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Who Knew? 10,001 Household Solutions: Money-Saving Tips, DIY Cleaners, Kitchen Secrets, and Other Easy Answers to Everyday Problems

Bruce Lubin · Castle Point Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

A big new book on household solutions from the 5-million-copy-selling Who Knew? brand!Whether you're cleaning house, cooking a meal, improving your appearance, or fighting a cold, this indispensable guide will help you with natural and simple solutions to your daily tasks requiring...
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The Modern House Bus: Mobile Tiny House Inspirations

KIMBERLEY MOK · Countryman Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Reborn as cozy homes, these retired school buses are ready to hit the road.For homeowners seeking a simpler life and apartment dwellers dreaming of their own space, tiny houses represent an inspiring, attainable ideal. For those fueled by wanderlust, converted buses -- they call them "skoolies"...
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Hypertufa Containers: Creating and Planting an Alpine Trough Garden

LORI CHIPS · Timber Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Hypertufa containers - also known as troughs - are rustic, striking, versatile, and perfect for small, Alpine plants. A mix of cement, perlite, peat, and water, they are simple and affordable to make at home. Hypertufa Containers details everything a home gardeners needs to know to make...
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Organize Every Room: The Real Simple Method for a Well-Ordered Home

The Editors of Real Simple · Oxmoor House
Pages: 272
Format: Flexibound

Rein in the chaos and regain control of your space. Whether you live in a small space or a large one, Real Simple has the best why-didn't-I-think-of-that advice for creating - and keeping - an easy, stylish, organized home. This practical and inspiring handbook covers everything from...
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Crepe Paper Flowers: The Beginner's Guide to Making and Arranging Beautiful Blooms

Lia Griffith · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

With 30 projects and an introduction to both crafting paper flowers and working with crepe paper, this book is full of inspiration and expert advice for beginners. If you have a Cricut Maker, you can download the templates to your machine so you can enjoy your own homemade bouquets in no time.Crepe...
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One-Day Room Makeovers: How to Get the Designer Look for Less with Three Easy Steps

MARLA MERIDITH · Page Street Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

By painting the walls, rearranging key pieces of furniture and adding new decorative accessories to complete the style, your boring living room will beautifully come to life at practically no cost. No need to bust down walls or buy a whole new living room set. Martin Amado is a home designer...
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Worms at Work: Harnessing the Awesome Power of Worms with Vermiculture and Vermicomposting

Crystal Stevens · New Society Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Fertilize your garden naturally--a guide to growing your plants in healthy, happy soilPeople want to know where their food comes from, who grows it and how it is grown. Interest in permaculture, backyard composting, and gardening in general, is growing. So how does the budding gardener...
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Create and Maintain Your Own Smallholding: A Guide to Sustainable Self-Sufficiency

Liz Wright · Flame Tree Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Learn how to set up your own smallholding, grow your own fruit and vegetables, rear chickens, pigs, lambs and other livestock to help you create a sustainable, organic lifestyle. This excellent new guide brings the heart of the land to your table, with advice on where to buy, how to maintain...
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Creating Luminous Spaces: Use the Five Elements for Balance and Harmony in Your Home and in Your Life

MAUREEN K CALAMIA · Conari Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

A luminous space is restorative and nurturing. It's a place that inspires you, helps you achieve your goals, and ignites your personal power. This book will teach you how to create luminous spaces using the wisdom of the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. These natural...
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Plant Style: How to Greenify Your Space

Alana Langan · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Expert advice on how to make your home fashionably lush with greenery Ferns are back in the bathroom, cacti are sitting on plant stands and hoyas are cascading from hangers. Indoor plants are the ultimate indoor accessory. Softening interiors and readily available, they are a stylist's...
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