How a Mid-Century Architecture Competition Reimagined the American Home
"Chicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders."--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-1975
How a Mid-Century Architecture Competition Reimagined the American Home
"Chicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders."--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-1975
Green Cleaning is your go-to guide for beating the big companies at their own game, giving you chemical-free tips, tricks, and recipes to clean everything from the bathroom tiles to red wine stains on carpet and blocked drains. All recipes are 100% environmentally and budget friendly, making sure your cleaning footprint is green and cost ......
This will help people with chronic illness, physical disability, temporary or permanent, and age-related limitations make their homes safer and more accessible without costly remodelling or structural changes. Shelly Peterman Schwarz shares her unique blend of motivation, inspiration, and practical tips, techniques, and shortcuts.
the Best, Safest Solutions for Household Maintenance, Stain Removal, and
Cleaning your home can be easier and cheaper than you thought. The secret skills to smoothly maintain a household are widely used by cleaning services, but are rarely shared. Our author and expert outlines manageable schedules, specific tools, and what kind of cleaning ingredients do the best jobs on any surface. Create safe and inexpensive stain ......
DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth
Grow your own sustainable clothes!
From seed to shirt, Cindy Conner shows you how to plant, grow, harvest, process, spin, and weave cotton and flax into cloth from which you can sew your own clothes. And since cotton and flax are made from plants, when your clothes usefulness has passed they can also return to the environment without ......
How to Reduce Waste and Create Change for a Better Planet
A practical guide and inspiring story of how one person really can make a difference when it comes to saving the environment. Sheila Morovati was sitting in a restaurant with her family, watching her toddler color using the free crayons handed out with each kid's menu when the thought occurred to her: What happens to these crayons at the end of ......
Inspiration from America's Special Tropical Island
Bright colors, floral patterns, and cottage-styles are all design choices associated with the Florida Keys. Key West, one of the most famous tropical islands in the world, embodies the ideas of the Florida Keys while also presenting its own style and culture. In Leslie Linsley's Key West Cottages & Gardens, lovers of the Key West architectural and ......
