Home Design

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.

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.

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.

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.

The items that are involved in this process are most times in the house or around the yard and do not require much alterations of their physical structures. These can be used as something else than what they were designed for instead of throwing them out and filling up landfills.

Imagina adentrarte en un relajante sauna, sentir cómo el calor disipa tu estrés y luego sumergirte en una refrescante piscina fría. Esto no es solo un lujo, es un camino científicamente comprobado hacia una mejor salud. Quienes practican la terapia de sauna de 4 a 7 veces por semana tienen un 63% menos de riesgo de muerte súbita cardíaca y un 50% menos de riesgo de morir por enfermedades cardiovasculares, en comparación con quienes lo hacen solo una vez a la semana. Pero los beneficios no terminan allí.

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.

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.

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 well-expressed, thought-provoking, step-by-step guide to designing your best life. In our modern world, so many people are battling unhappiness and dissatisfaction in their lives. Karen Webb, architect and author, delivers a groundbreaking new approach to designing and re-building your life with the creative ingenuity she has used in architecture for decades.

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.

This guide is a must listening material for any black man or woman even thinking about a career in construction. This guide will also be extremely helpful for any carpenter or minority who wants to excel in the field of construction and has bigger aspirations than just digging trenches or cleaning up construction sites. The construction industry is dynamic and exciting and has plenty of opportunities to earn a good living. Unfortunately, the playing field is not always fair for people of color or minorities who would like to enter this field.

Would you like to save up deposits, buy a property every few years, and (maybe) get financial freedom in a decade? Or would you rather do it in less than a year with none of your own money? It sounds almost unbelievable, but it’s totally achievable, and thousands of regular people are doing it all over the UK.

Witold Rybczynski takes us on an extraordinary odyssey as he tells the story of designing and building his own house. His project began as a workshed but through a series of "happy accidents" the structure gradually evolved into a full-fledged house. In tracing this evolution, he touches on matters both theoretical and practical, writing on such diverse topics as the ritualistic origins of the elements of classical architecture and the connections between dress and habitation. He discusses feng-shui and considers the theories of such architects as Palladio, Le Corbusier, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

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.

Build Your Own Tiny House and Live Free! When you listen to Tiny House, you’ll discover everything you need to know about this unique and popular lifestyle. Instead of spending most of your life paying off a traditional house, you can create your own tiny home at a fraction of the cost!

The trend to make shipping containers into fantastic homes has been a concept that's been used for almost two decades now. They are a convenient design concept that works well with the tiny home movement. The idea of minimizing and having premade, deliverable homes that fit easily onto the back of a standard truck has a lot of appeals. There's a lot of flexibility when it comes to designing one of these homes, whether you are going for the tiny home or a unique modern design concept.

The Hygge lifestyle has picked up some interest in recent times due to its slow-paced, stress-free, in-the-moment philosophy envied by those living stressful, fast-moving, busy lives which has resulted in a lack of happiness, peace and life balance. Who wouldn't want a more homey home, more moments of joy or more cozy and relaxing time with family and friends. If this sounds like something you want in your life then Linda Davidsson has put together this informative how-to guide just for you!

Introducing "Fix Your Toxic Home and Live Longer" by Marko Vovk – the essential handbook for those who want to cultivate a healthier living environment. Boasting over 40 years of expertise from 18,000 home and building inspections, Marko Vovk, a distinguished inspector, civil engineer, environmentalist, consultant, and Expert Witness, emerges as a trusted authority.

Welcome to "The Mindful Home", where we are passionate about the art of creating harmonious living spaces that nurture well-being and happiness. We offer a wide range of topics and techniques for cultivating serenity in your living space.