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Domino: The Book of Decorating: A room-by-room guide to creating a home that makes you happy

Domino: The Book of Decorating cracks the code to creating a beautiful home, bringing together inspiring rooms, how-to advice and insiders' secrets from today's premier tastemakers in an indispensable style manual. The editors take readers roo... [ read more ]

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Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home

Whether your home is small or large, an apartment in the city or a country cottage, it is a space that should be at once beautiful and livable. The key to that is managing the upkeep without feeling flustered. Until now, there has never been a compre... [ read more ]

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Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills (Second Edition)

This how-to, user-friendly guide teaches self-sufficiency-covering all of life's essentials: shelter; alternative energy sources; growing and preserving food; home crafts; directions for making herbal remedies; and even home-grown entertainment.

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How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding & Maintaining Your Home

Why is my faucet leaking, my toilet running, or my dishwasher refusing to start? Can I fix it myself? What's causing the heating system to smell bad or the foundation to crack? Do I need an air filtration system? Is the new "engineered lumber" as goo... [ read more ]

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Building Construction Illustrated

The classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with the most current information

For nearly three decades, Building Construction Illustrated has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building co... [ read more ]

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Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))

Want to take advantage of solar power in your home? Whether you’re looking to save on your energy costs by adding a few solar components or you want to build a solar-powered house from the ground up, Solar Power Your Home For Dummies takes t... [ read more ]

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Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual: Completely Revised and Updated

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The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living

As oil prices continue to rise, many people are starting to think about how to unhook from the electricity grid. The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses completely on off-grid, sustainable living and rural energy independence. Author/engineer William ... [ read more ]

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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction is the ultimate reference work -- a graphic, step-by-step presentation of basic furniture-construction techniques. Expert woodworker Andy Rae brings organization, enthusiasm, and mo... [ read more ]

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Building Kitchen Cabinets

Building instead of buying cabinets means not only cost savings but also better materials and a truly custom kitchen. This book shows anyone how to build a complete set of kitchen cabinets. Professional cabinetmaker Udo Schmidt covers the entire proc... [ read more ]