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Welding Complete, 2nd edition: Techniques, Project Plans & Instructions

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

Welding is a fun and surprisingly affordable activity, with complete welding kits available at home-improvement stores for a few hundred dollars. This book shows you everything you need to know to become a competent and safe welder of a wide variety of metal projects. Featured projects...
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Tiny House Basics: A Guide to Living the Good Life in Small Spaces

Joshua Engberg · Mango
Pages: 204
Format: Print book

Tiny House Basics is an adventure! In their debut book, tiny house experts Shelley and Joshua Engberg show you how you can join the revolution to downsize without giving up everything you hold dear. This is not about downsizing drastically or giving up a lot of your necessities for a comfortable...
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Master Basic DIY

Mike Edwards · John Murray Learning
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Master Basic DIY explains all the basic tasks and gives you all the information you need to undertake essential decorating and maintenance in an informed and sensible manner. It offers insight into complex options and methods, and is full of practical information and indispensable tips...
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Black & Decker The Book of Home Improvement: The Most Popular Remodeling Projects Shown in Full Detail

EDITORS OF COOL SPRINGS PRESS. · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

Boasting 560 pages of hardworking, how-to instructions and photos, this is quite possibly the only home remodeling you, or any homeowner, will ever need! From basements to attics and everywhere in between, Black & Decker the Book of Home Improvement shows you exactly how to do more...
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Southwest Gardener's Handbook: Your Complete Guide: Select, Plan, Plant, Maintain, Problem-Solve - Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Southern Nevada, Utah

Diana Maranhao · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Intermediate to advanced home gardeners who are interested in learning how to be even more successful in their Southwest garden need this book on their bookshelves!This handbook offers information about how to select plants best-suited for arid Southwest environments (states which include...
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Herbs, Plain & Simple: The Only Book You'll Ever Need

MARLENE HOUGHTON · Hampton Roads Publishing
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Over 100 Recipes for Health and HealingThere have been many books written on herbal medicine. This book differs from most because it is based on the empowerment model, which aims to help people take responsibility for their own health.Houghton helps readers tackle everyday ailments and takes...
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Decks

David Toht · Taunton Press
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback

Building a deck is one of the most popular outdoor projects for home DIYers. The job takes time and effort, but if you have some basic carpentry skills and the right tools, and you work slowly, carefully, and safely, you can produce a great-looking deck that you can be proud of. Author...
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Conran on Color

Terence Conran · Conran Octopus
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Terence Conran shares a lifetime of experience as one of the world's leading designers and retailers to explain how to make the most of this vibrant and dynamic ingredient in your homeSubtle and allusive, bold and invigorating, color is one of the single most powerful elements in design...
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Modern Pioneering: More Than 150 Recipes, Projects, and Skills for a Self-Sufficient Life

Georgia Pellegrini · Potter Style
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

A cookbook and backyard gardening and homesteading guide for women who want to grow food efficiently, cook seasonal recipes, or even try foraging, camping, and living off the land.Self-sufficiency is the ultimate girl power Georgia Pellegrini, outdoor adventurer and chef, helps you roll...
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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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Life Unstyled: How to embrace imperfection and create a home you love

Emily Henson · Ryland
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Life Unstyled is about taking inspiration from real homes that are beautiful, creative and inspiring but at the same time a little rough around the edges, with signs of everyday life evident throughout. We are bombarded by perfect interiors, images that aren't attainable because they have...
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Planting Design for Dry Gardens: Beautiful, Resilient Groundcovers for Terraces, Paved Areas, Gravel and Other Alternatives to the Lawn

Olivier Filippi · Filbert Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Green lawns are restful to the eye, provide an excellent backdrop to plants and trees and keep the weeds down, but in low-rainfall regions they often end up looking scrappy and brown. This book offers low-level planting designs that are ecofriendly and so beautiful they redefine the conventional...
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Black & Decker Wood Floors: Hardwood - Laminate - Bamboo - Wood Tile - More

COOL SPRINGS PRESS. · Pepperbox Press Ltd.
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Solid wood, engineered wood, or laminate floors can enhance the beauty of any room in a home. Wood creates visual warmth, is available in a wide variety of colors and grain patterns, and is durable enough to last a half century or more when installed and maintained properly.New variations...
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Remodelista: The Organized Home: Simple, Stylish Storage Ideas for All Over the House

JULIE CARLSON · Artisan
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Buy fewer (and better) things. Store like with like. Get rid of the plastic. Display - don't stash - your belongings. Let go of your inner perfectionist and remember that rooms are for living. These are a few of the central principles behind Remodelista: The Organized Home, the new book...
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Gardening for Butterflies: How You Can Attract and Protect Beautiful, Beneficial Insects

Scott Hoffman Black · Timber Press
Pages: 287
Format: Print book

Library Journal Starred Review Welcome the world's most exquisite visitors to your garden! Gardening for Butterflies, by the experts at the Xerces Society, introduces you to a variety of colorful garden guests who need our help, and shows you how to design a habitat where they will thrive....
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