resources, eat and live more healthily. Ruth Binney's fascinating collection of traditional wisdom shares how our forbears lived well within the resources available. With advice on using everyday items as alternatives to expensive chemical products and tips on eco-friendly gardening and cooking, discover how to recapture that bygone age when life was simpler, less wasteful, less expensive, less toxic and more fulfilling. Illustrated with delightful line drawings throughout, Wise Words & Country Ways for House and Home shows us a better, more green way to live in the modern world.  (less)

ways; these are the very best of those ideas. Enticing photographs present such charming items as a flock of miniature sheep gathered in a cabinet, elegant McCoy vases assembled on a sideboard, pink lusterware plates hung en masse on the wall. Find out about basic design principles for arranging pieces, editing a collection, lighting, building custom shelves, and more. No matter whether the treasures consist of pottery, menus, or birdhouses, this is the only guide a collector needs to create dazzling displays everywhere.BRBR  (less)

furniture here uses hardwood for an authentic, sturdy feel, and with these instructions, woodworkers will easily complete any of these eight practical and decorative projects in no time. You will need to start with good quality equipment, including a few basic power tools, but nothing elaborate or expensive. And once you look at the photos of the fabulous pieces inside this treasure trove, you'll have all the inspiration you need to fashion a bookcase, hanging mirror, oak joint stool, side table, or bureau.  (less)

of 380 country homes and farmhouses for building in urban areas as well as their natural rural settings. This book offers traditional and contemporary designs for one- and two-story homes characterized by gable roofs, wraparound porches, and peaked windows. Whether the reader is looking for a Colonial, Victorian, Cape Cod, Farmhouse, European, or more modern look, our collection surely has the home they want. Combining charm with practicality, these homes are suited for a wide variety of family lifestyles and needs. Many of the plans are exclusive to this book.br/DIVDIVDIVCountry style is the hottest design trend in the market today. Characterized by porches, gables, dormers, and bays, our collection features both single- and two-story homes. Whether you are looking for a Colonial, Victorian, Cape Cod, Farmhouse, European, or more modern look, our collection surely has the home that you want. All of the homes offered have been designed by the most talented designers in the industry.brbrSo whatever your taste may be, we are sure that you will find a home to suit you perfectly. There are high-quality, low-cost construction blueprints available for every plan shown in the book. These will allow you to save time and money, and to build the home of your dreams!br/DIV  (less)