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The Homemade Workshop: Build Your Own Woodworking Machines and Jigs

James Hamilton · Popular Woodworking Books, 2015.
Pages: 174
Format: Print book

Less cost! More features! Bragging rights!Let's face it: Woodworking isn't cheap. Wood and materials alone can cost a small fortune. And well-designed commercial woodworking machines are often so expensive that they are beyond the reach of many home woodworkers. So what's a woodworker...
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Peony: The Best Varieties for Your Garden

DAVID C MICHENER · Timber Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Peony features growing advice for one of the most beautiful and popular flowering plants. You'll learn the history of the plant, discover the different types of peonies available, and enjoy profiles of the best 194 varieties. Growing information includes details on climate, soil, light,...
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Building Your Home: A Simple Guide to Making Good Decisions

KRISTINA LEIGH WIGGINS · Brown Books Publishing Group
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

In this smart and witty guide to building a home while keeping your sanity, architect Kristina Leigh Wiggins shares knowledge accumulated from years of experience as a project manager, and explains how to stay organized when creating or remodeling your home. With advice on topics ranging...
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Big Ideas for Small Spaces: Creative Ideas and 30 Projects for Balconies, Roof Gardens, Windowsills and Terraces

Kay Maguire · Firefly Books
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

A practical guide to creating a green oasis in the city. Big Ideas for Small Spaces is for anyone with a small outdoor space that they wish to "green up". While the projects and advice are valuable to any gardener, they are especially useful to urbanites surrounded by concrete...
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Kitchen Ideas You Can Use, Updated Edition: The Latest Styles, Appliances, Features and Tips for Renovating Your Kitchen

Chris Peterson · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

From the latest in backsplashes to elegant faucet fixtures, Kitchen Ideas You Can Use, Updated Edition helps you create the kitchen of your dreams. The kitchen is one of the most popular DIY home renovation projects, with simple upgrades and wholesale renovations both contributing to the value...
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Sunshine Spaces: Naturally Beautiful Projects to Make for Your Home & Outdoor Space

BECI ORPIN · HARDIE GRANT Books
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Crafty, easy-to-achieve projects that bring a little sunshine into your life and home spaces.In Sunshine Spaces, designer Beci Orpin show us how to make and create a range of fun homewares and other fabulous ideas for your outdoor space, including outdoor entertaining as well as how to bring...
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Happy Cactus: Cacti, Succulents, and More

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · DK
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

In-depth profiles, care tips, and display inspiration for more than 50 popular cactus and succulent varieties.Your cactus might be surviving, but is it happy? There's so much more to these little green plants than just keeping them alive. Get right to the point with practical advice from...
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Plant Society: Create an Indoor Oasis for your Urban Space

Jason Chongue · Hardie Grant
Pages: 191
Format: Flexibound

Plant Society is your 101 guide on how to love and keep indoor plants. Even if you've killed every house plant in the past, plant-cultivator and stylist Jason Chongue will show you that it's really not that difficult. Covering everything from basic plant care and re-potting, to plants suited...
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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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Building Small: Sustainable Designs for Tiny Houses & Backyard Buildings

David Stiles · Popular Woodworking Books
Pages: 207
Format: Paperback

Live large by building small! Do you daydream about downsizing your living space? Or perhaps you long for a more eco-friendly and sustainable way of life. The tiny house movement continues to gain popularity as more and more people look to simplify their lives and reconnect with nature.Building...
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The Less Is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yard

SUSAN MORRISON · Timber Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Small space, big solutions When it comes to gardens, bigger isn't always better. A larger space requires more plants, more furniture, more maintenance, and more time. A smaller space takes less time to design, install, and care for and makes it easier for gardeners to take advantage of every...
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Styling with Salvage: Designing and Decorating with Reclaimed Materials

Joanne Palmisano · Countryman Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Discover the secrets of styling your home with reclaimed materials Joanne Palmisano is passionate about the joy and importance of reuse in home decor. Whether it's reclaimed, repurposed, recycled, salvaged, or antique, Joanne will show you how to turn an old piece into a stunning decorative...
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The Decorated Home: Living with Style and Joy

Meg Braff · Rizzoli
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

In her first book, interior designer Meg Braff presents the building blocks of a pretty, polished home. Everyone wants a house that is filled with grace and charm. Classic yet cheerful, Meg Braff's style has a formality that is never studied, an elegance that is approachable and pretty....
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The Deckchair Gardener: 101 Cunning Strategems for Gardening Avoidance and Sensible Advice on Your Realistic Chances of Getting Away with It

Anne Wareham · Michael O'Mara
Pages: 191
Format: Paperback

Deckchair Gardener
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Miniature Terrariums: Tiny Glass Container Gardens Using Easy-to-Grow Plants and Inexpensive Glassware!

FOURWORDS. · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Small home gardens are growing in popularity, and miniature terrariums are the easiest and least expensive indoor garden of all. The beautiful photos in this book show you how to add a whimsical touch of green to any space: at work, at home, in your dorm room - even in your car!Terrarium...
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