Home and house maintenance

Inspiration and answers for people wanting to live more sustainably in a smaller house while respecting the environment and saving money on energy and maintenance.

A comprehensive guide to whimsical sleeping spaces for every type of home.

Absolutely all you need to know to provide you and your family with homegrown food throughout the year.

The Designer Within pulls back the curtain to reveal the process of interior design from interior designer John McClain.

An exclusive look at the exquisite residential gardens of the American Riviera.

Contemporary Cottagesupdates beach and mountain cottages with fresh, modern appointments, magical entryways, updated and repurposed rooms, open ceilings, custom floor plans and unique lightingall without disturbing the timeless charm and scale that defines a cottage.

The heartwarming story of how the Giannetties live and entertain in the well-designed and lushly planted gardens of their farm in Ojai, California.

Discover design inspiration as a photographer and blogger details the story of her renovation of a 1940s cottage in the California countryside.

A comprehensive guide to small-space secrets and real-life solutions for living in 1,200 square feet or less.

Explore the significance of the home library, embellished with alluring photography and illustrations, in a keepsake worthy of any bibliophile's collection.

Midcentury spaces made new: A-Frame homes from rustic to ultra-modern, mountain retreats to seaside getaways.

Authors Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen share ideas for remodeling older homes to create modern, open floor plans while sharing lessons learned along the way.

Andy and Candis Meredith believe there's nothing that can't be fixed.

Midcentury design has a hold on the American consciousness: from television, to commercials, to the fashion runway.

Modern design for a new age of Southern living.

Experience 15 of the West's finest rustic modern homes in this beautifully written and photographed book.

The Coastal Cottage ushers you into summer with its quintessential exteriors and sunbathed interiors.

The husband and wife team behind Giannetti Home welcome readers into their gorgeous farm residence blending modern style with French antiques.

In the cool, wooded mountains of the South, each log cabin has a rich history and a unique personality.

Palm Springs is as much a showcase for its unparalleled collection of Midcentury Modern architecture as it is for the unique people that designed and inhabit that architecture.

Nostalgic yet modernly apropos, Porch Living provides the venue of venues to grasp the goodness of both the home and garden.

A collection of breathtaking log cabins where everything new is old again, from the author of Ralph Kylloe's Rustic Living.

When it comes to deciding on the size of a home or living space, one question must be asked: How much space is enough?

Atomic Ranch Midcentury Interiors showcases the virtues of the popular and ubiquitous ranch houses that sprang up across the country following World War II.

In the West, a bath is a place one goes to cleanse the body.

Room-by-room inspiration for the affordable mountain retreat of your dreams, from the author of Rustic Elegance and Ralph Kylloe’s Rustic Living.

Small Bungalows is a compact guide to getting started on building a new Arts and Crafts home that fits today's modern lifestyle-all under 1,800 square feet.

Kathryn M.

More than 125 gorgeous photographs showcase the beauty of award-winning stonemason Lew French's work in eight different homes, illustrating how rounded fieldstone, gray slate, rough granite, and even curvy driftwood can be incorporated into stunning pieces of functional art.

Traditional blacksmithing returns to its roots with Blacksmithing Bacisc for the Homesteader.

Surveys find that over 80 percent of Americans agree with the goals of the environmental movement.

Cleaning your home can be easier and cheaper than you thought.

Keep your home maintained and safe with BarCharts new Home Maintenance guide.

Did you know that, on average, 30% of energy consumed in buildings is used unnecessarily or inefficiently?

Trying to fix a leaky toilet or maintain a water heater will be a snap with our 3-panel (6-page) comprehensive guide.

Primarily driven by advancing technology and concerns for safety, advancement in the world of pyrotechnics and high-energy materials has exploded in the past 25 years.

Is it really possible to simplify your life?

You can have the home of your dreams!

Now in ebook format, this is a static, generic epub.

Now in PDF.

Cleaning has never been easier with this essential guide to tidying your house and home.

What is the correct way to carve a partridge?

Why is it that even the most disorganised person never seems to lose their toothbrush?

In the late nineteenth century, general housework in the British home was so labour intensive that it required an army of servants to undertake it.

The second in a series of highly practical, hands-on, step-by-step photographic manuals, Upgrading Your Boat's Interior fills a gap in the market for the DIY boat builder and repairer.

The second in a series of highly practical, hands-on, step-by-step photographic manuals, Upgrading Your Boat's Interior fills a gap in the market for the DIY boat builder and repairer.

This extraordinary book is based on the collective wisdom of the scores of contributors to the MoneySaving Old-Style section of MoneySavingExpert.

Is it really a good idea to install that expensive cappuccino maker when you haven't fitted a good working boiler or decent flooring?