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Home, Garden, and DIY July 2018
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My floral affair: Whimsical spaces and beautiful florals
by Rachel Ashwell
The founder of the iconic Shabby Chic brand in 1989 showcases the floral accents that continue to inspire her work, depicting the romance of an English country house or a faded but opulent Paris apartment in their wallpapers, fabrics, architecture and flower arrangements.
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This highly practical book provides even the most inexperienced gardener with step-by-step instructions on how to create a low-maintenance, wildlife-friendly perennial garden that will bloom within months and be fully established within a year.
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| How to grill everything: Simple recipes for great flame-cooked food by Mark BittmanThe latest in Mark Bittman's wonderfully versatile and detailed How to Cook Everything series. This book covers grilling basics, and offers 1,000 recipes for appetizers, snacks, seafood, meat, poultry, vegetables (including veggie mains), sauces, breads, and desserts. |
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This fully illustrated step-by-step guide provides the essential advice you need to successfully install your own solar array. Solar professional Joseph Burdick and veteran builder Philip Schmidt take you all the way from assessing your site, designing your system, and installing the modules.
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Useful for any green-fingered enthusiast with an interest in recycling and the environment. Learn how to make the most of your unused containers and to use all sorts of great materials, from ceramics, stone and glass, to wood, wicker, metal and plastic. A comprehensive list of flowers and plants is provided so that you can find what best suits you and your newly converted pots!
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This is a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to this natural building technique, explaining every part of the process, including sourcing and harvesting materials; preparing the subfloor; pouring, finishing and sealing the floor; and living with and maintaining your earthen floor. This is the definitive resource for this exciting flooring alternative, perfect for everyone from the environmentally conscious do-it-yourself enthusiast to the veteran builder.
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Design legend Henri Samuel believed that a successful interior was one in which an observer never suspected that a decorator had been involved. This book takes the reader inside some of Samuel's groundbreaking and inspiring interiors, beginning with his first job assisting Stephane Boudin of Jansen in the 1920s through postwar Paris society and into the go-go 80s.
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Many fashion designers, from Christian Dior to Carolyne Roehm, have drawn on gardens and their beguiling botanicals to inspire and inform their collections. These designers and their interior design counterparts, such as Celerie Kemble, Bunny Williams, and Jeffrey Bilhuber, also like to retreat to their own elegant salon verts to restore their creativity. This beautifully photographed book shows where these tastemakers find much of their inspiration within the serene horticultural havens of their homes.
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Designed to be a simple guide to growing vegetables, herbs and more that will add to the flavour and variety of fresh produce choices throughout the year. Aimed at novice and experienced gardeners alike it will be an image-driven, how-to adventure, from an expert gardener and communicator with an enthusiasm for an authentic life.
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In recent years the colour palette for Scandinavian style has seen a dramatic shift away from pale, cool shades to dramatic, darker and more characterful hues. There is an analysis of three different colour schemes in "New Nordic Colour": Dark Eclectic, Bold Accents and Majestic Pastels. Expert advice is offered on choosing colour for your home.
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Practical steps anyone can take to beautify any landscape or garden, while helping protect the planet and the species that call it home. Topics include working actively to shrink our carbon footprint through mindful landscaping and gardening; creating cleaner air and water; increasing physical comfort during hotter seasons; and supporting birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife.
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Nicolette Tabram's designs are inspired by her travels and textile designs of the world. She shows you how to work with a wide range of stencils, tells you all you need to know about repeating pattern, and includes tips for variations and how to develop your technique. Update your home with some colourful pieces
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Offering a wide array of creative techniques and attractive patterns, this is the perfect book for anyone learning to knit. The projects themselves are everything new or experimenting knitters could ever want, from scarves, cowls, and mittens to shawls, socks, and baby clothes.
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Elizabeth Millard teaches you how to grow microgreens, sprouts, herbs, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, and more all inside your own home, where you won't have to worry about seasonal changes or weather conditions. Filled with mouthwatering photography and more than 200 pages of DIY in-home gardening information and projects, Indoor Kitchen Gardening is your gateway to this exciting new growing method not just for garnishes or relishes, but wholesome, nutritious, organic edibles that will satisfy your appetite as much as your palate.
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With bags, quilts, blankets, pillows, table runners, and more, A Passion for Quilting is filled with innovative quilting and patchwork projects to try.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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