Q and A: House Plant Renovations
Can a Spider Plant with brown leaf tips and a dried up African Violet be saved? Susan gives advice about renovating two suffering house plants. Tip burn is the most common problem with Spider Plants (Chlorophytum comosum). D.G. Hessayon, author ... [... more]
Suite101 |
Craig B. Smith
Craig B. Smith is former president of Daniel, Mann, Johnson, Mendenhall, Holmes & Narver, a global engineering, architecture, and construction firm that has been involved in many major public works projects, including the renovating of the ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Ranches: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling, and ...
 You get what you pay for: Spent the money for both of us to enjoy. Bought the cheaper book. And got cheap information. It was a waste of money. Ordinary: I have found more ideas flipping through a magazine. Ranch houses are already ordinary and this [... more]
CDN$42.00
Amazon CA |
Colonials: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling, and ...
So much more than the title: Most home design books use lots of visuals and minimize on the text. "Colonials" has so much more. It's actually a pity that the title directs one to a particular era or style, because this book is a comprehensive [... more]
CDN$42.00
Amazon CA |
Capes: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling, and ...
more than just pretty pictures!: I showed this book to a contractor friend who immediately went out and bought one for his own use. Lots of new ideas, with great illustrations and photos to refer to when discussing options for one's own project. Highly [... more]
CDN$42.00
Amazon CA |
Renovating and Restyling Older Homes: The Professional's ...
A thorough, professional, quality guide: Renovating & Restyling Older Homes: The Professional's Guide To Maximum Value Remodeling by home remodeling and renovation expert Lawrence Dworin is a thorough, professional, quality guide written specifically [... more]
CDN$33.61
Amazon CA |
Renovating Old Houses
Wonderful Reading for the Old House Renovator !: I believe this is the greatest book to read first in any attempt to restore and older home. Most homes relate to the late 1800's, but is revealing even for homes built in the early 1900's. Much detail from [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
Colonials: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling, and ...
So much more than the title: Most home design books use lots of visuals and minimize on the text. "Colonials" has so much more. It's actually a pity that the title directs one to a particular era or style, because this book is a comprehensive [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
The "Squint" School of Garden Design
Sometimes it takes blurry vision to see the possibilities in a new planting. Squinting is one of the most valuable things I ever learned how to do. At first, when we were renovating the house, it saved my sanity. Just when it seemed as though ... [... more]
Suite101 |
SRW Tip#1: Preparing Good Rose Soil
Now is the time to begin thinking about the soil in your rose garden -- either renovating old soil in an existing garden or preparing for a new garden. Quite honestly, most of us don't live in a world with perfect loam. We must create it. Here ... [... more]
Suite101 |
Renovating Barns, Sheds and Outbuildings
The best book on renovating barns!: It's easy to say that this is the best book on renovating barns - it's the only one that I know of. But, this book is very, very good. I'm lucky enough to be able to spend much of my time designing new barns and [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
Ranches: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling, and ...
You get what you pay for: Spent the money for both of us to enjoy. Bought the cheaper book. And got cheap information. It was a waste of money. Ordinary: I have found more ideas flipping through a magazine. Ranch houses are already ordinary and this [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
