Earth ovens combine the utility of a wood-fired, retained-heat oven with the ease and timeless beauty of earthen construction. Building one will appeal to bakers, builders, and beginners of all kinds, from: - the serious or aspiring baker who wants the best low-cost bread oven, to - gardeners who want a centerpiece for a beautiful outdoor kitchen, to - outdoor chefs, to - creative people interested in low-cost materials and simple technology, to - teachers who want a multi-faceted, experiential project for students of all ages (the book has been successful with everyone from third-graders to adults). Build Your Own Earth Oven is fully illustrated with step-by-step directions, including how to tend the fire, and how to make perfect sourdough hearth loaves in the artisan tradition. The average do-it-yourselfer with a few tools and a scrap pile can build an oven for free, or close to it. Otherwise, $30 should cover all your materials--less than the price of a fancy "baking stone." Good building soil is often right in your back yard, under your feet. Build the simplest oven in a day! With a bit more time and imagination, you can make a permanent foundation and a fire-breathing dragon-oven or any other shape you can dream up. Earth ovens are familiar to many that have seen a southwestern "horno" or a European "bee-hive" oven. The idea, pioneered by Egyptian bakers in the second millennium BCE, is simplicity itself: fill the oven with wood, light a fire, and let it burn down to ashes. The dense, 3- to 12-inch-thick earthen walls hold and store the heat of the fire, the baker sweeps the floor clean, and the hot oven walls radiate steady, intense heat for hours. Home bakers who can't afford a fancy, steam-injected bread oven will be delighted to find that a simple earth oven can produce loaves to equal the fanciest "artisan" bakery. It also makes delicious roast meats, cakes, pies, pizzas, and other creations. Pizza cooks to perfection in three minutes or less. Vegetables, herbs, and potatoes drizzled with olive oil roast up in minutes for a simple, elegant, and delicious meal. Efficient cooks will find the residual heat useful for slow-baked dishes, and even for drying surplus produce, or incubating homemade yogurt.
From the rising-star designer and author of the hit blog, Elements of Style, a full-color, fully illustrated book packed with honest advice, inspiration, ideas, and lessons learned about designing a home that reflects your personality and style.Elements of Style is a uniquely personal and practical decorating guide that shows how designing a home can be an outlet of personal expression and an exercise in self-discovery. Drawing on her ten years of experience in the interior design industry, Erin combines honest design advice and gorgeous professional photographs and illustrations with personal essays about the lessons she has learned while designing her own home and her own lifethe first being: none of our homes or lives is perfect. Like a funny best friend, she reveals the disasters she confronted in her own kitchen renovation, her struggles with anorexia, her epic fight with her husband over a Lucite table, and her secrets for starting a successful blog. Organized by rooms in the house, Elements of Style invites readers into Erins own home as well as homes she has designed for clients. Fresh, modern, and colorful, it is brimming glamour and style as well as advice on practical matters from choosing kitchen counter materials to dressing a bed with pillows, picking a sofa, and decorating a nursery without cartoon characters. Youll also find a charming foreword by Erins husband, Andrew, and an extensive Resource and Shopping Guide that provides an indispensable a roadmap for anyone embarking on their first serious home decorating adventure. With Erins help, you can finally make your house your home.
'Ros Byam Shaw does a very good line in...exploring how exactly people live in their particular type of house and advising the rest of us how to achieve a similar decorative look in our own homes' House & Garden
The advice in this book is useful for both those who want to prepare for a future catastrophe (like a pandemic!), and for those who simply want to become more self-sufficient in their everyday life.
The long-awaited design book from Shea McGee, beautifully showcasing all that is possible for every room of your home.
The ultimate eco-conscious guide to household cleaning and home care
Marie Kondo will help you declutter your life with her new major Netflix series Organise the World with Marie KondoSpark Joy is an in-depth, line illustrated, room-by-room guide to decluttering and organising your home, from bedrooms and kitchens to bathrooms and living rooms as well as a wide range of items in different categories, including clothes, photographs, paperwork, books, cutlery, cosmetics, shoes, bags, wallets and valuables. Charming line drawings explain how to properly organise drawers, wardrobes, cupboards and cabinets. The illustrations also show Ms Kondo s unique folding method, clearly showing how to fold anything from shirts, trousers and jackets to skirts, socks and bras. The secret to Marie Kondo s unique and simple KonMari tidying method is to focus on what you want to keep, not what you want to get rid of. Ask yourself if something sparks joy and suddenly it becomes so much easier to understand if you really need it in your home and your life. When you surround yourself with things you love you will find that your whole life begins to change. Marie Kondo s first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying, presents her unique tidying philosophy and introduces readers to the basics of her KonMari method. It has already transformed the homes and lives of millions of people around the world. Spark Joy is Marie Kondo s in-depth tidying masterclass, focusing on the detail of how to declutter and organise your home.
Beautiful, authentic interiors from all around the world that inspire happiness
In this visual manifesto for the tiny house lifestyle, discover over 250 awe-inspiring images of the world's most creative small homes, alongside the stories, ideas and advice of those living in them. Curated by the founder of the #1 @tinyhouse Instagram feed. Sometimes you have to think small to live BIG.
'The emphasis that Scandinavians place on the home being a source of happiness and wellbeing is one we identify with. We believe that everyone should have a home they don't want to leave!'
A must-have for planner mavens and sticker fanatics: 2,600 little stickers perfect for decorating and personalising your planner!
A completely revised, redesigned and updated edition of the definitive and bestselling woodworker's bible.
The Home Edit - home organizers to the stars with more than 6 million Instagram followers - show you how to organize every area of your life, from hobbies and activities to work and office spaces, luggage and travel and so much more. The Home Edit are the stars of two Netflix series, produced by Hello, Sunshine.
This book is organised into chapters of five locations - Japan, Denmark, California, France, and Italy - places where the approach to home decor and entertaining best reflects wabi-sabi principles. The book is complete with lush photography and practical checklists.
Natural swimming pools are cleaned by plants instead of chlorine so they are gentle on the eyes and healthy for swimmers. This book describes how to build a pool to suit your site and maintain the nutrient level in perfect balance to keep the algae down and the water sparkling.
Brought to you by Penguin. This is a book for anyone who feels overwhelmed by life and is looking for an accessible and gentle way to care for their home - and themselves. Have you ever looked at a pile of dishes in the sink and wanted to crawl back into bed? Or found yourself staring at the overflowing recycling bin thinking, Why is my life such a mess?But what if we stopped seeing a clean house as a reflection of our worth and instead as a kindness to our future self?How to Keep House While Drowning will introduce you to six life-changing principles to revolutionise the way you approach domestic work, all without a single to-do list. Most importantly, it will help you get free of shame and guide you in coping with stress... and that ever-mounting laundry pile. This book will help you:* Find ways to make your home serve you* Break down domestic work into manageable tasks* Stop negative self-talk around housework* Give yourself permission to rest, even when things aren't finishedWhat readers are saying:'Absolutely loved this book ... It felt like [KC] had seen into my soul and written it directly for me''Profound and life-changing''It has had the biggest impact on me out of every book I've ever read''So simple it's brilliant''This book is a revelation''I highly recommend this book to anyone' (c) KC Davis 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Dick and Angel Strawbridge share more charming stories from their life at the Chateau-de-la-Motte Husson. The follow-up to the massive Sunday Times bestseller, A Year at the Chateau.
Marie Kondo will help you declutter your life with her new major Netflix series Organise the World with Marie Kondo. This is a beautiful hardback edition of Marie Kondo's classic book. Transform your home into a permanently clear and clutter-free space with the incredible KonMari Method.
The charming, inspiring and remarkable full story of Dick and Angel Strawbridge's first year at the Chateau-de-la-Motte Husson.
A practical companion to the bestselling books The Home Edit and The Home Edit Life, helping you to organize your home, space by space. The Home Edit star in the Netflix Original Series, Get Organized with The Home Edit and have 4.9m followers on Instagram.
Recipes, DIY projects, and inspiration for a beautiful and low-waste life, from the creator of @simply.living.well on Instagram
Discover the satisfaction of making your own durable, economical, and environmentally friendly timber frame structures. Covering all aspects of timber frame construction, this practical guide is filled with easy-to-understand instructions, clear illustrations, and helpful photographs. With expert advice on selecting appropriate timber, necessary tools, safety considerations, joinery techniques, assembly, and raising, Jack Sobon and Roger Schroeder encourage beginners by offering complete plans for a small toolshed. Turn your dream of a timber frame house into a reality.
Carving the Little Guys is a must-have beginner's guide that presents an accessible introduction to the art of caricature carving for novice woodcarvers. Author Keith Randich takes you cut-by-cut through the process of transforming a small block of wood into an expressive Little Guy. This easy-to-learn tutorial teaches all of the essential woodcarving techniques needed to get started in an enjoyable and rewarding new hobby. Basic information is included on wood, tools, sharpening, cutting, safety, finishing, repairs, and more.
Erik Eje Almqvist unpacks the practical aspects of the Autoprogettazione? theory, offering simple designs for handbuilt, beautiful furniture. Using just a hammer, nails and boards plus easy-to-follow instructions with diagrams, Hammer & Nail explores only a few techniques but arms the reader with skills and inspiration for life.
Make your home more mindful and discover a more considered way to decorate with this beautifully presented guide by interior stylist, Joanna Thornhill
Joinery doesnt have to be a daunting task. In the Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery, Gary Rogowski describes how to make every practical woodworking joint using full-color, step-by-step photo essays. The book is organized for quick access, using visual maps and detailed visual content. Since terms in this field vary, visual references allow rapid identification of desired results. And like a classic cookbook, this guide presents all the standard methods and variations, including multiple options for varying skill levels and thousands of step-by-step color photos, while also covering seldom used but sometimes necessary techniques.
Offers expert guidance on completing any Briggs & Stratton maintenance and repair job quickly and easily. This resource includes information on overhead valves (OHV), carburetion advances, new muffler designs, and advanced alternators. It covers everything from ignition, fuel, and charging systems... to starters and engine mechanics.
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