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A practical how-to guide from the author of Mad About the House, the bestselling book and UK's number 1 interiors blog. This easy-to-use dictionary of interior design answers all those questions you wanted to solve but were afraid to ask.

Wood is one of the oldest known natural resources and its universal appeal remains timeless. As every woodworker will testify, to work with this material is to understand its subtlety and to appreciate its amazing versatility. This book demonstrates the basic techniques of woodworking, providing the foundation on which to build your skills.

In this practical book, learn how to make beautiful, folk mobiles - also known as 'pajaki' - to decorate your home or event space in show-stopping style.

Sustainable Home is a stylish, inspirational and practical guidebook to maintaining a more environmentally friendly household.

Woodland Craft author Ben Law explains what makes a good workshop, outlines the key tools and shows how to make devices from scratch.

A reference work on wood technology, explaining the nature of wood and its properties, the basics of woodworking technology, and the use of raw materials. It includes revised and updated information.

"This intricately illustrated compendium of flowers and plants has a LEGOª twist-the blooms are built of bricks!"--

Newport News, VA

The new book from interior design powerhouse Abigail Ahern, Her Masterclass is based on the building blocks that will make your home look great: seating, lighting, walls, floors and accessories. Abigail demonstrates her style perfectly with original location photography and case studies of fabulous homes.Richard Skrein can be found in the woods and on the coastlines of Europe and beyond, and is an experienced professional with an enduring passion for outdoor education. A native Londoner with a wandering spirit, he loves nothing more than to learn new (and ancient) ways of connecting with the natural world. He believes deeply in the power of the outdoors to educate, nurture and inspire.Maria Nilsson is a freelance illustrator based in London. Her illustrations are heavily influenced by the natural world, exploring various tactile qualities of colour, pattern and texture. She is the illustrator behind 50 Things to Do with aPenknife, 40 Knots and How to Tie Them and the rest of the 50 Things series..

EXPANDED AND UPDATED SECOND EDITION OF THE GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS, 2018, VEGAN CATEGORY WINNER. Elevates vegan cheese to a whole new level. - MIYOKO SCHINNER, author, Artisan Vegan Cheese Karen is a food magician! I've been a fan of her plant-based cheeses for years and no others can compare. - EM VON EUW, author, The Rawsome Vegan Cookbook LEARN THE CRAFT of making authentic, delicious non-dairy cheese from acknowledged master plant-based cheesemaker Karen McAthy. Comprehensively updated and expanded, the second edition of the "plant-based cheesemaking bible" takes vegan cheesemaking to a new level.Containing over 150 full color photos and enhanced step-by-step instructions, coverage includes:Eight new cheesemaking recipes plus dozens more from beginner to proNew coverage of "mixed method" fast-firming cultured cheesesGoing beyond nuts and seeds to include legumes in cheesemakingDairy-free cultured butter, sour cream, and oat, cashew, and coconut yogurtsGrowing plant-based cultures, including rejuvelac, sprouting, fermentation, kefir, and probiotic capsulesLactic acid fermentation and how to use it in cheesemakingExpanded coverage of flavors, aging, rind curing and smoking, and working with white and blue moldsNew recipe section for cooking with dairy-free cheeses including coeur a la creme, buttermilk fried tempeh, and more.The Art of Plant-based Cheesemaking, Second Edition is a must-have for aspiring DIY non-dairy cheesemakers, vegans, and serious foodies alike.Karen is an icon and artist in her field and this book may just be her Sistine Chapel. Buy this book! - AFRIM PRISTINE, author, For the Love of Cheese A must-have in the collection of any culinary aficionado! - MARGARET COONS, founder and CEO, Nuts for CheeseDelivers the real goods like no other. - VESANTO MELINA, MS, author, Becoming Vegan KAREN McATHY is an award-winning author, a world-renowned educator in the world of plant-based cheese, and founder and co-owner of Blue Heron Creamery, a plant-based artisan cheese and vegan foods company in Vancouver, BC.

Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate Extensively researched, written with personal experience, and full of essential facts and figures rendered simple and accessible. ¿ DARRELL E. FREY, author, The Bioshelter Market Garden A practical, easy-to-read guide that enables anyone to design and build their own sustainable, year-round greenhouse. I highly recommend it for aquaponic growers, and any gardener looking to extend their season. ¿ SYLVIA BERNSTEIN, author, Aquaponic Gardening FRESH, LOCAL, NUTRIENT-DENSE fruits and vegetables are hard to find in winter in cold climates. Growing warm-weather crops like tomatoes, bananas, avocados, or other perennials is nearly impossible using conventional structures. The solution for millions of backyard and small-scale commercial growers is self-heating solar greenhouses.The Year-round Solar Greenhouse is the one-stop guide to designing and building greenhouses that harness and store energy from the sun to create naturally heated, lush growing environments even in the depths of winter. Topics include the principles of solar greenhouse design, siting, glazing material properties and selection, controlling heat loss, ventilation, and construction methods. Additionally, an in-depth section covers sustainable ways of heating the greenhouse without fossil fuels, including using thermal mass and storing heat underground with a ground-to-air heat exchanger.Variations include attached solar greenhouses, earth-sheltered greenhouses, plus integrating hydroponics and aquaponics. More than a dozen case studies from across North America provide inspiration and demonstrate specific challenges and solutions for growing year-round in any climate. Grow your own food, anytime, anywhere using the power of the sun! An important resource that will help farmers and greenhouse operators leverage innovation for sustainable and profitable food production. ...This book should be part of your tool kit. ¿ GAELAN BROWN, author, The Compost-Powered Water Heater LINDSEY SCHILLER is a greenhouse designer and is, with co-author Marc Plinke, co-owner of Ceres Greenhouse Solutions. Lindsey has designed, toured, and helped build hundreds of energy-efficient greenhouses spanning small residential structures to acre-size commercial facilities. MARC PLINKE is an inventor-innovator with a PhD in engineering. In recent years he has focused his engineering mindset on building innovative, energy-efficient, and smarter greenhouses, with the intention of enabling people to grow their own food sustainably and year-round.

Embrace mindful decorating and create a comfortable home that is kind to your senses and improves your wellbeing.The Sensory Home will help you to understand whether your home is working for or against you. Layout, colour, texture, scent, lighting and more can be used to create a calming or stimulating environment according to your family's unique needs, including for neurodiverse individuals. This book offers hints and tips as well as long-term solutions to bring your vision of a warm, inviting and harmonious home to life. Chapters covering each room of the house include sensory checklists to help you identify the causes of unconscious stress, whether it be the cluttered kitchen, the dimly lit home office or the unsupportive sofa.

Details Make a Home takes a closer look at the details behind international interiors stylist and art director Hans Blomquist's unique and idiosyncratic take on the world.In hundreds of ravishingly beautiful, inspiring pictures, he encourages the reader to see the world through his own eyes, revealing the possibilities in even the humblest of items and putting together pieces to create striking, painterly, and evocative rooms and displays. Chapter by chapter, Hans focuses on and discusses the key ingredients of his distinctive look: Nature, Texture, Color, Textiles, Collecting, and Display. He explains the creative process, offers up his own treasures, and puts inspiring ideas for beautiful interiors within every reader's reach.

Simple Japanese Furniture presents 24 simple and stylish furniture projects for the home based on Japanese designs from the mid-1950s.

Create a haven of coziness and calm that embraces you as you walk through the door with Chris Myers' effortless styling ideas and tips.Taking a room-by-room approach, Chris describes the essentials of creating coziness from the colors to use, the textiles to incorporate, the decorative accessories and lighting to include, and how to bring a sense of personality and uniqueness to your own space. Using natural, or pre-loved and re-purposed objects is an important element of this ethos. Wherever you live, in an urban apartment, town house, or country cottage, Chris will inspire you to bring comfort and happiness into your space whether by creating a welcoming wreath for the front door made from foraged items, kitchen curtains made from old vintage quilts, eco-friendly natural cleaning products, or lavender bags and scented candles… Your home will become a sanctuary, a home for the soul surrounded by the things you love, a place you will long to return to at the end of the day and one that is kind to the planet too.

Jaw-dropping home transformation advice and secrets from the mega hit authors of Three Birds Renovations.

Find your dream home underneath the clutter with this user-friendly tool kit for simplifying our living spaces one room at a time, from the creator of the 15-minute win, Shira Gill.

A comprehensive guide to sharpening for both new and experienced woodworkers, covering both traditional and modern tools.

House Magic teaches you how to transform any space in your home into a sacred sanctuary using the power of crystals, herbs, and flowers.