Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
Your Search Results
-
-
Biography & True StoriesOctober 2013How Blue is my Valley
The Real Provence
by Jean Gill
Humorous travel memoir about moving from Wales to France; amazon bestseller. Appeals to readers who enjoy armchair travel, who love France and Provence, who read Peter Mayle's books, who dream of changing their lives and moving to a rural haven, especially older readers about to retire from work or those wanting to give up their current work. The true scents of Provence? Lavender, thyme and septic tank. There are hundreds of interesting things you can do in a bath but washing dishes is not one of them, nor what writer Jean Gill had in mind when she swopped her Welsh Valley for a French one. Keen to move out of the elephant's stomach, that stew of grey mists called weather in Wales, she offered her swimming certificate to a bemused Provencale estate agent and bought a house with good stars and its own spring-water. Or rather, as it turns out, a neighbour's spring-water that is the only supply to the kitchen, which, according to the nice men from the Water Board, is emptying its dirty water directly and illegally onto the main road... and there's worse ... But how can you resist a village called Dieulefit, `God created it', the village 'where everyone belongs'. Discover the real Provence in good company ... Watch the book trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Rrn4CGw5A
-
Prose: non-fictionThe Garden Cottage Diaries
My Year in the Eighteenth Century
by Fiona J. Houston
Challenged to prove her claim that an 18th-century diet was better than today's, for a full year Fiona J Houston recreated the lifestyle of her 1790s rural Scottish ancestors in a basic one-roomed cottage, cooking from her garden and the wild, often entertaining family and friends, and surviving on her own resources. She learned lost crafts and skills, making nettle string, quill pens and ink as well as cheese and ale, lighting her fire from flints, and dressing in hand-sewn period clothing, with nothing but an old range stove and candles for warmth and light. This beautiful, quirky, illustrated title tells her extraordinary story and is packed with historical anecdotes, folklore, practical gardening info, seasonal menus, recipes, wildlife notes and more. Includes linocuts, photos and historic engravings.
-
DIY: house maintenance manualsIron decoration
by Carlo Amedeo Reyneri di Lagnasco
In Greek mythology the god Hephaestus forged weapons for the bravest gods and heroes in iron; during the Middle Ages, Romanesque and Gothic art produced true masterpieces and even, in more recent times, Art Nouveau highlighted the expressive possibilities of this material, which became fashionable again and spread to houses and cities. Currently, artisan tradition and technological innovation have come together to make wrought iron the main material in the design of the third millennium. In this work you will find the most beautiful wrought iron ideas and designs that have ever been made, and that you can copy or modify to suit your home. Iron is ideal for garden and outdoor lighting, as well as for gates, balconies, pavilions and benches, and especially for chairs, tables, beds and decorative lamps. But the fascination for iron finds its maximum expression in the recovery of ancient objects. With this book you will learn to assess their deterioration, to restore them, clean them, strip them, paint them and varnish them. You will also find all the techniques for treating and decorating iron: from operations such as oxidation, sanding, burnishing or galvanizing to the delicate application of gold and silver leaves, which gives it a shiny and noble appearance.
-
Home & house maintenanceArmenian Needlework Embroidery Master classes
by Lusine Mkhitaryan
"Armenian Needlework Embroidery" introduces the school of flat embroidery (Van region Embroidery School) and spatial embroidery (Karin region embroidery school) with attention to details and accurately instructs how to make special knots as well as techniques to create various embellishments from knots and threads. For the first time Karin region’s traditional needlework process is introduced in details.
-
Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureMarch 2018Home Inspection, Maintenance & Repair Reference Guide
Basic Version
by Nationwide Home Fax™ LLC
General home system & component identification, requirements, restrictions & usage guide with charts, graphs, diagrams & pictorials for home inspectors, contractors, real estate agents, training institutions, homeowners, sellers & more.
-
Home & house maintenanceOctober 202075 Ways to Good Housekeeping
Illustrated With One Liners On Each Page For A Quick Read
by Aishwarya Kalyan
V&S Publishers, with a view to help people in their need to save time and yet read to learn, has put forth, 75 popular quotes, anecdotes or sayings in this one of a kind unique book 75 Ways to Good Housekeeping, in which every Tip/Hack on each page is supported by a caricature type illustration. The concept behind making this out-of-the-box book is– “A picture is worth a thousand words”, which is a well-known adage meaning that a number of different ideas can be conveyed by a single image more effectively than a verbal description. People instead of reading a text, opt for videos or images on social media for learning and leisure reading. We, at V&S Publishers, have already embraced this philosophy in this book knowing well that static pictures leave a larger impact on readers than text. Instead of using old school definitions and textual descriptions, the book uses a one liner with an illustration on each page similar to posts or memes on social media to convey the idea. This book is a part of a series having 10 books with each dedicated to a different idea like happiness, riches, health etc. This book, in the shortest way possible, provides ‘75 Ways to Good Housekeeping’ for the common man. The book is suitable for all age groups and is a simple fun read.
-
Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureSeptember 2019Zweihundertneunzehn Quadratmeter Glück! Wenn Frauenpower ein altes Stadthaus saniert
Ein Projekttagebuch
by Juli Norden
Es ist Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Juli Norden, frisch geschieden und auf sich allein, muss ihr Leben neu einrichten. Auf der Suche nach einem „Zuhause“ hat es sie an die Mosel verschlagen. Mehr zufällig entdeckt sie ein über hundert Jahre altes, sanierungsbedürftiges Stadthaus, das sofort ihr Herz höherschlagen lässt. Ihr Entschluss steht fest: „Das wird mein neues Zuhause.“ Mutig gewagt ist halb gewonnen. Ohne größere handwerkliche Vorkenntnisse erwirbt sie das Haus und beginnt Schritt für Schritt, mit viel Herzblut, Do-it-yourself und der „Mädchen-Methode“ ihr Traumprojekt zu realisieren. Ein unterhaltsames Projekttagebuch, das mit Humor und Selbstironie von den persönlichen und handwerklichen Hürden und Herausforderungen erzählt, die hier zu meistern waren, und von den schlummernden Talenten mit denen sich Frau selbst überrascht. Frauen bauen
-
Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureMarch 2021Secrets of Home Staging
The Essential Guide to Getting Higher Offers...Faster!
by Karen Prince
In Secrets of Home Staging, award-winning home stager, Karen Prince, guides you through the home staging process with easy home décor ideas, design tips, and advice on how to stage your home to sell. Home staging made simple. Secrets of Home Staging isn’t just an indispensable guide for the everyday homeowner, it’s also geared to realtors and those committed to real estate investing and flipping houses. With potential home buyers pre-shopping homes online and dismissing many of them in as little as three seconds, it is essential your home is staged to look its best. Secrets of Home Staging helps you navigate the home staging process with an easy-to-follow guide. For fans of Joanna Gaines and the real estate world. No matter what your house plan, Secrets of Home Staging offers home interior design advice and tools you need to make your home look great online and in-person. Featuring over 150 color photos, and many practical house interior design tips, Karen gives home sellers everything they need to receive more offers, faster sales, and higher selling prices. Inside you’ll find before-and-after photos and information on easy DIY home improvements that buyers love, project management tips, and: The 6 steps to successful home staging Decluttering and decorating ideas that sell How to determine your “key” rooms
-
DIY: generalApril 2021Complete Table Saw Book, Revised Edition
by Tom Carpenter
Whether you’ve just unpacked your first table saw or have been using one for years, this complete guide features essential and up-to-date information needed to set up and tune your table saw and expand your table saw skillset. Featuring all of the most critical table saw techniques, including preparing lumber, selecting and truing blades, mastering basic to advanced cuts, and joinery techniques, this revised edition also features updated and exclusive information on new SawStop technology, as well as other safety products, tips, and precautions, new table saw types, new aid projects, and more. With step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams, you’ll also complete 10 custom table saw projects to put all your acquired techniques and skills to use.
-
Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureOctober 2015Declutter Guide
How to Organize your life in 2 weeks or less
by Ariel Benet Savant
Don’t get paralyzed by your clutter and stuff. Start applying proven systems that work!! Do you feel you’ve become a slob or a clutter bug? Does tidying up or home organizing seem like a never-ending chore? If you are struggling in this area and want solutions that speak to you as you are guided through the maze of clutter, then this book is written just for you. Learn easy to apply tips to end the mess and live clutter-free without becoming overwhelmed or depressed. Decluttering doesn’t have to be stressful when you have the right information. Life’s constant demands can be stressful and keep in mind as long as you are living, clutter will always appear. Once you apply the time-saving tips in this guide, you will learn how to become more efficient and tame the clutter bug. Let’s face it- Clutter is a BIG problem. Some people’s homes are so full of junk and clutter that they experience a never-ending cycle of anxiety. Many people are simply too embarrassed to invite friends over. Excess clutter affects relationships, can cause a home to become unlivable and can make you feel tired and fatigued. So what makes the Declutter guide special? The Declutter Guide helps you discover the following: • Why you clutter and how to break the cycle • Helping your family declutter • Declutter in the midst of real-life challenges • Working out one room at a time systematically • Identifying the emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter • How to avoid digital clutter trap which zaps your time and energy • How to determine what you must keep, donate, or throw away Decluttering expert and author, Ariel Benet savant knows that letting go of the things that are personal and sentimental can be difficult. You will quickly find you can follow the easy to follow procedures and start enjoying a clean, organized, and clutter-free home or office that will make you proud. Ariel grew up knowing how to apply these strategies and helped her friends, co-workers, and family achieve astounding results.
