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Junk Beautiful: Furniture ReFreshed: 30 Clever Furniture Projects to Transform Your Home

Sue Whitney · Taunton Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Re-using and re-inventing vintage castoffs as home furnishings take center stage in today's home decor, as these one-of-a-kind treasures create uniquely personal spaces. Best-selling author and junking maven Sue Whitney unleashes her JUNKMARKET Style on furniture and accessories that...
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DIY Dollhouse: Build and Decorate a Toy House Using Everyday Materials

Alexia Henrion · Princeton Architectural Press
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

D.I.Y. Dollhouse is a lavishly illustrated guide for budding architects, builders, and designers, showing then how to build and furnish their own eco-friendly dollhouse, with an incredible eye for detail. The simple instructions cover everything children (and parents) need to get started,...
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Everyday Chic: My Secrets for Entertaining, Organizing, and Decorating at Home

Molly Sims · Dey Street Books
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Molly Sims shares her secrets for effortless entertaining, feeding friends and family, and making your house a home - with just the right amount of her signature supermodel style. Once upon a time, Molly Sims was a single girl who stored cashmere sweaters...
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Home: The Best of The New York Times Home Section: The Way We Live Now

Noel Millea · Rizzoli
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Appealing and innovative houses that show creativity, ingenuity, and design savvy for all homeowners today. With striking photographs and compelling stories from its vast home-design archive, the editors of the New York Times's beloved Home section offer a look at how contemporary...
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The House that Pinterest Built

DIANE KEATON · Rizzoli
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A compelling account of Diane Keaton's dream house, from idea to realization in brick, stone, and wood. Keaton's narrative and inspirational images will inspire all those who imagine the perfect home. At once a style guide, an inspirational tome, and a how-to volume on creating...
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The Mitten Handbook: Knitting Recipes to Make Your Own

MARY SCOTT HUFF · Abrams
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

For years, students have asked knitting instructor Mary Scott Huff for a book on their favorite topic - knitting mittens - but one that empowers them to create their own mittens their own way. This is that book. The Mitten Handbook is much more than an instruction book - it provides a list...
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Snuggle and Play Crochet: 40 Amigurumi Patterns for Lovey Security Blankets and Matching Toys

Carolina Guzman Benitez · SewandSo
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Snuggle up with a crochet comforter or play with a colourful character--this unique collection of 40 amigurumi patterns are simple to stitch and super cute! Featuring crochet toy patterns including boy and girl dolls, dogs and cats, bears and bunnies and many more, this amazing collection...
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Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind

Sy Montgomery · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Extraordinary new insights into the minds and lives of our fellow creatures from two of the world's top animal authors, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and Sy Montgomery. "In their writing and in their lives and in their remarkable friendship, Liz and Sy break down false barriers and carry...
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60 More Quick Baby Blankets: Cozy Knits in the 128 Superwash® & 220 Superwash® Collections from Cascade Yarns®, Completely Revised & Updated

Sixth&Spring Books · Sixth&Spring Books
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback

Sixty more of the cutest baby blankets ever for you to knit! Knitters begged for more - and here they are! Following the incredible ongoing success of 60 Quick Baby Blankets, this collection has all the unrivaled quality and quantity that fans have come to expect. It features a range of techniques,...
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Macrame for Beginners and Beyond: 24 Easy Macrame Projects for Home and Garden

Amy Mullins · SewandSo
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Discover a fresh, new take on the traditional craft of macrame, a craft that was incredibly popular in the seventies, and which is currently enjoying a renaissance. Macrame projects are the best way to bring the current trend for luxe, boho interiors into your home. This title includes...
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Naptime with Joey

Laura Izumikawa · Gallery Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

From viral Instagram sensation, lifestyle photographer, and mommy blogger Laura Izumikawa (@LauraIz) comes Naptime with Joey, a ridiculously delightful photo book of her now internet-famous daughter dressed up in various pop culture costumes - a perfect gift for new parents everywhere.Lights,...
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Quilting Row by Row: 27 Skill-Building Techniques

Jeanette White · C&T Publishing
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback

Sew pinwheel blocks, flying geese, and Dresden plates like a pro with a cheery, 11-row sampler quilt and 2 bonus projects. Starting with simple patchwork squares and leading up to more challenging applique and paper piecing, you'll practice 27 specific quilting skills like reverse applique,...
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Really Important Stuff My Cat Has Taught Me

Cynthia L. Copeland · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

A book that will delight every cat lover, full of wise and unforgettable life lessons, each paired with the perfect photo. Cats are the ultimate savants, possessing intelligence, poise, and sass in equal measure. They know when to play it cool, and when to pounce; when to fly solo, and when...
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Rescued: What Second-Chance Dogs Teach Us About Living with Purpose, Loving with Abandon, and Finding Joy in the Little Things

PETER ZHEUTLIN · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Discover the astonishing lessons rescue dogs can teach us about life, love, and ourselves In the follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Rescue Road, acclaimed journalist Peter Zheutlin offers a heartwarming and often humorous new look into the world of rescue dogs. Sharing lessons...
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Upscale Downsizing: Creating a Stylish, Elegant, Smaller Home

LESLIE LINSLEY · Sterling
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Less CAN be more! Whether because of a change in circumstances, an empty nest, or simply an itch to start from scratch again, people are downsizing their space . . . while remaining upscale in taste. Decorating with style is crucial when every square inch counts, and fortunately downsizing...
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