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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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Creating Home: Design for Living

Keith Summerour · Rizzoli
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

From acclaimed architect and designer Keith Summerour comes an alluring new book of carefully crafted dwellings that redefine the idea of home for today. When we think about what home is, many of us would say a house that is soulful and welcoming, a place with an inviting porch and a lush...
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Happy Home Outside: Everyday Magic for Outdoor Life

Charlotte Hedeman Gueniau · Jacqui Small
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Colour and a sense of fun are central to the RICE ethos. Fresh from the success of her first interiors book, Happy Home, Charlotte has taken RICE style outside.This is a fun-loving collection of outdoor decorating and styling solutions, from seating and other furniture to lighting ideas,...
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The Anatomy of Sheds: New Buildings from an Old Tradition

JANE FIELD-LEWIS · GIBBS SMITH INC PUB
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Super-cool spaces to relax, work, chill out, or escape. Over 50 real examples from around the world -- some simple and modest and some extravagant -- inspire and instruct the reader on how to create their own special space. The owners themselves describe how they have created their own hideaways,...
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Reese Witherspoon · Touchstone
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon invites you into her world, where she infuses the southern style, parties, and traditions she loves with contemporary flair and charm.Reese Witherspoon's grandmother Dorothea always said that a combination of beauty...
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Better Than New: Lessons I've Learned from Saving Old Homes

Nicole Curtis · Artisan
Pages: 239
Format: Print book

A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller For the first time, Nicole Curtis, the star of the megahit HGTV and DIY Network show Rehab Addict, reveals her private struggles, her personal victories, and the inspiring lessons we can all learn from them. Part celebrity memoir and part self-help...
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Late Bloomer: How to Garden with Comfort, Ease and Simplicity in the Second Half of Life

Jan Coppola Bills · St. Lynn's Press
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

There are times in a gardener's life when what we want to do and what we can do are at odds. Our knees and backs may be complaining, our energy isn't what it was - yet our desire to get our hands in the dirt is as strong as ever. Or maybe we've downsized to a much smaller outdoor...
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Perfect English Cottage: 18 Inspriational Homes That Celebrate the Best of English Country Cottage Style

Ros Byam Shaw · Ryland
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

'Perfect English Cottage' explores 18 beautiful and inspirational homes that celebrate the best of cottage style in the English countryside. The classic English country cottage is both an icon and an archetype. Dozing beneath a heavy thatch and with roses growing around the door,...
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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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The Ultimate Guide to Urban Farming: Sustainable Living in Your Home, Community, and Business

Nicole Faires · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

How to maximize your food production in an urban environment.The idea of bringing agriculture into the city has been promoted by many on both sides of the political fence: proponents of sustainability and prevention of climate change as well as those who worry about government and social...
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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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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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The Culinary Herbal: Growing and Preserving 97 Flavorful Herbs

Susan Belsinger · Timber Press
Pages: 328
Format: Print book

"This fresh new masterpiece excites the senses!" - Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and bestselling author Good cooks know that when it comes to herbs, there is nothing better than those that are clipped fresh from the garden. The Culinary Herbal highlights 97 delicious varieties...
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How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding and Maintaining Your Home

Charles Wing · RSMeans
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

The updated and highly illustrated guide to understanding how just about everything in your house works! The revised and updated third edition of How Your House Works is a hands-on guide that gives you the low-down on why your faucet is leaking, your dishwasher is overflowing, or your...
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