Garden Design

Transform your living space with "Do It Yourself Home Improvement: Expert Tips, Step-by-Step Projects, and Budget-Friendly Renovation Ideas for Every Homeowner." This sizzling home repair and improvement book is your go-to guide for mastering DIY projects with flair and confidence. Packed with clear, detailed instructions and a dash of wit, you'll breeze through tasks like painting, flooring, and building custom furniture.

A gold medal wrestler, Reza's inspiring life celebrates honor, family and freedom. After he leads bloody battles in the 1979 Iranian Revolution and serves in the Air Force, Reza desires a fate beyond the suffocating suppression of Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran. On the last night of the 1982 Military World Wrestling Championships, he grips his gold medal, knowing American wrestlers wait minutes away to help him defect.

Dive into the enchanting world of holiday creativity with my Christmas Decorating Cheats, Hacks, Hints, Tips, and Tricks book! Unwrap a treasure trove of ingenious ideas to transform your space into a winter wonderland. From personalized ornaments to festive table settings, discover expert advice and whimsical tricks to infuse warmth, joy, and timeless holiday cheer into every corner of your home. Embark on a journey of seasonal magic and let your decorating festivities sparkle with the spirit of the most wonderful time of the year.

One of the classic works on interior decoration, Edith Wharton’s The Decoration of Houses offers a comprehensive look at the history and character of turn-of-the-century interior design. Co-written with architect Ogden Codman, Jr., this invaluable reference provides us with numerous keen and practical axioms for house design, such as (1) The better the house, the less need for curtains, and (2) the height of a well-proportioned doorway should be twice its width.

This guide takes you on a transformative journey toward a more organized and stress-free life by embracing the power of decluttering. From overwhelmed to empowered, you'll discover practical strategies to reduce physical clutter in your home, streamline your daily routines, and create mental clarity. This book breaks down decluttering into manageable steps, helping you to identify what truly matters, let go of unnecessary possessions, and design a space that supports your well-being and peace of mind.

Книга "Сам себе декоратор: секреты декора для крутого интерьера" поведает читателю, как зарождались и формировались топовые стили в интерьере, как развивать насмотренность и вкус, как создавать впечатляющие декораторские проекты на заказ — или декорировать собственную квартиру с ремонтом от застройщика так, чтобы она стала по-настоящему уникальной. Автор книги — известный дизайнер Наталья Преображенская, трендсеттер, на чьи вкусы и опыт ориентируются в России и СНГ, искусствовед и владелица двух топовых студий интерьерного дизайна: "Уютная квартира" и бюро TREND'UP.

Old houses share their secrets only if they survive. Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee McColgan commits to preserving the ramshackle Loring House, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline. But his enchantment withers as he discovers the massive repairs it needs. A small kitchen fix reveals that the structure’s rotten frame could collapse at any moment. In a bathroom, mold appears and spreads. He fights deteriorating bricks, frozen pipes, shattered windows, a punctured foundation, and even an airborne chimney cap.

Home can be a space to explore your sense of self, a message board to cue your aspirational goals, and a story where you choose which parts of your past to put down and which to carry. In Find Yourself at Home, design journalist and interiors consultant Emily Grosvenor introduces her five steps to align your home to suit your purpose and your path.

Let’s face it: Our lives change. We transition from single to couple, to young family, to growing family, to empty nester, to retirement. Would you love to live in a home that adapts to different phases of your life, so you’d need to move less often? Is it possible to build such a home? This book teaches you about building concepts and prepares you to thoughtfully design your future home, a home that adapts to different phases of your life, reducing your need to move.

Possession, they say, is nine-tenths of the law, but it is also what too many houses and towns lack. We are not possessed by our home places. This lost quality of dwelling—the soul of buildings—haunts most of our houses and our landscape. Dwelling in Possibility is a search for the ordinary qualities that make some houses a home, and some public places welcoming.

Discover cleaning tricks for a sparkling home with minimal effort on your part. Learn strategies to keep your home in tip-top shape, with maintenance tips to prolong the life of your appliances and reduce their operating costs. Learn how a regular maintenance plan can give you a sparkling home while saving you time and money. Add ambiance without breaking the bank.

You Are Home will help you enrich your lifestyle, unlock the potential of any house, apartment, business, or space–and within yourself.

Imagine you're excitedly sketching out ideas for your dream kitchen extension, but then you hit a wall of confusing building regulations. Or picture this: you're ready to start construction, but unexpected planning permission issues bring everything to a grinding halt. Or perhaps, you've chosen the perfect fixtures and finishes, only to discover your budget has been blown by unforeseen costs. It's not your fault; the modern world of home extensions is fraught with complex regulations and unexpected hurdles that can make even the most enthusiastic homeowner feel defeated.

In einer Welt voller Überfluss und Hektik sehnen sich viele nach Klarheit und innerer Ruhe. "Minimalismus für Anfänger" bietet dir einen einfachen Leitfaden, um den minimalistischen Lebensstil zu entdecken und in deinen Alltag zu integrieren. Mit praktischen Tipps und inspirierenden Beispielen zeigt dir dieses Buch, wie wenig du wirklich brauchst, um mehr zu gewinnen. Tauche ein in die Welt des Minimalismus und finde heraus, wie du dein Leben bewusst und erfüllend gestalten kannst.

Questo manuale ti insegnerà come scegliere il sito giusto per il tuo stagno per pesci da giardino, come riempire lo stagno e come manutenerlo nel modo corretto, per garantire ai tuoi pesci di stare bene. In questo mondo ultra stressante, i mezzi per rilassarsi sono indispensabili. Uno dei migliori di questi, se hai lo spazio, è uno stagno per pesci da giardino. Un`alternativa potrebbe essere un acquario in casa. Questo manuale ti insegnerà come scegliere un sito per il tuo laghetto, come rifornirlo e come mantenerlo in modo che i tuoi pesci conducano una vita felice.

Anleitung für eine bessere Welt: Grün gewinnt. Marie Nasemann ist heute die wichtigste Botschafterin für faire Mode in Deutschland. Über ihren Blog und Social Media schärft das Model das Bewusstsein einer ganzen Generation für grüne Themen. Nachhaltig leben, damit unsere Kinder und Enkel auch noch über diesen Planeten laufen können, das wünschen wir uns doch alle! Aber geht das so einfach? Marie Nasemann erzählt anhand vieler persönlicher Geschichten, wie sie versucht ihren eigenen grünen Kompromiss zu leben.

What if I were to tell you the conventional career intelligence publicly available surrounding careers in construction has mostly held you back? This is the case for a few reasons. First, it’s incomplete and missing context. Second, it doesn’t provide a holistic approach to career development. And third, it’s missing all the internal work that’s first required to achieve career success, because we live from the inside out.

When an evil witch secretly substitutes her own son for that of a royal heir, she unwittingly creates her own greatest nemesis. Condemned to a hole-in-the-wall existence at the bottom of society, the true heir must study magic to survive. But when he discovers his own true identity, he learns that to reclaim the throne he must unleash a magic that will destroy his world! From World Fantasy Award-winner Darrell Schweitzer comes his otherworldly masterpiece, The Shattered Goddess.

Today, it is difficult to imagine a living room without a sofa. When the first sofas on record were delivered in 17th-century France, the result was a radical reinvention of interior space. Symptomatic of a new age of casualness and comfort, the sofa ushered in an era known as the golden age of conversation; as the first piece of furniture designed for two, it was also considered an invitation to seduction. With the sofa came many other changes in interior space we now take for granted: private bedrooms, bathrooms, and the original living rooms.

As an interiors photographer, Penny Wincer found that walking through a stranger’s home, listening to them explaining the history of the space, and the meaning of precious objects, was one of most joyful aspects of her work. And in Home Matters Penny does exactly that, taking us through the houses of 13 artists, designers and writers, inspiring us to reflect on how we want our own homes to feel.