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Black & Decker Deck Codes & Standards: How to Design, Build, Inspect & Maintain a Safer Deck

Bruce A Barker · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Make sure your deck is safe for family and friends with BLACK+DECKER Deck Codes and StandardsBruce Barker, one of the country's leading authorities on building codes, has turned his eye toward one of his favorite subjects: building decks. Although it's one of the most popular DIY building...
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Handpicked: Simple, Sustainable, and Seasonal Flower Arrangements

INGRID CAROZZI · HARRY N ABRAMS
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Brooklyn-based florist Ingrid Carozzi reveals her secrets for creating flower arrangements that are modern, original, and organic in style. Organized by season, the book presents simple step-by-step instruction (how to measure, cut, and place each bloom) for making more than 35 arrangements....
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Lives of the Great Gardeners

Stephen Anderton · W W Norton
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Entertaining and accessible -- the lives of the men and women, many of them multitalented artists, who created some of the world's most extraordinary gardens, and whose legacy continues to inspireThroughout history, great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic...
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Ditch the City and Go Country: How to Master the Art of Rural Life From a Former City Dweller

ALISSA MORRIS · Page Street Publishing
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

The No-Nonsense Guide For Country Dreamers Though moving to the country takes determination, every ex-urbanite says it was the best decision they ever made. The same rings true for Alissa Hessler, who relocated from Seattle to rural Maine years ago and has never looked back. In this book...
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Stuff Every Gardener Should Know

Scott Meyer · Quirk Books
Pages: 143
Format: Hardcover

The latest in the best-selling Stuff series, Stuff Every Gardener Should Know is the perfect pocket guide to your garden! What's the difference between heirlooms and hybrids? How can I stop weeds from invading my flowerbeds? And what's the best way to attract helpful, beneficial...
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Garden Renovation: Transform Your Yard Into the Garden of Your Dreams

Bobbie Schwartz · Timber Press
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback

A do-it-yourself guide to a complete garden rehab Gardens, just like houses, sometimes need makeovers. The changes can be as minor as replacing a shrub or as major as pulling everything up and starting from scratch. No matter the size of your space or the scope of the project, the sage...
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150 Best Cottage and Cabin Ideas

Francesc Zamora Mola · Harperdesign, 2016.
Pages: 480
Format: Print book

Filled with hundreds of color photographs, this comprehensive handbook in the highly successful 150 Best design series showcases the latest in successful small house design from some of today's most distinguished international architects and designers.Bursting with ideas for designing,...
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Indoor Green: Living with Plants

Bree Claffey · Thames & Hudson Australia
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

A visual ode to the transformative power of the houseplant in home décor, with practical information for arranging your own indoor greenFor centuries, plants have transformed interiors. Today the plant-filled home is an inspiration to every avid shelter-blog reader or expert Pinterest-board...
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Compact Farms: 15 Proven Plans for Market Farms on 5 Acres or Less; Includes Detailed Farm Layouts for Productivity and Efficiency

Josh Volk · Storey Publishing
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Small is beautiful, and these 15 real farm plans show that small-scale farmers can have big-time success. Compact Farms is an illustrated guide for anyone dreaming of starting, expanding, or perfecting a profitable farming enterprise on five acres or less. The farm plans explain how to harness...
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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism

Fumio Sasaki · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 259
Format: Hardcover

The best-selling phenomenon from Japan that shows us a minimalist life is a happy life.Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo -- he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided...
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Country Living Salvage Style: Decorate with Vintage Finds

Leslie Linsley · Hearst
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Salvage style - decorating with repurposed and vintage items like wicker furniture, cast-iron tubs, polished marble, industrial pendant lights, and even tractor seats - has become a chic way to create unique, personal rooms. By reclaiming honest materials and collectibles, large and small,...
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Home Decor Cheat Sheets: Need-to-Know Stuff for Stylish Living

Jessica Probus · Ulysses Press
Pages: 127
Format: Print book

THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPTS OF HOME DESIGN, DECOR, AND FURNISHING SIMPLIFIED INTO 300 FRIENDLY, EASTY-TO-UNDERSTAND GRAPHICSHome Decor Cheat Sheets shows you the dos, the don'ts and the timeless design rules for a perfectly coordinated space. These colorful, easy-to-understand illustrations...
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City Farmhouse Style: Designs for a Modern Country Life

KIM LEGGETT · Abrams
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Come along on the hunt to coveted country sources and the best secret antiquing spots, and learn how to create country farmhouse style in your city dwelling. Author Kim Leggett is the creator of City Farmhouse, an interior design business, pop-up antiquing fairs, and vintage store. She is also...
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Modernique: Inspiring Interiors Mixing Vintage and Modern Style

JULIA BUCKINGHAM · HARRY N ABRAMS
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

This is an irresistible guide for all who crave the elegance and ease of modern style combined with the warmth of tradition. For the countless readers who are eager to create a home with a modern look while still keeping treasured pieces, designer Julia Buckingham outlines how to mix old and new,...
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Butterfly Gardening: The North American Butterfly Association Guide

Jane Hurwitz · Princeton University Press
Pages: 288
Format: Flexibound

An indispensable and lavishly illustrated guide to creating a garden that attracts and sustains butterfliesButterfly gardening creates habitats that support butterflies, connecting us with some of the most beautiful creatures in the natural world and bringing new levels of excitement and joy to gardening....
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