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Wiring Simplified: Based on the 2017 National Electrical Code

FREDERIC P HARTWELL - PARK PUB
Format: Print book

This 45th edition - part of a series continuously published for more than 80 years and based on the 2017 National Electrical Code - is a handy instruction manual that has been used by generations of readers to learn the "why" as well as the "how-to" of wiring practices....
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The Big Book of Small Home Plans: Over 360 Home Plans Under 1200 Square Feet

Design America Inc. - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback

Select from a catalog of more than 360 expertly prepared plans for building small homes - 1,200 square feet or less!Over 360 plans to select from for building a variety of small homes 1,200 square feet or underEasy-to-follow construction blueprints and materials lists are available for each...
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Rustic Garden Projects: Step-by-Step Backyard Décor from Trellises to Tree Swings, Stone Steps to Stained Glass

Marianne Svärd Häggvik - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Would you like to learn to braid a plant support arrow, cast a flower vase in concrete, or set your own pedestal in stone? Rustic Garden Projects is filled with attractive ideas for making your garden homey, decorative, and unique this gardening season. From the simple to the sophisticated,...
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Succulents: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Designing, and Growing 200 Easy Care Plants

Robin Stockwell - Oxmoor House
Format: Print book

Inspiring, practical and richly photographed, this comprehensive guide offers creative ideas and DIY projects using beautiful low-maintenance, water-wise plants Succulents are the ultimate easy-care plant: versatile, effortless to grow both indoors and outdoors, and drought tolerant. From...
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The New Bohemians Handbook: Come Home to Good Vibes

Justina Blakeney - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

The New Bohemian Handbook guides readers in beautifully simple techniques for adding good vibes and style to living spaces. Packed with hundreds of ideas for bringing positive energy to your home, the book features exercises and activities for thinking about rooms in new ways....
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Coastal Homes Of The World

Monique Butterworth - New Holland Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Many of us dream of living by the sea and this is coastal living at its very best . A collection of the world's most stunning waterfront properties. This design and lifestyle book evokes the sound of the surf or the feel of sand between your toes - you will be drawn to these coastal...
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The Creative Cookie

James David Rudoff - Allergy Pubns
Format: Paperback

Book by Rudoff, James D.
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Best-Selling 1-Story Home Plans, Updated 4th Edition: Over 360 Dream-Home Plans in Full Color

Editors of Creative Homeowner - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback

If you're planning to build your own one-story dream home, this extensive collection will show you the best selling and most stylish designs available today. More than 350 home plans were selected for Best-Selling 1-Story Home Plans, Updated 4th Edition as most desirable based on actual...
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The Orchid Whisperer: Expert Secrets for Growing Beautiful Orchids

Bruce Rogers - Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback

Orchids can bloom year after year. In this essential guide, Bruce Rogers, "The Orchid Whisperer", shares his expert tips from more than three decades of breeding and growing orchids. The book demystifies the growing process and features more than 100 lush color photographs of breathtaking...
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Year of No Clutter: A Memoir

Eve O Schaub - Sourcebooks
Format: Print book

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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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism

Fumio Sasaki - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

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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DIY Solar Projects - Updated Edition: Small Projects to Whole-home Systems: Tap Into the Sun

Eric W Smith - Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.
Format: Print book

Learn how to make your own solar-powered appliances and additions to your home with this updated edition of DIY Solar Projects!Put the sun to work in your home with the new, expanded edition of the popular 2011 title DIY Solar Projects. Like the original, this edition offers small-scale,...
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Black & Decker Wood Floors: Hardwood - Laminate - Bamboo - Wood Tile - More

COOL SPRINGS PRESS. - Pepperbox Press Ltd.
Format: Paperback

Solid wood, engineered wood, or laminate floors can enhance the beauty of any room in a home. Wood creates visual warmth, is available in a wide variety of colors and grain patterns, and is durable enough to last a half century or more when installed and maintained properly.New variations...
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Private Gardens of South Florida

Jack Staub - Gibbs Smith
Format: Print book

Escape to 22 lush garden retreats through exquisite photography and delightful stories. This privileged tour guides the reader through the colorful flora of Florida's best-kept grounds, while homeowners share the history of their uniquely landscaped abodes. Meet the painter-turned-horticulturist...
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Your Florida Guide to Shrubs: Selection, Establishment, and Maintenance

Edward F Gilman - University Press of Florida
Format: Paperback

No other book offers such colorful, complete, and reliable information about all aspects of selecting, growing, and maintaining the shrubs and small trees that thrive in the Florida landscape. Written for everyone from the homeowner with limited gardening skills to the landscape professional...
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How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your Houses Dirty Little Secrets

Dana White - Thomas Nelson
Format: Audiobook

Bring your home out of the mess its in - and learn how to keep it under control.Do you experience heart palpitations at the sound of an unexpected doorbell? Do you stare in bewilderment at your messy home, wondering how in the world it go this way again? Youre not alone. But there is hope...
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Install Your Own Solar Panels: Designing and Installing a Photovoltaic System to Power Your Home

Joe Burdick - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Labor and related costs account for more than half of the price of the average home solar installation. But homeowners can save thousands of dollars with this user-friendly manual, which follows the same process professional contractors use. Through detailed directions and step-by-step...
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Home: The Best of The New York Times Home Section: The Way We Live Now

Noel Millea - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

Appealing and innovative houses that show creativity, ingenuity, and design savvy for all homeowners today. With striking photographs and compelling stories from its vast home-design archive, the editors of the New York Times's beloved Home section offer a look at how contemporary...
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Bathrooms, Revised & Updated 2nd Edition: Complete Design Ideas to Modernize Your Bathroom

Editors of Creative Homeowner - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback

Learn to think like a design pro to get the bathroom you've always wanted!Design a new bathroom that suits your space, your budget, and your lifestyleOver 350 color photos help you visualize your projectLearn about the latest trends, products, and innovative ideas for the bathCreate your...
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Ornamental Palm Horticulture

Timothy K Broschat - University Press of Florida
Format: Paperback

Praise for the first edition"Avid recreational gardeners, designers, and nursery professionals who enjoy growing dramatic ornamental palms will welcome this comprehensive manual comprising palm biology, propagation techniques, cultural requirements, and overall care."--Booklist"A...
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Garden Design: A Book of Ideas

Heidi Howcroft - Firefly Books
Format: Print book

Author Marianne Majerus was one of three photographers for the seminal book by Prince Charles, HRH The Prince of Wales, Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated, published in 2014, which Camilla Swift of Gardens Illustrated praised for its photographs, "images so breathtaking I want...
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Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures

Roma Agrawal - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

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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Living with Pattern: Color, Texture, and Print at Home

Rebecca Atwood - Clarkson Potter
Format: Print book

If you focus on pattern, from texture and color to furniture and textiles, everything else will fall into place. Pattern is the strongest element in any room. In Living with Pattern, Rebecca Atwood demystifies how to use that element, a design concept that often confounds and confuses,...
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Grow Vegetables in Pots

DK Publishing - DK Publishing
Format: Paperback

Packed full of beautiful photography and helpful hints and tips, Grow Vegetables in Pots is the perfect book for people looking to grow a bit of produce in a small space.
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Garages 2nd Edition: Design, Build, Remodel & Maintain Your Garage - Includes 9 Complete Garage Plans

Cool Springs Press - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

If you are planning to build a new garage, this is the one-stop guide where you'll find several new and complete sets of building plans for garages of the most popular sizes and styles. If building a new garage is where you want to go, the BLACK+DECKER Complete Guide to Garages will show...
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A Place to Call Home: Timeless Southern Charm

James T Farmer, III - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

Modern design for a new age of Southern living. Combining the rich traditions of the past with the sensibilities of contemporary life, interior and garden designer James Farmer of Perry, Georgia, is unapologetically Southern. Tour eleven diverse homes in the deep South -- makeovers, remodels,...
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The Aromatherapy Garden: Growing Fragrant Plants for Happiness and Well-Being

Kathi Keville - Timber Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

Immerse yourself in the healing power of fragrance! The Aromatherapy Garden explains how fragrant plants can be as therapeutic as they are intoxicating, and how easy it is to add this captivating element to gardens large and small. It reveals the scents, secrets, and science behind fragrant...
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Vern yip's design wise : your smart guide to a beautiful home

Vern Yip - Running Press
Format: Print book

Vern Yip is one of the most beloved and recognizable interior designers in America. Over the course of his near-decade at HGTV, he has counseled thousands of people on beautifying their homes on limited budgets. Through his shows, as well as in his regular column "Learn from Vern"...
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Decorating with Flowers: A Stunning Ideas Book for all Occasions

ROBERTO CABALLERO - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Use fresh flowers to make a dramatic difference in your home and dazzle with the power of flowers when you entertain!Decorating with Flowers celebrates the latest trends in contemporary floral design with a tropical twist. Featuring inspired table settings and installations, this extraordinary...
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Handbook of European History 1400-1600: Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation

Thomas A Brady - E.J. Brill
Format: Hardcover

The Handbook of European History 1400-1600 brings together the best scholarship into an array of topical chapters that present current knowledge and thinking in ways useful to the specialist and accessible to students and to the educated non-specialist. Forty-one leading scholars in this...
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Make Yourself at Home: Design Your Space to Discover Your True Self

Moorea Seal - Sasquatch Books
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the blockbuster hit journals The 52 Lists Project and 52 Lists for Happiness, comes a book to help you design your space to discover what is really important to you and express the creativity and style you already have! This book is all about beautifying your life inside...
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Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency: Grow Edibles * Raise Animals * Live Off the Grid * DIY

Cool Springs Press - Cool Springs Press
Format: Print book

DIY the self-sufficient way with over 60 detailed projects.Get ready to be self-sufficient.Whether tackling the garden, raising animals, learning more about alternative energy, or bettering your storage and preservation, Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency is the perfect starting...
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The Complete Book of Home Organization

TONI HAMMERSLEY - Weldon Owen
Format: Paperback

Have you ever wished you had the time and tools to organize your house in a clutter-free, design-conscious, Pinterest-worthy way? From storage solutions and cleaning tips to secret space-saving methods and expert strategies, The Complete Book of Home Organization is packed with the tips...
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Grow For Flavor: Tips and Tricks to Supercharge the Flavor of Homegrown Harvests

James Wong - Firefly Books, 2016.
Format: Print book

Gardeners can be disappointed by the insipid flavor of the vegetables and fruit that they have so carefully nurtured. The problem, according to botanist James Wong, is that many conventional gardening practices are based on pure myth or faulty science. They create bumper crops at the expense...
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Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness

INGRID FETELL LEE - Little, Brown Spark
Format: Hardcover

Designer Ingrid Fetell Lee explains how to cultivate a happier, healthier life by making small changes to your surroundings. Have you ever wondered why we stop to watch the orange glow that arrives before sunset, or why we flock to see cherry blossoms bloom in spring? Is there a reason...
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Better Than New: Lessons I've Learned from Saving Old Homes

Nicole Curtis - Artisan
Format: Print book

A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller For the first time, Nicole Curtis, the star of the megahit HGTV and DIY Network show Rehab Addict, reveals her private struggles, her personal victories, and the inspiring lessons we can all learn from them. Part celebrity...
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The Botanical Gardens of Southern Florida Through Time

ANN MARIE O'PHELAN - America Through Time
Format: Paperback

While gardens have been around since the beginning of time, botanical gardens -- gardens designed for studies and education -- first began in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as the physic, or medicinal, gardens of Italy. It wasn't until 1859 that the first botanical garden,...
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The Complete Pebble Mosaic Handbook

Maggy Howarth - Firefly Books, 2016.
Format: Print book

"This book is indeed complete with every aspect of design material selection, installation and care considered... Appropriate as a coffee table book and an instructive text; beginner and pro alike will not be disappointed." -- B and B, Washington State Nursery and Landscape...
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Casa Mexico: At Home in Merida and the Yucatan

Annie Kelly - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

Renowned for its picturesque charm, Mexico has lured design-world insiders to its retreats, as presented in this inspirational selection of some of the latest Mexican design trends from the Yucatn. In recent years leading international tastemakers have been drawn to the vibrant culture...
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The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds: 322 Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs

Robert E. Gough - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Learn how to collect, save, and cultivate the seeds from more than 300 vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers, trees, and shrubs. It’s easy, and it’s fun! Authors Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough thoroughly explain every step in the seed-saving process. Descriptions of seed...
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Minimalism for Families: Practical Minimalist Living Strategies to Simplify Your Home and Life

Zoe Kim - Althea Press
Format: Paperback

"Zoe Kim has written a book on minimalism for families that is practical, encouraging, and motivating. And I'm glad she did -- we need more guidance like this in the world today." -- Joshua Becker, founder of Becoming MinimalistOrganizing your home and leading a minimalist lifestyle...
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Home Repair Wisdom & Know-How: Timeless Techniques to Fix, Maintain, and Improve Your Home

EDITORS OF FINE HOMEBUILDING - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Paperback

Home Repair Wisdom & Know-How is the essential go-to book for every project homeowners encounter, from basic wiring to kitchen renovations. Featuring step-by-step instructions from the pages of Fine Homebuilding magazine, one of the most trusted sources on home repair and construction,...
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Handpicked: Simple, Sustainable, and Seasonal Flower Arrangements

INGRID CAROZZI - HARRY N ABRAMS
Format: Print book

Brooklyn-based florist Ingrid Carozzi reveals her secrets for creating flower arrangements that are modern, original, and organic in style. Organized by season, the book presents simple step-by-step instruction (how to measure, cut, and place each bloom) for making more than 35 arrangements....
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Modern Farmhouse Style: 250 Ways to Harmonize Rustic Charm with Contemporary Living

Country Home - Weldon Owen
Format: Hardcover

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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domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home

Domino. - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

From the editors of domino magazine comes your essential guide to discovering your personal style and creating a space you love.Since launching in 2005, domino has attracted a fiercely loyal following, which looks to the brand as the definitive source for decorating and style....
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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

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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Country Living Salvage Style: Decorate with Vintage Finds

Leslie Linsley - Hearst
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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A Step-by-Step Guide to a Florida Native Yard

GINNY SHROPSHIRE MARJORIE STIBOLT - University Press of Florida
Format: Paperback

More and more Florida residents are deciding to replace highly fertilized, over-watered, pesticide-dependent lawns with native plants. They want to reduce their carbon footprints; save time, water, and money; and attract birds and butterflies. But where to begin This illustrated guide will...
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Building Small: Sustainable Designs for Tiny Houses & Backyard Buildings

David Stiles - Popular Woodworking Books
Format: Paperback

Live large by building small! Do you daydream about downsizing your living space? Or perhaps you long for a more eco-friendly and sustainable way of life. The tiny house movement continues to gain popularity as more and more people look to simplify their lives and reconnect with nature.Building...
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Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

Dana K. White - Thomas Nelson
Format: Paperback

You don't have to live overwhelmed by stuff--you can get rid of clutter for good!While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can't purge it all and start from nothing. Yet a home with too much stuff is a home that is difficult to maintain,...
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Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms

Erin Benzakein - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

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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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter

MARGARETA MAGNUSSON - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life.In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called dostdning, do meaning "death" and stdning meaning "cleaning."...
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Tiny Houses in the City

Mimi Zeiger - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

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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Idiot's Guides: Tiny House Designing, Building, & Living

ALPHA. - Alpha
Format: Paperback

Do you have what it takes to live tiny? Take the first step to achieving the dream of designing, building, and living in a tiny house (typically between 100-400 square feet) . Idiot's Guides: Tiny House Designing, Building, and Living is the one-stop guide into this innovative concept...
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Homegrown Tea: An Illustrated Guide to Planting, Harvesting, and Blending Teas and Tisanes

Cassie Liversidge - St. Martins Griffin
Format: Paperback

Homegrown Tea explains how to grow a large variety of plants in your own garden, on a balcony or even on a window sill could become your tea cupboard. It shows you how to grow your tea from seeds, cuttings, or small plants, as well as which parts of the plant are used to make tea. Liversidge...
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Bathroom Ideas You Can Use, Updated Edition: The Latest Designs, Styles, Fixtures, Surfaces and Remodeling Tips

Chris Peterson - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

Don't have an ordinary bathroom when Bathroom Ideas You Can Use, Updated Edition gives you all the know-how and inspiration to make is extraordinary. Whether you're planning a full remodel or just replacing a single fixture, Bathroom Ideas You Can Use is 192 pages of style, comfort,...
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The Bee-Friendly Garden: Design an Abundant, Flower-Filled Yard that Nurtures Bees and Supports Biodiversity

Kate Frey - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book

For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helps you create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native bees.In The Bee-Friendly Garden, award-winning garden designer Kate Frey and bee expert Gretchen...
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The Water-Saving Garden: How to Grow a Gorgeous Garden with a Lot Less Water

Pam Penick - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book

A guide to growing beautiful gardens in drought-prone areas utilizing minimal water for maximum results.With climate change, water rationing, and drought on the rise, conserving water is more important than ever - but that doesn't mean your gardening options are limited to cacti and rocks....
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HVAC Systems and Equipment

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers - American Society of Heating
Format: Print book

The 2016 ASHRAE Handbook--HVAC Systems and Equipment discusses various systems and the equipment (components or assemblies) they comprise, and describes features and differences. This information helps system designers and operators in selecting and using equipment. An accompanying CD-ROM...
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Black & Decker Complete Guide to DIY Greenhouses 2nd Edition: Build your own greenhouses, hoophouses, cold frames and greenhouse accessories

Cool Springs Press. - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

Find all of the most up-to-date information you need to design and equip your own greenhouse, all in one place!Black & Decker Complete Guide to DIY Greenhouses is a new edition to the popular Complete Guide to Greenhouses & Garden Projects. Laser-focused on building...
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Relaxed Coastal Style

SALLY DENNING - Ryland Peters & Small
Format: Hardcover

In Relaxed Coastal Style, Sally Denning offers decorating inspiration for anyone lucky enough to live by the ocean, as well as those who only dream of it.Scientists tell us that living by the ocean makes us happier and healthier: views of blue space have a calming effect and sea air improves...
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