Want to know how to hull a strawberry? You’ve got to grab a straw first!Do you want more juice from your limes? Better turn on your microwave.How do you remove garlic odour from your fingers? Use a spoon. These easy, surprising and crafty ways to hack your kitchen are tried and tested, then photographed to show how they work. This book is the best thing to happen to your kitchen since sliced bread!
This book features:Green quick-cleaning techniques Environmentally safe methods for deep cleaning and tough situations Every room in the house covered: kitchens, baths, bedrooms Indoor and outdoor solutions Keeping indoor air clean Laundry and stain removal Getting people and pets clean, too Decodes product ingredients and labels
A fresh take on the bestselling Who Knew? series (which has sold more than 5 million copies), 10,001 Household Solutions makes household tips more accessible and easier to use than ever. Each tip - such as Magic Bug Spray, Orange Peel All-Purpose Cleaner, and How to Make Lemons Last Forever - is listed briefly with easy-to-follow instructions in the trademark chatty Who Knew? style. Tips are organised into chapters by subject (Cleaners, Pets, Bugs and Other Pests, Kitchen, Holidays, Health and B...
Do you use deep cycle batteries to store your power? If you use a deep cycle battery for a remote home, campervan, caravan or cabin an efficient backup battery charging plant is often essential. This book is about battery charging and how to make a highly efficient battery charger called a direct charging plant. This book will show you how to build one!. A homemade direct charging plant will solve your battery charging problems economically and with high efficiency. Learn about: Lead acid stor...
Disaster can strike at any time with no warning. Most people aren't forward-thinking enough to prepare for the worst, and others simply don't have the skills needed to successfully prepare. That's where Badass Preppers Handbook comes in. Covering a wide variety of disaster scenarios with detailed instructions for what you need to do in each one, this book will help you to be ready for anything in no time at all. Learn such things as: How to fortify your home How to preserve and store food an...
"A fascinating insight." Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey For Downton Abbey fans, this is the revered butler's guide to running your home gracefully. Stanley Ager served fifty-three years as a butler in some of the most magnificent houses in Britain. Closest to his heart was St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall, where he worked for the second and third Lords Levan for three decades. This book - written with Fiona St. Aubyn, granddaughter of the third Lord Levan - is his masterwork and gu...
The only stain removal guide you will ever need!; Leaky pens, oily pizza and lipstick smears can ruin your clothes and exhaust your wallet. And yet almost every stain can be easily removed if you know how; A quick, easy reference guide for dealing with over 170 common stains found on clothes, soft furnishings and upholstery; Simple format contains a comprehensive A - Z of stains; Also includes information on stain removal products, and a cleaning guide for different fabric types
A unique diary with a practical week-to-view layout and 71 delicious triple-tested recipes so that you can try something new every week of the year. It has a handy pocket at the front for storing cards and receipts and features concealed wiro-binding so that it lies flat when in use. There's even a sticker sheet with reminders for appointments and important dates. There are plenty of useful pages for recording details, such as personal contacts, useful websites, thoughts and plans plus birthday...
Black & Decker Advanced Home Wiring, 5th Edition (Black & Decker)
by Editors of Cool Springs Press
The new, 5th edition of BLACK+DECKER Advanced Home Wiring does more than simply make incremental changes to match new national electrical codes. It includes several never-before-seen projects that will challenge even the most experienced home DIYer. Some of these include: a step-by-step demonstration of the right way to wire a three-way switch in any situation; a closer look at new "available neutral" requirements and how they impact traditional wiring configurations; new information on weatherp...
We are drowning in paper. We keep stacks of it on the kitchen counter, stash it in drawers, and stuff file cabinets full of documents (just one file cabinet can hold 18,000 sheets of paper - yikes). Despite this clear crisis of paper, there hasn't been a book devoted to managing and organizing this single most abundant item in our homes - until now.In The Paper Solution, Lisa Woodruff delivers a proven, step-by-step guide to decluttering the paper in our lives and sorting what's left behind into...
The Complete Photo Guide Homeowner Basics (Black & Decker)
by Jodie Carter, Matthew Paymar, Steve Willson, Jerri Farris, and David Griffin
"Detailed step-by-step guide to the most common repair and maintenance projects"--Provided by publisher.
Old Furniture and Woodwork - An Introductory Historical Survey
by Donald Smith
The Self-sufficiency Handbook (Handbook)
by Alan Bridgewater and Gill Bridgewater
As consumers become eco-conscious, they nurture a dream of living a 'self-sufficient' lifestyle. This book provides an introduction to the possibilities and methods involved in setting up the various aspects of a greener way of living. It covers such subjects as: the self-sufficient house, the organic food garden, animal husbandry, and the pantry.
DIY projects seem quick and easy. You start thinking that you're repairing a crack in the ceiling, and before you know it, you're tearing out a dividing wall to make space for that new kitchen island. But without careful planning, the right materials and a few pro tips and tricks, you're more likely to end up with a disaster than a dream home. Luckily Bryan Baeumler has brought his decades of experience to this fully illustrated, step-by-step guide to all of the most common DIY fixes, upgrades,...