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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
Fumio Sasaki - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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The best-selling phenomenon from Japan that shows us a minimalist life is a happy life.Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo -- he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided... |
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City Green: Public Gardens of New York
JANE GARMEY - The Monacelli Press Format: Hardcover
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Gardens are an integral part of any cityscape, and New York City boasts a wealth of outdoor spaces that enhance the urban environment and provide visual pleasure to residents and visitors. City Green celebrates the richness and diversity of New York's public gardens.While the New York... |
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Country Living Rustic Homes: Barns, Cabins, Cottages & Farmhouses
Country Living - Hearst Format: Print book
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Reclaim, repurpose, refurbish, or restore your way to the country-style home of your dreams! Rustic touches borrowed from barns, cabins, cottages, and farmhouses make even modern homes feel warm and snug. Country Living offers an abundance of inspiring ideas and gorgeous photographs... |
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New Kitchen Idea Book
Heather J Paper - The Taunton Press Format: Print book
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The kitchen. It's the undeniable heart of the home, the hub from which families fan out and come together again. Much more than a place to make and take meals, it's also "homework central", a home office, and an entertaining area all rolled into one. So when it's time to update... |
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Victory Gardens for Bees: A DIY Guide to Saving the Bees
Lori Weidenhammer - Douglas and McIntyre Format: Print book
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Who knew modern civilization may be brought down, not by plagues or war, but by bees? Or, more correctly, by no bees? This book investigates the growing problem of bee mortality and offers practical measures we can all take to help. In ecological terms, bees play a critical role in the survival... |
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Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Stylish Outdoor Spaces
Michelle Slatalla - Artisan Format: Print book
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Our homes' outdoor spaces can - and should - be as welcoming and carefully considered as our living rooms; when treated as extensions of our homes, these spaces enrich our lives immeasurably. That was the guiding principle when, under the direction of editor in chief Michelle Slatalla (whose... |
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My Tiny Veg Plot: Grow Your Own in Surprisingly Small Places
Lia Leendertz - Pavilion Books 2015. Format: Print book
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Food can be grown just about anywhere, and lack of space should not put you off growing your own fresh vegetables. Not everyone has access to outside space, but we all have window ledges, doorways, often stairways, sometimes even a balcony or roof space. This book offers solutions and inspirations... |
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Chicken DIY: 20 Fun-to-Make Projects for Happy and Healthy Chickens
Samantha Johnson - Lumina Media Format: Paperback
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The popularity of egg-laying chickens is on the rise. Sustainable and fun, raising chickens is one of the most interesting and rewarding backyard hobbies you can find.
In Chicken DIY, aspiring chicken farmers will find creative plans and easy-to-follow construction tips for making... |
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Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture: 20 Step-by-Step Projects Anyone Can Build
Katie Jackson - Timber Press Format: Paperback
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Selected as a Gardens Illustrated Recommended ReadHand-Built Outdoor Furniture covers twenty step-by-step, fully illustrated projects with hundreds of clear and easy-to-follow photographs. Finished pieces include simple items include a trellis, a flower box, and a plant stand... |
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Welcome to the Farm: How-to Wisdom from The Elliott Homestead
Shaye Elliott - Lyons Press Format: Paperback
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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, Welcome... |
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Shakespeare's Gardens
Jackie Bennett - Frances Lincoln Format: Hardcover
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Shakespeare's Gardens is a highly illustrated, informative book about the gardens that William Shakespeare knew as a boy and tended as a man, published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death in April 2016. This anniversary will be the focus of literary celebration... |
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The Home Decluttering Diet: Organize Your Way to a Clean and Lean House
Jennifer Lifford - Page Street Publishing Format: Paperback
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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, you will gain the confidence,... |
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Bathroom Upgrades
Editors of Fine Homebuilding - The Taunton Press Format: Print book
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This completely new edition from the editors of Fine Homebuilding will provide all the advice you need to remodel a bathroom of any size or shape, on any budget. Our pros will take you through every step of the process from choosing the best materials for your bathroom and designing to get the most... |
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Small Homes: The Right Size
Lloyd Kahn - Shelter Publications Format: Paperback
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From the publishers of a popular series of building books comes Small Homes, which is highly relevant for these times -- getting smaller, rather than larger. Some 75 builders share their knowledge of building and design, with artistic, practical, and/or economical homes in the United States,... |
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Homegrown & Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-reliant Living
Deborah Niemann - New Society Publishers Format: Paperback
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A modern approach to homesteading - no farm requiredFood recalls, dubious health claims, scary and shocking ingredients in health and beauty products. Our increasingly industrialized supply system is becoming more difficult to navigate, more frightening, and more frustrating, leaving us feeling... |
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Patina Farm
Brooke Giannetti - Gibbs Smith, 2016. Format: Print book
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A new farm home blending modern lines and materials with French antiques. When Brooke and Steve Giannetti decided to leave their suburban Santa Monica home to build a new life on a farm, they looked into themselves, and traveled to Belgium and France, for inspiration. Brooke's inviting... |
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Bonsai and Penjing: Ambassadors of Peace & Beauty
Ann McClellan - Tuttle Publishing Format: Print book
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This book tells the awe-inspiring stories of bonsai and penjing trees in the collection of the National Arboretum in Washington D.C.It details their valuable role in international diplomacy and as instruments of American presidential influence. It also describes their inclusion in world's... |
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Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist's Guide to Getting--and Staying--Organized
Amanda Sullivan - Da Capo Lifelong Books Format: Paperback
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If you're looking to clean up but not clean out, if you want to declutter but don't want to throw out eighty percent of your stuff, if you want to be able to find matching socks in the morning but don't want a color-coded sock drawer, you've come to the right place. Organized Enough... |
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New York School of Interior Design: Home: The Foundations of Enduring Spaces
Ellen S. Fisher - Clarkson Potter Format: Hardcover
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From the nation's top college for interior design comes a definitive design school in a book and a fabulous reference for decorating the home. In the past decade, New York School of Interior Design, which was founded in 1916, has drawn a large crossover audience of passionate decorating... |
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Prefabulous small houses
Sheri Koones - The Taunton Press Format: Print book
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Prefab home construction has arrived. The benefits of buildings a prefab home (they are better built, use resources more efficiently, and are healthier to live in) apply just as well to vacation homes as they do to primary residences. Prefabulous Small Houses explores the beauty, variety,... |
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Build Stuff with Wood: Make Awesome Projects with Basic Tools
Asa Christiana - Taunton Press Format: Paperback
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Build Stuff with Wood is a true beginner's guide to woodworking, aimed at anyone who is interested in the craft but has little to no tools and no real idea where to start. The idea behind the book is to begin with a few portable power tools (cordless drill, jigsaw, etc.) , build a bunch... |
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Life in the Garden
PENELOPE LIVELY - Viking Format: Hardcover
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From the Booker Prize winner and national bestselling author, reflections on gardening, art, literature, and lifePenelope Lively takes up her key themes of time and memory, and her lifelong passions for art, literature, and gardening in this philosophical and poetic memoir. From the courtyards... |
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Change Your Home, Change Your Life with Color: What's Your Color Story?
Moll Anderson - Post Hill Press Format: Hardcover
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What is your color story? There is a reason we dream in color. Color speaks louder than words - it can not only brighten your home; it can brighten your life. Color can transform a room - your mood, your family, and even your well-being. Are you living life in color - or living in neutral?... |
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She Sheds: A Room of Your Own
Erika Kotite - Cool Springs Press Format: Hardcover
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Create your very own hideaway right at home with She Sheds.They've got their man caves, and it's time for you to have a space of your own. She Sheds shows you how to create cozy getaways with inspiration from across the country. Start by defining the goal and purpose of your... |
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Junk: Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff
Alison Stewart - Chicago Review Format: Print book
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Junk has become ubiquitous in America today. Who doesn't have a basement, attic, closet, or storage unit filled with stuff too good to throw away Or, more accurately, stuff you think is too good to throw away. When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying... |
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Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change
Larry Weaner - Timber Press Format: Print book
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"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 This... |
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A Place to Call Home: Tradition, Style, and Memory in the New American House
Gil Schafer, III. - Rizzoli Format: Hardcover
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For award-winning architect Gil Schafer, the most successful houses are the ones that celebrate the small moments of life - houses with timeless charm that are imbued with memory and anchored in a distinct sense of place. Essentially, Schafer believes a house is truly successful when the people... |
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The Gentleman's Farm: American Hunt Country Houses
Laurie Ossman - Rizzoli Format: Print book
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This sumptuous volume features gracious country homes that blend the very best of vernacular tradition, classical architecture, and high-style elegance. For four centuries, the ideal of the gentleman's farm has inspired Virginians to create extraordinary homes on landscapes of unparalleled... |
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The Writer's Garden: How gardens inspired our best-loved authors
Jackie Bennett - Frances Lincoln Format: Print book
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Great things happen in gardens. No one can doubt the importance of the garden in Roald Dahl's life as it was here where he worked, and here that he created James and the Giant Peach. And where would Jane Austen have been if she had never seen a 'walk', an ornamental lake, or a wilderness?Gardens... |
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Naturally Bug-Free: 67 Nontoxic Recipes for Repelling Mosquitoes, Ticks, Fleas, Ants, Moths & Other Pesky Insects
Stephanie L. Tourles - Storey Publishing Format: Print book
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Protect yourself, your children, your pets, and your home from bugs - without using harsh or toxic chemicals! Herbalist Stephanie Tourles offers 75 simple recipes for safe, effective bug repellents you can make at home from all-natural ingredients. For protection from mosquitos, ticks,... |
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Gardening with Chickens: Plans and Plants for You and Your Hens
Lisa Steele - Voyageur Press Format: Paperback
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Welcome to a world where chickens and gardens coexist!Join Lisa Steele, chicken-keeper extraordinaire and founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, on a unique journey through the garden. Start by planning your garden and learning strategies and tips for keeping your plants safe while they grow. Plant... |
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Gardens of the High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes
Piet Oudolf - Timber Press Format: Paperback
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The soul of a famous garden, revealed Before it was restored, the High Line was an abandoned landscape overgrown with weeds and wild flowers. Today it is much more than that; it's a year-round garden, an unprecedentedly ecological urban park, a promenade and an ever-evolving cultural... |
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Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style
Joseph Tychonievich - Timber Press Format: Print book
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Rediscover a classic garden technique! Rock gardening - the art of growing alpines and other miniature plants in the company of rocks in order to recreate the look of a rugged mountaintop - has been surging in popularity. Time and space constraints, chronic drought in the American West,... |
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Country Living Salvage Style: Decorate with Vintage Finds
Leslie Linsley - Hearst Format: Hardcover
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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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New Bathroom Idea Book
Jamie Gold - Taunton Press Format: Paperback
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The bathroom continues to be one area of the house that homeowners are willing to spend money on. This all-new edition of Bathroom Idea Book--a virtual designer's notebook of ideas, inspiration, and information--will bea homeowner's first step in turning a dream bath into a real one, whether... |
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Happy Home Outside: Everyday Magic for Outdoor Life
Charlotte Hedeman Gueniau - Jacqui Small Format: Hardcover
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Colour and a sense of fun are central to the RICE ethos. Fresh from the success of her first interiors book, Happy Home, Charlotte has taken RICE style outside.This is a fun-loving collection of outdoor decorating and styling solutions, from seating and other furniture to lighting... |
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Backyard Treehouses: Building Plans, Tips, and Advice
DAN WRIGHT - Lyons Press Format: Paperback
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Expert advice on treehouse building An inspirational and informative guide to building treehousesThe author's company, Tree Top Builders, has built more than 400 treehouses worldwide.Includes plans, tips, and more than 100 color photographs Backyard Treehouses is an inspirational how-to... |
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The Decorated Home: Living with Style and Joy
Meg Braff - Rizzoli Format: Print book
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In her first book, interior designer Meg Braff presents the building blocks of a pretty, polished home. Everyone wants a house that is filled with grace and charm. Classic yet cheerful, Meg Braff's style has a formality that is never studied, an elegance that is approachable and pretty.... |
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Essential Pruning Techniques: Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers
Tony Kirkham - Timber Press Format: Print book
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A master class on pruning Pruning is an essential part of garden maintenance; it is necessary to regulate and control growth and to encourage flowering and fruiting on trees and shrubs. It is also one of the most difficult parts of garden maintenance. To prune well, gardeners must have... |
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The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Contentment, Comfort, and Connection
Louisa Thomsen Brits - Plume Format: Print book
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When life gets hectic, work grows stressful, and the days fly by, unplug and tune in. Hygge (hoo-gah) is a Danish word but a universal feeling of being warm, safe, comforted, and sheltered - an experience of belonging to the moment and to each other. Hygge anchors us, reminding us to slow... |
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Organize Every Room: The Real Simple Method for a Well-Ordered Home
The Editors of Real Simple - Real Simple Format: Flexibound
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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... |
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Practical Houseplant Book
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff - DK Format: Paperback
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Twelve inspiring projects, plus 200 in-depth plant profiles with detailed useful information and care instructions to help you cultivate and care for your houseplants.Learn how to choose which plants to use where, care for your houseplants to keep them healthy, and use plants to best effect... |
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Year of No Clutter: A Memoir
Eve O Schaub - Sourcebooks Format: Print book
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Eve has a problem with clutter. Too much stuff and too easily acquired, it confronts her in every corner and on every surface in her house. When she pledges to tackle the worst offender, her horror of a "Hell Room," she anticipates finally being able to throw away all of the unnecessary... |
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Better Homes and Gardens Flea Market Style: Fresh Ideas for Your Vintage Finds
Samantha Thorpe - Better Homes and Gardens Books Format: Paperback
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The Indispensible Guide to Scoring, Using, Collecting, and Displaying Vintage Flea Market Finds Flea markets, Craigslist, and even a neighbor's curb can yield vintage treasures that make a house sparkle. But knowing what to do with those pieces can be intimidating. This innovative book... |
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Pretty Tough Plants: 135 Resilient, Water-Smart Choices for a Beautiful Garden
Plant Select. - Timber Press Format: Print book
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Tough-but-beautiful plant picks There's a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select - the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates - meets this need by promoting... |
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101 Organic Gardening Hacks: Eco-friendly Solutions to Improve Any Garden
Shawna Coronado - Cool Springs Press Format: Paperback
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Shawna Coronado, one of Americas most creative gardeners, gives you her library of clever gardening tricks in 101 Organic Gardening Hacks.. If you ask garden author Shawna Coronado what a hack is, she might just wave her hand toward her own back yard. She could be pointing at the garden... |
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The Family Cabin: Inspiration for Camps, Cottages, and Cabins
Dale Mulfinger - Taunton Press Format: Hardcover
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VOTED BEST INTERIOR DESIGN BOOK OF 2017 BY LIBRARY JOURNAL Since the beginning of the 20th century, cabin retreats have held a unique place in the lives and lore of many American families. In The Family Cabin, author and "cabinologist" Dale Mulfinger explores the role that cabins... |
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150 Best of the Best House Ideas
Francesc Zamora Mola - Harperdesign 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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The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife
Nancy Lawson - Princeton Architectural Press Format: Hardcover
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In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists... |
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The Tree Doctor: A Guide to Tree Care and Maintenance
Dan Prendergast - Firefly Books Format: Paperback
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A practical reference for experienced and novice tree owners alike. If you are fortunate enough to live on property that includes trees, The Tree Doctor is the ideal, fully-illustrated manual for care and maintenance. A sapling requires different care than does a young tree or a mature... |
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The Martha Manual: How to Do
MARTHA STEWART - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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Essential life skills from America's most trusted lifestyle expert - together in one beautiful and practical handbook, with hundreds of ideas, instructions, and inspirations Martha Stewart is America's go-to source for the best answers to nearly every question. As an authority on the many... |
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Good Housekeeping Simple Household Wisdom: 425 Easy Ways to Clean & Organize Your Home
Good Housekeeping - Hearst Format: Print book
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Your home is the place where you're free to relax, entertain, and express your personality. Filled with fabulous photographs of every room, plus genius tips, savvy shortcuts, and quick fixes for tidying, decluttering, organizing, adding style, and more, Good Housekeeping Simple Household... |
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Kitchen Upgrades
Taunton Press - Taunton Press Format: Paperback
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Kitchen Upgrades is a compilation of the very best expert design and product advice, using real-world remodels to help professionals and passionate amateurs remodel a kitchen of any shape and size, on any budget. The pros take you through every step of the remodeling process, with over... |
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Built-Ins Idea Book (Tauntons Idea Book Series)
Heather J. Paper - Taunton Press Format: Paperback
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Built-ins can make any house more functional, livable, personalized, and comfortable, and they cost much less to construct and install than a whole-room remodel. In this completely revised and updated edition of Built-Ins Idea Book, Heather J. Paper has collected inspirational and practical... |
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Popular Mechanics How to Fix Anything: Essential Home Repairs Anyone Can Do
POPULAR MECHANICS. - Hearst Format: Hardcover
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For any home repair, big or small, homeowners can turn to this practical and portable reference. Got a squeaky floor or a rattling door? Is your grout a color you don't recognize anymore? From quick fixes like linking broken chains and patching drywall to more involved projects like replacing... |
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Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures
Roma Agrawal - Bloomsbury USA Format: Hardcover
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The wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind The Shard, Western Europe's tallest building.While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea of what goes into creating the built environment, let alone how a new building... |
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French Style with Vintage Finds
Cindy Cooper - Hoffman Media Format: Print book
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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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The Clean 20: 20 Foods, 20 Days, Total Transformation
Ian Smith - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestsellerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of SHRED and Blast the Sugar Out, the ultimate guide to clean eating!What is clean eating? In his newest diet book, Dr. Ian K. Smith teaches readers the benefits of clean eating and how to implement... |
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Whiskey in a teacup
Reese Witherspoon - Touchstone Format: Book
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Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon invites you into her world, where she infuses the southern style, parties, and traditions she loves with contemporary flair and charm.Reese Witherspoon's grandmother Dorothea always said that a combination... |
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Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Fourth Edition, Revised and Updated
Rob Thallon - The Taunton Press Format: Print book
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A classic reference, the Graphic Guide to Frame Construction is a comprehensive visual handbook filled with hundreds of meticulous drawings showing the framing details you need to understand when building with wood. This revised fourth edition reflects the most recent changes in residential... |
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Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms
Erin Benzakein - Chronicle Books Format: Print book
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From Erin Benzakein, a leader in the locaflor farm-to-centerpiece movement and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm, Cut Flower Garden is equal parts instruction and inspiration - a book overflowing with lush photography of magnificent flowers and breathtaking arrangements... |
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Modern Farmhouse Style: 250 Ways to Harmonize Rustic Charm with Contemporary Living
Country Home - Weldon Owen Format: Hardcover
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Move over, shabby chic: The new farmhouse look is all about clean lines and modern shapes, paired with rustic textures and clever upcycled decor ideas from the country life. With Modern Farmhouse Style, you can now achieve that farmhouse aesthetic in your own home - no matter where you reside.This... |
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Upscale Downsizing: Creating a Stylish, Elegant, Smaller Home
LESLIE LINSLEY - Sterling Format: Hardcover
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Less CAN be more! Whether because of a change in circumstances, an empty nest, or simply an itch to start from scratch again, people are downsizing their space . . . while remaining upscale in taste. Decorating with style is crucial when every square inch counts, and fortunately downsizing... |
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