Home and Garden

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Updated May 26, 2025
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For the Love of Renovating: Tips, Tricks & Inspiration for Creating Your Dream Home
Barry Bordelon
Paper Book
For the Love of Renovating is the inspiring, game-changing book every fixer-upper needs, whether the project is budget remodeling or a full gut renovation. Jordan and Barry--aka the Brownstone Boys--are the enthusiastic go-to renovation team for historic...
Victorian Housecats to Knit
Sara Elizabeth Kellner
Paper Book
Welcome to the Morgan family home! Let me give you a tour. Each room in this Victorian household has a special purpose and is favored by a unique feline inhabitant. From the cuddly and adorable Nursery Kittens to Aunt Pru's Persian, there's a tale behind each kitty companion--and a family member...
The Garlic Companion: Recipes, Crafts, Preservation Techniques, and Simple Ways to Grow Your Own
Kristin Graves
Paper Book
Celebrate all things garlic, with this stunning cookbook featuring 36 garlic-forward recipes, as well as spice mixes, craft ideas, floral arrangements, growing instructions, and inspiration for garlic-themed dinners.  In The Garlic Companion, author...
Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets: Projects to Stitch for Home and Away
Jared Flood
Paper Book
Knitters' and crocheters' favorite yarn-maker Brooklyn Tweed partners with some of the best designers working today to offer more than 20 patterns for making the perfect blanket or afghan What could be more delightful than cuddling up under a handmade blanket? In their first...
Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door
Thor Hanson
Paper Book
An award-winning natural-history writer presents "the perfect mix of science and story" (Sy Montgomery), opening the door to the nature that thrives in our yards, gardens, and parks: "I couldn't put it down" (Doug Tallamy).    We all live on nature's...
All New Square Foot Gardening, 4th Edition: The World’s Most Popular Growing Method to Harvest MORE Food from Less Space – Garden Anywhere! (All New Square Foot Gardening, 7)
Square Foot Gardening Foundation
Paper Book
Over 3 million copies sold! This revolutionary gardening book gets a revolutionary update for its 4th edition--new plans, options, and advice herald a modern approach to this tried-and-true method. No digging, no tilling, no fertilizing, no machinery or heavy tools--less watering,...
Essential Crochet Starter Stitches: Portable Stitch Companion: Solids, Shells & Fans, Openwork & Lace, and Simple Edgings (Pocket Guides, 1)
Melissa Leapman
Paper Book
Adapted from Melissa Leapman's Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters, this beautiful, comprehensive, and easy-to-tote stitch pattern companion is a must-have for your crochet project bag!   In a small, easy-to-tote format, Essential Crochet Starter...
Bella Coco's Crochet Stitch Library: My Top 100 Stitches, Borders and Motifs
Sarah-Jayne Fragola
Paper Book
A stunning directory of 100 adaptable, inspirational crochet stitch patterns and 3 gorgeous projects from best-selling author and YouTube sensation, Bella Coco (Sarah-Jayne Fragola). Discover Sarah-Jayne's clear and friendly teaching style, known and loved by her more than 2 million...
LifeStyled: Your Guide to a More Organized & Intentional Life
Shira Gill
Paper Book
Ever wish a home organizing expert could help you tidy up your brain too? That's exactly what the bestselling author of Minimalista and Organized Living does with this life-saving guide to implementing better habits, setting boundaries, and simplifying your routines.
Martha Stewart's Gardening Handbook: The Essential Guide to Designing, Planting, and Growing
Martha Stewart
Paper Book
An instant New York Times Bestseller "If you want to be happy for a year, get married. If you want to be happy for a decade, get a dog. And if you want to be happy for the rest of your life, make a garden."  --Martha Stewart, Martha Netflix Documentary<...
Sweet Home Macrame: A Beginner's Guide to Macrame: Learn to make jewelry, home decor, plant hangings, and more (Art Makers)
Casey Alberti
Paper Book
Learn the satisfying, on-trend craft of macrame with this accessible reference featuring guides to fibers, supplies, and knots, as well as 12 step-by-step projects. Whether you're a beginner to soft crafts, looking to try a new craft, hoping to improve upon...
Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses: Instructions and Plans for 15 Specific Birds, Including Bluebirds, Wrens, Robins & Owls (Fox Chapel Publishing) Create Nest Boxes, Bat Houses, a Winter Roost, and More
Melvin "Bird Man Mel" Toellner
Paper Book
As popular as birdhouses are, many are designed with aesthetics in mind, rather than the bird's preferences and needs. Not so for the projects in Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses. Lifelong birder Mel "Bird Man Mel" Toellner and pro woodworker Matt Maguire walk readers step-by-step through 15+...
The Art of Gothic Living: Dark Decor for the Modern Macabre
Paul Gambino
Paper Book
From a spirit-haunted church in Western Ohio to an ancient Italian castle, from a freakish funhouse on the Jersey shore to a Connecticut cottage with a storybook façade that belies its spine-tingling contents: this collection of aspirational interiors will appeal to anyone who wishes to live in the...
The Science of Cleaning: Use the Power of Chemistry to Clean Smarter, Easier, and Safer―With Solutions for Every Kind of Dirt
Dario Bressanini PhD
Paper Book
Countless cleaning hacks for every kind of household dirt may vie for our attention, but how do we know which ones really work and which ones will only leave you with a sticky mess that doesn't actually do the job? Scientific evidence comes to the rescue, as chemistry professor Dario Bressanini...
The Gnomes of Grimblewood: Enchanting Friends to Knit, Full of Magic and Mischief
Sarah Schira
Paper Book
Discover 8 enchanting little gnomes to knit, from popular knitting designer and gnome enthusiast, Sarah Schira. In the depths of Grimblewood forest, tucked away under rustling pine and spruce trees, you'll find the Grimblewood gnomes: an eclectic and kindly bunch, ready to...
Rainbow Quilt Color Method: Learn the Art of Creating Multicolor and Monotone Quilts with 15 Modern Patterns (Landauer) Piecing Techniques, Color Theory, and Fabric Placement for a Harmonious Palette
Sarah Thomas
Paper Book
Author Sarah Thomas goes all in with this must-have quilting guide. This is not just a collection of 15 beautiful quilts to make, but also a course study on how to confidently choose fabric for multi-color and monotone designs. Sarah shares her approach to selecting a harmonious palate that achieves...

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