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A lush, photographic guide to unconventional homes around the world and the free spirits who live and work in them.

The essential guide to retrofitting old houses to be energy efficient and sustainable. Now revised and updated throughout.

Camille Soulayrol, co-editor-in-chief of Marie Claire Id¿, is an author, stylist, and visual designer.

USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A popular minimalist blogger and author of The More of Less shows you how to methodically turn your home into a place of peace, contentment, and purposeful living.One of today's most influential minimalist advocates takes us on a decluttering tour of our own houses and apartments, showing us how to decide what to get rid of and what to keep. He both offers practical guidelines for simplifying our lifestyle at home and addresses underlying issues that contribute to over-accumulation in the first place. The purpose is not just to create a more inviting living space. It's also to turn our life's HQ-our home-into a launching pad for a more fulfilling and productive life in the world.

Declutter every aspect of your life - from your wardrobe to your phone

Written by a professional furniture maker, this lavishly illustrated definitive guide explains everything about using veneer.

Shed Manual is an insightful book written by the talented author, John Coupe. Published in 2019 by the renowned Haynes Publishing Group, this book has quickly become a must-read in its genre. Shed Manual provides a comprehensive guide on various aspects of sheds, making it an invaluable resource for enthusiasts and professionals alike. John Coupe's expertise and passion shine through every page, making it not only informative but also engaging. Whether you're a seasoned professional or a novice in the field, this book is sure to provide you with new insights and knowledge. Don't miss out on this gem from the Haynes Publishing Group.

A comprehensive reference that has been called "a work of clarity and imagination so influential it virtually defines its subject," this book describes, illustrates, and classifies all types of wooden planes from the common to the rare and unusual -- tracing their development and explaining their use. Included are both American and English planes, and also French, Dutch, German, Japanese and Chinese. Over 500 pages long, with more than 1,000 illustrations, it also includes: Chapters that describe and illustrate over 90 simple and 300 complex molding profiles; a description and explanation of the planes used by specific trades: the Cooper, Sashmaker, Coachmaker, Wheelwright, Planemaker, Organ Builder, Staircase Builder, Basketmaker, Rulemaker, Chairmaker, and Patternmaker; an Appendix that outlines a system for naming and classifying molding profiles, and another for identifying and classifying any plane based on its physical shape.

Minimalism meets DIY in an accessible guide to household waste reduction.

This book is a celebration of reclaimed wood and the beautiful range of possibilities that exists for its creative use.

Fine Woodworking's expert woodworkers cover all the hand tool essentials: choosing the right tool; how to sharpen, use and tool care; tips, techniques and expert advice.

Everything you need to start woodworking with hand tools! Hand tool woodworking can be a source of great pride, satisfaction and amazing results--not to mention less noise and sawdust.

For more than 15 years, Jacob has been writing about Stanley Tools for the quarterly journal of The Early American Industries Association, Inc. He now adapts his original research and type studies to book format.

It is an oasis for creation, available to anyone with a little space and the compunction to get their hands dirty."In Natural Selection, Dan Pearson draws on ten years of his Observer columns to explore the rhythms and pleasures of a year in the garden.

Sunken Gardens is packed with everything someone new to the hobby needs to know; it details the equipment needed to get started; surveys the best plants for aquascaping; and shows how to design, plant, and maintain an aquascape.

Grab a roll of duct tape and get started on some unforgettable mega projects with Duct Tape Engineer: The Book of Big, Bigger, and Epic Duct Tape Projects.

Everything you need to use your handplanes!No woodworking tool is more satisfying, quick and precise to use than a handplane. Planes can process timber in its rough state, bring boards up to a glimmering smoothness, cut rabbets, dados, grooves and other joints, and trim wood with a precision that has yet to be matched by power tools.

Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials is full of ideas for using reclaimed materials and upcycled goods to construct a tiny house that is good for the earth and truly unique.

This book describes 50 of the world's most important woods for turning and goes into great detail with regard to physical characteristics, working qualities and availability. Colour photographs throughout illustrate different qualities of grain and figure. An additional 100 woods are considered more briefly.

People appreciate that living smaller is easier on their bank balance, their time and the environment. Magazines and newspapers are featuring these smaller wonders more frequently. Now is the time to re-present fundamental small-house design strategies - complete with whole-house case studies for homeowners eager to simplify smartly.

Zero Waste Home is the ultimate guide to simplified, sustainable living from Bea Johnson, 'the priestess of waste-free living' (The New York Times).Bea Johnson transformed her family's health, finances, and relationships for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing half litre per year. It's all down to the 5 Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot (and only in that order!). Zero Waste Home shows how these key principles can be applied to every area of your house from the kitchen to the kids' room, and it's packed with easy tips for all of us: from buying in bulk and clever meal planning to simply refusing unwanted freebies and using your plants as air fresheners.Bea Johnson shows, by inspiring example, what green living looks like and offers a practical, step-by-step guide to diminishing your environmental footprint and improving your life.'Bea Johnson is a guru of zero-waste living. The book is precise . . . simple yet deep. It doesn't preach.' Sunday Times'Johnson is an incredible advocate for her lifestyle . . . refreshingly honest.' Metro'Chic, charming, stylish' Red