New Built-Ins Idea Book: Media Centers Nooks & Crannies Window Seats Kitchen & Dining Areas Work Centers (Idea Books)

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Written by: Sandor Nagyszalanczy

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 684.16
Format Features: Bargain Price
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2005-01-31
Publisher: Taunton
Release Date: 2005-01-31

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Do-it-yourself home projects have become a national pastime, and nothing satisfies that urge more then creating built-ins. The fact that they are a permanent part of a house makes it more critical that they be done with as much skill and imagination as possible. That’s where the New Built-Ins Idea Book comes in. Written by Sandor Nagyszalanczy, a former senior editor of Fine Woodworking magazine and an acknowledged expert in the field, this illustrated guide shows step-by-step how to create built-ins that are both practical and appealing. Here are hundreds of design ideas for projects for every room of the house, including kitchens, bathrooms, libraries, kids’ spaces, dining rooms, bedrooms, and the increasingly popular media spaces. The book shows a wide range of possibilities for incorporating built-ins, from niches to bookcases to spaces that replace those stacks of clothing in the closet. Complete coverage of materials, lighting, color, and hardware, along with careful, comprehensible drawings and photographs, is included.

User Comments about the New Built-Ins Idea Book: Media Centers Nooks & Crannies Window Seats Kitchen & Dining Areas Work Centers (Idea Books)

This book is full of great ideas to help home owners decide what they would like in their remodel project.

I'd say from the entire book I found 3 or 4 pictures of built-ins that I'd actually like to duplicate. The pictures in this book are lovely and high quality, BUT they do not picture very many creative built-ins. I love buying picture books from which to glean ideas. I was expecting lots of pictures of creative nooks and crannies to incorporate in my future building plans. I will most likely be re-selling the book. I was not impressed when I saw repetitive ideas (yes, a built in hutch in the dining room is nice, but not creative).

If you're thinking of creating some built ins this is a great book to own. I own a collection of home design books and it is not easy to find a book with many great design ideas. This book is filled with great ideas and some beautiful designs. I wish it was twice as thick. I find myself grabbing this book repeatedly.

There is no how-to. The description of this book is misleading. This is not a step-by-step guide to constructing built-ins, it's just a show-case of things built by master craftsmen. Don't buy this book unless you already know wood-working or you'll just end up with glossy photos of spectacular built-ins you can't build yourself. The so-called step-by-step part consists of the super-obvious, such as: 1st choose your design, 2nd choose your materials, 3rd choose your hardware.

If you are looking for innovative or creative ideas for a realistic cabinet project. It was a disappointment. Taunton has a very good reputation for their publications so I thought this would be a great book to help me with several projects I will be undertaking. There was nothing innovative or unique about the ideas presented. look elsewhere. The cabinet styles were either very basic or so custom they did not provide realistic options.