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An updated edition of the best-selling DIY manual you can’t afford to
be without, with expert know-how for success every time.
There's no place like home! And that's why we're back. "Dare to Repair, Replace & Renovate" is the sequel to "Dare to Repair," the national bestselling home repair book for women. In our first book, we taught you how to fix a leaky faucet. In this book, we teach you how to replace it. In our first book, we showed you how to change the direction of ceiling fan blades. In this book, we show you how to install a new fan. We've gone from basic repairs to easy projects that can make your home more comfortable, more beautiful, and more valuable. We will show you how to:
And we provide easy, step-by-step instructions so you can get rid of the things in your home that are making you crazy:
Incorporating detailed illustrations with witty and encouraging instructions, "Dare to Repair, Replace & Renovate" will allow you to turn your project wish list into a can-do list.
Expert organizer and "New York Times" bestselling author Julie
Morgenstern teaches you how to get rid of the physical, mental, and
time clutter that's keeping you from the life you want.
Looking for a cleaner home without the upkeep taking over your whole life? Those of us living in the real world know that it can be challenging to keep a clean and tidy home. Busy lifestyles, shared housing, physical limitations or mental health issues can all contribute to making a once calm environment feel daunting and stressful. The Unf*ck Your Habitat system in Less Mess, Less Stress works with you, not against you, and shows how just thirty minutes (including a ten minute break!) can transform any space. With low-effort, high-reward tricks, tips, lists and challenges, Rachel Hoffman's reassuring guide is full of no-nonsense advice and practical help on things you can do today for a less messy tomorrow. While this book won't wash your dishes or fold your laundry, it will give you all the tools you'll need to stay on top because everyone deserves - and can have - a home with less mess and less stress. Previously published as Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better than Your Mess
Organization expert Erin Rooney Doland, Editor-in-Chief of
Unclutterer.com, will show you how to clear the clutter, simplify
your surroundings, and create the remarkable life you deserve -- in
just one week. Simple living isn't about depriving; it's about enriching. But while scribbling "Be more organized" on a list of New Year's resolutions doesn't take much effort, actually "becoming" more organized requires real change. Are you constantly late to the office because you have trouble getting out the door in the morning? Is your house in such disarray that you can't have friends over for dinner? It's easy to feel stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed when your surroundings, schedule, and thoughts are chaotic. The solution? "Unclutter Your Life in One Week" with organization expert and Editor-in-Chief of Unclutterer.com Erin Rooney Doland. This essential manual is a simple, day-by-day plan for purging your life of clutter, becoming more efficient and productive, and creating a symbiotic relationship between your work and personal life. There is no one-size-fits-all answer for organization. Erin offers useful and innovative suggestions for tackling the physical, mental, and systemic distractions in different areas of your home and office each day. Her down-to-earth approach will help you part with sentimental clutter, organize your closet based on how you process information, build an effective and personalized filing system, avoid the procrastination that often hinders the process, and much more. Once you cure the clutter, she shares practical advice for maintaining your harmonious home and work environments with minimal daily effort.
For too long we ve been led to believe there are only two choices when it comes to cleaning our homes: either spend an arm and a leg on green products, or pollute our homes and the environment with noxious chemicals. No longer "Cheaper, Greener, Cleaner: Ceiling to Floor Savings" shatters this myth with easy-to-follow recipes for inexpensive, homemade cleaners that will allow you to save money while going green. Spend pennies, not dollars, for your cleaning and laundry needs. Do away with mystery ingredients with unpronounceable names. No more guessing what 's really in your cleaning and laundry products. Everything you need to create cheaper, greener cleaning products is already in your kitchen or can be found easily at your local store. If you can make a cake mix, you will have no problem following the step-by-step recipes provided. It really is that simple. "Cheaper, Greener, Cleaner: Ceiling to Floor Savings" will show you how to clean your twenty-first century home at a nineteenth-century price
A woman of Quaker background from Pennsylvania meets a man of Mormon background from Wyoming and their relationship flouishes. Both have demanding and stressful careers which ultimately lead to burnout. When that stress threathens to adversely affect their relationship and marraige, they decide to quit both their jobs, move to the Caribbean, and do something they know nothing about by owning and managing a bed and breakfast guesthouse. This "running away to join the circus" proves duanting, difficult, surprising and rewarding, but not as financially successful as they might have liked. However, the success in terms of their personal relationship, as well as a myriad of relationships formed with local people and others from around the world, more than compensate for any disappointment from their lack of business acumen. What may have been a loss on one hand, results in a win in the long run.
Dampness can become an enemy when it invades our interior space, when it persists, when it spreads and damages our domestic fittings, finishes and furnishings, when it encourages the growth of moulds that threaten our health, and when it stimulates the spread of fungus and decay in the structure of our houses. A major industry has developed with specialist contractors but such contractors sometimes concentrate on a single treatment rather than offering a comprehensive diagnosis. Provides clear information to general readers and presents them with an overview of the types and causes of dampness, as well as to indicate the range of treatments and remedies. Aimed at all householders who have damp problem, it will be of interest to most home owners, landlords, DIY enthusiasts, surveyors, architects and builders. Superbly illustrated with approx 60 colour photographs and 90 line drawings. Jonathan Hetreed is an architect with a vast experience of the subject gained over many years.
A Guide to Major House Repairs provides a concise, easy-to-understand guide to building damage. It details types of damage and outlines steps for DIY and professional repair work. It also examines how major damage can develop from less serious problems that can be fixed earlier in the process, savng the homeowner time and money.
The debut book from social media sensation @tanyahomeinspo!
Wiring and Lighting provides a comprehensive guide to DIY wiring around the home. It sets out the regulations and legal requirements surrounding electrical installation work, giving clear guidelines that will enable the reader to understand what electrical work they are able to carry out, and what the testing and certification requirements are once the work is completed. Through step-by-step diagrams and photos, the book covers wiring for a wide range of tasks by examining the components of electrical systems and installations, including: different types of circuits; types of cables and cable installation under floors and through joists; isolating, earthing and bonding; accessory boxes and fixings; voltage bands; detailed advice on safety such as manual handling, working at height and electrical shock risk. Finally, schedules for inspection, testing and certification, and relevant sections of the Building Regulations are covered. Wiring and Lighting is fully updated in line with the 18th edition wiring regulations. |
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