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Design*Sponge at Home, Signed by Grace Bonney
Author: Grace Bonney
ISBN-10: 1579654312
ISBN-13: 9781579654313
Published: 2011-09-06
Publisher: Artisan
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Book Description:
The long-awaited home décor bible by the beloved design blogger“Thank you,” wrote a reader to Design*Sponge creator Grace Bonney, “for teaching me that houses don’t have to be frumpy and formal. They don’t have to be matchy-matchy or rigidly modern.” They can just be comfy and unique and reflect who you are, no matter how small your budget or space.That reader is one of the 75,000 unique daily visitors to Design*Sponge, who make it the most popular design site on the web. The site receives 250,000 pageviews every day and has 150,000 RSS subscribers and 280,000 followers on Twitter. Design*Sponge fans have been yearning for the ultimate design manual from their guru, Grace, and she has finally delivered with this definitive guide, which includes:• Home tours of 70 real-life interiors featuring artists and designers• Fifty DIY projects, with detailed instructions for personalizing your space• Step-by-step tutorials on everything from stripping and painting furniture to hanging wallpaper and doing your own upholstery• Fifty Before&After makeovers submitted by readers of Design*Sponge—real people with limited time and realistic budgets• Essential tips on modern flower arranging, with 20 arrangementsWith over 700 color photos and illustrations and projects that are customizable, relatable, and affordable, this is the democratizing design book everyone has been waiting for—and all for only $35.00!
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Black & Decker The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: with 350 Projects and 2000 Photos (Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide)
Author: Editors of Creative Publishing
ISBN-10: 1589234170
ISBN-13: 9781589234178
Published: 2008-09-01
Publisher: Creative Publishing international
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Book Description:
Bigger and better than ever The two previous editions of the book known by home improvement retailers as “Big Red” sold nearly 600,000 copies. This new edition features a larger portrait format for better visual clarity, and incorporates a new page layout style. But all the features that made the original America’s best-selling “bible” of home repair are still present here—thousands of color photographs and detailed step-by-step directions. The third edition also includes more than 30 projects not found in the original edition, as well as more than 300 new photos.
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What Your Contractor Can't Tell You: The Essential Guide to Building and Renovating
Author: Amy Johnston
ISBN-10: 0979983800
ISBN-13: 9780979983801
Published: 2008-01-01
Publisher: Shube Publishing
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Book Description:
What Your Contractor Can't Tell You is a comprehensive guide to getting the best results while building or renovating a home. Most homeowners spend about 20% of their time on the plan and 80% of their time on a messy, traumatic, expensive construction phase. Pros spend 80% of their time on the plan and 20% on a smooth construction phase. But the homeowners can't know what goes into a solid plan unless someone tells them. This book is based on a simple premise...if homeowners knew even 10% of what the professionals in the construction field know, they could avoid 90% of the problems. Creating a dream home shouldn't be a nightmare. Hiring a contractor is an enormous investment and a high-risk endeavor involving decisions that will last forever. This book equips homeowners with the information and strategies needed to turn their vision into a home or a renovation that can be built on time and within budget. Chapters give detailed coverage of critical topics: design; selecting and supervising the architect and contractor; cost estimates; budget; plan specifications; contracts; dealing with town officials; and keeping track of everything along the way. For each stage of the project, there is detailed information on common pitfalls and how to avoid them, as well as insiders' tips which reveal what most contractors can't tell you. This book was previously published by Warner Books (2004) and titled What the "Experts" May Not Tell You About Building or Renovating Your Home.
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Make It Right: Expert Advice on Home Renovations
Author: Mike Holmes
ISBN-10: 1603201947
ISBN-13: 9781603201940
Published: 2011-05-24
Publisher: Time Home Entertainment
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Book Description:
Star of the popular HGTV program Holmes on Homes, Mike Holmes has written a book every home owner considering or actually doing a renovation needs to have.His book, Make It Right, walks readers through a renovation from start to fi nish, from the process of fi nding a reliable contractor to explaining the inner workings of a house. Holmes covers the most popular renovation projects and describes the most common pitfalls. Packed with informative sidebars, checklists, diagrams and photographs, all showing what to expect from contractors and trades people and how to keep every renovation running on time and on budget, Make It Right is the book you need to read before you plan a renovation. Be smart. Take charge. Get it right the fi rst time.
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The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-sufficient Living in the Heart of the City (Process Self-reliance Series)
Author: Kelly Coyne
ISBN-10: 1934170011
ISBN-13: 9781934170014
Published: 2008-06-01
Publisher: Process
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Book Description:
The Urban Homestead is the essential handbook for a fast-growing new movement: urbanites are becoming gardeners and farmers. Rejecting both end-times hand wringing and dewy-eyed faith that technology will save us from ourselves, urban homesteaders choose instead to act. By growing their own food and harnessing natural energy, they are planting seeds for the future of our cities.If you would like to harvest your own vegetables, raise city chickens, or convert to solar energy, this practical, hands-on book is full of step-by-step projects that will get you started homesteading immediately, whether you live in an apartment or a house. It is also a guidebook to the larger movement and will point you to the best books and Internet resources on self-sufficiency topics.Projects include:How to grow food on a patio or balconyHow to clean your house without toxinsHow to preserve foodHow to cook with solar energyHow to divert your grey water to your gardenHow to choose the best homestead for youWritten by city dwellers for city dwellers, this illustrated, smartly designed, two-color instruction book proposes a paradigm shift that will improve our lives, our community, and our planet. Authors Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen happily farm in Los Angeles and run the urban homestead blog www.homegrownrevolution.org.
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SoulSpace: Transform Your Home, Transform Your Life -- Creating a Home That Is Free of Clutter, Full of Beauty, and Inspired by You
Author: Xorin Balbes
ISBN-10: 1608680371
ISBN-13: 9781608680375
Published: 2011-09-27
Publisher: New World Library
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Book Description:
Xorin Balbes created his eight-stage SoulSpace process to help his clients create homes that reflect and celebrate what is essential about their inhabitants. The process works for any budget, anytime, anywhere and results in inspiration, self-discovery, and practical solutions. Through the stages — assess, release, cleanse, dream, discover, create, elevate, and celebrate — you will explore not only the design of your abode but also your own interior: how you think, feel, and sense the world. Empowered with this self-knowledge, you will discover fresh ways to declutter, refresh, and enhance your living space. Xorin’s wonderfully unique technique will nurture and transform both your soul and your home.
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How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding and Maintaining Your Home, Updated and Expanded (RSMeans)
Author: Charlie Wing
ISBN-10: 1118099400
ISBN-13: 9781118099407
Published: 2012-02-28
Publisher: RSMeans
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Book Description:
Understand how to maintain everything in your home—including the kitchen sinkHow Your House Works, Second Edition reinforces the fact that it pays to be an informed consumer. Knowledge of your home's systems helps you control repair and construction costs and makes sure the correct elements are being installed or replaced. How Your House Works uncovers the mysteries behind just about every major appliance and building element in your house. Clear, full-color drawings show you exactly how these things should be put together and how they function, including what to check if they don't work.Covering topics such as electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors, and windows, this updated Second Edition has considerable additional information, with new chapters related to sustainability in and outside the house, as well as new topics, including clock thermostats, ventless gas heaters, moisture and mold, and passive solar heating.Illustrated guidance on electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors, and windowsIncludes a wealth of additional information, with new chapters related to sustainability and outside the houseFeatures new topics that include clock thermostats, ventless gas heaters, moisture and mold, LED lamps, motion-activated light switches, and passive solar heatingPresented in a richly illustrated with full-color drawingsWith see-through, cross-section drawings that show you how things are put together and how they function, How Your House Works supplies you with the knowledge that just might save you having to call in a professional.
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Ceramic Tile, Third Edition: Includes Stone, Porcelain, Glass Tile & More (Black & Decker Complete Guide)
Author: Carter Glass
ISBN-10: 1589235630
ISBN-13: 9781589235632
Published: 2010-09-01
Publisher: Creative Publishing international
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Book Description:
Complete DIY tile installation instructions with over 350 how-to, step-by-step photos; tool and material selection guides with full-color photography; design inspiration; the most up-to-date tile products and projects, such as recycled glass tile and other environmentally friendly and sustainable tile, new advancements for tile specifically engineered for outdoors, faux-stone tiles (made of more affordable materials), etc.; tile for all home projects including floors, walls, bathrooms, kitchens, and outdoors. This is the one stop shop for do-it-yourself tile installation instructions.
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The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling, 3rd Edition
Author: Charlie Wing
ISBN-10: 1600852467
ISBN-13: 9781600852466
Published: 2009-12-08
Publisher: Taunton Press
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Book Description:
This enlarged, updated, and expanded third edition of the classic reference on home systems and materials includes the latest code information, new full-color drawings, and a completely new section on making your home green. The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling is an established standard reference for DIY homeowners, as well as builders, contractors, and architects. The 1,600 full-color drawings provide a clear look at every aspect of home construction and systems, enabling the reader to visualize exactly how to tackle any building project or problem. All the information is presented in straightforward language anyone can understand.
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