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For those who lack the space or time for traditional gardening, Container Gardening: 250 Design Ideas & Step-by-Step Techniques offers a smart and sensible approach to creating beautiful outdoor spaces.

This comprehensive guide, compiled from the trusted pages of Fine Gardening magazine, provides expert advice on selecting and using plants and containers to craft stunning container gardens, whether they’re large or small.

Whether you're looking to enhance a small balcony, create a vibrant patio, or add greenery to your home, Container Gardening is your go-to resource for making the most of your gardening endeavors. Dive into the world of container gardening and transform your outdoor spaces into lush, inviting retreats!

What You’ll Discover:

• Inspiring Designs: Explore 250 dramatic plant combinations that will awaken your creativity and elevate your gardening game. Each design showcases how to make the most of your space with eye-catching arrangements.

• Step-by-Step Techniques: Learn essential techniques for planting and caring for containers in any condition, including regions with short growing periods. The clear, straightforward instructions ensure that even beginner gardeners can thrive.

• Expert Insights: The gardening professionals at Fine Gardening provide invaluable tips on how to utilize containers to create boundaries, direct traffic, break up wall space, and soften edges throughout the year. Discover how to maximize your garden's potential with the right plants and containers.

This book and DVD set is a complete sewing workshop that brings couture-level skills to home sewers and fashion enthusiasts.

Couture Sewing: Tailoring Techniques by Claire B. Shaeffer offers an insider's look at the masterful tailoring secrets behind the most prestigious couture houses, including Chanel, Dior, and Balenciaga.

Key features:

• Exclusive Techniques: Learn professional tailoring methods from the finest European ateliers, as shared by renowned fashion expert Claire B. Shaeffer.
• Step-by-Step Guidance: The companion book provides detailed images and instructions on techniques such as creating bound buttonholes, patch pockets, and perfectly interfaced hems.
• 90-Minute DVD Workshop: Watch Shaeffer in action as she demonstrates essential tailoring skills like converting darts to ease, stitching a fly zipper, and more.
• Elevate Your Craft: Perfect for those looking to enhance their sewing skills and add high-fashion techniques to their repertoire.

Master box maker Doug Stowe guides woodworkers every step of the way in creating 10 gorgeous yet useful Tiny Boxes. Boxes are always a hit with woodworkers because they are quick to build, use a minimal amount of material, don’t require a large workshop, and make great gifts. Each project teaches a new technique so you will improve your general woodworking skills as you create boxes like the inlaid sliding pocket box and Japanese puzzle box.

In this all-new collection of boxes from one of America's premier box makers, Doug Stowe shows how to design and build ten tiny boxes, including an inlaid sawn box, a box made with hand tools, and a finger jointed box with dovetails.

Few things do more to set a homes character than its scale. And in the cottage, people have for hundreds of years found a home that is inviting, without being ostentatious, modest without a feeling of confinement. Doug Keisters photography brings to life 500 Cottages, organized by style, including English, storybook, bungalettes, Victorian, and Spanish-influenced casitas.

Jump start your stalled projects. When Bad Things Happen to Good Quilters is a guide to help you resolve your quilting problems and bring your project back to life. In addition, this must-have book includes 4 new projects:

• Miter Touch Quilt – preprinted panel with several mitered borders
• Panel Panache – paneled quilt with fun and unusual designs
• Sweet Tweet Table Runner – quilted table runner with bird details and wonderful hexagonal piecing
• T-Shirt Quilt – turn your favorite T-shirt into a quilt
   

UFO's (Un Finished Objects). We all start our quilting projects with the best intentions, but a difficult technique, mismatched fabrics, or a mistake in the pattern can bring the project to a screeching halt. Joan Ford’s can-do advice and practical problem solving approach is exactly the help needed to get your projects back on track. You’ll turn to this guide again and again because it is...

• A comprehensive, emergency quilting instruction guide.
• Perfect for first-time quilters, skilled quilters, and anyone who needs help when a quilting project has stalled.
   

Rev up your projects with funny, can-do, practical problem-solving. Popular instructor Joan Ford offers helpful, clear instruction and all the guidance quilters need to kick their projects into gear.

• Novices are led through the quilting process
• Experienced quilters learn to resolve complicated setbacks
• Expert troubleshooting advice is clearly laid out
• Basic quilting knowledge– required materials, sewing blocks, and caring for your quilt – plus 4 new projects to fire up your creativity
• 10 colorful photographs and 120 illustrations offer a visual guide
   

ScrapTherapy®.Is a nationwide sensation. These wildly popular innovative, step-by-step quilt class and pattern series have grown with the success of Ford's first two books.

Unlock the full potential of your home’s interior with Trim Complete, the ultimate guide to mastering trim and molding projects like a seasoned professional.

This comprehensive resource provides you with all the information you need to add the perfect finishing touches that reflect your unique style.

Whether you're a DIY enthusiast or an experienced carpenter, Trim Complete is your essential guide to transforming your living space with stunning trim work. Dive in and discover how to create a home that showcases your personal style!

Key Features:

• In-Depth Guidance: With detailed instructions and over 800 step-by-step photos, expert carpenter Greg Kossow walks you through every conceivable trim project, from straightforward baseboards to intricate casings and crown moldings.
• Complex Techniques Simplified: Gain access to hard-to-find advice on creating custom moldings and tackle the challenges of complex crown molding projects with ease.
• Real-World Solutions: Kossow prepares you for real-life scenarios by sharing proven tips, techniques, and valuable trade secrets. You’ll learn how to anticipate challenges and develop strategies to solve problems that may arise during your projects.
• Expert Advice: With Trim Complete, you’ll gain insights that enable you to achieve professional-quality results, enhancing the inner beauty of your home with carefully crafted trim and molding.

While project books for making baby knits abound, what happens when your little cherub turns two? Lovely Knits for Little Girls solves the problem beautifully, with twenty patterns for pint-sized vests, dresses, sweaters, and skirts--all brimming with pretty, girly details. Forget about baby-weight yarn, tiny needles, and fussy patterns for clothes that are quickly outgrown.

For Lovely Knits, knitwear designer Vibe Sondegaard creates a bright, stylish, little-girl wardrobe of fabulous projects that knit up quickly and allow knitters plenty of opportunity for trying a few design tricks (cables, bobbles, lace patterns) on a manageable, kid-sized scale. Best of all, the pattern shapes size up or down easily (with back of book instruction on doing just that), making this collection versatile enough to use again and again.

Fashionistas, rejoice! At last, the techniques of couture sewing are demystified. This 2-disc DVD is a well-organized and easy-to-understand visual workshop and will appeal to both home sewers and professionals -- anyone who appreciates fine workmanship and takes pleasure in creating beautiful clothing. See an expert at work as Claire Shaeffer illustrates the basic techniques that take sewing to the next level -- from hand sewing and machine stitching to marking methods, pressing, and hemming.

This best-selling author and teacher shares insider tips and secrets, walking viewers through the process of creating high-end couture garments, as well as home accessories. This unique DVD set, the first in the Couture Techniques Workshop series, is based on years of professional experience. Just like a precisely tailored garment, sewers won't find anything like it anywhere else.

No book like this anywhere. Finally, just what wood turners and crafters have always wanted: Turning Salt & Pepper Shakers and Mills – a complete book dedicated to turning these household necessities into small works of art. Written by veteran turner Chris West of the UK, it is the last word on crafting shakers in fine woods and high-end materials.

Step-by-step instructions. Create one-of-a-kind pieces for yourself or as gifts with the 30 precise plans, 500 photos, and unlimited inspiration you’ll find here. With projects organized by level of difficulty, you can also build your skills, from beginner to advanced, as your work your way through the book.

Projects with great appeal. Whatever your skill level, there’s nothing more satisfying than creating an end product that is both useful and beautiful, yet takes only a minimum of time, material, and tools to complete.

Turn out work that’s small but exquisite.

Overcome every woodworker’s greatest challenge. Countless hours of effort are at stake whenever you start applying that all-important final finish to your project. To help you achieve flawless results – and breathe easier – our editors compiled Fine Woodworking Best Finishing Techniques, a collection of 36 invaluable articles from America’s premier woodworking magazine.

With the right advice you can enjoy perfect results. With the help of 500 step-by-step photos, our experts show you how to attack the finishing process with confidence. Learn how to properly prep all surfaces, choose dyes or stains to complement the wood, master the tricky art of applying them, and even troubleshoot potential problems.

Become a fearless finisher. Fine Woodworking Best Finishing Techniques will arm you with the hard-won experience gained over decades by top craftsmen. Now every project you build will be made even more beautiful by the final finish you apply.

Built-ins can make any house more functional, livable, personalized, and comfortable, and they cost much less to construct and install than a whole-room remodel. In this completely revised and updated edition of Built-Ins Idea Book, Heather J. Paper has collected inspirational and practical storage solutions for every room of the house. By reclaiming space that would otherwise go unused, built-ins offer a way to transform any house into a home.

The latest volume in Taunton's successful Idea Book series, Built-Ins Idea Book is packed with creative yet approachable ideas and is richly illustrated with 260 photographs, practical sidebars, and designs of all kinds that will appeal to a wide range of tastes and budgets. Whether your goal is adding seating to a nook or other small space, creating a mudroom in your entryway to keep messes at bay, or transforming a room into a multipurpose space, built-ins offer homeowners the chance to craft a home that is uniquely their own.

Discover the art of hand tool mastery with Woodworking with Hand Tools.

Hand tools bring unparalleled precision and artistry to woodworking, and Woodworking with Hand Tools is your ultimate guide to mastering them. Compiled by the experts at Fine Woodworking magazine, this collection of 35 in-depth articles offers woodworkers of all levels invaluable insights into the world of hand tools.

Key Features:

• Essential Techniques: Discover how professional craftsmen choose, sharpen, and skillfully use a wide variety of hand tools, from planes and chisels to saws and scrapers.
• Tool Maintenance: Learn expert tips on how to properly maintain and care for your tools, ensuring long-lasting performance and pristine results.
• Project-Based Learning: With detailed, step-by-step instructions and clear photographs, you’ll be guided through beautiful hand-tool woodworking projects that help develop your skills and enhance your craft.
• Elevate Your Craftsmanship: Whether you enjoy using hand tools for their sheer pleasure, quality of work, or efficiency, this guide brings out the true artistry of woodworking. The finesse and refinement achievable through hand tools make them essential for fine craftsmanship that machines simply cannot replicate.
• Comprehensive & Trusted Resource: With advice on choosing the right tool, mastering techniques, and handling challenging tasks, Woodworking with Hand Tools is an indispensable resource for anyone looking to improve their hand tool skills or incorporate them into their woodworking practice.

Old furniture, whether a treasured heirloom or consignment shop find, is often better made than anything that can be bought today. So, why let damaged finishes detract from a beautiful piece when you can repair or refinish it in a way that preserves the piece and makes it look as good as new? Author Jeff Jewitt, a professional refinisher with over 30 years’ experience, shares his tricks, shortcuts, and tools of the trade in Refinishing Furniture Made Simple, an easy-to-follow book/DVD set that is sure to fly off the shelves.

Weekend refinishers as well as professional woodworkers will benefit from the insider tips on how to evaluate the condition of a piece to decide the best strategy for rejuvenating it, repair and revive finishes to enhance their beauty while preserving their patina, and match an old finish for a seamless look.

Quilters want to finish their quilts—and that means doing their own machine quilting. In Free-Motion Quilting 101, teacher and quilter Ashley Nickels provides in-depth instruction on learning the technique of free-motion quilting, combined with simple small projects that reinforce the technique. Quilters will have fun while learning the necessary steps to complete a quilting project.

• Free-Motion Quilting 101 is divided into three parts—workbook-style practice; project session and in-depth reference for finishing a quilt
• 15 foundational designs
• 3 simple projects and 1 larger project that is a culmination of the techniques learned in the book

Free-Motion Quilting 101 is squarely on mastering the technique on a regular home sewing machine and will be the book new quilters pick up first to learn how to free-motion quilt successfully.

Homeowners looking to transform their outdoor spaces into beautiful, functional, and inviting areas will find everything they need in New Landscaping Ideas that Work by Julie Moir Messervy.

With over 30 years of expertise, Messervy offers more than 350 innovative design ideas and practical advice to help homeowners revitalize their yards and create landscapes that truly complement their homes.

This comprehensive do-it-yourself guide is packed with expert strategies for designing sustainable, aesthetically pleasing landscapes, along with tips for working effectively with landscaping professionals.

Whether you're starting from scratch or enhancing an existing garden, this book provides the tools and inspiration to make smart design, purchasing, and installation decisions.

Key Features:

• Innovative Design Ideas: More than 350 creative suggestions for transforming every aspect of your yard, from patios to planting beds, making it your go-to source for landscape inspiration.

• Expert Advice: Learn practical design strategies that help you combine landscaping elements and create harmonious outdoor spaces that suit your home's style and your personal needs.

• Sustainability Focus: Find essential tips on designing eco-friendly landscapes that conserve water, reduce maintenance, and promote biodiversity.

• Professional Tips: Get insider advice on how to work with landscaping professionals to ensure that your vision is realized with precision and efficiency.

Hands down, the best introduction to sewing! If you are a new crafter or aspiring sewer, it's just as easy to learn the basics of sewing the right way, right away – and avoid problems from the get-go. Since nobody does sewing better than the folks at Threads, you'll want to get Sewing Made Simple —it's packed with expert advice that makes sewing easy and fun.

The perfect refresher course for anyone who sews. If you've been away from sewing, or never really learned the proper techniques, Sewing Made Simple is the answer for you, too. It will show you how to get back on track and build your skills on a firm foundation. And it's a handy reference to go back to any time you have a question.

Simple projects with lots of style. Sewing Made Simple isn't just lessons, it includes some fabulous projects you'll enjoy making for yourself or as gifts, including:

• A roomy tote bag for work or the beach
• Gorgeous scarves that can look casual or fancy
• Today's most-wanted bag _—– the clutch
• Pillows for every room of the house and more.

Expert tips get you up to speed quickly. Threads editors share their vast experience with you including pointers for setting up a cool sewing spot, the best tools and notions to buy, and plenty of helpful tips. If you liked sewing before, Sewing Made Simple will be the start of a love affair with sewing.

Celebrate the art of home canning with recipes that have stood the test of time and competition. Blue Ribbon Canning brings you 139 of the best canning recipes from state fairs across the nation, all of which have earned top honors.

Whether you’re a seasoned canner or a beginner, this book offers a treasure trove of methods and techniques to help you preserve your favorite fruits, vegetables, and more with confidence.

If you're looking to preserve the bounty of your garden or master traditional canning techniques, Blue Ribbon Canning is your guide to creating homemade, shelf-stable treasures that stand out in any competition.

Key Features:

• Award-Winning Recipes: Nearly 139 prize-winning canning recipes, each with tips and tricks straight from the champions of state fairs.
• Comprehensive Techniques: Learn everything from water bath processing and pressure canning to safety protocols and proper storage.
• Inspiring Stories: Discover the personal stories behind the winners and their connection to canning traditions.
• Beautifully Illustrated: Full-color photographs showcase the mouthwatering results of each recipe, inspiring you to create your own blue ribbon-worthy preserves.

You never know what you'll encounter during a remodel, so you have to be prepared to work around problems when they inevitably arise. In Plumbing, third-generation master plumber Rex Cauldwell provides real-world problems and solutions that you can use to figure out problems on your own jobs.

This book covers the full range of pipe types you'll likely encounter on a remodel job, including steel, copper, PB, CPVC, and PEX. You won't just learn how to install them, but how to tie them into existing systems. This complete guide explains:

• The water supply system
• Tapping into supply lines
• Adding/running drains and vents
• Remodeling kitchens and baths
• Installing a dishwasher
• Plumbing in an icemaker
• Converting a tub-only faucet to a tub/shower
• Installing a toilet in a basement

This title is suitable for absolute beginners looking to become confident woodworkers. It combines the best material from Taunton's Getting Started in Woodworking Series. It includes detailed step-by-step photos, illustrations, shop schematics and exploded drawings. For beginners looking to become confident woodworkers relatively quickly, this self-teaching guide will do the trick.

Woodworking 101 combines the best material from the four books in Taunton's Getting Started in Woodworking Series (Getting Started in Woodworking, Your First Workshop, Projects for Your Shop, and Furniture You Can Build). Gathered here in a single volume, it's a powerful instructional tool. Highly visual and easy to follow, the book includes detailed step-by-step photos, illustrations, shop schematics, and exploded drawings.

2009 IACP Winner

Health and Special Diets Category
Cookbooks and diet books that focus on healthful eating, nutrition, dietary concerns and special or restrictive diets.

And The James Beard Foundation 2009 Award in the Healthy Focus category.

For author Ellie Krieger -- and also host of the Food Network's Healthy Appetite -- good health isn't about deprivation, it's about good choices.

From appetizers to desserts, Ellie has a recipe to satisfy your every craving, whether it's for creamy mashed potatoes or luscious chocolate pudding. She offers up tasty ideas for healthy grab-and-go breakfasts and mid-afternoon snacks. You'll find useful tips on ingredients, going organic, and easy ways to change your eating habits. Plus each recipe comes with a complete nutritional analysis.

But this book is much more than a collection of recipes. It's a new way of looking at food -- a fresh approach to eating that gives you the flavor and satisfaction you crave in a healthier way.

Here's a little taste of the philosophy behind every delicious recipe in The Food You Crave.

• Moderation -- Not only in portion size, but you'll find healthy suggestions about which ingredients should be used "Usually," "Sometimes," and "Rarely"
• Keeping it Fresh -- Most of the recommended foods and ingredients are fresh -- as close to their original state as possible -- which makes them tastier and healthier

Keeping it Real

-- Recipes steer clear of foods with artificial additives or a list of ingredients that read like a chemistry experiment -- to protect your health

In The Food You Crave, you'll find dozens of healthy recipes that are bursting with flavor -- for everyday meals that will make you feel great.

This essential reference for pros and passionate amateurs is back with a fresh design and updated content. Written by respected builders from all over America, this extensive revision collects all the latest roof framing articles from the pages of Fine Homebuilding magazine -- from cutting rafters and framing roof valleys to building dormers and working with roof trusses. The contributors offer hardearned, job-tested advice on an impressive variety of tools, techniques, and trade secrets.

Framing Roofs shows how to work with speed and precision, and, since working on a roof is often a complicated and dangerous task, safety is always at the forefront.

Carpentry covers every important facet of residential carpentry, from framing the mudsills, walls, floors, ceilings and roof to building stairs, cabinets and other built-ins, as well as basic finish carpentry skills such as interior trim carpentry and exterior siding.

For builders and remodelers, Carpentry has the best field-tested advice, tips, techniques and instruction on the most common carpentry jobs, from basic to advanced, all worked-out and written by the country's best carpenters in the business. This biggest volume ever in Taunton's For Pros By Pros series gives builders, remodelers and homeowners hard-to-find and spot-on accurate information on all key aspects of carpentry. All written by the country's best carpenters.

The Handplane Book is a complete guide to one of the best known and most collectable hand tools. It covers all the basics, including how to buy a plane, tune it up, and use it. Fascinating background information on the development and manufacture of handplanes shows the rich heritage of this versatile tool. Focusing on planes from the golden age of the handplanes (19th and early 20th century), it also profiles tools from many sources around the world.

Completely revised and updated, The Lathe Book, 3rd Edition is the definitive guide to this essential turning machine written by legendary woodturning author, teacher, and lathe designer Ernie Conover. In the 17 years since the 2nd edition came out, there have been tremendous advances in lathes, accessories, and sharpening equipment. Conover brings this classic reference book up-to-date, incorporating the many recent innovations in the lathe and its accessories.

• Introduces the novice or professional woodturner to the expanded range of lathes now available, including invaluable information on choosing a lathe.
• Features many new chucks for holding work.
• Offers comprehensive advice on selecting turning tools, including the popular carbide-insert tools.
• Outlines the groundbreaking developments in sharpening equipment.
• Emphasizes the importance of full-face shield protection, hearing protection, and dust collection.
• Includes information on basic lathe maintenance.

People often think prayer shawls come from a specific religious tradition. Not so— these lovely knitted wraps are for anyone, and nearly any occasion. Each pattern captures the beauty and power of prayer shawls, and will inspire knitters of all skill levels to sample the uplifting experience of creating a prayer shawl.

Embrace, inspire, and celebrate life with eight beautiful knitted prayer shawls:

Beginning PrayerfullyBeginner’s Prayer ShawlFriendship Patchwork ShawlBaptism ShawlNursing ShawlThree-fold Blessing ShawlTravelling ShawlAlice’s Lace Shawl

Transform your outdoor space with Stonescaping Idea Book, the ultimate guide to incorporating stone into your landscape and garden.

The right type of stone—whether pavers, fieldstones, bricks, rocks, or stone veneer—can dramatically enhance the beauty and functionality of your yard. From inviting walkways and stunning walls to innovative designs for gardens and patios, Stonescaping Idea Book offers creative solutions for every outdoor space.

Discover how to create serene streams, captivating waterfalls, and simple fountains that turn your backyard into a tranquil retreat. You’ll also find numerous ideas for outdoor living areas that will provide enjoyment for family and friends for years to come.

Key Features:

• Versatile Design Ideas: Explore a wide range of stone applications suitable for any landscape setting, regardless of budget or region.

• Practical Guidance: Gain insights into tried-and-true designs for patios, paths, walls, and seating areas, along with new trends in stone use.

• Inspiring Features: Learn how to incorporate water elements like pools, ponds, and fountains to enhance your outdoor oasis.

• Diverse Topics Covered: Delve into specific sections focused on patios and terraces, paths, walls, pools and ponds, seating, and sculptures.

This comprehensive resource is the ultimate companion for mastering diverse box-making techniques, perfect for both beginners and experienced woodworkers.

Unlock the art of craftsmanship and transform your ideas into exquisite wooden treasures with Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making by esteemed professional woodworker Doug Stowe.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive Techniques: Explore a wide range of box-making methods, ensuring you have the skills needed to create stunning, functional boxes tailored to your personal style.
• Detailed Material Overviews: Gain insights into selecting the best materials, hardware, and tools for your projects, setting you up for success in every creation.
• Step-by-Step Guidance: Learn about various woodworking joints with clear, step-by-step instructions that help you build confidence and expertise in your craft.
• Visual Inspiration: With over 500 vibrant color photographs, this guide offers a clear and engaging approach to woodworking, making it an essential addition to your library.
• Bonus Resource: This book is a valuable companion to Stowe's DVD, Basic Box Making, enhancing your learning experience and practical skills.

The appliances we use…the lights we turn on…these two items alone in our homes can account for upward of 40% of total energy dollars spent. For those who want to save money (and who doesn’t?) by becoming more energy efficient—and for those who want to go a step further and embrace the latest strategies in renewable and alternative energy systems—Insulate and Weatherize is about to lead the way.

It's been 10 years since the first edition of Insulate and Weatherize was a smash hit. In this completely revised and expanded edition, the advances in science and technology shine brightly to walk homeowners through the many solutions for basic energy, air-flow problems, heating and cooling systems, appliances and lights, mixed climate issues, and alternative energy strategies that are doable and extremely efficient. With Insulate and Weatherize at hand, home energy costs won’t soar through the roof, especially if there’s a solar panel or two on it.

A sturdy, well-designed workbench is essential for any woodworker, whether you’re a beginner setting up your first shop or a seasoned pro looking to upgrade.

Workbenches is a comprehensive guide that pulls together the best articles from Fine Woodworking magazine, providing expert advice on building, customizing, and accessorizing your workbench to suit your needs.

Key Features:

• Wide Variety of Designs: Explore workbench options, from classic Shaker benches to compact models with built-in storage. Whether you need a small, starter bench or a full-scale workbench that will serve you for decades, this book has you covered.
• Workbench Accessories: Learn how to outfit your bench with essential accessories like vises, clamps, holdfasts, and bench hooks for every woodworking task, from planing and sawing to chiseling and finishing.
• Expert Tips & Techniques: Detailed chapters on workbench organization, tool storage solutions, and best practices for working at your bench will help you optimize your workflow and keep your shop efficient.
• Perfect for All Skill Levels: Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience, Workbenches offers advice and inspiration for every woodworker. Build your dream bench and enhance your woodworking experience for years to come.

Empowering homeowners to tackle any storage project with confidence, Stanley Built-Ins and Storage, A Homeowner’s Guide by David Schiff is a comprehensive visual manual with authoritative, reliable information.

With an eye toward making optimal use of the space in their houses, homeowners look toward getting organized to save on frustration and time. The answer to their dilemma is contained within Stanley Built-Ins and Storage.

Backed by the Stanley brand, the book, with 550 photos and 20 illustrations, features step-by-step projects for the entry-level do-it-yourselfer for every room in the house – from the mudroom to the attic. Introductory chapters discuss tools, materials, and frequently used techniques. The highlight of Stanley Built-Ins and Storage is the instruction for 17 great projects for:

• living rooms, including a bookcase, corner cabinet, shelving, and window seat
• kitchens, including a rolling cart, toaster caddy/breadbox, and spice and wine racks
• bedrooms, including a closet and toy box
• mudrooms, including a coat hook with cubbies and a boot bench
• garages and attics, including shelves, garden tool rack, overhead storage, and a fold-down workstation

Ready, Set, Turn! Weekend Woodturning Projects: 25 Simple Projects for the Home is the best way to start your woodturning and woodworking pursuit. This book will build your woodturning skills and your confidence.

Ideal for beginner and intermediate turners. This book presents clear, step-by-step instructions accompanied by over 600 photographs and finely detailed drawings (with dimensions for further guidance)  —here's all the hands-on knowledge you'll need to start your woodworking projects. Features that all weekend woodturning warriors will love:

• Helpful sections on safety
• How to season wood
• Tool and material lists for each project
• Special sidebars describing the types of wood used

Learn to use 6 basic tools. With clear and concise instruction, you will learn to use:

• Spindle roughing gouge
• Spindle gouge
• Parting tool
• Bowl gouge
• Skew chisel
• Scrapers
• Plus carving tools and a boring tool

25 fabulous and functional projects are quick to make. Projects will take from a couple of hours to only a few days to complete. Using a limited number of tools and types of equipment, these are stress-free projects ideally suited to a beginner or intermediate turner. The fun, practical projects for household items include:

• Rolling pin
• Candlestick
• Beaded bowl
• Salt and pepper mills
• Christmas ornaments, and many more!

Unlock your potential as a carpenter with The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing for Residential Construction by Larry Haun.

With over 35 years of production framing experience and two decades of teaching apprentices, Haun shares invaluable techniques for framing a basic house efficiently.

This book provides a step-by-step guide through essential processes, from laying down sills to cutting rafters, ensuring you master the craft of residential construction.

The Very Efficient Carpenter is your complete course in basic framing, designed to improve your efficiency and proficiency in residential construction.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive Techniques: Learn the intricacies of cutting and installing posts and girders, joisting, sheathing, and framing various roof types including gable, hip, valley, and truss roofs.
• Detailed Instructions: Step-by-step instructions guide you through the entire framing process, making it accessible for both novices and experienced carpenters.
• Stair Construction: Gain insights into building various types of stairs, enhancing your skills in this essential aspect of carpentry.
• Foundational Knowledge: The opening chapter covers crucial topics like tools, plans, codes, permits, lumber, and materials, ensuring you have a solid foundation before diving into framing.
• Safety First: Additional safety tips and site-built tool information are woven throughout the book, emphasizing the importance of a secure working environment.

For Pros By Pros: Builder Tested / Code-Approved

Updated classic. Wiring a House: 5th Edition, is a must-have reference on home wiring – essential for homeowners, electricians, and apprentices. You'll find all the information is updated to the latest electrical code and contains significant revisions that impact residential work, including:

• Expanded AFCI and GFCI protection in homes
• New approaches to ensure the safety of photovoltaic (PV) electrical systems
• New methods to distribute low voltage power
• New DC provisions designed to save energy lost in conversion from AC

Written in plain language. Author Rex Cauldwell shares his wealth of experience in a simple, straightforward manner. He covers all the basics from idiot-proof advice on how to keep track of your tools — cart them in bins in a little red wagon — to the highly technical aspects of wiring, and tried-and-true industry tips.

Current and accurate information. Wiring a House is a comprehensive guide written by a master electrician with over 37 years of experience. An indispensable reference for keeping pros up-to-date, it also provides apprentices and homeowners an accessible reference with the latest information:

• 350 full-color photographs
• 120 instructive illustrations
• Plus information on lighting, inverters, and electrical vehicle chargers.

Here's an opportunity to create something truly unique by using woodworking techniques that are as "green" as it gets.

By collecting branches and logs, recycled lumber, or scavenged wood from old buildings, you can build rustic furniture with a distinctive look -- and a primitive, earthy charm.

But before you get started, you'll need the guidance of a seasoned furniture maker. And it's all here for you in Rustic Furniture Basics -- from professional woodworker, teacher and author Doug Stowe.

An ideal guide for beginners, this valuable reference includes 10 diverse projects designed to teach you all the basic techniques you'll need to make a wide range of rustic furniture.

Here are a few of the projects you'll find.

• Rustic white oak chest
• Western cedar tables
• Rustic chair
• Slab-top coffee table

By following step-by-step instructions with detailed graphics, you'll learn every procedure -- traditional joinery, cutting round mortises and tenons, weaving twigs, making a webbed seat, and much more.

In searching for the natural materials to complete each project, you'll discover a process that challenges your imagination in a new and satisfying way -- as you tap into your own powers of ingenuity.

And by using basic hand tools and low-tech procedures, you'll revisit some of the simple pleasures that earlier generations of craftsmen enjoyed.

If you've got a cabin in the woods or a country hideaway in need of just the right pieces to suit its rustic character, here's the book you need to make it happen.

Step into the world of luxury doll fashion with Doll Couture by renowned couturier Kenneth D. King. Doll Couture offers intricate and beautifully crafted designs that reflect King’s mastery of couture sewing techniques.

Whether you’re a doll enthusiast, a fiber arts fan, or someone who loves detailed fashion, this book provides endless inspiration and guidance.

Let Doll Couture inspire your next sewing project, as you bring Kenneth D. King’s couture expertise to your own doll clothing creations. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced sewist, this book offers a stylish and fun way to explore the world of custom doll fashion.

Key Features:

• Couture Techniques for Miniature Garments: Learn how to create high-fashion doll clothes using the same techniques Kenneth D. King employs in his full-scale designs for celebrities.

• Detailed Step-by-Step Instructions: King shares his knowledge of garment construction, from fabric selection to finishing details, all tailored for 11-1/2 inch fashion dolls.

• Viral Inspiration from Social Media: Explore designs inspired by King’s viral online series featuring Crazy Bella and her chic entourage.

• Perfect for Collectors and Sewists Alike: Whether you’re looking to elevate your doll collection or explore advanced sewing techniques, Doll Couture combines nostalgia with high-fashion inspiration.

• A New Wave in Doll Fashion: With the recent resurgence of doll culture and the growing interest in fiber arts, this book taps into a renewed love for collectible dolls and meticulous craftsmanship.

Building Kitchen Cabinets Made Simple by Gregory Paolini is the perfect guide for DIY enthusiasts looking to transform their kitchen with custom-built cabinets at a fraction of the cost.

With clear instructions and a companion DVD, this book simplifies the cabinet-making process, making it accessible for woodworkers of all skill levels.

Key features:

• Step-by-step instructions for building sturdy face-frame cabinets with frame-and-panel doors.
• Detailed guidance on drawing plans, constructing cabinet boxes, and installing them.
• High-quality visuals in both the book and DVD for enhanced learning.
• Expert tips on finishing techniques to achieve a professional look.

Sometimes small changes can have a big impact. But many homeowners looking for more living space still insist on building expensive additions or completely rebuilding their home. In the latest groundbreaking step in the “Not So Big” revolution Not So Big Remodeling, Sarah Susanka and Marc Vassallo demonstrate how carefully chosen tweaks and simple additions can make a home seem much larger and more inviting.

They avoid high-end architectural solutions, focusing instead on how “Not So Big” ideas can dramatically improve even the most modest home. The authors show readers how to think like an architect, so they can accurately assess their home’s shortcomings, apply “Not So Big” principles to their remodeling plan, and phase in their project incrementally over time. With this book, Sarah Susanka once again proves that a little remodeling can go a long way.

The mere thought of "cottage" puts the mind at ease, as a cottage is where life is simple, comforting, and true.

Katie Hutchison's The New Cottage explores how our favorite home is changing to suit living today:

• Ten design strategies that characterize captivating cottages are introduced.
• 25 case study examples showcase today's updated take on the classic cottage, with visual icons throughout to serve as a reminder of which strategies are in use where.

Whether new or remodeled, storybook or modern, permanent home or vacation getaway, cottages are perennial favorites full of romance, simplicity, and endless appeal.

Woodworking finishes can make a good project great. Spray Finishing offers professional results far superior to brushing or other hand-applied methods. Now that home woodworkers have access to the specialized tools and finishing products that were once used only by professional finishers, all they need is direction.

Enter Jeff Jewitt, a well-known authority on finishing who combines his vast knowledge of the subject with the latest technology to produce this integrated eBook and video combination, the first in Taunton's 'Woodworking Made Simple' series. Jewitt explains how to choose equipment and demystifies the spray-finishing process.

Through this unique multimedia approach, which includes detailed step-by-step instructions, photos, and how-to video, readers learn where to safely spray finishes and how to troubleshoot and solve spray-finishing problems. Both the book and DVD cover a variety of spray systems, solvents, and waterborne finishing products.

Whether you’re looking to refresh a small entryway or give your spacious kitchen a stunning makeover, this comprehensive resource covers everything you need to know about tiling like a pro.

Perfect for both the DIY novice and the experienced renovator, Tiling: Planning, Layout & Installation is your go-to resource for creating stunning tiled spaces in your home. Embrace the transformative power of tile and enjoy the satisfaction of completing your own projects with professional results!

Key Features:

• Complete Project Guidance: This book offers step-by-step instructions to take you through your tiling project from start to finish. Gain the confidence to tackle everything from planning and layout to installation and upkeep.

• Versatile Applications: Explore a variety of tiling projects, including kitchen counters, outdoor patios, and even unique installations like glass block showers on curves. No matter your project, you'll find valuable tips and techniques tailored to your needs.

• Professional Insights: With Truini's expert advice, you’ll receive pro-rated instruction that ensures you get the job done right the first time. Avoid common pitfalls and achieve a polished finish with practical solutions and insights from seasoned professionals.

• Planning & Layout Strategies: Learn essential planning techniques and layout strategies to maximize your tiling project’s impact. Understand how to measure accurately, select materials, and visualize the finished result for a seamless installation.

• Maintenance & Upkeep: Tiling is a long-lasting solution, but proper care is crucial. This guide includes tips on maintaining your tiled surfaces to ensure they look beautiful for years to come.

Watch. Learn. Build. That's the motto behind Taunton's Made Simple Series. Each DVD-book companion set shows the average homeowner how to get the job done right the first time. In Trim Made Simple, professional finish carpenter, Gary Katz shows on the DVD and in the work-site friendly companion book how to install all types of trim-- door and window casing, baseboard, chair rail, and crown molding. Each process is broken down into series of cant-fail steps. Based on his decades of experience, Katz also explains how to avoid pitfalls and what to do when things go wrong. This winning combination of how-to instruction will help any homeowner, no matter what their skill-level, get professional results.

Code Check Electrical 9th Edition is an invaluable reference guide designed to help electricians, contractors, and DIY enthusiasts navigate the complexities of electrical wiring while ensuring compliance with safety standards.

This timely resource emphasizes the essential safety principles underlying the National Electrical Code (NEC), providing users with the knowledge needed to avoid the most common electrical code violations.

Code Check Electrical: An Illustrated Guide to Wiring a Safe House is your go-to reference for achieving compliance and safety in all your electrical projects. Arm yourself with the knowledge needed to succeed in today’s ever-evolving electrical landscape.

• Completely updated content: This revised edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest National Electrical Code, ensuring you have the most current information at your fingertips.
• Comprehensive coverage of residential and commercial systems: For the first time, this edition includes vital information on commercial electrical systems alongside every type of residential electrical system, offering a broad perspective on wiring practices.
• User-friendly format: The spiral-bound design with durable, laminated pages makes this guide practical for on-the-job use, allowing for quick reference in any work environment.
• Detailed visual aids: With over one hundred tables, figures, and illustrations, the book clarifies complex concepts such as grounding, bonding, service panels, branch circuits, GFCIs, AFCIs, switches, receptacles, and more, making it an essential tool for mastering electrical code compliance.
• Avoiding electrical violations: The guide provides clear, actionable details on how to sidestep common electrical violations, saving you time and reducing the risk of costly rework or safety hazards.
• Essential for professionals and novices: Whether you are an experienced electrician or a beginner, this guide equips you with the critical insights necessary for safely wiring homes and buildings.

Stay safe and up to code with Code Check Electrical: 9th Edition, the must-have reference guide for electricians, contractors, and DIY homeowners.

Written by expert Redwood Kardon, this essential resource simplifies complex electrical codes and standards, offering clear and concise explanations, fully illustrated with easy-to-follow diagrams.

Code Check Electrical is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in residential wiring and electrical work. With this illustrated guide, you can complete your projects with confidence, ensuring a safer home for years to come.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive code compliance: Ensure that your wiring projects meet the latest National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements. Code Check Electrical covers essential topics such as grounding, circuit breakers, panel installations, GFCIs, AFCIs, and more.
• Clear and detailed illustrations: The book's visual approach helps users understand complex electrical systems and safe wiring practices quickly, minimizing mistakes during installation and repairs.
• Up to date with the latest codes: This guide reflects the most recent updates to the NEC, providing you with current standards for wiring safety and best practices in both new installations and renovations.
• Perfect for pros and DIYers: Whether you’re a licensed electrician, a building contractor, or a homeowner taking on your own electrical projects, this guide makes it easy to ensure that your work is safe, code-compliant, and reliable.

Green construction is the building trend of the decade. In direct response to the growing demand for sustainable, healthy, and energy-efficient homes, David Johnston and Scott Gibson present the most forward-thinking theories and the best proven methods of new and remodeled green construction. They begin with down-to-earth explanations of green building basics and move on to site planning, materials selection, energy efficiency, and indoor air quality -- detailing along the way every step in design and construction, from framing to finishes.

A must-have reference for contractors who want to remain competitive, Green from the Ground Up is also a remarkable resource for homeowners who require the clearest and most thorough green building information available.

From the most basic techniques to the most advanced procedures, here's the ultimate owner's manual for anyone who uses a tablesaw.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, you'll find all the valuable tips and step-by-step advice you need to master ripping, crosscutting, joint making, and shaping. All made so much easier to learn -- and put into action -- by over 600 useful photos and illustrations.

With many years of experience as a professional woodworker, and as Tools Editor for a leading woodworking magazine, Paul Anthony delivers a wealth of practical information in the most user-friendly format you'll ever find.

All the tricks of the trade are covered in clear, colorful detail. You'll learn how to:

• Choose the right tablesaw
• Select the proper blade for each procedure
• Cut wood down to size for length and width
• Cut miters for trim
• Create a wide range of joints and decorative effects
• Extend the use of your tablesaw with jigs and fixtures
• Guarantee consistent results with repetitive operations
• Maximize safety with proven tips and inside advice

If you're looking for a single book that delivers everything you need to know about tablesaws, here's a virtual encyclopedia for your reference library -- put together by the consummate professional.