Название: 70s House: A bold homage to the most daring decade in design
Автор: Estelle Bilson
Издательство: Kyle Books
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 132 Мб
Язык: английский / English

From disco and glam to space age and psychedelic, there's no denying the huge impact the 70s had on style and design. But how do you bring the era's maximalism to your interior without it looking like a cluttered junk shop or a period pastiche? Estelle Bilson aka @70shousemanchester transformed her unremarkable 3-bedroom terraced home into a 70s wonderland, using a thrifty eye and vintage know-how. In her first book, she shows you how to bring the same creative magic to your home with her expert advice, tips and tricks on choosing colour, pattern, shapes and materials - whether you're after a few nods to the era, or the full 70s fantasy.

Название: Own Your Space: Attainable Room-by-Room Decorating Tips for Renters and Homeowners
Автор: Alexandra Gater
Издательство: Harper
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 145 Мб
Язык: английский / English

DIY YouTuber Alexandra Gater shows you how to creatively, inexpensively, and beautifully decorate your space in this inviting and accessible definitive guide to décor ideas for renters and new homeowners alike. Have you ever wondered what to do about the “Renter Beige” walls in your apartment? Have you ever thought you’d wait to upgrade that sofa from your grandparents’ basement until you had a place of your own—and then found yourself spiraling with questions like, “Will I ever own a house?” Have you bought a new home—but now have little money left over to spruce it up? And how can you make those outdated appliances and cabinets in your kitchen look better without breaking your budget? Alexandra Gater is here to help.

Название: Modern Architecture: The Structures that Shaped the Modern World
Автор: Jonathan Glancey
Издательство: Welbeck Publishing
ISBN: 1802791175
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 398
Размер: 66,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

Explore over 500 masterpieces of modern architecture in this celebration of the most iconic buildings in the world. Written by acclaimed architecture expert Jonathan Glancey, Modern Architecture is a beautifully illustrated guide to the key styles, architects and movements that have defined our skylines since the dawn of the twentieth century.

Название: Mindful Homes: Create healing living spaces with mindfulness and feng shui
Автор: Anjie Cho
Издательство: CICO Books
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 21 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Feng shui teaches that we are interconnected and interdependent. This includes the spaces that we live in and engage with every day. We are not separate from our homes, our spaces, or the objects and people that surround us. How can we begin to connect to and appreciate our world, and see the beauty in each moment? In Mindful Homes, Anjie Cho explains how we can start by paying attention to the details around us. Feng shui and mindfulness can help us to slow down, be more aware, and create spaciousness to give birth to more joy, creativity, and community. Learn simple practices to cultivate a healing living space, including creating sacred areas for rituals, incorporating crystals, mindful meditation, and offering gratitude to deities and to your home itself. With stunning photography throughout, Mindful Homes will inspire you to look at your environment with fresh eyes and create a space that enhances happiness and wellbeing.

Название: Never Too Small: Reimagining Small Space Living
Автор: Joel Beath, Elizabeth Price
Издательство: Smith Street Books
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 50 Мб
Язык: английский / English

What does the future of urban living look like? Joel Beath and Elizabeth Price explore this question drawing inspiration from a diverse collection of apartment designs, all smaller than 50m2/540ft2. Through the lens of five small-footprint design principles and drawing on architectural images and detailed floor plans, the authors examine how architects and designers are reimagining small space living. Full of inspiration we can each apply to our own spaces, this is a book that offers hope and inspiration for a future of our cities and their citizens in which sustainability and style, comfort and affordability can co-exist. Never Too Small proves living better doesn't have to mean living larger.

Название: The Plant Lover's Backyard Forest Garden: Trees, Fruit & Veg in Small Spaces
Автор: Pippa Chapman
Издательство: Permanent Publications
ISBN: 1856232875
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 180
Размер: 36,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

Grow your own beautiful multilayered food forest in your own backyard. Pippa Chapman is an RHS trained gardener who designs, plants and maintains abundant, biodiverse, edible and beautiful forest gardens. In The Plant Lover's Backyard Forest Garden, she shares her practical tips for realistically transforming your own plot, whatever its size, and with limited time, money and resources.

Название: Neuroscience for Designing Green Spaces: Contemplative Landscapes
Автор: Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo
Издательство: Routledge
ISBN: 1003295167
Год: 2023
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 244
Размер: 212,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

Urban parks and gardens are where people go to reconnect with nature and destress. But do they all provide the same benefits or are some better than others? The Contemplative Landscape Model unveils the path to answer these questions. Rooted in landscape architecture and neuroscience, this innovative concept is described for the first time in an extended format, offering a deep dive into contemplative design and the science behind it.

Название: The Joy of Home
Автор: Ashley Gilbreath
Издательство: Gibbs Smith
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 43 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Creating homes that bring families together, where they can celebrate life’s joys. Interior designer Ashley Gilbreath’s fresh approach to Southern decorating is guided by her respect for family and tradition with an eye on practicality and warmheartedness. Her first book reveals the breadth of her casually elegant style. Whether it’s in town, on the water, or in the countryside, each home exhibits thoughtful planning and attention to detail in harmony with the client’s vision.

Название: Sacred Spaces: Everyday People and the Beautiful Homes Created Out of Their Trials, Healing, and Victories
Автор: Carley Summers
Издательство: Convergent Books
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 275 Мб
Язык: английский / English

A gorgeous photography collection, featuring home interiors and profiles of the people who have transformed these spaces into sanctuaries, calling you to create your own sacred space. Before she became an internationally renowned designer and photographer, Carley Summers suffered from alcoholism and addiction, spending nights in jail, the emergency room, and rehab. As someone who celebrates recovery today, she knows firsthand the importance of a warm and inviting home. Summers uses her life experience and her craft to ensure that the homes she photographs and designs are comforting, healing spaces to live and grow in.

Название: Prefabulous for Everyone
Автор: Sheri Koones
Издательство: Gibbs Smith
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 57 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Prefabrication’s time has come. Koones showcases 24 examples of environmentally friendly, cost-effective houses built wholly or partially off-site. Prefabricated housing is a practical solution since it is faster to build, less expensive than site-built houses, and potentially more energy efficient―all aspects that are attractive to homeowners. According to manufacturers, they are seeing the trend for house size coming down but with higher quality amenities.