[{"id":262360563775,"handle":"all-books-1","title":"All Books","updated_at":"2023-10-01T09:05:48-04:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2021-11-06T08:19:16-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"Book"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":168102756415,"handle":"all-books","title":"Best Sellers","updated_at":"2023-09-30T23:15:01-04:00","body_html":"The 10 best-selling books since we started Lost Art Press in 2007.","published_at":"2020-12-01T10:05:23-05:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"Book"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Bestseller"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":14049653,"handle":"books","title":"Books","updated_at":"2023-10-01T09:05:48-04:00","body_html":"All books from Lost Art Press are produced entirely in the United States. We use acid-free paper and tough bindings – our books's signatures are sewn and glued for durability whenever physically possible.","published_at":"2013-12-16T11:31:00-05:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":null,"disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"Book"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":262234079295,"handle":"books-by-nancy-r-hiller","updated_at":"2023-09-30T22:00:39-04:00","published_at":"2021-10-27T15:00:59-04:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Books by Nancy R. Hiller","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eNancy R. Hiller is a cabinetmaker who specializes in period-style work for late-19th- to mid-20th-century interiors. She trained as a furniture maker in England, where she moved with her mother and sister at age 12, and has worked in shops there as well as in the States. She returned to college at the age of 30 and graduated with a master’s in Religious Studies, specializing in ethics. Since 1995 she has operated NR Hiller Design, Inc., based in Bloomington, Indiana. Her work has been featured in \u003cem\u003eFine Woodworking\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOld-House Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Craft\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePopular Woodworking\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Crafts Homes and the Revival\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFine Homebuilding\u003c\/em\u003e. She has authored five books in addition to “Shop Tails,” among them “The Hoosier Cabinet in Kitchen History,” “English Arts \u0026amp; Crafts Furniture,” “Kitchen Think” and “Making Things Work.” She lives with her husband, Mark, and Joey and Tony, their dog and cat. You can \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.com\/2020\/04\/16\/meet-the-author-nancy-hiller\/\"\u003eread more about her \u003c\/a\u003ein this in-depth profile.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2021-10-27T15:16:13-04:00","alt":"Nancy Hiller pretending to eat wood shavings","width":2000,"height":1333,"src":"\/\/lostartpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Nancy-eating-shavings3.jpg?v=1635362200"}},{"id":69077532735,"handle":"design","title":"Design","updated_at":"2023-10-01T09:05:13-04:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2019-04-03T09:39:16-04:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Design"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":262488719423,"handle":"gifts-for-your-woodworker","updated_at":"2023-09-30T23:15:01-04:00","published_at":"2021-11-19T11:37:28-05:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Gifts for Your Woodworker","body_html":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGet the woodworker in your life something they didn’t know they needed – or something they would never buy for themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLost Art Press and Crucible Tools makes everything – everything – in the United States and has been providing quality books and tools since 2007. 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This dark-blue shirt features a subtle black logo on the front and is designed for decades of hard wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/books\/products\/kitchen-think\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKitchen Think\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMost woodworkers have the tools and skills to remake their kitchen. But they don’t know how to go about designing the space so it feels like an integrated part of the home. Professional cabinetmaker and designer Nancy R. 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For two decades, Hiller has made a living by turning limitations into creative, lively and livable kitchens for her clients. Her new book, “Kitchen Think,” is an invitation to learn from both her completed kitchen designs (plus kitchens from a few others) and from the way she works in her Bloomington, Ind., workshop.
Unlike most kitchen design books, “Kitchen Think” is a woodworker’s guide to designing and furnishing the kitchen, from a down-to-the-studs renovation to refacing existing cabinets. And she shows you how it can be done without spending a fortune or adding significantly to your local landfill.
“The first requirement is simply to think," Hiller writes, "where you are in life; what resources you have access to in terms of money, interesting materials, or time; the architectural style of your home and so forth.”
Yes, there are hundreds of pretty full-color photos of well-designed kitchens, which are organized into 24 case studies throughout the book. They range from the sculptural (kitchens by Johnny Grey and Wharton Esherick) to kitchens of a more recognizable form.
But there’s also a heavy dose of practical instruction: how to build cabinets efficiently, how to make a basic kitchen island, how to build a wall-hung plate rack. Plus butt-saving advice that comes only from experience – like how to maximize space in inside corners, how to scribe cabinets and countertops into odd spaces and how to make sure you’ve left ample space for hardware.
All of this is built on a foundation of research into kitchens from the past. Hiller’s historical perspective on design might just change your mind about what makes a good kitchen. It doesn’t have to be walls of built-in cabinets. So what’s the alternative?
You just have to think.
The book is intended for:
• Woodworkers, whether professional or not, who would like to expand their minds on the question of kitchen design, the culture of remodeling, materials and techniques used in kitchens
• Homeowners with some woodworking and home-renovation skills who would like to remodel their own kitchen, including building their own cabinets
• Homeowners who want a deeper understanding of what goes into a thoughtful kitchen remodel done by professionals
• Homeowners and others (who may not own a home) looking for design inspiration and unconventional, non-consumerist ways of thinking about kitchen design and remodeling.
“Kitchen Think” is 8-1/2” x 11”, 368 pages and printed in full color on coated, 80# matte paper. It has a printed hardbound cover, coated in a durable matte laminate. The binding is sewn, and covered with a fiber-reinforced tape spine to last for generations. Like all Lost Art Press books, “Kitchen Think” is produced and printed entirely in the United States.
Table of Contents
Dedication VII Preface IX
Introduction 1
1. What is Custom Cabinetry? 9 A Truly Custom Kitchen 13
2. Getting Started 25 Order of Work 34
3. A Simple, Strong Method for Building & Installing Cabinets 37
4. Designer-Builder Beware 75 Geometrical Analyses of Typical Storage Solutions for Inside Corners 82
5. Elements of Design 95 Build a Simple Island 110 Fit a Wooden Counter into a Tricky Space 120 Make a Retro-Style Linoleum Countertop 127 Plate Rack 179 Build a Plate Rack 182
6. Make a Partial Change 184 The Cobbler’s Kitchen 187 Convert a Two-Door Cabinet to a Cabinet with Drawers 194 Three Ways to Mount Drawers 196 Two Jigs to Install Blum Tandem Drawer Slides 202 Refacing at the High End 205 Another Method of Refacing 213 Add to Existing Cabinets 215 More is More 221 A Breakfast Nook Puzzle 227
7. A Varied Portfolio 230 The Original Sociable Kitchen 233 Kitchen as Working Sculpture 239 Inspired by Voysey 245 East-Coast Pacific 249 At Home on the Land 255 Industrial Rustic 259 An Easygoing Kitchen for a Family of Cooks 265 Green on Green 271 Barn-Style House on a Budget 277 Farmhouse Style 280 From So-So to Sizzling 283
8. Period-Inspired Kitchens 291 Cabinet Details to Note when Designing a Period-Style Kitchen 302 Shingle Style 307 Happy Hundredth 313 Former Servants’ Quarters 319 Grad-School Style to Grown Up 325 Tiny & Mighty 331 Elevating a Mid-Century Kitchen 337 Same Footprint, Different Room 343 Shaker Style 346
End Notes 353 Bibliography 355 Acknowledgments 357
About the Author
Nancy R. Hillerwas a cabinetmaker specializing in period-style work for late-19th- to mid-20th-century interiors. She trained as a furniture maker in England, where she moved with her mother and sister at age 12, and worked in shops there as well as in the States. She returned to college at the age of 30 and graduated with a master’s in Religious Studies, specializing in ethics. From 1995 to 2022, she operated NR Hiller Design, Inc., based in Bloomington, Indiana. Her work has been featured inFine Woodworking,Old-House Journal,American Craft,Popular Woodworking,Arts & Crafts Homesand the RevivalandFine Homebuilding. She has authored five books in addition to “Kitchen Thing,” among them “The Hoosier Cabinet in Kitchen History,” “English Arts & Crafts Furniture,” “Shop Tails” and “Making Things Work.”
You can read ourfull profile here, and a tribute to Nancy, who died August 29, 2022,here.
