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Skinny Bitch: Home, Beauty & Style: A No-Nonsense Guide to Cutting the Crap Out of Your Life for a Better Body and a Kinder World

Kim Barnouin · Running Press; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Kim Barnouin has already told her fans how to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous. But theres more to being a Skinny Bitch than eating well. Turns out, theres crap everywherenot just in food, but in cosmetics, clothing, and home furnishings.Kim blows the lid on all of the nasties...
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Lyn Peterson's Real Life Kitchens

Lyn Peterson · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

More than just a place to cook, the kitchen has become the heart and hub of the home. It’s where we entertain friends, spend time with family, and indulge in a moment alone. The modern kitchen has to be equipped for working, studying, socializing, and hanging out; it should be functional...
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Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Routers

Lonnie Bird · Taunton Press
Pages: 233
Format: Print book

This book, in the "Complete Illustrated Guide" format covers one of the most popular tools in woodworking and home improvement in a step-by-step, highly visual presentation. The router is so popular because it can do an amazing variety of tasks. Bits and cutters can shape hundreds...
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Beginners' Upholstery Techniques

David James · Guild of Master Craftsman
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

If the idea of upholstering your own furniture seems daunting, then this is the book for you! Beginners’ Upholstery Techniques explains everything you need to tackle those projects, from fixing a stool with a drop-in seat and refurbishing a fold-out screen to handling more complex...
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Minimalism for Families: Practical Minimalist Living Strategies to Simplify Your Home and Life

Zoe Kim · Althea Press
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback

"Zoe Kim has written a book on minimalism for families that is practical, encouraging, and motivating. And I'm glad she did -- we need more guidance like this in the world today." -- Joshua Becker, founder of Becoming MinimalistOrganizing your home and leading a minimalist lifestyle...
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Upgrade Your House: 100 DIY Repairs & Improvements For Under $100

Philip Schmidt · Cool Springs Press
Format: Print book

Homebuyers are busy again. An improving housing market and stabilizing economy, together with some lucrative first-time buyers' incentives, have put thousands upon thousands of people in an unfamiliar spot: their own home. For new homeowners as well as long-time occupants, Upgrade Your...
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Plant Style: How to Greenify Your Space

Alana Langan · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Expert advice on how to make your home fashionably lush with greenery Ferns are back in the bathroom, cacti are sitting on plant stands and hoyas are cascading from hangers. Indoor plants are the ultimate indoor accessory. Softening interiors and readily available, they are a stylist's...
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Photocraft: Cool Things to Do with the Pictures You Love

Caroline Herter · Bulfinch
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

The popularity of digital cameras has us taking more photographs than ever before, but what can you do with all those pictures? PHOTOCRAFT offers over 40 easy and creative alternatives to stuffing prints into dusty shoeboxes or albums. Turn your photographs into quilts, scarves, shower...
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Hollywood at Home

Paige Rense · Abrams
Pages: 224
Format: Book

Among the most popular articles in Architectural Digest's illustrious eight-decade history is the series featuring the homes of Hollywood movie stars and directors since the 1930s. Hollywood at Home presents 25 of the best of those articles, offering an intimate look at some of the silver...
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