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Kitchens That Work : The Practical Guide to Creating a Great Kitchen
The kitchen is the social center of the home - a place for eating, a place for working, and a place to organize everything from spices to household finances. Because kitchens serve so many different needs, creating a new kitchen that not only serves these many needs but works well is a major challenge.
Featuring over 200 color photos, illustrations, and charts, Kitchens That Work uses a lifestyle design model to guide the reader through the complex process of designing and creating a great kitchen - one that works for everyone living in the house. The book guides the reader through each step of the process, from initial planning through the many material and design choices made along the way. Especially helpful is the unique insider's perspective on finding, evaluating, and managing kitchen contractors.

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How To: Basic Decks - video on how to build a deck Fences and Gates - videon on how to construct fences and gates Fine Homebuilding - Tiling Floors Finishing A Basement - video on how to finish your basement This Old House: A Dream House - In a dramatic twist, the team from This Old House takes on the challenge of transforming an antique farmhouse and its classic red barn into their vision of a "dream house." Join host Steve Thomas and master carpenter Norm Abram for the "soup to nuts" renovation of this antique Colonial as they collaborate with experts like Chefs Julia Child and Marian Morash and the team from The Victory Garden. "This house's classic structure represents many of our collective architectural notions of 'home.' Our task will be turn it into the ultimate cocooner's homestead that you'll never want to leave," says Steve. America's favorite home team outfits the 1724 Colonial, which sits on 2.9 secluded acres just outside Boston, with some of the most popular luxuries and renovations on many homeowners' wish lists, while preserving the architectural integrity of the house. You will be able to identify, and perhaps even sympathize, with Norm and Steve when the tables are turned and they take on the tough budgetary and design decisions that typically face homeowners embarking on a renovation. This home improvement project goes beyond renovation. This Old House collaborates with Chefs Child and Morash to create the ultimate cook's kitchen, consults with nationally-recognized decorators on interior color schemes and furnishings, and landscapes the site with help from The Victory Garden team. Other highlights include: a dream workshop custom-designed by Norm, the restoration of a classic post-and-beam barn, and installations of an enviable home gym, a state-of-the-art media room, and a fully-stocked wine cellar.
Magazines: Home Decor & Repair Home and Garden Magazines Books: •200 Farmhouse and Country Home Plans : Classic and Modern Farmhouses from 1,299 to 4,890 Square Feet •200 Move-Up Home Plans : Designs from 1800 to 3800 Square Feet to Meet Your Growing Needs (Blue Ribbon Designer Series) •Sheds with Sources for Blueprints, Kits, Building Accessories, Catalogs and Guide Books Are you thinking of building a simpler country life? This book is designed to help.You'll find designs for 22 cabins, 42 vernacular-style cottages and 22 traditional barns, stables, sheds and garages. The book's directory lists 144 catalogs and 68 useful websites full of more construction plans, building kits and hard-to-find country building products. There's also information on construction and restoration resources and helpful guidebooks. Start your new home right here. •50 Favorite Houses by Frank Lloyd Wright •500 Best Selling Home Plans •The 68000 Microprocessor Family : Architecture, Programming, and Applications Architectural Plans for Adding on or Remodeling •Backroad Home: Simple Country Designs of Cottages, Cabins, Barns, Stables, Garages and Garden •Building Doors & Gates : Instructions, Techniques and over 100 Designs - All about building traditional entrances to the home. Displays component parts and joints on detailed charts. Tells how to design, construct, and hang a selection of doors and gates. Features practical exercises for perfecting door- and gate-making skills. Offers more than 100 designs, with the specifics on building them.
Architect Helps
a al carte' Architects - Architectural firm specializing in restaurant and hospitality design, Member of the National Restaurant Association. Bullock Smith & Partners - consulting firm providing landscape architecture, urban design, and planning services. Specializing in fairgrounds, themeparks, and multi-use facilities. Johnson Architecture, Inc. - specializing in entertainment, home, restaurant, and religious design.	McCarty Holsaple McCarty, Inc. - specializes in commercial architecture, interior design, campus masterplanning, and construction admin. VZ Yanchenko Pty Limited - Architects + Urban Planners Architects + Golf Course Architects + Solar Architects + ESD Architects + e-Architects Sydney based specialising in Residential and Multi Unit Residential Projects ranging from $A 350,000 to $A 18M
Architectural Notoriety
Built in America - Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) document achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States and its territories. Captain Forbes House Museum - 1833 Greek revival house, designed by Isaiah Rogers, is the earliest local building known to have been built from an architect's plans. Great Buildings Online - architecture and architects from Stonehenge to Fallingwater, around the world and across history, with images, drawings and 3D models. Frank Lloyd Wright - Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932 - exhibit featured at the the Library of Congress. Shared Vision - Community Bridge Project - called "one of the most astonishing trompe l'oiel murals in the world." Chavenage House - oldest Elizabethan manor in the Cotswolds with only two owners in the last 400 years. Monticello - Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson, designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years. Jefferson described the house as his "essay in architecture," but today it is recognized as an international treasure. Monticello is the only house in America on the United Nations' prestigious World Heritage List of sites that must be protected at all costs. Mandarin Star's Villa - focuses on the historic homes of the elite that were built during the early 20th century. 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments - these "glass houses" built between 1948 and 1951 influenced the look of virtually every American city. Biltmore Estate - George Vanderbilt's 250-room Biltmore House, extensive gardens, winery. Harewood House - stately home, museum, and art gallery set in magnificent grounds, with a large exotic bird collection and extensive estates. Leighton Hall - home of the Gillow furniture making family, set in 80 acres of beautiful grounds and parkland. Mount Vernon - historic home and gardens of first United States president, George Washington. Includes visitor's guide, events, archaeology, photographs, and history. Sutton Park Stately Home - 18th century house offering a collection of treasures and award winning gardens. Cyburbia - offers feature articles, message boards, and a comprehensive directory of resources relevant to planning, architecture, and built environments.

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