Garden Design

Building a swimming pool may seem like an enormous task. But with this book that large task is logically broken down into an organized procession of much smaller ones. Each step is explained in clear and precise language and is never vague. At the beginning of each chapter you are given a complete list of tools and supplies needed for that step in the process.

What if you could still work at home, but have a personal area that’s professional, well-appointed, and not easily accessible to your curious kids? With your own shipping container workspace, separating work and home life is possible even if you work from home.

Let master of Maximalism Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen show you how to create and curate a space that you can truly love spending time in. More More More is overflowing with Laurence's signature style, exuberance and a lifetime's experience in lavish living and take-no-prisoners individuality. Part narrative treatise, part visual celebration of Maximalism through the ages, it is rich in history, anecdotes and quite a few rules, most of which are to be broken.

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.

One day, prize-winning poet George Bradley took notice of a carpet that had been beneath his feet for decades. Carefully studying its weave and pattern, he was startled by the artistry behind it—a fascination and curiosity that unexpectedly sent him on a thrilling adventure and introduced him to a little-known realm in which beauty, artistry, business, and history collide. Carpet Diem chronicles Bradley's captivating journey through a land of oriental carpets.

Full of practical action items, The Story of Your Home is your room-by-room guide to creating a home that reflects the personality and purpose of the people who actually live there. So often the designs in magazines and on Pinterest just aren't quite . . . you. You want your home to tell your story, to function well for your family, to make your guests feel at home.

Every year, thousands of homeowners apply for planning permission and come away battered and bruised. As a council case officer, Martin Gaine was part of the problem, continuously rejecting applications from poorly prepared applicants. Seeing that they were getting a raw deal, he founded Just Planning, a consultancy dedicated to helping homeowners to beat the planners. How to Get Planning Permission is a lively and accessible guide for homeowners.

Imagine a serene oasis where the buzz of the city fades into the background, and nature’s symphony takes center stage. The “Urban Gardening and Raised Bed Gardening Guidebooks for Beginners Trilogy” invites you on a subtle journey to transform your urban space into a tapestry of greenery. It’s a gentle nudge towards a world where your living space becomes a canvas for botanical creativity.

Every 24 minutes, someone somewhere in Britain starts an extension on their house. Regrettably, a shocking number of these building projects ends in total disaster.

Sheridan didn't believe in witches, not in 1972. Not until he fell in love with Bronwynn, a dark-haired beauty in North Dallas. Then, he learned more than he wanted about the dark side of magic, witchcraft, and Satanism hidden in the underbelly of Dallas.

A building is only as tall as its foundation. Getting a building’s footing right is key in preventing structural issues in the future. The foundation distributes the weight of the home, ensuring the subsoil doesn’t spread away from the structure and cause unbalanced settlement. Not all foundations are made the same...and the requirements differ based on many factors. If you’re on the journey to homeownership, then consider making a stop here and learning foundation basics so that you can proceed with great confidence and grit.

Learn how to turbocharge your home's value and your monthly cash flow using government funded solar energy on your roof. This boxed set homeowners roofing guide from Jon Nelsen includes Solar Powered Energy Theft: Legal No Money Down Solar Panels for Homeowners and What I Wish My Roofer Had Told Me: The Ultimate Guide to the Roof of Your Dreams on a Budget.

A happy home is everything. No one knows this better than stylist and blogger Paula Sutton, who is behind the beloved Instagram account Hill House Vintage. Like many people, Paula gave years of her life to the busyness of the city until she traded catwalks for dog walks and couture for manure after leaving office life a decade ago. This book gives you a full glimpse into life at Hill House.

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.

In House Romantic: Curating Memorable Interiors for a Meaningful Life, Haskell Harris explores what makes a personal and meaningful home, revealing how designers and creatives authentically style their spaces, drawing inspiration from the important moments and people in their lives. Bringing in words of advice and gorgeous interiors from the people who inspire her, Harris explores the many different ways of embracing romanticism in interior design.

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.

Hydroponics is a great way to cultivate some of your favorite plants without having to rely on soils, using dissolved minerals in water instead and can be a great way to grow healthy plants. In this audiobook, you're going to be equipped with the skills you need to set up your own hydroponic system and grow your own healthy plants.

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.

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.

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.