Better Homes and Gardens. Small Kitchen Solutions

194 Pages·2010·72.58 MB·English

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welcome

Good things come in small packages. That often-heard
missive applies to the 30 kitchens featured in this book. Simply put,
Better Homes and Gardens Small Kitchen Solutions celebrates smallness—
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and the clever approaches homeowners and designers have taken to
shower their cooking spaces with style and function.
What constitutes a small kitchen? That depends on your vantage point.
A small kitchen in a Midwestern home might seem like a cooking
paradise in a New York City apartment, where one can often spread arms
and touch walls on both sides. Our featured rooms run the gamut from
pint-size to modestly sized. The commonality is that they’ve done a lot
with a little. Let the photographs and stories inspire your own ideas for
finagling a tight floor plan, stretching storage, and embracing style. The
Kitchen Workbook section at the back of this book will help you narrow
down choices in cabinets, countertops, and more. Whether you’re in the
dreaming or doing stage of remodeling, remember that dimensions are
only numbers. Even in a small kitchen, the sky is the limit.
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Compact Creativity................6 Dream Rooms, Real Budgets....124
Rekindled Charm................................... 8 Overdue Update..................................126
Presto Change-o...................................14 Kitchen by the Sea ................................132
Sociably Sleek ....................................20 Bounce-Back Bungalow...........................138
Fancy Footprint................................... 26 Splash of Color....................................144
Simply Organized................................. 30 Buried Treasure...................................150
Cozy with Color................................... 36
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Culinary Delights............... 156
Smooth Move .................................... 42
Small but Mighty .................................158
Little Wonder..................................... 46
Deco Perfecto.....................................162
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Everyday Elegance ............... 52 Bright Spot.......................................166
Worth the Wait................................... 54 Maximized Modern...............................170
Vigorously Vintage................................60 Taking Stock......................................174
Sleek Chic........................................ 66
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Kitchen Workbook.............. 178
Details, Details................................... 72
Cabinets ........................................ 180
Warm Embrace................................... 78
Countertops......................................182
Glass Act.........................................84
Backsplashes.....................................184
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Open Horizons...................90 Sinks and Faucets.................................185
Tailored for Today................................. 92 Floors............................................186
Perfect Harmony.................................. 98 Lighting..........................................187
Nested Interest.................................. 104
Resources..........................188
City Cottage..................................... 108
Passing Through..................................114
Age Appropriate................................. 120
small kitchen solutions 55
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compact
creativ ity

Amazing things happen when you embrace the
possibilities. Imagine soffits removed so new cabinets can stretch
to the ceiling, making your kitchen seem grander. Consider how a short
peninsula could substitute for the island you simply can’t fit into the
room. Think about how a built-in can bring function to an awkward
nook, or how toe-kick drawers could eke out an extra bit of storage on
base cabinets. The kitchens on the following pages incorporate those
design-smart features and more. They’re glass-half-full kinds of spaces.
Getting your kitchen to reach its full potential starts by looking beyond
what it is to what it could be. List—and rank—your priorities. Then let
those priorities guide your makeover and inspire clever ways to work
them in. Remember, it’s not the size of the room that matters, but what
you do with it. Even in a small kitchen, you can do a lot.
White cabinetry, big
windows, and skylights
brighten this kitchen.
A reproduction pendant
gives the sink area period-
inspired flair.
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