Design Ideas for Bathrooms (2nd edition)
Design Ideas for Bathrooms, 2nd Edition, presents a range of ideas for creating an up-to-date bathroom for pampering or simple practicality. Readers will find many excellent examples of master baths, family baths, powder rooms, and accessible designs. There is complete coverage of the latest fixtures, including desirable spa amenities such as jetted tubs and showers, steam devices and saunas, rain bars, and sprayers, plus a full representation of finishing materials from high-end looks in...
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Design Ideas for Bathrooms presents the latest ideas for building or remodeling a bathroom. It contains almost 500 color photographs that show homeowners the latest styles of tubs and showers, sink, faucets, vanities, tile, stone, glass, and more. Library Journal Hillstrom (former editor in chief, House Beautiful Special Interest Publications) presents a huge amount of practical information on redesigning bathrooms and kitchens, the two rooms that can be the most costly to remodel. Bathrooms covers universal design considerations and the basics of master bath and half-bath layout, then focuses on bath and shower options that include tubs and fittings. Extensive information on surfaces like tile, stone, glass, concrete, synthetics, wood, and metal points to the advantages and disadvantages of each. Kitchens offers a similar wealth of information, on cabinets, surfaces, and major appliances such as cooktops, stoves, and refrigerators. A few projects, like refinishing a hardwood floor, suggest that other sources should be consulted before beginning, since so few instructions are given. Kitchens is similar to Susan Preen's Creating Your Dream Kitchen (see review, p. 62), with more photographs and choices provided here. Both books would make excellent purchases for public libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Introduction6Chapter 1Begin with the Basics8Planned to be personalFormulate ideasWork with spaceMaster bathsFamily bathsHalf-bathsUniversal designChapter 2Bath and Shower34BathtubsShowersFittingsChapter 3The Surfaces56StoneCeramic tileGlassConcreteSyntheticsWoodMetalChapter 4The Lav and Toilet86LavsLav faucetsToiletsBidetsChapter 5Vanities and Storage112VanitiesCabinet constructionDefine your styleCabinet finishesBathroom furnitureMedicine cabinetsChapter 6Light and Air144Natural lightArtificial lightVentilationChapter 7Get Stylish170ColorTrimwork and panelingWindow treatmentsStyle specificsResource Guide204Glossary210Index216Photo Credits222
\ Library JournalBoth of these gorgeous books are updates of 2005 editions. Each starts out with layout and design considerations for the space of your bath or kitchen. Style sections look at design elements and colors. Design Ideas for Bathrooms then delves into surface treatments, covering tiling in some detail. Next come toilets and tubs or showers and all the selections. Design Ideas for Kitchens, likewise, covers cabinetry in depth and then appliances and sinks. Mostly, these are idea books with lots of eye candy to inspire creative juices.\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalHillstrom (former editor in chief, House Beautiful Special Interest Publications) presents a huge amount of practical information on redesigning bathrooms and kitchens, the two rooms that can be the most costly to remodel. Bathrooms covers universal design considerations and the basics of master bath and half-bath layout, then focuses on bath and shower options that include tubs and fittings. Extensive information on surfaces like tile, stone, glass, concrete, synthetics, wood, and metal points to the advantages and disadvantages of each. Kitchens offers a similar wealth of information, on cabinets, surfaces, and major appliances such as cooktops, stoves, and refrigerators. A few projects, like refinishing a hardwood floor, suggest that other sources should be consulted before beginning, since so few instructions are given. Kitchens is similar to Susan Preen's Creating Your Dream Kitchen (see review, p. 62), with more photographs and choices provided here. Both books would make excellent purchases for public libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.\ \
