Discover how to make and use natural remedies from home-grown herbs to improve your health and wellbeing.. In recent years, more people than ever have turned to natural remedies for general health and wellbeing, and for help with ailments, from the common cold to arthritis. This comprehensive book of expert advice teaches you how to grow your own herbs, harvest plants from the wild, and process ingredients to create your own cabinet of natural remedies, all with safety in mind.. In this updated, expanded, and fully redesigned edition of his bestselling classic, author Andrew Chevallier - a fellow and former president of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists - combines the latest scientific research with the traditional and folkloric use of the plants to give detailed information about the benefits and constituents of more than 560 herbs, from aloe vera and cardamom through to witch hazel and yarrow.
DK
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9780744081794
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Hardcover
Ultimate Book of Home Plans, Completely Updated & Revised 4th Edition
By Homeowner, Creative
Find your dream home among the most popular plans from today's top architects and designers!Over 680 home designs from the country's leading residential architects and designersOver 1,600 photos, renderings, and drawings of floor plans, side views, and rear views of homes actually built from the designsHuge variety of home styles in all price ranges, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialtiesPractical tips and advice on selecting a site, hiring a contractor, trimwork, fireplaces, landscaping, and moreNew updated edition features 282 new plans and 9 new articles on home design trends, smart home tech ideas, creating curb appeal, and more3D plan section allows you to download an app that will bring the home plans on the page to a 3D rendering on your phone, so you can better visualize and manipulate the house on your lot before you buildWhether you've always dreamed of building your own home or just can't find the right house from among the dozens you've toured, this collection of ultimate plans can help you achieve the home of your dreams!You could have an architect create a one-of-a-kind home for you, but the design services alone could end up costing up to 15 percent of the cost of construction - a hefty premium for any building project.
Creative Homeowner
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9781580115698
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Paperback
White and Faded
By Berg, Janet Parrella-van Den
The only thing more beautiful than home transformation is personal transformation. Bring new life into your home and your soul through the gorgeous photography, inspiring story, and creative design ideas from Janet Parrella-Van Den Berg, founder of popular UK brand White & Faded. Journey through these hope-filled pages, and discover the hidden beauty in your own home and life. In White & Faded, Janet Parrella-Van Den Berg takes you on a stunning photographic tour through her restored English homes as she invites you into her personal journey of restoring her own sense of value and purpose - and reveals how you can do the same.So what is White & Faded? As Janet explains, she loves white things as a culmination of all colors and a representation of new mercies.
Thomas Nelson
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9781400243396
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Hardcover
Van Life
By Huntington, Foster
Showcasing hundreds of funky vehicles, awe-inspiring landscapes, and cleverly designed interiors in tiny spaces from around the world, Van Life is perfect for who anyone daydreams about living on the open road.More and more people-from millennials to baby boomers-are taking a break from conventional life for the freedom, tranquility, and adventure of being on the road and living in a converted vintage truck, camper, or van.One of these vandwellers, Foster Huntington, created the #vanlife hashtag as he chronicled his adventures living in a van while driving it across the country. He tapped into a community of like-minded individuals looking to explore nature at their own pace and live a debt-free lifestyle.Van Life showcases the best crowd-sourced photographs from Foster's tumblr account, van-life.net, many of which have never been posted. Organized into sections like Volkswagen vans, American vans, converted vans, school buses, and more, the hundreds of photos include shots of the unique vehicles, the beautiful locations they've been parked including stunning beaches, dramatic mountains and picturesque forests, fully designed interiors with kitchens and sleeping quarters, and more.Also included are interviews with solo travelers, couples, and families who are living this new American dream.
Black Dog & Leventhal
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9780316556446
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Hardcover
Ultimate Guide
By Homeowner, Editors Of Creative
Save money by making plumbing repairs and improvements yourself!
* Be your own plumber, save money, and add value to your home
* Over 800 photos take you through each step-by-step process
* Detailed diagrams help you understand plumbing systems and apply how-to instructions
* Learn plumbing skills, from fundamentals like fixing leaky faucets to soldering copper tubing like a pro
* Conserve resources with "Green Solutions" that go easy on the environment
* Install plumbing fixtures like sinks, faucets, bathtubs, showers, water softeners, lawn sprinklers, and more
* Learn how your home's plumbing system works so you can take action in an emergency
No need to hire a plumber, especially in emergencies when you need an immediate fix!
This updated and expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's comprehensive plumbing how-to book covers the most up-to-date products and techniques.
Creative Homeowner
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9781580116022
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Paperback
The New Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
By Biggs, Matthew
Praise for the previous edition: "These three amazing authors have put together a must-have book for any vegetable grower." -- Washington Gardener "What is not included in this definitive and beautifully illustrated sourcebook on edible landscape?" -- The American Herb Association "Satisfying ... There's an abundance of information and tantalizing pictures." -- New York Times The first edition of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit was published in 2006. All editions and formats sold more than one million copies and it quickly became a classic reference. A decade later, this edition adds a new jacket, updates the design, and expands by 60 new pages for a total of over 70 vegetables, 100 herbs and 100 popular fruits.
Firefly Books
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9781770857988
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Print book
Feels Like Home
By Liess, Lauren
A house is a feeling. That is the conceit behind designer Lauren Liess's third book, which explores the emotional connection between the way we decorate our homes and our daily lives. She advises readers to think beyond just the objects in their homes and explore how design informs an intentional, happy, and authentic life. The book includes practical design information, with never-before-seen case studies on a variety of homes including a beach cottage, a farmhouse, a home in the woods, a Spanish colonial, and other more traditional homes. Each case study explores a hardworking design aspect (such as proportion, scale, and color) , while also focusing on the emotional aspect of the home. The chapters are inspired by the following themes: comfort, calm, excitement, belonging, carefree, love, and contentment.
‎Abrams
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9781419751196
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Hardcover
House Plants for Every Space
By Interior, Green
The complete beginner's guide to selecting and maintaining the right plants for all of your spaces!Plants are like people -- they feel at home in certain spaces and not in others. House Plants for Every Space explains how to select the right plants for your home or office depending on the available light, the design you want, the size of the space, and the amount of time you have to maintain your greenery.Authors Etsuhiro Mashita and Momoko Sato, collectively known as Green Interior, provide you with dozens of options for various types of spaces, then show you how to match your containers to the plants, how to arrange and display them to maximize their beauty, and how to keep the plants healthy so you won't lose them!This complete all-in-one guide provides green solutions for every space imaginable, for example:Low-light spaces far from windows, where ferns are the perfect solutionLarge rooms where the plants can dominate, with generous groupings of succulents, air plants and MonsteraSpaces where a single large plant or tree like a Schefflera or palm variety can form the centerpieceRooms where only very large or very small plants work well--with nothing in-betweenPlus many more options!A comprehensive photographic guide to the most popular house plants, including exotics, is included.
A practical and attractive handbook with more than 850 essential life skills to get anything done faster and easier
The editors and scientists at Good Housekeeping and its lab, the Good Housekeeping Institute, share genius solutions and trusted, expert advice in this how-to guide to making life simpler. With chapters on the kitchen, organizing and cleaning, decorating, home maintenance, outdoor living, and entertaining and celebrating, this go-to resource offers step-by-step illustrated instructions, inspiring photos and sometimes surprising but always practical guidance to get things done. Plus, you'll save time and money and even have fun along the way.
The 850+ skills include how to:
* Store and make your own spice mixes
* Clean your house in 15 minutes
* Seal a drafty window
* Remove water rings from your tables
* Perk up a grocery-store bouquet
* Sew a button
* Plant an outdoor herb garden (and keep herbs fresh after they are picked!)
* Make the perfect boiled egg
* Uncork champagne
* Cure a hangover and so much more!
QR codes throughout the pages offer additional lessons and video instruction. Whatever home means to you, this book is brimming with invaluable know-how to keep your home in tip-top shape and to help you inject more fun and flair into your every day.
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine New Edition
By Chevallier, Andrew
Discover how to make and use natural remedies from home-grown herbs to improve your health and wellbeing.. In recent years, more people than ever have turned to natural remedies for general health and wellbeing, and for help with ailments, from the common cold to arthritis. This comprehensive book of expert advice teaches you how to grow your own herbs, harvest plants from the wild, and process ingredients to create your own cabinet of natural remedies, all with safety in mind.. In this updated, expanded, and fully redesigned edition of his bestselling classic, author Andrew Chevallier - a fellow and former president of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists - combines the latest scientific research with the traditional and folkloric use of the plants to give detailed information about the benefits and constituents of more than 560 herbs, from aloe vera and cardamom through to witch hazel and yarrow.
Ultimate Book of Home Plans, Completely Updated & Revised 4th Edition
By Homeowner, Creative
Find your dream home among the most popular plans from today's top architects and designers!Over 680 home designs from the country's leading residential architects and designersOver 1,600 photos, renderings, and drawings of floor plans, side views, and rear views of homes actually built from the designsHuge variety of home styles in all price ranges, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialtiesPractical tips and advice on selecting a site, hiring a contractor, trimwork, fireplaces, landscaping, and moreNew updated edition features 282 new plans and 9 new articles on home design trends, smart home tech ideas, creating curb appeal, and more3D plan section allows you to download an app that will bring the home plans on the page to a 3D rendering on your phone, so you can better visualize and manipulate the house on your lot before you buildWhether you've always dreamed of building your own home or just can't find the right house from among the dozens you've toured, this collection of ultimate plans can help you achieve the home of your dreams!You could have an architect create a one-of-a-kind home for you, but the design services alone could end up costing up to 15 percent of the cost of construction - a hefty premium for any building project.
White and Faded
By Berg, Janet Parrella-van Den
The only thing more beautiful than home transformation is personal transformation. Bring new life into your home and your soul through the gorgeous photography, inspiring story, and creative design ideas from Janet Parrella-Van Den Berg, founder of popular UK brand White & Faded. Journey through these hope-filled pages, and discover the hidden beauty in your own home and life. In White & Faded, Janet Parrella-Van Den Berg takes you on a stunning photographic tour through her restored English homes as she invites you into her personal journey of restoring her own sense of value and purpose - and reveals how you can do the same.So what is White & Faded? As Janet explains, she loves white things as a culmination of all colors and a representation of new mercies.
Van Life
By Huntington, Foster
Showcasing hundreds of funky vehicles, awe-inspiring landscapes, and cleverly designed interiors in tiny spaces from around the world, Van Life is perfect for who anyone daydreams about living on the open road.More and more people-from millennials to baby boomers-are taking a break from conventional life for the freedom, tranquility, and adventure of being on the road and living in a converted vintage truck, camper, or van.One of these vandwellers, Foster Huntington, created the #vanlife hashtag as he chronicled his adventures living in a van while driving it across the country. He tapped into a community of like-minded individuals looking to explore nature at their own pace and live a debt-free lifestyle.Van Life showcases the best crowd-sourced photographs from Foster's tumblr account, van-life.net, many of which have never been posted. Organized into sections like Volkswagen vans, American vans, converted vans, school buses, and more, the hundreds of photos include shots of the unique vehicles, the beautiful locations they've been parked including stunning beaches, dramatic mountains and picturesque forests, fully designed interiors with kitchens and sleeping quarters, and more.Also included are interviews with solo travelers, couples, and families who are living this new American dream.
Ultimate Guide
By Homeowner, Editors Of Creative
Save money by making plumbing repairs and improvements yourself! * Be your own plumber, save money, and add value to your home * Over 800 photos take you through each step-by-step process * Detailed diagrams help you understand plumbing systems and apply how-to instructions * Learn plumbing skills, from fundamentals like fixing leaky faucets to soldering copper tubing like a pro * Conserve resources with "Green Solutions" that go easy on the environment * Install plumbing fixtures like sinks, faucets, bathtubs, showers, water softeners, lawn sprinklers, and more * Learn how your home's plumbing system works so you can take action in an emergency No need to hire a plumber, especially in emergencies when you need an immediate fix! This updated and expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's comprehensive plumbing how-to book covers the most up-to-date products and techniques.
The New Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
By Biggs, Matthew
Praise for the previous edition: "These three amazing authors have put together a must-have book for any vegetable grower." -- Washington Gardener "What is not included in this definitive and beautifully illustrated sourcebook on edible landscape?" -- The American Herb Association "Satisfying ... There's an abundance of information and tantalizing pictures." -- New York Times The first edition of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit was published in 2006. All editions and formats sold more than one million copies and it quickly became a classic reference. A decade later, this edition adds a new jacket, updates the design, and expands by 60 new pages for a total of over 70 vegetables, 100 herbs and 100 popular fruits.
Feels Like Home
By Liess, Lauren
A house is a feeling. That is the conceit behind designer Lauren Liess's third book, which explores the emotional connection between the way we decorate our homes and our daily lives. She advises readers to think beyond just the objects in their homes and explore how design informs an intentional, happy, and authentic life. The book includes practical design information, with never-before-seen case studies on a variety of homes including a beach cottage, a farmhouse, a home in the woods, a Spanish colonial, and other more traditional homes. Each case study explores a hardworking design aspect (such as proportion, scale, and color) , while also focusing on the emotional aspect of the home. The chapters are inspired by the following themes: comfort, calm, excitement, belonging, carefree, love, and contentment.
House Plants for Every Space
By Interior, Green
The complete beginner's guide to selecting and maintaining the right plants for all of your spaces!Plants are like people -- they feel at home in certain spaces and not in others. House Plants for Every Space explains how to select the right plants for your home or office depending on the available light, the design you want, the size of the space, and the amount of time you have to maintain your greenery.Authors Etsuhiro Mashita and Momoko Sato, collectively known as Green Interior, provide you with dozens of options for various types of spaces, then show you how to match your containers to the plants, how to arrange and display them to maximize their beauty, and how to keep the plants healthy so you won't lose them!This complete all-in-one guide provides green solutions for every space imaginable, for example:Low-light spaces far from windows, where ferns are the perfect solutionLarge rooms where the plants can dominate, with generous groupings of succulents, air plants and MonsteraSpaces where a single large plant or tree like a Schefflera or palm variety can form the centerpieceRooms where only very large or very small plants work well--with nothing in-betweenPlus many more options!A comprehensive photographic guide to the most popular house plants, including exotics, is included.
Old Brand New
By Dabito,
A deeply personal and compassionate look at home ownership and rentership through more than 50 rooms designed by interior designer, photographer, and Instagram star Dabito. "Dabito's work is sculptural and beautiful - everything feels like an art piece! It is elevated yet functional - my fave combo." - Jessica Alba. Designer, photographer, artist, blogger, and passionate vintage hunter Dabito is beloved on social media for his creative use of color, space, and maximalist design style. Old Brand New offers readers actionable advice to layer spaces with meaning through refreshing décor and bold hues, whether you're signing a lease or renovating or buying your first home. Illustrated with photographs of Dabito's many design projects and inspiring snaps from his travels, this book's chapters are each supplemented with how-to guides for weekend-friendly projects large and small.
Good Housekeeping Home Skills
By Housekeeping, Good
A practical and attractive handbook with more than 850 essential life skills to get anything done faster and easier
The editors and scientists at Good Housekeeping and its lab, the Good Housekeeping Institute, share genius solutions and trusted, expert advice in this how-to guide to making life simpler. With chapters on the kitchen, organizing and cleaning, decorating, home maintenance, outdoor living, and entertaining and celebrating, this go-to resource offers step-by-step illustrated instructions, inspiring photos and sometimes surprising but always practical guidance to get things done. Plus, you'll save time and money and even have fun along the way.
The 850+ skills include how to:
* Store and make your own spice mixes
* Clean your house in 15 minutes
* Seal a drafty window
* Remove water rings from your tables
* Perk up a grocery-store bouquet
* Sew a button
* Plant an outdoor herb garden (and keep herbs fresh after they are picked!)
* Make the perfect boiled egg
* Uncork champagne
* Cure a hangover and so much more!
QR codes throughout the pages offer additional lessons and video instruction. Whatever home means to you, this book is brimming with invaluable know-how to keep your home in tip-top shape and to help you inject more fun and flair into your every day.