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Creating Home: Design for Living

Keith Summerour · Rizzoli
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

From acclaimed architect and designer Keith Summerour comes an alluring new book of carefully crafted dwellings that redefine the idea of home for today. When we think about what home is, many of us would say a house that is soulful and welcoming, a place with an inviting porch and a lush...
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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

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, you will gain the confidence,...
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The Story Garden: Cultivating Plants to Nurture Memories

Ellen Sheppard Buchert · Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Grow stories and cultivate memories with a Story Garden. This charming book of lovely tales is about the magic of self-discovery, memory, and human connections transmitted through botany. The stories are supplemented with simple plant propagation how-tos for the plants that connect to the memories....
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Your Creative Work Space: The Sweet Spot Style Guide to Home Office Studio Decor

Desha Peacock · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

We are all born with an innate desire to creatively express the essence of who we are. This desire is embedded into our soul, a gift at birth, our own Northern Star in a galaxy full of the unknown. Your physical setting can either hamper or inspire this creative calling. Known for her eclectic...
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The All New Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores

Steve Ettlinger · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Learn aboutthe most essential tools and hardware needed for everyday home repair and improvement with The All New Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores.From first-time homebuyers to frequent hardware store customers, anyone who owns or rents a home will benefit from knowing...
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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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Country Living Salvage Style: Decorate with Vintage Finds

Leslie Linsley · Hearst
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Salvage style - decorating with repurposed and vintage items like wicker furniture, cast-iron tubs, polished marble, industrial pendant lights, and even tractor seats - has become a chic way to create unique, personal rooms. By reclaiming honest materials and collectibles, large and small,...
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Gardening with foliage first : 127 dazzling combinations that pair the beauty of leaves with flowers, bark, berries, and more

Karen Chapman · Timber Press
Pages: 324
Format: Print book

Create a foliage-driven garden that dazzles The beauty of flowers is seductive, but flowers, by their fleeting nature, are a fickle base to provide long-lasting gardens with year-round interest. Tackle this problem with the advice in "Gardening with Foliage First. "Learn how to first...
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House Jungle: Turn Your Home into a Plant-Filled Paradise!

Annie Dornan-Smith · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback

House Jungle is a joyful, illustrated introduction to indoor gardening, presented with a decorator's eye. The vibrant drawings and hand-lettered text of author-illustrator Annie Dornan-Smith show how to prepare the perfect container and select plants based not only on their light and watering...
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Black & Decker Complete Guide to Sheds 3rd Edition: Design & Build a Shed: - Complete Plans - Step-by-Step How-To

Cool Springs Press. · Cool Springs Pr
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

This exciting new 3rd edition of the bestselling title, Black & Decker Complete Guide to Sheds has the perfect plan for anyone who is building his or her own backyard shed.The most popular plans from previous editions are preserved, from small garage-style sheds with overhead doors,...
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The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden

Roy Strong · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

A lavishly illustrated history of gardens drawing from Shakespeare's works and garden writing -- published to commemorate the 400th anniversary year of his deathPublished in association with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden traces the origins...
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Perfect French Country: Inspirational interiors from rural France

Ros Byam Shaw · Ryland Peters & Small
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

In Perfect French Country Ros Byam Shaw celebrates relaxed rural France at its finest, visiting timeless and beautiful French country homes that feature ancient beams, stone fireplaces, paneled rooms, and attics under steeply-pitched roofs. In a busy modern world that seems increasingly...
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The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens: Simple Steps for Healthy, Happy Hens

KATHY SHEA MORMINO · Voyageur Press
Pages: 176
Format: Flexibound

Internationally known as The Chicken Chick, Kathy Shea Mormino brings an informative style and fresh perspective on raising backyard chickens to millions of fans around the world. An attorney by profession, Kathy is the founder and one-woman creative force behind her wildly popular and award-winning...
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Annie Sloan Paints Everything: Step-by-step projects for your entire home, from walls, floors, and furniture, to curtains, blinds, pillows, and shades

Annie Sloan · Cico Books
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

In this, her most personal book yet, Annie Sloan opens up a world of possibilities when it comes to decorating your home. As well as ways to transform walls and furniture, you ll also learn wonderful techniques for painting floors, fabrics, lighting, and more. Discover three chapters, all packed...
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French Style with Vintage Finds

Cindy Cooper · Hoffman Media
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

Step into lovely French homes and shops for inspiration and enchanting ideas. Heirloom antiques and charming villages create a memorable journey throughout the pages of this book. Serene color palettes and timeless retreats provide an abundance of decorating inspiration and dreams of the countryside....
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