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PENELOPE LIVELY · Viking
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From the Booker Prize winner and national bestselling author, reflections on gardening, art, literature, and lifePenelope Lively takes up her key themes of time and memory, and her lifelong passions for art, literature, and gardening in this philosophical and poetic memoir. From the courtyards...
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The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Contentment, Comfort, and Connection

Louisa Thomsen Brits · Plume
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

When life gets hectic, work grows stressful, and the days fly by, unplug and tune in. Hygge (hoo-gah) is a Danish word but a universal feeling of being warm, safe, comforted, and sheltered - an experience of belonging to the moment and to each other. Hygge anchors us, reminding us to slow...
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Build Stuff with Wood: Make Awesome Projects with Basic Tools

Asa Christiana · Taunton Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Build Stuff with Wood is a true beginner's guide to woodworking, aimed at anyone who is interested in the craft but has only a few tools and no real idea where to start. The idea behind the book is to begin with a basic toolset (a circular saw, chopsaw, cordless drill, jigsaw, and a few hand...
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Bright Bazaar: Embracing Color for Make-You-Smile Style

Will Taylor · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 191
Format: Hardcover

Dive into a refreshing take on color from one of the world's leading interiors bloggers, Will Taylor of Bright.Bazaar, West Elm's "go-to blogger for color inspiration." What began as a popular blog attracting over 400,000 readers a month is now a gorgeous, color-popping...
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Grow All You Can Eat in Three Square Feet

DK Publishing · DK Publishing
Pages: 255
Format: Print book

Want to grow your own vegetables and food, but don't have enough space for a garden? Don't let lack of space get in the way of growing healthy, organic foods at home. Apartment dwellers, schoolteachers, and anyone else who wants to grow a lot of food in a little space will find a great...
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The Complete Guide to Growing Tomatoes: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply - Including Heirloom Tomatoes

Cherie H Everhart · Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc.
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

In this newly updated guide, you will learn the fundamental aspects of all tomato plants that have helped growers around the world create the largest tomatoes. Topics include: The basics of composting and fertilization and what each tomato plant benefits best from How to select your...
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Grow Native: Bringing Natural Beauty to Your Garden

Lynn M Steiner · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Learn how to transform your yard into a beautiful landscape using native plants!You don't have to compromise beauty for natural landscapes with ecological responsibility and sustainability. In master gardener Lynn Steiner's book Grow Native, you'll find guidance for planting...
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Open House: Reinventing Space for Simple Living

AMANDA PAYS · Gibbs Smith
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Transforming older homes into modern, functional, open spaces filled with natural light. Author Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen share ideas for remodeling older homes to create modern, open floor plans while sharing lessons learned along the way. Topics include tricks of seeing through...
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Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist's Guide to Getting--and Staying--Organized

Amanda Sullivan · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 229
Format: Paperback

If you're looking to clean up but not clean out, if you want to declutter but don't want to throw out eighty percent of your stuff, if you want to be able to find matching socks in the morning but don't want a color-coded sock drawer, you've come to the right place. Organized Enough offers...
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Home Gardener's No-Dig Raised Bed Gardens: Growing Vegetables, Salads and Soft Fruit in Raised No-Dig Beds

Allan Bridgewater · Creative Homeowner
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Home Gardener's No-Dig Raised Bed Gardens is the essential guide to gardening successfully with the minimum amount of digging and weeding. For those without the time or stamina to spend hours maintaining a garden, horticulture experts Alan and Gill Bridgewater show how to make raised...
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Homespun Style

Selina Lake · Ryland Peters & Small
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

If flat-pack furniture or expensive designer pieces aren't your thing, and you'd rather make your own cushion cover than buy it, then Homespun Style is for you. The Homespun look is about supporting artists and craftspeople, hunting down one-of-a-kind gems made by people with talent and passion....
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A Colorful Home: Create Lively Palettes for Every Room

Susan Hable · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Nature, art, a favorite collection - each holds unexpected color combinations that can be beautifully incorporated into the home. Designer Susan Hable shows how to discover color in the everyday, create dynamic palettes, and translate them into stunning interior spaces. Home decorators...
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Undecorate: The No-Rules Approach to Interior Design

Christiane Lemieux · Potter Style
Format: Hardcover

Jettison the old rulebooks about home deacutecor and ldquoundecoraterdquo your space As the founder and creative director of DwellStudiomdashwhich is famous for its brightly colored graphic textile designs for home furnishingsmdashdesigner Christiane Lemieux challenges tradition in a quintessentially...
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Lilies: An Illustrated Guide To Varieties, Cultivation And Care, With Step-By-Step Instructions And Over 150 Stunning Photographs

Andrew Mikolajski · Southwater
Format: Paperback

An inspirational and practical handbook celebrating one of the most popular and attractive garden plants, the book features a directory of over 60 beautiful lilies and explains how to cultivate them successfully.
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Handmade Garden Projects: Step-by-Step Instructions for Creative Garden Features, Containers, Lighting & More

Lorene Edwards Forkner · Timber Press
Format: Print book

You can transform your garden into a handmade, personality-infused oasis. Author Lorene Edwards Forkner — part eco-friendly non-traditionalist, part crafty creative — will show you how. Projects run the gamut from eye-catching structures, like a pergola made from plumbing pipes,...
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