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Welcome to the Farm: How-to Wisdom from The Elliott Homestead
Shaye Elliott · Lyons Press
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback |
A fresh, new guide to the backyard lifestyle
The homesteading movement is continuing to grow, as more people are stepping up to have a hand in where their food comes from. Whether you want to dabble or immerse yourself completely in the do-it-yourself, back-to-basics lifestyle,... |
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Superlight: Rethinking How Our Homes Impact the Earth
Phyllis Richardson · Metropolis Books
Format: Hardcover |
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One of the most powerful design philosophies of recent years has been architect Glenn Murcutt's dictum that buildings should "touch the earth lightly." Ever since the Industrial Revolution, architects have sought to liberate our houses from their solid foundations, but now climate... |
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Clear Home, Clear Heart: Learn to Clear the Energy of People & Places
Jean Haner · Hay House Inc
Pages: 248
Format: Print book |
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Have you ever entered a room and it just didn't feel right, yet you couldn't explain why? Do you sense a natural comfort with some people but are immediately stressed by others? The truth is that we're all influenced far more than we realize by the invisible energy of the people... |
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Ode to Color: The Ten Essential Palettes for Living and Design
Lori Weitzner · Harpercollins
Pages: 240
Format: Print book |
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Internationally renowned textile designer Lori Weitzner presents a novel, layered perspective on the use and significance of color in design and culture in this spectacular treasury illustrated with 225 full-color images.Ode to Color, a stunning anthology by renowned and award-winning textile... |
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The Thoughtful Gardener: An Intelligent Approach to Garden Design
Jinny Blom · Jacqui Small
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover |
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In The Thoughtful Gardener, Jinny Blom shares her insight into the creative process she has developed while designing more than 250 gardens around the world. Jinny believes that garden design should lead from a house and its context. For her, design is more a matter of intelligence and appropriateness... |
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The Long, Long Life of Trees
Fiona J Stafford · Yale University Press
Pages: 287
Format: Print book |
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A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere... |
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Indoor Edible Garden
Janette Marshall · DK
Pages: 221
Format: Print book |
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Grow herbs, vegetables, and flowers in your home that look amazing and taste even better with Indoor Edible Garden. Featuring 28 innovative step-by-step projects, Indoor Edible Garden is a highly visual guide full of practical tips and stylish ideas for how to create... |
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Orchid: A Cultural History
Jim Endersby · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover |
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At once delicate, exotic, and elegant, orchids are beloved for their singular, instantly recognizable beauty. Found in nearly every climate, the many species of orchid have carried symbolic weight in countless cultures over time. The ancient Greeks associated them with fertility and thought... |
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New Nordic Gardens: Scandinavian Landscape Design
Annika Zetterman · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover |
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The first overview of contemporary landscape design in Scandinavia -- minimalist and attuned to nature -- inspiring for design professionals as well as amateur gardenersFew people have difficulty conjuring images of modern Scandinavian design, whose influence over the past century has extended... |
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The Home Decluttering Diet: Organize Your Way to a Clean and Lean House
Jennifer Lifford · Page Street Pub Co
Pages: 208
Format: Print book |
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Put Your House on a Diet for Long-Term Results If you're sick of the clutter around your home and can't find any organization systems that work for you, it's time to put your house on a diet. Starting with a 30-day home detox to quickly shed some of that excess weight,... |
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Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change
Larry Weaner · Timber Press
Pages: 336
Format: Print book |
"This beautiful book shows us that guiding natural processes rather than fighting them is the key to creating healthier landscapes and happier gardeners. An essential addition to our knowledge of sustainable landscapes." - Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home
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How They Decorated: Inspiration from Great Women of the Twentieth Century
P Gaye Tapp · Rizzoli
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover |
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How They Decorated illustrates some of the great rooms of the twentieth century, whose stylish residents influence our tastes today. Gloria Vanderbilt cleverly noted, "Decorating is autobiography." Reflecting that truism, the interiors in this book capture the individual approaches... |
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