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Open House: Reinventing Space for Simple Living
AMANDA PAYS · Gibbs Smith
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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Transforming older homes into modern, functional, open spaces filled with natural light. Author Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen share ideas for remodeling older homes to create modern, open floor plans while sharing lessons learned along the way. Topics include tricks of seeing through... |
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Making Things Right: The Simple Philosophy of a Working Life
Ole Thorstensen · Penguin Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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A celebration of craftsmanship, teamwork, and the relationship between contractor and client. "An enriching and poetic tribute to manual labour." - Karl Ove Knausgaard Making Things Right is the simple yet captivating story of a loft renovation, from the moment master carpenter... |
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Vegetables Love Flowers: Companion Planting for Beauty and Bounty
Lisa Mason Ziegler · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
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Fight garden pests and increase your yields the natural way with this tried and true technique! Planting vegetables and flowers together is one of the oldest ways to create a healthy, bountiful garden, but there's more to the method than you might think. Vegetables Love Flowers will... |
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Wild Suburbia: Learning to Garden with Native Plants
Barbara Eisenstein · Heyday
Pages: 228
Format: Print book
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Learning to garden with native plants Wild Suburbia guides us through the process of transforming a traditional, high water-use yard into a peaceful habitat garden abounding with native plants. Author Barbara Eisenstein emphasizes that gardening is a rewarding activity rather than a finished... |
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Musings of an Energy Nerd: Toward an Energy-Efficient Home
Martin Holladay · The Taunton Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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In this fascinating collection of postings from his popular "Musings of an Energy Nerd" blog, Green Building Advisor's Martin Holladay cuts through the hype and myths about energy efficiency, sustainability, and green building to present the very best ways to make your home... |
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The New Seed Starters Handbook
JEAN NICK · Rodale Books
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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Starting plants from a seed grants earlier harvests, greater variety, healthier seedlings, lower costs, and the undeniable sense of satisfaction and reward. For the most complete, up-to-date information on starting plants from seed, turn to The New Seed-Starter's Handbook. Written by a gardener... |
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Thrifty Chic: Interior Style on a Shoestring
LIZ BAUWENS · CICO Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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Learn how to reuse, recycle, restyle, restore, and revamp your old furnishings to create a stylish and unique home, without spending a fortune! Whether you are on a tight budget, or simply want to give your existing home a new look, Thrifty Chic provides a treasure trove of ideas at your... |
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Home Gardener's Annuals: The Complete Guide to Growing 37 Flowers in Your Backyard
Miranda Smith · Creative Homeowner
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
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Planting annuals is a great way to quickly add color and texture to any garden, border, or landscape. Because annuals only last for one growing season, you can change the overall look of your garden every year!Create beautiful gardens using eye-catching annuals Advice on picking the best... |
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Living Green Effortlessly: Simple Choices for a Better Home
Marla Esser Cloos · MY Home Press
Pages: 146
Format: Paperback
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It is plain old common sense: you want your home to look great, feel great, and perform great. Is it even possible to do all three without breaking the bank? Yes! In Living Green Effortlessly: Simple Choices for a Better Home, Marla Esser Cloos shows you how to make your home green whether... |
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Vogue Living: Country, City, Coast
Hamish Bowles · Knopf
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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The next collection of all-new beautiful houses and gardens that have appeared in the pages of Vogue over the last decade, with more than 400 full-color photographs.Lavishly illustrated in full color, Vogue Living: City, Country, by the Sea is an irresistible voyage through some of the world's... |
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Zen Chic Inspired: A Guide to Modern Quilt Design
BRIGITTE HEITLAND · THAT PATCHWORK PLACE
Pages: 80
Format: Print book
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Design a modern quilt the Zen Chic way! Quilter and interior-design expert Brigitte Heitland shows you how to use the unique colors and decor elements in your favorite rooms to inspire quilts that will be right at home.You don't have to be an interior designer to make a modern quilt... |
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Tiny Houses in the City
Mimi Zeiger · Rizzoli
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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A presentation of micro-scaled contemporary residences that demonstrate domesticity can be both compact and beautiful. How we live in cities - smaller, denser, smarter - is at the heart of Tiny Houses in the City. Urban areas across the globe are experiencing a renaissance, with once-forgotten... |
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House Jungle: Turn Your Home into a Plant-Filled Paradise!
Annie Dornan-Smith · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback
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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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A Year in the Garden: 365 Inspirational Gardens and Gardening Tips
GISELA KEIL · Prestel
Pages: 744
Format: Hardcover
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Whether you're planting your first flowers or perfecting your master garden, this luminous daybook takes you around the world of gardens for a daily dose of inspiration.Anyone who loves their garden knows that there's something happening in nature every day of the year. Whether... |
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150 Best of the Best House Ideas
Francesc Zamora Mola · Harperdesign
Pages: 480
Format: Print book
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Packed with hundreds of pages of beautiful and inspirational color photographs of homes from around the world, a visually stunning resource and guide - part of the successful 150 Best series - featuring the latest in modern home construction and design.A comprehensive collection of single-family... |
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