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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2019
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Summertime Reading Challenge
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Creative wood letters: Simple craft projects for decorating your home by Krista AasenAasen reveals unique ideas and techniques to craft beautifully decorated letters inspired by everything from nature to art using maps, vintage book pages, photo transfer, paper flowers, washi tape, succulents, driftwood, metallic paints, lights, and more. With a wide variety of styles from rustic and beachy to cute and sparkly, this book's wood letters are perfect for gracing the walls, shelves, kitchens, bedrooms, and beyond.
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Vertical vegetables: Simple projects that deliver more yield in less space by Amy AndrychowiczThis book shows you how to build nearly two dozen growing structures, including trellises, arbors, archways, wall pockets, towers, and more. Bigger yields per square foot may be the main reason for vertical growing, but vertical gardens also offer opportunities that go beyond the purely functional; they can be beautiful, too. Freestanding or wall-hung, the projects reflect a wide variety of building materials including dimensional lumber, metal re-bar, fabric, and even "upcycled" everyday objects.
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Made of wood: In the home by Mark BaileyMade of Wood is a celebration of recycled pieces, age-old crafting techniques, clean modern lines, and global influences as well as art and tableware with a handmade feel. The first half of the book explores the many ways in which we can use wood in our homes; sculpted, left in its natural state, roughly sawn or smoothly planed, recycled, or painted. The second half of the book, Wooden Stories, contains 12 case studies, each one offering a glimpse into the homes of people who have used this most ancient and versatile of materials in creative and inspiring ways.
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Hypertufa containers: Creating and planting an alpine trough garden by Lori ChipsHypertufa containers; also known as troughs, are rustic, striking, versatile, and perfect for small, Alpine plants. A mix of cement, perlite, peat, and water, they are simple and affordable to make at home. This book details everything a home gardeners needs to know to make their own troughs, and readers the amazing variety of plants that thrive in troughs. Plant portraits include growing and cultivation information along with potting tips.
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Hygge & west home: Design for a cozy life by Christiana CoopOffers a look into 20 homes designed to promote feelings of coziness, companionship, and comfort, from an intimate apartment in San Francisco to a log cabin in Wyoming, a family home in Minneapolis, and a colourful oasis in Brooklyn. With aspirational interiors, engaging interviews with home owners, and tips on creating similar feelings in any space, this eyecatching book explores what makes a house a truly personal space and offers readers the tools and inspiration to make their home their own.
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How to raise a plant: And make it love you back by Morgan DoaneAimed at a new generation of indoor gardening enthusiasts, this book is a perfect guide for anyone keen to see their plant offspring thrive. This beautiful little book is ideal for the novice 'plant parent', providing tips on how to choose plants, where to place them, and above all how to care for them and keep them thriving. Indoor-plant experts and Instagrammers Erin Harding and Morgan Doane bring the subject to life alongside their beautiful plant photographs.
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The curated home: A fresh take on tradition by Grant K. GibsonDrawing on inspiration from his personal style, world travels, and client experience, Grant K. Gibson takes you on a journey to curate your perfect home. This highly instructional design book covers wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling, in an engaging and comprehensive look at what makes a home both functional and beautiful. Learn the importance of not just decorating with objects, but infusing your living space with items that have meaning in your own life.
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Author Barry Gross, an artist and professional woodturner, offers expert instruction, valuable tips and common-sense advice. Discover how to select the lathe that's right for you, the basics of turning tools, and the fundamentals of sharpening, sanding and finishing.
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Sewing lampshades by Joanna HeptinstallThe book contains 18 fully illustrated step-by-step projects, featuring tailored, pleated, faux pleated and loose cover designs. Each technique is covered in detail, from measuring your fabric, choosing a frame shape, calculating your seams, creating a shade, adding trims and choosing a stand.
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Zakka home: 19 modern & stylish projects for your home by Sedef ImerZakka is a Japanese design aesthetic that combines usefulness with beauty and style. In this book, Sedef Imer has created a collection of simple, pretty, and handy projects inspired by the art of zakka to help organize and beautify your home. Suitable for all level of sewers, you will be inspired by these fun and easy-to-sew projects that will brighten and adorn your home.
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The stylish handbook shows you how to make the most of your favourite houseplants through simple, beginner-friendly propagation techniques (such as stem cutting, rooting in water, runners, offsets, grafting, division and more), as well as resourceful DIY projects including homemade rooting mediums, seed-bombs, and a self-watering plant pot. It shows you how to look after and nurture your new plant babies, and how to share them with friends by making beautiful gifts and displays.
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Joints: A woodworker's guide by Ralph LaughtonAimed at both those new to the craft as well as those with more experience, this book demystifies one of the most important and challenging aspects of woodworking; choosing, cutting and assembling joints. The reader through the whole process, from selecting the appropriate joint to use to assembling the finished piece. Clearly explained are timber selection, the basic tools required and which adhesives to use. Some of the joints described in detail include: butt and edge, mitres, notched and halved, mortise and tenon, and dovetail.
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Play-of-color quilting: 24 designs to inspire freehand color play by Bernadette MayrThe energy, bold accents, and contrasts speak for themselves in these 24 projects. In the friendly, you-can-do-it tone that is her trademark, German quilt designer Bernadette Mayr offers you new ways to think about freestyle colour piecing. These new designs offer you very colourful, playful, wild, and geometric quilts to make, or to make your own by experimenting with colour.
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New wave clay: Ceramic design, art and architecture by Tom MorrisThese ceramicists include product designers who use clay as a means of creative expression, and classically trained potters who create design-led pieces, in addition to interior decorators, illustrators, and graphic designers. Their collective output includes furniture, decorative objects, murals, and vessels: not art, not craft, but design. The ambition of the book is to show the diversity of this area of creative production and the way in which history, craft, technology, and design are all intersecting in the present day, creating a new type of designer, and a new type of ceramicist.
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Sew perfect pets: 18 adorable animals to help around the home: Full-size templates included by Helen RhiannonIn Sew Practical Pets, 18 whimsical and imaginative animal-themed projects have been designed not only to add character and colour to your home, but also to serve as functional items that will last for years to come. From useful items such an owl doorstop, a snake draught excluder and a sheep hot water bottle cover through to an elephant tea cozy, fox pillow and doggy oven mitt, there is a cute and handy little creature for every room.
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Miniature Japanese gardens: Beautiful bonsai landscape gardens for your home by Kenji KobayashiMiniature Japanese Gardens shows you how to create container gardens with step-by-step photos and architectural drawings of each project presented. A detailed floorplan of each garden provides a basic template as you experiment with different plant types and containers. Add rocks and other elements to produce Zen-like spaces that will enhance any interior.
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Homes with soul: Designing with heart by Orly RobinzonOrly Robinzon shares her inspirational tips and advice to help you with your next home-decorating project, however big or small in scale, to ensure it is functional, beautifully designed, and provides an interior that blends seamlessly with any landscape or outdoor environment, and which suits the way you live. She provides expert guidance on her use of colour, texture, lighting, furniture, art and other decorative elements to create a comfortable and elegant home.
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Love color: Choosing colors to live with by Anna StarmerRenowned international colour expert Anna Starmer takes you by the hand and guides you through this lavishly illustrated rainbow world of colour combinations, teaching you everything you need to know about hues, tones, accents and foundation colours along the way.
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Insta-style for your living space: Inventive ideas and quick fixes to create a stylish home by Joanna ThornhillRefurbish your living space with budget-friendly upcycling ideas to create a home. Here you'll discover standout interiors and the secrets behind how their inhabitants created their luxurious feel without breaking the bank. The homes featured range from apartments to small houses, but all reveal the stunning effects of using space creatively and clever storage solutions that can double up as unique displays.
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Smart homes in easy steps: Master smart technology for your home by Nick VandomeSmart Homes in easy steps takes the mystery out of all of the elements that are required to set up a smart home: it defines a smart home and shows what is needed to make a home smart: digital voice assistants, devices and apps. Initially, the book looks at the concept of a smart home and how it is now affordable and accessible enough for it to be a serious option for any household.
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These decadent recipes do away with the refined sugar, dairy, and gluten found in traditional chocolate treats, and instead rely on raw cacao and high-quality, unprocessed ingredients to create snacks and desserts you can actually feel good about eating. By combining raw cacao with organic, natural sweeteners, nutrient-rich fats, and superfoods like maca and lucuma, these delicious treats pack a real health punch and are as decadent as their traditional counterparts.
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Doughnuts: 90 simple and delicious recipes to make at home by Lara FerroniWith instructions written for home cooks, this book makes it easy to create doughnuts in your own kitchen. Be prepared to be tempted by favorite classics like old-fashioned sour cream, maple-bacon bars, or red velvet, and new delights such as pineapple fritters, dulce de leche, and rainbow cake. There are also variations for vegan and gluten-free versions in this expanded edition.
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| Art of the pie: A practical guide to homemade crusts, fillings, and life by Kate McDermottA popular primer on pie (both savoury and sweet) by a self-taught home baker who reminisces about her life; recommends ingredients, methods, and tools; provides detailed instructions for making crusts; and discusses life lessons we can learn from making pie. Recipes include: Cookie Crumb Crust, Vegan Pie Dough, Buttermilk Pie, Pie Pops, English Pork Pies, and Apple Quince Pie. |
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