Young House Love
Young House Love

Author: Sherry Petersik

Publisher: Artisan

Published: 2015-07-14

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1579656765

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This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Basement Ideas that Work
Basement Ideas that Work

Author: Peter Jeswald

Publisher: Taunton Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781561589371

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How do you turn your basement into the place to be? You transform it from a cramped, musty space to terrific rooms your family members will want to be in. No more dreaded trips to put in a load of laundry in a dark, dank locale or retrieve something from gloomy, cavernous storage. Instead, you'll enter a warm, welcome family room, a cozy home office, or a slick gym. For the motivation to pull these basement renovations off, look to Basement Ideas That Work. Filled with practical and budget-friendly advice, Basement Ideas That Work not only helps you to get more enjoyment from your home, but increases its value in a single leap -- a finished basement reportedly earns an average of 90% of its remodeling cost back at resale.

Design Ideas for Basements
Design Ideas for Basements

Author: Wayne Kalyn

Publisher: Creative Homeowner Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 9781580111584

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Explains how to convert unfinished space into extra living quarters, presenting a host of ideas for family rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, home offices, gyms, laundry rooms, media rooms, storage areas, workshops, and hobby centers, as well as practical solutions to the problems of ventilation, water proofing, heat, and soundproofing, hundreds of color photos, design tips, and more. Original.

Sell Your Home Without Losing Your Zen
Sell Your Home Without Losing Your Zen

Author: Diana Hathaway Timmons

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2008-07-29

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 061524078X

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Sell Your Home Without Losing Your Zen. A month of encouragement for modern home sellers. Diana Hathaway Timmons gives you a month of encouragement to keep you on the right track. Along with daily motivation, you'll get unique and useful tips for selling your home faster and with more enjoyment. The process of selling your home won't change. You will. And that change will make all the difference in keeping your balance while your home is on the market.

Martha Stewart's Organizing
Martha Stewart's Organizing

Author: Martha Stewart

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2020-01-07

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 132850669X

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The ultimate guide to getting your life in order—with hundreds of practical and empowering ideas, projects, and tips—from America’s most trusted lifestyle authority Trust Martha to help you master all things organizing—sorting, purging, tidying, and simplifying your life—with smart solutions and inspiration. Here, she offers her best guidance, methods, and DIY projects for organizing in and around your home. Topics include room-by-room strategies (how to sort office paperwork, when to purge the garage or attic), seasonal advice (when to swap out bedding and clothing, how to put away holiday decorations), and day-by-day or week-by-week plans for projects such as de-cluttering, house cleaning, creating a filing system, overhauling the closet, and more. Martha’s indispensable expertise walks you through goal-setting, principles of organizing, useful supplies, and creating systems for ongoing success. A look into Martha’s own personal calendars offers a template for scheduling essential tasks. Last, plenty of strategies, how-tos, timelines, and checklists will help you stay organized all year long.

Make It Right
Make It Right

Author: Mike Holmes

Publisher: HarperCollins Canada

Published: 2013-08-27

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 144340599X

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More than 1 million viewers in Canada watch Mike Holmes’ television show, Holmes on Homes, every week. Thousands more see him at his personal appearances and visit his website, looking for advice on renos-gone-wrong. Mike Holmes is Canada’s most trusted contractor, a crusader with a mission to expose botched renovations--and now the author of a bestselling book that has shipped over 60,000 copies in its hardcover edition. Mike has taken his professional expertise and tell-it-like-it-is style and turned it into the guide no homeowner should be without. Make It Right walks readers through a renovation from start to finish, from the process of finding a reliable contractor to understanding the legalities of renovation. Mike explains the inner workings of a house, covers the most popular reno projects and describes the most common pitfalls. Packed with informative sidebars, checklists, diagrams and photographs, all showing what to expect from contractors and tradespeople, and how to keep every reno running on time and on budget, Make It Right is the book you need to read before you plan a renovation. Be smart. Take charge. Get it right the first time.

Finishing Basements and Attics
Finishing Basements and Attics

Author: Creative Publishing International

Publisher: Creative Publishing Int'l

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9780865735835

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Learn how to add new rooms to your home without adding on. This book takes you through the entire remodeling process, from assessing the unfinished space and planning the project to framing new walls and installing trim. You'll find dozens of building projects that show, step-by-step, how to convert unused square footage into comfortable living space. Including plumbing a basement bathroom, adding forced-air ducts and installing a window in a gable wall. This book is aimed at consumer trends toward cocooning and working from home offices. Ideas and Projects for Expanding Your Living Space: Ideas.20 pages of design tips and color photos of successful finishing projects. Advice.Professional guidance for do-it-yourselfers of all skill levels. How-to.Step-by-step instructions for completing popular construction and remodeling projects. Projects.Including building a custom wet bar and installing a gas fireplace.

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-02-14

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 0062470973

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“Ursula Le Guin is more than just a writer of adult fantasy and science fiction . . . she is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscapes of the mind.” – Cincinnati Enquirer The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds. "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.

Design Ideas for Basements
Design Ideas for Basements

Author: Wayne Kalyn

Publisher: Design Ideas

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781580114240

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A picture-driven book of ideas for creating living space and organized storage in the basement."

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Finishing Basements
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Finishing Basements

Author: Editors of Creative Publishing

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2009-04-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781589234543

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Creating extra living space affordably has never been easier. This book shows dozens of different uses for basement spaces, then shows readers exactly how to accomplish each task. Painstakingly clear photos leave nothing to the imagination, as they teach consumers exactly how to handle modern materials and tools to add an extra bathroom, a family room, bedroom, home office, or game room to their homes.