29 April 2012, by admin
- Includes a gallery of the latest bathroom products, fixtures, and design trends to demonstrate a variety of amazing bathroom designs.
- Contains a special cost guide with pictures of good, better, and best materials to use to achieve the most sought-after bathroom while staying on budget.
- Features unique sections that demonstrate how to avoid costly mistakes by checking local building codes and choosing low-maintenance materials.
- Has a new, larger format; heavier, glossier paper; and more pages than any previous edition.
- Includes expert tips from nationally renowned bathroom designers to bring to life elegant, inviting baths.
Published by Wiley
on 2/19/2008
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29 April 2012, by admin
It’s a world we barely see, but it is teeming with life. In the dust of a typical house, carpet beetles, mites, silverfish, and other creatures live and die, producing new generations every few months. Mold, bacteria, and yeast lurk undetected in heating and cooling systems. Debris dispersed into the air from these organisms can cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing, headaches, and breathing difficulties. Some people, especially those made highly sensitive by allergies, suffer from devastating health problems and the worry that, as one such sufferer lamented, “My house is killing me!”
Scrutinizing house dust and air samples with a microscope, indoor air quality expert Jeffrey C. May has spent his career helping people identify what’s causing their chronic health problems. In My House Is Killing Me! he draws on the dramatic personal stories of his clients’ suffering and relief to help readers understand the links between environmental factors and problems like allergies and asthma. Explaining how air conditioning, finished basements, and other home features affect air quality, he offers a step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling, and often eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants and allergens. If we could see this contamination, May observes, the air would look as murky as stagnant water, and we would know not to breathe it.
Reading My House Is Killing Me! lets you see your house the way an expert would. Just as he looks at spaces and systems during an indoor air quality investigation, May focuses first on the areas of daily life (bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen), then looks into attics and basements (including heating and air conditioning), and finally moves outside to the garage and the exterior of a home. Along with offering a wealth of practical advice and proven solutions for various problems, he includes a glossary of terms and a list of valuable resources.
Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press
on 10/8/2001
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You know the awful symptoms: sneezing and wheezing, trouble breathing, runny nose, red eyes, maybe migraines and fatigue. Aside from making you miserable, they could endanger your life. Estimates suggest that over one-third of Westerners suffer from allergies to foods, animals, chemicals, and other environmental agents. Bring the problem under control! Here is the complete guide to safely and effectively diagnosing, treating, and alleviating these intolerances. First, find out what causes your adverse reactions and how to identify them. Then, combat allergies with a nutritional plan that includes keeping a food diary, undergoing a physical “detoxing,” and creating a series of mini-elimination diets-with recipes. Strengthen your newly cleansed body with an immune-boosting program that features healthful meals rich in essential fatty acids; vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements; homeopathic remedies; exercise; stress management; and the establishment of a low allergy home, garden, and office. Plus: advice on doctors, testing, desensitization, and alternative therapies.
Published by Collins & Brown
on 3/28/2002
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29 April 2012, by admin
Papercrafts have as strong and loyal a following as ever, and with Home, Paper, Scissors, paper devotees can now create a beautiful collection of projects to accent their homes and to give as gifts.
They’re quick and simple to create—most take just an hour or two to make and involve only simple cutting, folding, and gluing. Yet the outcomes are stunning. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, Zapata incorporates earthy colors and sleek, organic style into projects that will have people asking, “Is that really made from paper?”
Divided into sections on decorating, entertaining, and gifting, the book features pieces ranging from lamps to bowls to keepsake boxes and journals. For anyone who’s striving to live a greener life, most of the more than 30 projects can be made from recycled materials such as brown bags, manila folders, magazines, and even junk mail.
Pick your paper, grab a pair of scissors, and get started folding your way toward a one-of-a-kind home accessory or handmade gift! Published by Potter Craft
on 8/18/2009
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This book takes traditional style to a new level by breaking with staid, prescriptive decorating. The individualist’s approach to design shines—as expressed in bold colors, sophisticated neutrals, contemporary flair, updated American classics, Continental and French flourishes, contemporary edges, singular artwork, and relaxed traditional spaces.
Major, new projects from eight renowned, imaginative interior designers.
Lavish, all-color photography.
Profiles of designers including their singular design philosophies and preferences.
Inspired ideas about scale and proportion, color, fabrics, furniture, antiques, collections, art, and other essential design details.
Comprehensive design sources. Published by Traditional Home
on 9/15/1999
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29 April 2012, by Isabella
The Design Directory of Window Treatments features professional illustrations detailing every type of window treatment imaginable, and is an invaluable guide for trade professionals and consumers. Jackie Von Tobel preformed an exhaustive search of current window treatment design and manufacturing trends to identify and name more than 350 individual components that can be mixed and matched to create an infinite number of window treatments. Each of these elements and designs are expertly illustrated in more 1300 color renderings that can be used repeatedly. Black-and-white line drawings of these illustrations are also included on a companion CD-Rom, along with a complete worksheet system for designer use.
Published by Gibbs Smith
on 9/17/2007
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13 November 2011, by admin
Sears Home Services has provided the useful checklist below for winterizing your home, if you haven’t already done so. You can visit Sears from this link.
Maintaining Home Heating Systems
Now is the time to look at home heating systems—before sub-freezing temperatures become the norm. Clogged and dirty vents force heaters to work harder to warm the home, translating to higher heating bills. Sears customers can have their heating vents cleaned to help with air circulation and ventilation. This simple cleaning service will not only help keep homes warmer, it will also assist in keeping wallets a bit fuller, too.
Heating system preventive maintenance can also help ensure that your home heating system is running efficiently. A 20-point home heating preventive maintenance check prior to winter’s full force descending on homeowners will help safeguard against costly breakdowns in the future and in the midst of a winter storm when they can least repair it.
Additionally, for homeowners with aging heating systems that are 10 years or older, it may be time replace it with a more energy efficient option. To help determine if a new home heating system is needed, Sears customers can request a free in-home design consultation.
Reducing Window and Roof Drafts
An essential step to keeping cozy and saving energy is to
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