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Succulents: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Designing, and Growing 200 Easy Care Plants

Robin Stockwell · Oxmoor House
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Inspiring, practical and richly photographed, this comprehensive guide offers creative ideas and DIY projects using beautiful low-maintenance, water-wise plants Succulents are the ultimate easy-care plant: versatile, effortless to grow both indoors and outdoors, and drought tolerant. From...
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Build It Yourself: Weekend Projects for the Garden

Frank Perrone · Princeton Architectural Press
Pages: 191
Format: Paperback

Are you into gardening, DIY, or organic living? Looking to branch into woodworking? Build It Yourself: Weekend Projects for the Garden will help you to do just that. Accompanying you every step of the way, from the local home goods store to your workshop or table, Build It Yourself is a fun,...
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Visionary Landscapes: Japanese Garden Design in North America, The Work of Five Contemporary Masters

KENDALL H BROWN · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Japanese gardens are found throughout the world today - their unique forms now considered a universal art form. This stunning Japanese gardening book examines the work of five leading landscape architects in North America who are exploring the extraordinary power of Japanese-style garden...
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Code Check Electrical: An Illustrated Guide to Wiring a Safe House

Redwood Kardon · Taunton Press
Pages: 32
Format: Spiral-bound

Spiral bound, with durable laminated pages, the 8th edition of Code Check Electrical is the perfect on-the-job resource for electricians, builders, remodelers, and building inspectors dealing with electrical work. Completely updated to the 2017 National Electrical Code and the 2015 International...
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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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Container Gardening Complete: Creative Projects for Growing Vegetables and Flowers in Small Spaces

Jessica Walliser · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The ideal book for urban gardeners, indoor gardeners, and vegetable gardeners, Container Gardening Complete is a thorough visual guide that will get you growing quickly! Whether you are growing vegetables, fruits, or flowers on an apartment balcony; creating a small vegetable garden for personal...
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Building with Secondhand Stuff, 2nd edition: How to Reclaim, Repurpose, Re-use & Upcycle Salvaged & Leftover Materials

CHRIS PETERSON · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

From Craig's List, your basement, and estate sales, you can salvage what you need to upcycle all kinds of cool things. You can build tables, install vintage hardwood floors and salvaged windows, mason reclaimed stone walls, and do much more using free or very inexpensive, high-quality,...
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Idiot's Guides: Tiny House Designing, Building, & Living

ALPHA. · Alpha
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Do you have what it takes to live tiny? Take the first step to achieving the dream of designing, building, and living in a tiny house (typically between 100-400 square feet) . Idiot's Guides: Tiny House Designing, Building, and Living is the one-stop guide into this innovative concept...
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Clutter Intervention: How Your Stuff Is Keeping You Stuck

TISHA MORRIS · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Go beyond basic decluttering and get to the root of why you have such a hard time getting rid of your stuff. Clutter Intervention will teach you about the psychological, emotional, and energetic components underlying your possessions, making it easier for you to let go and live authentically....
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Van Life: Your Home on the Road

Foster Huntington · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Showcasing hundreds of funky vehicles, awe-inspiring landscapes, and cleverly designed interiors in tiny spaces from around the world, Van Life is perfect for who anyone daydreams about living on the open road.More and more people-from millennials to baby boomers-are taking a break from...
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The Family Cabin: Inspiration for Camps, Cottages, and Cabins

Dale Mulfinger · Taunton Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Dale Mulfinger is widely acknowledged as the foremost expert on cabins in North America. His first book, The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway, has sold almost 200,000 copies and has consistently been the leading book in the category since it was published in 2001. In this...
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Build Stuff with Wood: Make Awesome Projects with Basic Tools

Asa Christiana · Taunton Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Build Stuff with Wood is a true beginner's guide to woodworking, aimed at anyone who is interested in the craft but has only a few tools and no real idea where to start. The idea behind the book is to begin with a basic toolset (a circular saw, chopsaw, cordless drill, jigsaw, and a few hand...
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Green Enough: Eat Better, Live Cleaner, Be Happier

LEAH SEGEDIE · Rodale Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A real, no-holds-barred take on making smart, healthy choices for you and your family.In Green Enough, Mamavation blogger Leah Segedie uncovers the truth behind the food and household products that are misleadingly labeled "all-natural" and healthy but are actually filled with...
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Concrete Creations: 45 Easy-to-Make Gifts and Accessories

Marion Dawidowski · Search Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Over 45 elegant concrete designs for your beautiful, modern home with just a bag of ready-mixed concrete, water, and a few items you can find around the house.Concrete is in.And no wonder: it's inexpensive, durable, and makes unique, stunning pieces with which to decorate your home....
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150 Best Interior Design Ideas

none · Harper Design
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

An in-depth review of the latest trends in residential interior designs from internationally renowned architects and designers, showcasing 150 full-color profiles and 500 pages of color photos - an outstanding addition to the popular 150 Best series.In 150 Best Interior Design Ideas you'll...
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