With a Save Make Do attitude, you'll soon be on the road to financial freedom - by making simple, healthy and sustainable choices. If you want to get ahead in life, both financially and sustainably, budgeting guru Lyn Webster can help. In Save Make Do, you will learn- - how to shop smarter - what to grow in your garden - the magic of baking soda and vinegar - 30 handy recipes (meals, treats and snacks; cleaning products and cosmetics) - clever ways to save, save, save With a Save Make Do a...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! (Green Books Guides) (Chelsea Green Guides)
by Nicky Scott
What do you do with your old mobile phone? Where can you take your old medicines? Which plastic is recyclable? What happens to the stuff you recycle? This easy-to-use guide has the answers to all your recycling questions. Use its A-Z listing of everyday household items to see how you can recycle most of your unwanted things, do your bit for the planet, and maybe make a bit of money while youre at it. Did you know that: Around 60% of your rubbish can be recycledbut only 11% is recycled (half is s...
Manners That Matter Most (Little Book. Big Idea.)
by Norah Lawlor and June Eding
Recommended by The New York Times! Etiquette is one of the most valuable assets a person can have: knowing how best to present yourself, and how to deal with others in a direct, effective manner, is paramount in all personal, professional, and social relationships. Manners That Matter Most seeks to resurrect the bygone customs of good manners and graceful style; all while updating and applying them to the modern age. Covering topics from introductions, greetings and thank-you’s, to th...
Dairy Diary Set 2016: Week-to-View A5 Kitchen & Home Diary with Pocket Diary & Notepad
The Dairy Diary is everything a diary should be and more...Britain's best-selling home diary is packed with essential kitchen and home information plus delicious weekly recipes and fascinating articles.The A5 week-to-view diary is clearly laid out with lots of writing space plus easy to follow triple-tested recipes. With concealed wiro-binding it lies flat for writing and reference and also features a page-marker ribbon and handy pocket for notes and cards. It contains a wealth of practical mate...
A guide to achieving a clutter-free home. Jeff Campbell shows how to: get rid of unnecessary items; make the most of available space; set up practical anti-clutter systems; organize 'hot spot' storage; and find new storage space.
Fully revised and updated, this is the ultimate guide to everything you need to know about house framing. This superbly illustrated volume offers readers practical, step-by-step advice on everything they need to know about building a structure by means of platform framing - the most popular framing technique in construction today. "Ultimate Guide to House Framing" includes expert information and advice on every aspect of the framing process - from foundations to floor-, wall-, and roof-framing,...
From to-do lists to dream projects, plan and keep track of every aspect of your space with I Love My Home.Plan, create, and maintain the home you've always wanted with the help of this beautiful, practical guided journal! Introductory notes on home maintenance and projects -- whether you're in a detached home, row house, or apartment -- are paired with full-color illustrations, helpful check-lists, scheduling tips, and plenty of space to dream up your next great project.Sections on care and upke...
Do you long to be free from those time-consuming and annoying domestic chores?Ever dread those awful everyday irritations such as struggling to get the duvet cover back on, or removing overflowing bags from your rubbish bin?Are you desperate for some clever hacks to de-clutter your home? Dozens of everyday household dilemmas are solved with HOME HACKS, your handy guide to tackling little domestic annoyances, cheaply and swiftly, so you can get on with something more fun.
Code Check Electrical (Code Check Electrical: An Illustrated Guide to Wiring a Safe)
by Redwood Kardon and Douglas Hansen
teach yourself Saving Energy in the Home offers you straightforward and achievable strategies for reducing your energy bills and living a more environmentally aware life. With lots of useful tools to assess your energy and carbon use, it gives practical advice on everything from heating homes to managing those teenage consumers. Content includes: With lots of useful tools to assess your energy and carbon use, it gives practical advice on everything from heating homes to managing those teenage co...
Home remedies remain an appealing alternative to costly doctor visits—they're effective, inexpensive, and ideal for everyday illnesses and injuries that don't require hands-on medical care. When brand-name product guru Joey Green tackles a subject like home remedies, readers can be found reaching into their closets, cupboards, and pantries for their favorite products to cure what ails them. From relieving a migraine with Dole© Pineapple Chunks, treating stinky feet with Clearasil®, and soothin...
Offers advice and tips on how to clean a house using natural and common household products such as vinegar, olive oil, a blow dryer, and talcum powder.
Homeowners spend more than $200 million a year on home repair--but according to home repair expert Hector Seda, many of them neglect the most important repairs and spend way too much money on projects that do not pay off in the long run. From simple, critical maintenance such as caulking the bathroom and cleaning the gutters to installing the right cabinetry and updating the lighting, Seda takes you step by step through the home repair projects that will best enhance your investment. With this g...