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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2021
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The sustainable house handbook: How to plan and build an affordable, energy-efficient and waterwise home for the future by Josh Byrne A guide to building an affordable, eco-friendly and energy, plus water-efficient green home for the future by sustainability expert and Gardening Australia presenter Josh Byrne who shows how to create a family home that is comfortable year-round, without the need for air conditioning or additional heating, how to integrate solar power to cover household needs, and how to reduce water usage by integrating rainwater tanks and greywater recycling systems. He also discusses how to incorporate organic food production in the garden while maintaining a highly attractive space that improves health and well being.
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Dried flowers by Morgane IllesA new approach to flower arranging with dried botanicals, with 15 projects for displaying dried flowers including bouquets, wreaths, wall hangings, wall art, flower crowns and buttonholes for weddings, terrariums and candles.
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Vintage cardboard crafting: Handmaking 15 embellished containers by Anne LardyT his practical guide gives step-by-step instructions, patterns, and over 200 images and diagrams. Easy-to-follow instructions will have beginners and seasoned makers constructing boxes for tea and biscuits, Japanese trinket bowls, work baskets, and more. Creating an elegant box has never been easier!
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Sewing jeans: The complete step-by-step guide by Johanna LundströmThis is a step by step guide to making a pair of uniquely you jeans includes pattern alterations, the best seams and stitches and denim fabric - its care and use.
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Quick and easy: Plant-based deliciousness by Ella MillsElla Mills provides 100 quick-and-easy, plant-based recipes that are both satisfying and inspiring from 10-minute pastas to hearty dhals and stews, lunchbox ideas and snacks.
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Dinner's done: Cook once eat all week by Obermeder, SallyA cooking system to minimise the amount of time you spend preparing food each week. This way it is two hours maximum for weeknight meals for the whole family. Each week includes a dinner cooked in the slow cooker, on the stove top and in the oven, as well as salad.
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Providing tips on home office ideas, space-efficient furniture, lighting, WIFI, and organisation, as well as ways to successfully work from home, and the pros and cons of setting up a home office in different areas.
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Glamorous Living by Jan ShowersA room-by-room journey through luxurious private residences across the United States in some idyllic setting including a New York apartment, a London townhouse in Belgravia, an architecturally significant house in Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, an historic residence in Austin, a country estate, a stunning home on Buffalo Bayou in Houston, and a duplex apartment at The Mansion Residence in Dallas.
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