amount of time in the kitchen menus by design—foolproof ways to plan meals and a month’s worth of menus creating little helpers—skill-appropriate tasks for kids of all ages tips for an efficient kitchen—tweaks and tools to organize a fast-food kitchen fast food with friends—hosting simple meals at home without feeling intimidated This unique and practical resource provides the recipe for better eating and better living: meal plans, organization helps, and lots of encouragement.

An exquisitely illustrated kitchen planner with detailed case studies; Shows how to make your dream kitchen become a reality; Presents an array of cabinets, surfaces, appliances, fixtures & fittings; Before-and-after pictures, together with floor plans and expert commentary That's the kitchen I want! That's what home decorators will think as they pore through House Beautiful's breathtaking photos of the most fabulous kitchens ever designed. Best of all - with these detailed case studies, your dream kitchen can actually become reality. Not so much a how-to as a why not? this exquisitely illustrated planner from the experts at House Beautiful will inspire, motivate and move you to action. It incorporates all the best full-colour, wish book photos of dream kitchens with extremely achievable ideas and examples of what almost everyone can obtain. From country to urban sleek, these designs address the biggest challenge in kitchen planning: identifying the look you want. Case studies-complete with before-and-after pictures and floor plans-outline real-world problems and solutions for overcoming them. cabinets, surfaces, appliances, fixtures and fittings, and lighting-all the products that go into creating a top-notch kitchen. And, because dreams should come true, there's advice on making it happen and working with professionals. If you can't find your ultimate kitchen in this book, it probably doesn't exist.