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Kitchen Upgrades

Taunton Press · Taunton Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Kitchen Upgrades is a compilation of the very best expert design and product advice, using real-world remodels to help professionals and passionate amateurs remodel a kitchen of any shape and size, on any budget. The pros take you through every step of the remodeling process, with over...

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Clean and Lean: 30 Days, 30 Foods, a New You!

Ian K. Smith · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Building on the principles in Ian K. Smith's bestselling The Clean 20, Clean and Lean introduces four new important components to the eating plan:
--A full day-by-day 30-day weight loss diet
--Intermittent fasting (skip breakfast, lose weight)
--A pure, simple, effective...

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The Magnolia Story

Chip Gaines · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

National Bestseller--New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's Weekly

Are you ready to see your fixer upper?

These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV's Fixer Upper. As this question...

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The Seasons of My Mother: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers

Marcia Gay Harden · Atria Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In this poetic and inspiring memoir, one of America's most revered actresses uses the imagery of flowers and the art of Ikebana to depict the unique creative bond that she has had with her mother throughout the years - and how, together, they are facing her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's...
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Popular Mechanics How to Fix Anything: Essential Home Repairs Anyone Can Do

POPULAR MECHANICS. · Hearst
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

For any home repair, big or small, homeowners can turn to this practical and portable reference.

Got a squeaky floor or a rattling door? Is your grout a color you don't recognize anymore? From quick fixes like linking broken chains and patching drywall to more involved projects...
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Home

Ellen DeGeneres · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Ellen DeGeneres has bought and renovated nearly a dozen homes over the last twenty-five years, and describes her real-estate and decorating adventures as "an education." She has long cared deeply about design: "I think I wanted to be an interior designer when I was thirteen."
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Raised Bed Revolution: Build It, Fill It, Plant It ... Garden Anywhere

Tara Nolan · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Join the revolution and create a beautiful raised bed garden with inspiration from the ultimate raised bed gardening guidebook!

Raised bed gardening is the fastest-growing garden strategy today, and Raised Bed Revolution is its ultimate guidebook. The book includes information...

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Woodcraft: Master the Art of Green Woodworking with Key Techniques and Inspiring Projects

Barn the Spoon · DK
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Looking for a simpler, more natural way of working with wood? Create beautiful wooden objects from fresh green wood by becoming skilled in the crafts of whittling, ax-based furniture making, turning, and weaving.

With green woodworking there's no need for costly materials and machinery....
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National Electrical Code 2017 Handbook

Mark W Earley · NFPA
Pages: 1306
Format: Print book

Based on the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) , the National Electrical Code Handbook clarifies concepts for a better understanding of the Code. It's a powerful communication tool that helps you explain the NEC to clients and others who might not have professional electrical training.
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The Kitchen Garden: A Month by Month Guide to Growing Your Own Fruits and Vegetables

Alan Buckingham · DK
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

In tune with the popular move toward fresh, local, and homegrown food, The Kitchen Garden lets you get the most from your garden and helps to dramatically reduce the amount you spend on produce at the supermarket. The Kitchen Garden is the perfect companion for gardeners who want...
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All New Square Foot Gardening: MORE Projects - NEW Solutions - GROW Vegetables Anywhere

Mel Bartholomew · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

In All New Square Food Gardening, 3rd Edition, the best-selling gardening book in North America is re-launched and updated for the next generation of gardeners and beyond.

Since Square Foot Gardening was first introduced in 1981, the revolutionary new way to garden developed...
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The Garden Primer: Second Edition

Barbara Damrosch · Workman
Pages: 820
Format: Print book

The most comprehensive, entertaining, down-to-earth one-volume gardening reference ever, and highly praised: "Barbara Damrosch delivers the goods." - Chicago Tribune "Best of the crop." - House Beautiful "Barbara Damrosch's writing has the snap of a good snowpea...
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Letter to a Young Farmer: How to Live Richly without Wealth on the New Garden Farm

Gene Logsdon · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

For more than four decades, the self-described "contrary farmer" and writer Gene Logsdon has commented on the state of American agriculture. In Letter to a Young Farmer, his final book of essays, Logsdon addresses the next generation -- young people who are moving back to the land...

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The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books

Marta McDowell · Timber Press
Pages: 390
Format: Hardcover

"For gardeners, botanists, and fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder, this book looks at the beloved Little House on the Prairie author's relationship to nature." - Publishers Weekly

The universal appeal of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books springs from a life lived in partnership...
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Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Stylish Outdoor Spaces

Michelle Slatalla · Artisan
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Our homes' outdoor spaces can - and should - be as welcoming and carefully considered as our living rooms; when treated as extensions of our homes, these spaces enrich our lives immeasurably. That was the guiding principle when, under the direction of editor in chief Michelle Slatalla (whose...
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