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Cabin Porn: Inside

by Zach Klein, Freda Moon ...

Learn to make your own quiet place somewhere with this inspiring journey inside tranquil cabins and handmade homes, from the creators of the wildly popular Cabin Porn phenomenon.Cabin Porn began as an online project created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding. It has grown into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders and a passionate ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Learn to make your own quiet place somewhere with this inspiring journey inside tranquil cabins and handmade homes, from the creators of the wildly popular Cabin Porn phenomenon.Cabin Porn began as an online project created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding. It has grown into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders and a passionate
... Read more
Upholstery School

Practical projects for updating furniture and furnishings in your home

by Sonnaz Nooranvary ...

In today's throwaway culture, there's a counter movement growing that urges us to 'make do and mend'. Reusing and upcycling has never been more popular, relevant or necessary, as people are becoming more aware of the grave implications of fast fashion/furniture on landfills and the environment - and with the cost-of-living crisis tightening everyone's purse strings, people are even more likely to ... Read more

Was $16.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

In today's throwaway culture, there's a counter movement growing that urges us to 'make do and mend'. Reusing and upcycling has never been more popular, relevant or necessary, as people are becoming more aware of the grave implications of fast fashion/furniture on landfills and the environment - and with the cost-of-living crisis tightening everyone's purse strings, people are even more likely to
... Read more
PlyDesign

73 Distinctive DIY Projects in Plywood (and other sheet goods)

by Philip Schmidt ...

Make sleek and functional home furnishings from inexpensive plywood and other off-the-shelf materials using only basic hand and power tools. This unique building guide offers 73 innovative ideas for using plywood to make everything from desks and workstations to children’s playhouses. Projects for every need and skill level are presented with clear assembly diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Make sleek and functional home furnishings from inexpensive plywood and other off-the-shelf materials using only basic hand and power tools. This unique building guide offers 73 innovative ideas for using plywood to make everything from desks and workstations to children’s playhouses. Projects for every need and skill level are presented with clear assembly diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and
... Read more
The Story of the Bauhaus

by Frances Ambler ...

Series series The Story of ...
Now 100 years old, the Bauhaus still looks just as fresh today as it did when it began. It was a place to experiment and embrace a new creative freedom. Thanks to this philosophy, the Bauhaus still shapes the world around us.Trace The Story of the Bauhaus through the 100 personalities, designs, ideas and events that shaped this monumental movement. Learn about leaders Paul Klee, Walter Gropius, ... Read more

Was $4.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

Now 100 years old, the Bauhaus still looks just as fresh today as it did when it began. It was a place to experiment and embrace a new creative freedom. Thanks to this philosophy, the Bauhaus still shapes the world around us.Trace The Story of the Bauhaus through the 100 personalities, designs, ideas and events that shaped this monumental movement. Learn about leaders Paul Klee, Walter Gropius,
... Read more
The Furniture Handbook

A Guide to Choosing, Arranging, and Caring for the Objects in Your Home

by Frida Ramstedt ...

The comprehensive guide to living with furniture, no matter your style, from the author of The Interior Design Handbook.Interior-design sensation Frida Ramstedt changed how we think about designing a harmonious home with her book The Interior Design Handbook. Now she brings that same authoritative and comprehensive focus to this complementary guide that’s all about the most essential and ... Read more

$4.99 USD

The comprehensive guide to living with furniture, no matter your style, from the author of The Interior Design Handbook.Interior-design sensation Frida Ramstedt changed how we think about designing a harmonious home with her book The Interior Design Handbook. Now she brings that same authoritative and comprehensive focus to this complementary guide that’s all about the most essential and
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The Art of Home

A Designer Guide to Creating an Elevated Yet Approachable Home

by Shea McGee ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe long-awaited design book from Shea McGee, beautifully showcasing all that is possible for every room of your home.Whether it's through her thriving design business, Studio McGee, her popular Netflix series, Dream Home Makeover, or her online community of over five million followers, Shea McGee has shown the world how the principles of high-end design can be ... Read more

Was $16.49 USD Now $8.99 USD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe long-awaited design book from Shea McGee, beautifully showcasing all that is possible for every room of your home.Whether it's through her thriving design business, Studio McGee, her popular Netflix series, Dream Home Makeover, or her online community of over five million followers, Shea McGee has shown the world how the principles of high-end design can be
... Read more
Furniture Design, second edition

An Introduction to Development, Materials and Manufacturing

by Stuart Lawson ...

A unique and comprehensive resource for student and professional furniture designers, providing in-depth answers to their questions about aesthetics, function, materials, manufacturing and sustainability. In this second edition Stuart Lawson emphasizes the principles of a circular economy and what this means for furnituredesign and consumption. He considers the latest technological developments ... Read more

$2.99 USD

A unique and comprehensive resource for student and professional furniture designers, providing in-depth answers to their questions about aesthetics, function, materials, manufacturing and sustainability. In this second edition Stuart Lawson emphasizes the principles of a circular economy and what this means for furnituredesign and consumption. He considers the latest technological developments
... Read more
Spruce: A Step-by-Step Guide to Upholstery and Design

by Amanda Brown ...

Discover the joys of upholstery and bring new life to your worn-out furniture. With a few basic tools, an eye for color, and some ingenuity, you can customize your home with fabrics and textures that reflect your unique personality. This comprehensive guide features more than 900 photographs and includes five projects designed to teach you all you need to know to reupholster any piece of furniture ... Read more

$16.91 USD

Discover the joys of upholstery and bring new life to your worn-out furniture. With a few basic tools, an eye for color, and some ingenuity, you can customize your home with fabrics and textures that reflect your unique personality. This comprehensive guide features more than 900 photographs and includes five projects designed to teach you all you need to know to reupholster any piece of furniture
... Read more
The Material Culture of German Texans

by Kenneth Hafertepe ...

Winner, 2019 San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation Book Award, sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society FoundationGerman immigrants of the nineteenth century left a distinctive mark on the lifestyles and vernacular architecture of Texas. In this first comprehensive survey of the art and artifacts of German Texans, Kenneth Hafertepe explores how their material culture was influenced ... Read more

$7.82 USD

Winner, 2019 San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation Book Award, sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society FoundationGerman immigrants of the nineteenth century left a distinctive mark on the lifestyles and vernacular architecture of Texas. In this first comprehensive survey of the art and artifacts of German Texans, Kenneth Hafertepe explores how their material culture was influenced
... Read more
Granny Chic: Crafty recipes and inspiration for the handmade home

by Tif Fussell, Rachelle Blondel ...

More than just a 'how-to' guide, Granny Chic offers inspiration to keen crafters hoping to breathe new life into vintage fabrics and second-hand objects. From handmade notebooks to lace lampshades and pinnies made from tea towels, each of the craft 'recipes' brings the granny chic look to life while allowing you to give them your own personal twist. This selection of 20 projects includes spruced ... Read more

$3.99 USD

More than just a 'how-to' guide, Granny Chic offers inspiration to keen crafters hoping to breathe new life into vintage fabrics and second-hand objects. From handmade notebooks to lace lampshades and pinnies made from tea towels, each of the craft 'recipes' brings the granny chic look to life while allowing you to give them your own personal twist. This selection of 20 projects includes spruced
... Read more
Good Bones, Great Pieces

by Suzanne McGrath, Lauren McGrath, Lucas Allen ...

"An excellent and useful book for both beginners and more experienced home decorators . . . Encourages us all to be both carefree and careful" ( Martha Stewart).Making a home is a lifelong pursuit and it starts with your very first place. Suzanne and Lauren McGrath, a mother-daughter team, operate the popular blog Good Bones, Great Pieces. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that every ... Read more

$18.17 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"An excellent and useful book for both beginners and more experienced home decorators . . . Encourages us all to be both carefree and careful" ( Martha Stewart).Making a home is a lifelong pursuit and it starts with your very first place. Suzanne and Lauren McGrath, a mother-daughter team, operate the popular blog Good Bones, Great Pieces. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that every
... Read more
The deVOL Kitchen

Designing and Styling the Most Important Room in Your Home

by Paul O'Leary, Robin McLellan, Helen Parker ...

**A stunningly photographed guide to designing and styling your kitchen, the most used and important room in the home, that showcases the philosophy and fundamentals of deVOL’s iconic values“When it comes to thoughtful craftsmanship and bespoke kitchen design, deVOL is the benchmark.” – Joanna Gaines**deVOL is much more than a kitchen company. Paul O’Leary, deVOL’s founder, began his journey in a ... Read more

$11.99 USD

**A stunningly photographed guide to designing and styling your kitchen, the most used and important room in the home, that showcases the philosophy and fundamentals of deVOL’s iconic values“When it comes to thoughtful craftsmanship and bespoke kitchen design, deVOL is the benchmark.” – Joanna Gaines**deVOL is much more than a kitchen company. Paul O’Leary, deVOL’s founder, began his journey in a
... Read more
Life Unstyled

by Emily Henson ...

We are bombarded by perfect interiors, images that aren’t attainable because they have been styled to the point where they bear no resemblance to reality. These interiors may be stunning, but they aren’t an honest reflection of how we really live.Life Unstyled is about taking inspiration from real homes that are beautiful, creative and inspiring but at the same time a little rough around the edges ... Read more

$20.15 USD

We are bombarded by perfect interiors, images that aren’t attainable because they have been styled to the point where they bear no resemblance to reality. These interiors may be stunning, but they aren’t an honest reflection of how we really live.Life Unstyled is about taking inspiration from real homes that are beautiful, creative and inspiring but at the same time a little rough around the edges
... Read more
Modern Rustic

by Emily Henson ...

Rustic isn’t what it used to be. Gone are the days when rustic style meant fusty dried flower arrangements, antlers over a stone fireplace and acres of tartan.At its heart, the modern rustic look celebrates the fabric of a home, from the roof beams to the brickwork. This style revels in earthy colours and rich textures; in natural materials such as wood and stone; and the ruggedly handsome bones ... Read more

$20.15 USD

Rustic isn’t what it used to be. Gone are the days when rustic style meant fusty dried flower arrangements, antlers over a stone fireplace and acres of tartan.At its heart, the modern rustic look celebrates the fabric of a home, from the roof beams to the brickwork. This style revels in earthy colours and rich textures; in natural materials such as wood and stone; and the ruggedly handsome bones
... Read more
Rockett St George: Extraordinary Interiors

by Jane Rockett ...

Self-acknowledged ‘design junkies’ Lucy St George and Jane Rockett launched their online interiors store in 2007. Ten years on, Rockett St George has revitalized the interiors market with their quirky, glamorous and distinctive collections. ... Read more

$25.19 USD

Self-acknowledged ‘design junkies’ Lucy St George and Jane Rockett launched their online interiors store in 2007. Ten years on, Rockett St George has revitalized the interiors market with their quirky, glamorous and distinctive collections.
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Grethe Meyer - Arkitekten, der revolutionerede middagsbordet

by Isabel Bernadette Brammer, Christina B. Kjeldsen ...

Bogen om arkitekten Grethe Meyer er en levende og personlig fortælling om et komplekst og arbejdsomt kvindeliv i en tid, hvor den moderne tilværelse skulle indrettes ude i de mange små lejligheder og nybyggede parcelhuse. Grethe Meyer kæmpede for at forene sine kompromisløse ambitioner med familieliv og kompliceret kærlighed, og biografien er en kilde til forståelse for hendes designs og deres ... Read more

$19.88 USD

Bogen om arkitekten Grethe Meyer er en levende og personlig fortælling om et komplekst og arbejdsomt kvindeliv i en tid, hvor den moderne tilværelse skulle indrettes ude i de mange små lejligheder og nybyggede parcelhuse. Grethe Meyer kæmpede for at forene sine kompromisløse ambitioner med familieliv og kompliceret kærlighed, og biografien er en kilde til forståelse for hendes designs og deres
... Read more
Starting Your Career as an Interior Designer

by Robert K. Hale, Thomas L. Williams ...

Starting Your Career as an Interior Designer contains all the necessary tools and strategies to successfully launch and grow a professional design business in the competitive world of interior design. Drawing on the authors' extensive experience, this book includes case studies, and personal anecdotes that help teach you how to: Choose a design field Obtain and keep clients Garner referrals Market ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Starting Your Career as an Interior Designer contains all the necessary tools and strategies to successfully launch and grow a professional design business in the competitive world of interior design. Drawing on the authors' extensive experience, this book includes case studies, and personal anecdotes that help teach you how to: Choose a design field Obtain and keep clients Garner referrals Market
... Read more
Mission Furniture

How to Make It

by H. H. Windsor ...

DIY projects to furnish a home—from chairs and dressers to sewing boxes and umbrella stands—by the editor and founder of Popular Mechanics.Mission style has withstood the test of time. In homes across America and around the world, Mission furniture creates a look and feel to a home that few others styles can—elegant and homey, all at once. This is a classic book of Mission-style furniture, filled ... Read more

$8.63 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

DIY projects to furnish a home—from chairs and dressers to sewing boxes and umbrella stands—by the editor and founder of Popular Mechanics.Mission style has withstood the test of time. In homes across America and around the world, Mission furniture creates a look and feel to a home that few others styles can—elegant and homey, all at once. This is a classic book of Mission-style furniture, filled
... Read more
It's a Mood

Your home. Your vibe.

by Cara Woodhouse, Heather Summerville ...

Interior design legend Cara Woodhouse presents a bold, modern aesthetic for a new generation of design enthusiasts—and shows us how to create spaces that we will truly love to inhabitIt's a Mood helps readers get in touch with their own design instincts. Organized by mood, this book offers both inspiration and practical advice for incorporating the elements that we feel passionate about.For ... Read more

$20.15 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Interior design legend Cara Woodhouse presents a bold, modern aesthetic for a new generation of design enthusiasts—and shows us how to create spaces that we will truly love to inhabitIt's a Mood helps readers get in touch with their own design instincts. Organized by mood, this book offers both inspiration and practical advice for incorporating the elements that we feel passionate about.For
... Read more
American Furniture Designers

1900-2020

by Oscar P. Fitzgerald ...

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleThe 20th century furniture is hot. American Furniture Designers: 1900 to the Present highlights the furniture produced by the 20 most important American furniture designers of the 20th and early 21st centuries plus a selection of the best-known European designers whose work is sold by Knoll International and Herman Miller. The designers are organized ... Read more

$87.47 USD

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleThe 20th century furniture is hot. American Furniture Designers: 1900 to the Present highlights the furniture produced by the 20 most important American furniture designers of the 20th and early 21st centuries plus a selection of the best-known European designers whose work is sold by Knoll International and Herman Miller. The designers are organized
... Read more
Le Rococo

Élégance, espièglerie et sensualité raffinée

by Victoria Charles, Klaus Carl ...

En associant le mot rocaille, référence aux formes alambiquées des coquillages, à l’italien baroco, les Français donnèrent naissance au terme de « rococo ». Apparu au début du XVIIIe siècle, il s’étendit rapidement à l’ensemble de l’Europe. Extravagant et aérien, le Rococo répondait parfaitement à la désinvolture de l’aristocratie d’alors. Dans bien des aspects, cet art s’apparenta à son ... Read more

$10.43 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

En associant le mot rocaille, référence aux formes alambiquées des coquillages, à l’italien baroco, les Français donnèrent naissance au terme de « rococo ». Apparu au début du XVIIIe siècle, il s’étendit rapidement à l’ensemble de l’Europe. Extravagant et aérien, le Rococo répondait parfaitement à la désinvolture de l’aristocratie d’alors. Dans bien des aspects, cet art s’apparenta à son
... Read more
A Cultural History of Furniture in Antiquity

Edited by Dr Dimitra Andrianou ...

Series series The Cultural Histories Series
Covering the period from 2500 BCE to the Byzantine Era, this volume in A Cultural History of Furniture focuses on the social history of furniture found in houses, tombs, and temples as narrated through the archaeological evidence. The earliest furniture can be seen as an attempt by humans to enhance their safety, comfort, and social standing but it can also offer opportunities for understanding ... Read more

Was $80.99 USD Now $26.27 USD

Covering the period from 2500 BCE to the Byzantine Era, this volume in A Cultural History of Furniture focuses on the social history of furniture found in houses, tombs, and temples as narrated through the archaeological evidence. The earliest furniture can be seen as an attempt by humans to enhance their safety, comfort, and social standing but it can also offer opportunities for understanding
... Read more
Restoring and Refinishing Furniture

An Illustrated Guide to Revitalizing Your Home

by Virginie Manuel ...

Easy and beautiful do-it-yourself projects to restore, recycle, and transform your furniture.Are you tired of seeing the same furniture in your home? Does your furniture look old and outdated? If you long for change and want to give your home a makeover, then this book is right for you. Restoring and Refinishing Furniture is an easy-to-use, step-by-step guide to repurposing your old and boring ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Easy and beautiful do-it-yourself projects to restore, recycle, and transform your furniture.Are you tired of seeing the same furniture in your home? Does your furniture look old and outdated? If you long for change and want to give your home a makeover, then this book is right for you. Restoring and Refinishing Furniture is an easy-to-use, step-by-step guide to repurposing your old and boring
... Read more
Trabajar bien sentado

Selected workspaces by Andreu World

by Andreu World ...

Series series Guías ilustradas
Andreu World fabrica sillas, mesas, butacas y el mobiliario que está definiendo cómo van a ser los espacios de trabajo en el futuro: más sostenibles, saludables y confortables. La pandemia causada por la covid-19 ha provocado una transformación de las oficinas, acelerada por la tecnología, con el diseño como una de las herramientas para el cambio. Esta publicación recoge diferentes ejemplos que lo ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Andreu World fabrica sillas, mesas, butacas y el mobiliario que está definiendo cómo van a ser los espacios de trabajo en el futuro: más sostenibles, saludables y confortables. La pandemia causada por la covid-19 ha provocado una transformación de las oficinas, acelerada por la tecnología, con el diseño como una de las herramientas para el cambio. Esta publicación recoge diferentes ejemplos que lo
... Read more

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