Life moves too quickly these days, as technology, work, and personal commitments make it almost impossible to relax and enjoy life. Finding yourself stressed over the clutter in your kitchen or the mass of paper in front of your computer? Relax. This book will help. Filled with …
Anyone who wants to learn basic living skills and adapt them for a better life in the twenty?first century need look no further than this eminently useful, full?color guide. With hundreds of projects, step?by?step sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations, The Back to Ba…
Everyone needs to have a plan to manage his or her home. With Clean Sweep, anyone can turn a house or apartment into a streamlined and stress-free sanctuary of comfort. It demystifies household management by telling you how to declutter every room, deter dust mites, decode deter…
Wonder what Grandma would have used to clean greasy kitchen walls? Cure a sore throat? Conquer insect pests in her vegetable garden? Wonder no longer! Whatever your grandma did to fix and maintain things around the house and garden, it probably worked. That's because the old way…
Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on just a quarter acre?and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Even if y…
For most of us, outer order contributes to inner calm. And for most of us, a rigid, one-size-fits-all solution doesn't work. The fact is, when we tailor our approach to suit our own particular challenges and habits, we're then able to create the order that will make our lives ha…
"With clarity and humor, bestselling author of The Four Tendencies and The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin illuminates one of her key realizations about happiness: For most of us, outer order contributes to inner calm. And for most of us, a rigid, one-size-fits-all solution doe…
The Elements of a Home reveals the fascinating stories behind more than 60 everyday household objects and furnishings. Brimming with amusing anecdotes and absorbing trivia, this captivating collection is a treasure trove of curiosities. With tales from the kitchen, the bedroom, …
Can you make your own bread (sans bread machine)? Grow a garden all winter? What can you use instead of toilet paper? What if the power went out for a month? What if the grocery store closed? Can you make a solar oven? Store food without electricity? Raise a water buffalo? Make …
"New York Times bestselling author Ruth Soukup feels your pain--she has been there too. Through personal stories, Biblical truth, and practical action plans, she will inspire and empower each of us to finally declutter not just our home, but our mind and soul as well. Unstuffed …
Give your garden a unique, do-it-yourself charm with practical and decorative woodwork projects. Do you have a bare, uninspired garden or porch? Instead of overhauling and reconstructing the entire design, simply transform it with twenty-six essential and practical woodwork proj…
Garden with the confidence of a winner! Proven Winners is America's #1 plant brand. And now they are sharing their expert plant knowledge and creative design ideas in their first book, The Proven Winners Garden Book . This definitive guide starts with lessons on how to prepare a…
The urban homesteading movement is spreading rapidly across the nation. Urban Homesteading is the perfect guide for urbanites who want to reduce their impact on the environment and gain satisfaction from the fruits of their own labor. Full of practical information, as well as in…
Out of the kitchens and cupboards of Appalachia comes a warmhearted collection of tried-and-true methods for pickling and preserving fruits and vegetables. Part history, part practical recipe book, here homegrown cooks offer advice on everything from bleaching and drying produce…
This comprehensive collection offers a wealth of fast, fun home decorating ideas that can be accomplished in two days or less, and on a budget. With step-by-step instructions and 250 photos and illustrations, the book guides readers through projects that can increase the conveni…
CREATE UNIQUE HOME FURNITURE, ONE-OF-A-KIND-GIFTS, AND SEASONAL DECOR USING RECLAIMED WOOD Rustic birdhouse Cute garden stool Sunny planter box Cozy harvest table Fishing rod holder Decorative sled Packed with color photos and easy to follow instructions, Wood Pallet Wonders sho…
Design ideas for every style, skill level, and budget, from the beloved couple behind YoungHouseLove.com This debut book by bloggers Sherry and John Petersik is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up a home. With two home renovatio…
In DIY Chicken Keeping from Fresh Eggs Daily, Lisa Steele shares a variety of fun, useful projects for you and your chickens.
Protect yourself, your children, your pets, and your home from bugs? without using harsh or toxic chemicals! Herbalist Stephanie Tourles offers 67 simple recipes for safe, effective bug repellents you can make at home from all-natural ingredients. For protection from mosquitos, …
Rethink: The Way You Live inspires and challenges. Filled with evocative images of homes around the globe, the book illustrates how design game-changers are weaving age-old resourcefulness with new technology, creativity with sustainability to construct a more meaningful existen…