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Bigger doesn't always mean better--especially when it comes to your mortgage payment. Cabins & Cottages and Other Small Spaces will inspire you to think smaller and smarter. This stunning collection features 25 articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine, showcasing gorgeous photographs of captivating small spaces that highlight the beauty of thoughtful design. Inside, you'll discover a variety of homes, both new and remodeled, that range from urban to rural, traditional to modern, and even a few truly quirky spaces, including. Key Features: Inspiring Designs: Experience a diverse array of design styles, from rustic to modern, that demonstrate the potential of small living spaces. Practical Solutions: Learn how to maximize functionality with smart design strategies tailored for limited square footage. Expert Advice: Gain insights from seasoned professionals whose work has appeared in Fine Homebuilding, ensuring you receive trusted guidance. Beautiful Photography: Enjoy hundreds of captivating photographs that bring these small spaces to life and inspire your own design ideas. Sustainability Focus: Discover low-impact living solutions that promote a more sustainable lifestyle while enhancing your home's beauty.

Code Check Plumbing & Mechanical outlines the key safety principles underlying the various plumbing and mechanical codes and provides information on the code requirements for all types of plumbing installations, including all supply, drain, and vent systems as well as heating and cooling.

Wiring repairs, replacements, and upgrades are among the most popular projects for home DIYers--and, potentially, the most fraught with risk. With an unerring emphasis on safety, a wiring expert prepares homeowners for the most common situations they are likely to encounter and gives them the confidence to tackle their own home wiring projects.ects.

Featuring a range of projects from finely polished butter paddles and lovespoons to a custom-made coatrack, this book also provides advice on selecting the best wood for your projects together with details of a range of finishes.

In Turned Toys, woodturning expert Mark Baker shows you how to create beautiful hand-crafted toys and games for the children in your life--all while developing your skills as a woodturner. The projects range in difficulty from the cute and simple hedgehog to the detailed and complex disappearing ball trick. Other traditional childhood toys that you will learn to make include a spinning top, a lighthouse stacker, a pull-along train, and ring-turned pigs. Looking to host a proper tea party? Baker shows you how to make everything you'll need to go along with it, from teacups and saucers to a teapot and all of the goodies you can think of. With step-by-step instruction, detailed photographs, and easy-to-follow diagrams throughout, Baker takes all of the mystery out of creating adorable toys that are beautiful, safe for children, and durable enough to actually play with. Woodturners of any skill level will benefit from Baker's expertise, practical tips, low-cost solutions, and inspiring designs. Pick up a copy of Turned Toys today to sharpen your skills while creating toys that will easily become treasured family heirlooms for generations to come.

"For thousands of years we have created hollow forms to store everyday objects and things of value, but functional objects can also be beautiful in their own right. This comprehensive book will guide the beginner through everything they need to know to get started with turning their own hollow forms. You will learn how to work with different types of wood, which tools to use, and how to apply basic techniques with confidence. Learn the basic principles of form, proportion, and design and how to apply this knowledge to your own work. Seven striking projects are set out in a clear, step-by-step format and progress in difficulty. Projects include an open-necked vase, two-part vase with inset neck, squat hollow form with inset base, end-grain form produced from seasoned wood, cross-grain lidded form with finial top, and green hollow form"--

'This book proves that growing roses is for EVERYONE!'-Pat Shanley, Vice President/President Elect American Rose Society 'Finally a rose book that has joy, pleasure, and gardening wisdom at its core.'- Steve Hutton, President/CEO Star Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle 'Anyone who reads this book and follows Paul's philosophy cannot help but have a garden of healthy roses.'- Peter Beales, Author and rose expert'In his new book, Everyday Roses, Paul proves that ANYONE can indeed grow beautiful roses without an arsenal of chemicals. His practical approach is perfect for beginners and can be eye-opening for the seasoned gardener looking for a better way.'- SouthernLiving.comYes, you really can grow healthy, beautiful roses! If you love roses, but think they're too hard to grow, check out Everyday Roses - your trusty guide to growing Knock Out and other easy-care garden roses. Here you'll find clear, accessible information for successfully growing beautiful roses in a wide range of colors.There's no book on roses like this one. Everyday Roses is designed specifically for weekend gardeners and homeowners who love roses but don't have the time or inclination to deal with the care and prevention measures high-maintenance roses require. This handy reference shows how you can enjoy the best of both worlds: gorgeous, healthy, long-flowering roses with a minimum of fuss.Simple, sensible advice from a rose expert. Author and rosarian Paul Zimmerman shows how garden roses can play an important part in any landscape design. He introduces gardeners to lots of easy-to-grow varieties that can be used effectively as flowering shrubs, groundcover, or climbing vines.Out with the old, in with the new! With Everyday Roses, all the old ideas about roses no longer apply. Instead of complicated, time-consuming maintenance programs, here you'll find simple easy-to-follow advice on planting and care. And, of course, starting out with no-fuss varieties like the Knock Out is the key to success!

This title is suitable for absolute beginners looking to become confident woodworkers. It combines the best material from Taunton's Getting Started in Woodworking Series. It includes detailed step-by-step photos, illustrations, shop schematics, and exploded drawings.

Turners looking for professional guidance and new ideas will embrace this comprehensive book that includes 20 projects, ranging from basic to intermediate and advanced. Attractive to turners is that many of the projects can be made in a short time utilizing just a standing lathe or even a small, portable model. 176 pp.

"Updated to the current international residential code"--Cover.

Master carpenters and woodworkers help home DIY-ers build a basic box that can be used and elaborated upon to create more home storage space as bookcases, built-ins and cabinets.

This revised version gives readers information on new tools, materials, and techniques that Ferguson field-tested since the last revision in 2008. Includes a bound-in DVD with tips and techniques for hassle-free drywall installation.

For people who dont have space or time for traditional gardening and who need expert advice on choosing and using plants and containers to create their own container garden, large or small. At long last, a smart and sensible gardening guide from the most trusted name in gardening. Compiled from the pages of Fine Gardening magazine, Container Gardening will inspire readers with dramatic plant combinations as well as provide step-by-step techniques to plant and care for containers under all conditions, including regions with short growing periods. The experts at Fine Gardening will show even a beginning gardener how containers can create boundaries, direct traffic, break up wall space, and soften edges throughout the year.

Woodworkers are always looking for ways to improve their workshops, and this book is exactly what they need to outfit a shop for the first time, or expand their existing shop. Setting Up Shop, Revised takes the practical knowledge and ingenious solutions of the first edition, and combines them with additional photos and drawings to create the most comprehensive workshop book on the market. The second edition includes new photos and also updates on technology especially regarding dust collection, pneumatic tools, and safety. Topics covered include determining the best shop location, shop layout, equipping the shop with tools and accessories, shop safety, and storage. Setting Up Shop, Revised answers the real questions woodworkers have on how to achieve their dream shops, economically and straightforwardly.