Design Construction category: 427 books

Carter Oosterhouse knows how real people live and how intimidating home design can be. With his reassuring, “you can do it” attitude, he goes out of his way to show readers how to create realistic design elements that they can implement with basic tools and a little DIY experience. His mission...

From the author of the hit journals The 52 Lists Project and 52 Lists for Happiness, comes a home design book that helps you discover how to style your home for a deeper sense of comfort.   Part self-help, part memoir, part décor inspiration, fans of Moorea Seal will love this book for its warm...

With over 180 photographs, Contemporary Asian Bathrooms presents the newest trends emerging in Asian home design. A talented new wave of designers based in Asia is creating chic modern interiors that fuse Western design ideas with traditional Asian motifs, materials and craftsmanship. The result...

The key to creating a house that is memorable, satisfying, and enduring is to apply a group of design concepts--or "patterns"--that focus on the experience of being in a home. In this groundbreaking work, internationally respected architects Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara...

Discover the professional trade secrets to creating rooms that will grow with your children! Save time, money and headaches by creating a plan before you shop. Interior designer Teri Larsen will guide you through the design process, giving you tips and ideas for all aspects of designing for children, tweens & teens, including child safety, furniture, fabrics and more.

Sarah Susanka's Not So Big Solutions for Your Home explores practical design ideas that can transform any house into a great house that looks, works and feels right for the owner. Sarah Susanka, whose previous best-selling books showed homeowners how to appreciate and create a house that is...

Did you just move into your new apartment, home, or dorm room and need a few pointers on how to decorate? Are you on a tight budget but want to look chic when people come over to visit? Would you like to know how to add personal touches to your kid’s room? Then you should scroll...

**Discover the secrets of styling your home with reclaimed materials ** Joanne Palmisano is passionate about the joy and importance of reuse in home decor. Whether it's reclaimed, repurposed, recycled, salvaged, or antique, Joanne will show you how to turn an old piece into a stunning decorative...

The insider's guide to heavy equipment, excavation equipment, cat heavy equipment, construction equipment and much more.

For anyone that has wished to get out there and grab life by the reigns. The enchanting world of “tiny homes” holds a very special allure. Saddling up to live in a space that is smaller than most studio apartments is a big leap for most of us. But if you are informed and know what you are doing...

Modular homes are the perfect solution if you want to build a high-quality, customized home without undue expense or hassle. In this informative guide, Andrew Gianino helps you make the best choices throughout the modular building process, with suggestions for everything from choosing the right dealer...

This book helps the reader save a great deal of money by demonstrating how to manage the project and act as one's own contractor.

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Imagine a house built and tailored to your every need and personal taste. Hugh Howard dreamed of such a house, and when he and his wife, Betsy, learn that they're expecting their second child, he seizes the opportunity to build a home for their growing family. Fifteen months later and just...