Offers ideas and advice through the complete process — from pool/spa selection to creating an attractive environment. Over 400 beautiful color photos and illustrations show the many options available — from infinity-edge pools to indoor swim spas; from built-ins to attractive aboveground pools. Valuable advice is included on site selection, materials, financing, and more. Also includes ideas to create the ideal setting for the new pool or spa using decks, patios, and landscapes.

Home plans for single family, multi-family and light construction office buildings. All plans contain easy-to-build standard frame construction as well as stock windows and door sizes. No cost modifications to make plans to comply with aging-in-place and/or handicap-accessible guidelines. Material take-off included — a $345.00 value with minumum purchase of $5000 worth of merchandise from Lowe's. Any of these plans can be built with all of the national brands found at Lowe's.

Presents over 100 state-of-the-art bathrooms from leading designers around the country, first seen in Signature Kitchens & Baths magazine. Over 250 beautiful, full-color photos and illustrated floor plans show readers how to turn any bathroom into a highly functional and ultra-luxurious space.

A budget-friendly alternative to undertaking a full-scale bathroom remodeling project is to break-up the project into small segments. By doing a number of small improvements, homeowners can ugrade their bathrooms as time and budget allow. Affordable Bathroom Upgrades provides design ideas and easy-to-accomplish how-to projects that illustrate how small changes lead to big improvements. Covering a number of projects — from replacing an old faucet to installing a trendy vessel sink — Affordable Bathroom Upgrades gives homeowners the information and the instruction they need to achieve the bathroom of their dreams even on a limited budget.

Learn to think like a design pro and get the kitchen you've always wanted without making the types of mistakes that cost money or leave you less than thrilled with the result. Kitchens: The Smart Approach to Design explains everything you need to know to take the process from the earliest planning stages through understanding how to select and arrange a floor plan, how to shop for cabinets and appliances; choose fixtures and finishing materials, and pull together the one-of-a-kind look. More than an idea book, this is a step-by-step approach to the process of design.

Backyard Homesteading addresses the needs of many people who want to take control of the food they eat and the products they use — even if they live in an urban or suburban house on a typical size lot. It shows homeowners how to turn their yard into a productive and wholesome homestead that allows them to grow their own fruits and vegetables and raise farm animals, including chickens, ducks, and goats. Backyard Homesteading covers the laws and regulations of raising livestock in populated areas and demonstrates how to use and preserve the bounty they produce.

Perfect for city dwellers, condo and townhouse owners! Includes 10 custom designs for small gardens, each addressing a specific gardening problem. Detailed planting schemes that make the most of gardening spaces; hardscaping solutions to hide ugly views, deal with sloping lots, create outdoor living areas; plant recommendations for all regions of the country; planting and building techniques to help make the designs a reality.

«This is the perfect go-to guide for making intelligent and inspiring decorating decisions. Not everyone is an interior designer. But anyone can design an interior with a little help from «Decorating: The Smart Approach to Design», the perfect go-to guide for real people. This book showcases hundreds of examples of appealing interiors and explains how to use the fundamental principles that professionals rely on to create tasteful, inviting, and comfortable rooms. You can learn how to choose colors with confidence and understand how lighting can affect it. You can shop for quality furniture, and learn how to arrange it to make the most of space. You can hang and display art and other accessories to create great conversation pieces.»

This is a richly illustrated guide to realizing the full potential of your basement. It includes hundreds of examples of finished projects. This superbly illustrated volume provides readers with all the information and inspiration they need to transform their basement into a comfortable and stylish living space. Design Ideas for Basements features hundreds of examples that illustrate the many uses for a finished basement — from home theatres to children's play rooms, and from an organised home office to luxurious guest rooms. Also included in this title are: tips on how to plan, start, and finish your renovation project; advice on how to identify and treat common problems; expert guidance on those all important finishing touches; and, much more!

Knowing that a living space is temporary can fill anyone with dread. Between the dorm, a first apartment, a starter home, or even military housing, you could go crazy trying to decorate your space only to tear it down for the next move. But Decorating to Go provides readers with great advice, design ideas, and creative solutions for giving a home a personal style that goes with you when you leave — whatever your budget.

Thre are many ways a homeowner can improve the usefulness, value, and design of their outdoor living spaces and The Ultimate Guide to Outdoor Projects brings the most popular of those projects together in one complete book. Created to both inspire homeowners by showing the possibilities as well as providing the instruction to build the project, The Ultimate Guide to Outdoor Projects covers everything from building fences, to planting a lush, green lawn. Projects include the tools and materials readers will need, as well as photographs or illustrations to show them how to do the job right. Projects include patios and walkways, stone walls, garden sheds, pools & spas, raised planters, trellises & arbors, perennial borders, lawns, and much more.

«Homeowner's new title in its tremendously successful home plan series, «Home Plans for Baby Boomers» offers readers over 300 best-selling designs featuring main-level master suites. The book's subtitle pretty much sums up what it's about: «Finding the «me» in Boomer»; «Master Suites on the Main Floor»; «Right-Sizing to Fit Your Lifestyle». Over 200 gorgeous, full-color photographs allow readers to experience homes actually built from the designs, plus some stunning interior images. Virtually every home style is offered, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialties. In addition to these designs, Home Plans for Baby Boomers offers practical tips and advice on everything from selecting a site and hiring a contractor to adding finishing touches.»

«More people are building log homes than ever before. In fact, according to the Log Home Council (LHC) of the National Association of Home Builders, sales have doubled over the last decade. «Almost 90 percent of these houses are their owners' primary home and 84 percent are built in or near metropolitan areas», says the LHC. «Dream Log Homes & Plans» addresses the design needs of existing and potential log home owners and offers inspiration and advice for adding custom, personal touches.»

Fully updated to include the very latest trends and technology, this superbly illustrated volume will help you turn your pool or spa dream into a luxurious reality. Pools & Spas offers readers comprehensive advice and information on the entire process, from selecting the right pool or spa to creating an attractive environment. Accompanied by more than 300 full-colour photographs and illustrations showing the huge variety of ideas — including infinity-edge pools, indoor swim-spas, and outdoor pools.Also included in this volume is expert advice on pool and spa maintenance, as well as ideas for landscaping and decking around your pool area.

This work is a dedicated mailing/e-mail campaign to home improvement mags & media. With its easy-to-follow, fully illustrated instructions, The Ultimate Guide to Bathrooms allows readers to create their perfect bathroom. This outstanding volume guides readers through the sometimes difficult process of designing and remodelling, or building the perfect bathroom from scratch. Readers will find information and inspiration for bathroom designs in equal measure, as well as more than 60 easy-to-follow, fully illustrated instructions for the most popular types of project. This volume also features: the latest trends in tubs, showers, sinks, and accessories; dozens of bathroom layouts and designs; and a materials guide, including ceramic tiles, solid surfacing, and natural stone.

Are you tired of the same old colours everywhere inside and outside your home? Look no further, this superbly illustrated volume allows readers to co-ordinate paint colours, textures, and accessories, as well as the psychology of colour in order to brighten up their homes and their lives. Packed with over 300 full-colour photos, and spiral-bound for convenience, this is an essential reference for anyone wanting give their home a new look. Also included are: tips on accessorising with colour and texture; advice on light effects and the psychology of colour; comprehensive guides with a full spectrum of colour concepts; and, much more!

This practical and inspiring volume guides readers through the sometimes difficult process of remodelling or creating from new the most important room in a house! Packed with 60 of the most popular projects ever, readers will find inspiration and information on layout and design, as well as general construction and installation advice. This volume also covers: How to install sinks, counters, cookers, dishwashers, and other appliances? the latest trends in materials and design; and, building walls, adding windows, and completing electrical and plumbing work.

Design Ideas for Flooring is the ultimate guide to the latest materials, products, and styles in flooring. With 450 color photographs, Design Ideas for Flooring amply illustrates every choice in flooring — wood, stone, ceramic tile, decorative concrete, carpeting and rugs, laminate, and resilient vinyl in sheet and tile versions. The book is also loaded with special tips and advice for the kind of floor, from both a design and a durability perspective, to use in various areas around the home — high-traffic areas, kitchens & baths, comfortable living & sleeping areas, utility areas, and more. It also covers special effects in floors, such as mosaic treatments, inlays, painted designs, and more.

This fantastic volume shows readers how they can maximise the useable but unfinished areas in their house without the extra cost of expansion, or the hassle of moving. Basements, Attics & Garages is packed with advice on planning and designing, framing attics, basements, and garages, installing skylights, finishing walls and ceilings, fitting doors and windows, and building stairs. It also features over 50 inspirational full-colour photographs that capture delightful designs for basements, attics, and garages. With its hundreds of full-colour illustrations detailing construction, installation, and remodelling techniques, this is a must-have volume for anyone who wants to use the space in their house to the best advantage.

Storage and garden sheds can add value to any property. Ultimate Guide to Yard and Garden Sheds helps readers make the decisions necessary to obtain maximum value from a new shed. The book covers general principles of selecting a shed style and picking a site for the building. Inspirational photo galleries display the many types of sheds available today. The construction of five different styles of sheds — gable-end potting shed, attached tool shed, gambrel yard shed, salt-box garden/tractor shed, and shed/studio kit — are explained in full detail, step by step. Readers will learn key construction techniques, including how to build and install foundations, floors, walls, roofs, doors, windows, and accessories through easy-to-follow photo sequences. Ultimate Guide to Yard and Garden Sheds is a valuable resource for anyone planning on building a shed or having one installed on a property. A complete guide to the types of sheds available, it offers tips for adding storage systems and other accessories, and building information that is geared to both the novice do-it-you rselfer and professional builder.