BLACK+DECKER™ Home How-To Outdoor Building is jam-packed with popular projects for better backyard living. From building an attached wood deck or a patio to designing and creating a shed or pergola, y
With A Family Guide toTerrariums for Kids, budding botanists and artists can build, plant, and grow their own living worlds under glass following 15 unique and inspiring terrarium plans.Design, plant,
Let the BLACK+DECKER Essential Home Skills Handbook be your guide to saving money and improving your home, no matter your experience (or inexperience).BLACK+DECKER Essential Home Skills Handbookoffers 100+ beginner-friendly solutions for common household headaches, with achievable DIY projects and full-color step photos and illustrations.Whether you’re moving from an apartment to yourfirst homeor you’re inspired to tackle a particular home project, we’re glad you’re here! If you’ve decided it’s time to fix that dripping faucetor a small gutter leak before it becomes a big problem, let’s get to it.Written by the knowledgeable editors at Cool Springs Press―recognized experts in DIY home improvement and maintenance with more than thirty years of experience in home improvement and hundreds of best-selling books under the BLACK+DECKER brand―this is DIY instruction you can trust. While we also publish expert-level guides on everything from plumbing to wiring, this book is designed to be
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Part of the Cool Springs Press Month-by-Month Gardening series, this book offers advice for successful gardening year-round in the Pacific Northwest - states include Washington, Oregon, British Columb
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