Kitchens: Information & Inspiration for Making the Kitchen the Heart of the Home

by Chris Casson Madden

Inspiring is the best way to describe the 38 great American kitchens visited through hundreds of close-up photographs in this beautiful collection. Informative text and captions give full details, from the basic elements of kitchen style to ideas for simple decorative touches. Full color and black-and-white photographs.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published March 23, 1993

About the author

Ann Christine Madden was an American interior designer, television host, author, and businesswoman. As founder and chief executive officer of Chris Madden Inc, she built a multimillion-dollar home furnishings company through partnerships with Mohawk Industries, Bassett Furniture, and JCPenney.

Reviews

[Donna Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

More useful for decor than design. This book—with lovely photos—is more attractive than useful. The photos don’t even say which materials were used in countertops and floors, for example. It does have some very appealing pictures of old kitchens which kept their original look and feel.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book for resources & inspiration on kitchen design.