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In The French Room, best-selling author and interior designer Betty Lou Phillips explains the age-wisdom and fervent beliefs that have long defined French decorating and reveals the principles behind designing the perfect French room. With more than 150 awe-inspiring photographs, The French also shares secrets on the ways color solves irksome design problems without moving [...]
This interior decorating book is packed with ideas about flowers, color, table decoration and just living in general. The photographs are so saturated that you feel as if you’re in the book! If you appreciate beauty, you will get pleasure just from leafing through it! In A Passion for Blue and White, Carolyne Roehm takes [...]
There’s an innovative idea on every page and a design solution for every kitchen. Country Living steps into the kitchen with 500 new and exciting ways to transform the heart of the home. Packed with winning photographs of warm and inviting rooms, this inspiring guide covers color and pattern, floors and walls, storage, appliances, sinks, [...]
This design book is not only extremely inspirational to look at but it is also a really good read. It is very well written; Celerie gives up a lot of inside designer scoop. The reader gets a peek inside her personality, which is very engaging and honest. Celerie comes across as authentically funny, warm, and [...]
This modern family home plans leads a secret double life behind the wood and drywall. There’s a digital nerve center built into the Smart Home, that works constantly and automatically to save the homeowner time, reduce energy consumption and make life more entertaining. Smart Home partner Wired magazine served as the Museum of Science and [...]
Recycle! It’s really easy and makes a huge difference. Recycling just one aluminum soda can saves enough energy to power your TV for three hours. The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle could power a 100-watt bulb for four hours! If every American recycled the morning newspaper, 41,000 trees would be saved and six [...]
Organic Products that are commonly produced without the use of pesticides, herbicides and other harmful chemicals. Photovoltaic (PV) Cell or devices that directly convert sunlight into electricity. Real-time pricing A utility monitoring and billing structure whereby consumers are billed for the power they use on hourly market prices. This structure enables consumers to use power [...]
Biodegradable A product or material made from plant or animal material that, after usage, is broken down quickly by other living organisms. Eco-tip: Biodegradable products are better for the environment compared to their plastic counterparts, and many biodegradable alternatives are now available such as plastic bags, servingware, etc. Bioswale A pocket or indentation in the [...]