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Warehouse Home: Industrial Inspiration for Twenty-First-Century Living

Sophie Bush · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A global look at contemporary, ingenious, and yet comfortable transformations of former industrial spaces into stylish modern residencesAs space for land development in cities shrinks and city dwellers tire of cookie-cutter apartment towers, a love for historical buildings has returned....
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101 Organic Gardening Hacks: Eco-friendly Solutions to Improve Any Garden

Shawna Coronado · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Create simple solutions for growing organic gardens!The word "hack" has a multitude of meanings these days, but if you ask garden author Shawna Coronado what a hack is, she might just wave her hand toward her own back yard. She could be pointing at the garden bench she created...
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Essential Cordwood Building: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Rob Roy · New Society Publishers
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Cordwood building -- log-ends set in insulated mortar -- is a versatile, economical, low-impact, and beautiful building method. Its durability and performance has been proven in beautiful, centuries-old buildings in North America and Europe. Yet until now, there has been no trusted, practical...
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Japanese Garden Notes: A Visual Guide to Elements and Design

Marc P Keane · Stone Bridge Press
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover

"The undisputed American master of Japanese garden scholars." - New York Times, Dominique BrowningMatching some 400 color photographs to brief, informed observations, renowned garden designer Marc Peter Keane walks us through 100 Japanese gardens, stopping along the way to note...
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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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Building Natural Ponds: Create a Clean, Algae-free Pond without Pumps, Filters, or Chemicals

Robert Pavlis · New Society Publishers
Pages: 159
Format: Paperback

Build a natural pond for wildlife, beauty, and quiet contemplationTypical backyard ponds are a complicated mess of pipes, pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals designed to adjust pH and keep algae at bay. Hardly the bucolic, natural ecosystem beloved by dragonflies, frogs, and songbirds.The...
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Garages 2nd Edition: Design, Build, Remodel & Maintain Your Garage - Includes 9 Complete Garage Plans

Cool Springs Press · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

If you are planning to build a new garage, this is the one-stop guide where you'll find several new and complete sets of building plans for garages of the most popular sizes and styles. If building a new garage is where you want to go, the BLACK+DECKER Complete Guide to Garages will show...
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The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop: Handmade Accessories for Your Tiny Living World

Janit Calvo · Timber Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A not-so-mini trend The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop is the next big thing for the crafters and gardeners already captivated by gardening small. Organized by fun themes - including gardens around the world, holidays, and fantasy gardens - it's a fun-filled guide to creating one-of-a-kind...
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The Homesteader's Herbal Companion: The Ultimate Guide to Growing, Preserving, and Using Herbs

Amy K Fewell · Lyons Press
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

The Homesteader's Herbal Companion is a beautiful guide for the modern day homesteader. From learning how to incorporate herbs and essential oils around your home, to learning how to enhance your family's health and well-being, this book is the go-to guide for those wishing to live a more...
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The Aromatherapy Garden: Growing Fragrant Plants for Happiness and Well-Being

Kathi Keville · Timber Press, 2016.
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

Immerse yourself in the healing power of fragrance! The Aromatherapy Garden explains how fragrant plants can be as therapeutic as they are intoxicating, and how easy it is to add this captivating element to gardens large and small. It reveals the scents, secrets, and science behind fragrant...
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A Life Less Throwaway: The Lost Art of Buying for Life

Tara Button · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Modern life overwhelms us with throwaway stuff like appliances built to break and clothes that only enchant for a season. But it doesn't have to be this way! In this edition of A Life Less Throwaway updated specifically for the American market, Tara Button teaches you a revolutionary way of viewing...
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Prints Charming by Madcap Cottage: Create Absolutely Beautiful Interiors with Prints & Patterns

John Loecke · Abrams
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Layers of pattern bring serious style to any interior - and the pages of every shelter magazine currently feature this well-loved look. This bright, lively interior design book is like no other: it shows readers how to choose and use pattern (whether on upholstered furniture, walls, and floors,...
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Evergreen: Living with Plants

Gestalten · Gestalten
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

From rooftop gardens to flora-laden balconies, flowers and plants bestow warm grace to unconventional and indoor spaces. Private paradises nestled in the backyards of homes. Rooftops that act as community gardens. Edible patches of beauty hidden within city blocks. Evergreen shows the green...
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Homesteading From Scratch: Building Your Self-Sufficient Homestead, Start to Finish

Steven Jones · W W Norton
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

Homesteading From Scratch is for people who want to do things differently - the type of people who want to eat real food, grow herbs, make cheese, raise baby animals, hunt mushrooms, pick blackberries, unschool their children, can jelly, ferment kraut, farm organically, connect to nature,...
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