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Home, Garden, and DIY July 2019
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Beautifully organized : a guide to function and style in your home
by Nikki Boyd
Why you need this: Teaches how to graciously share your home with family and friends to create treasured shared experiences and memories.
What's in it: Professional organizer, Nikki Boyd, shares her best advice, including the five steps every homeowner should go through: Assess, Declutter, Clean, Organize and Beautify.
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Beginner's guide to DIY & home repair : essential DIY techniques for the first timer
by Jo Behari
Attention DIY Novices! Do you want to start doing your own household repairs and simple renovations without the expense of calling in a professional?
What you'll find: This practical beginner's handbook is filled with expert advice using simple instructions for all the DIY basics - from painting and wallpapering to simple plumbing, changing a lock, using power tools, fixing a squeaky board and much more.
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Best 1-day projects
by Thunder Bay Press
Save time: Learn how to work efficiently and easily to do the DIY projects that you’ve dreamed about.
Whether you need to paint your walls, install new shelves, or plant a backyard garden, this book will show you how to do it right. Each project includes step-by-step instructions and full-color photos.
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Decorating with plants : what to choose, ways to style, and how to make them thrive
by Baylor Chapman
Focus on houseplants: From air purification to pest control, there’s no limit to what houseplants can do for your home.
Chapman gives readers the simple, foundational information they need to ensure their plants will thrive. Then she introduces us to 28 of her favorites. Finally, she guides readers through the home room by room.
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Home grown gardening best perennials for sun and shade : easy plants for more beautiful gardens
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Quick reference guide: profiles the easiest-to-grow and best-performing perennials for both sunny and shady locations. Each plant is shown in a beautiful color photo for easy identification, accompanied by information on where and how to grow the featured plant.
Horticultural tips assist in making the perennial-gardening adventure an enjoyable endeavor. From controlling pesky bugs and deadheading to staking tall plants and taking root cuttings,
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Making space, clutter free : the last book on decluttering you'll ever need
by Tracy McCubbin
Tips and tricks: for creating a beautiful home devoid of emotional baggage and clutter—one that sparks a newfound feeling of freedom.
Describes: Empowering techniques and strategies to help you recognize and overcome your "Clutter Block(s)", or unconscious obstacles.
Discover the freedom of a beautiful home, personal purpose, and joyful inner confidence.
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The ultimate burger : plus DIY condiments, sides, and boozy milkshakes
by America's Test Kitchen
Achieve burger greatness, with updated classics, regional favorites, homemade everything (from meat blends to pretzel buns), and craft-burger creations, plus fries and other sides, and frosty drinks.
Burger recipes using beef, turkey, pork, lamb, bison, salmon, tuna, shrimp, and meat-free ones are included. The sides chapter covers the crunchiest kettle chips, the crispiest French fries, and the creamiest coleslaws, and even some boozy milkshakes and other drinks to help everything go down just right. Homemade bun and condiment recipes, lists of ATK-approved store-bought buns, ketchups, mustards, and relishes will guarantee your burger is the best!
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The ultimate tool book
by Popular Mechanics
Authoritative guide: from the experts at Popular Mechanics. Learn how to choose the right tool for any project, which ones deserve a prominent spot in your shop, and how to keep them in tip-top shape.
Covers: multi-purpose and single-purpose hand tools and how to use them and provides tried-and-true suggestions, helpful notes and simple hacks to make any job easier.
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A Way to Garden: A Hands-On Primer for Every Season
by Margaret Roach
What it is: an updated version of the gardening expert's 1998 book, which offers many tips and is arranged by a plant's life cycle over the course of a year; it also thoughtfully explores how both the author and the gardening world have changed over 21 years.
Reviewers say: "a compelling book to read straight through that is also useful as a reference for particular details" (Booklist, starred review).
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| Keep Out! Build Your Own Backyard Clubhouse: A Step-by-Step Guide by Lee MothesWhat it is: a cheerful, family-friendly guide to building your own clubhouse that includes basic plans for several types of treehouses and playhouses, with guidance on everything from how to use basic hand tools to how to build with inexpensive or recycled materials.
Read this next: For crafty outdoor activities this summer, check out Sew a Backyard Adventure by Susan Maw and Sally Bell. |
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| Nature Play at Home: Creating Outdoor Spaces that Connect Children with the Natural World by Nancy StrinisteMake outdoor adventures possible in your own backyard and help children reduce stress, improve health, and enhance creativity, learning, and attention span.
What's inside: Hundreds of inspiring ideas and illustrated, step-by-step projects. Discover how to create play spaces that use natural materials—like logs, boulders, sand, water, and plants of all kinds. Projects include hillside slides, seating circles, sand pits, and much more.
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Shed Manual : Designing, Building and Fitting Out Your Perfect Shed
by John Coupe
Two shed experts provides step-by-step instructions and wide-covering advice on all aspects of planning and building sheds, whether for hobby or office use, a summer house or a place to escape.
Covers: topics such as getting started, shed styles, materials, foundations, hardware and finishing.
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