House Design

What makes everyday spaces work, how do they shape us, and what do they say about us? The spaces we live in - whether public areas, housing, offices, hospitals or cities - mediate community, creativity and our very identity, making us who we are. Using insights from environmental psychology, design, and architecture, The Shaping of Us reveals the often imperceptible ways in which our surroundings influence our behaviour.

Are you interested in knowing exactly what green cleaning is? How about how to organize your bedroom? Or do you want tips on how to organize your bathroom or kitchen? Let's not stop there. Let's tackle your office and increase productivity where it counts! We cover everything DIY in your home and, most importantly, provide a bonus project just for you.

Ninety-four percent of consumers will leave a website if it has poor graphic design. Do you want to effortlessly keep an audience’s attention on your data visuals and not their phones? Keep listening.

Wondering what the Tiny House movement is all about? Perhaps you already know and have seen the shows. Yet, you want to know more. Is living tiny really something you can do? Can you face the challenges? Is it as affordable as it sounds?

The first major biography of the pathbreaking, perpetually influential surrealist artist and iconoclast whose inspiration can be seen in everyone from Jasper Johns to Beyoncé—by the celebrated biographer of Cézanne and Braque In this thought-provoking life of René Magritte (1898‒1967)...

It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. If America could send a man to the moon, shouldn’t the best surgeons in the world be able to build an artificial heart? In Ticker, Texas Monthly executive editor and two time National Magazine Award winner Mimi Swartz shows just how complex and...

Creative problem-solving is at the heart of innovation, and some of the world's most innovative companies are very systematic in following this approach. Most people would assume that creativity and discipline can't coexist, and that only when resources are replete and the talent best-in-class...

Minimalism is tied in with living a purposeful, essential, and satisfying life through settling on conscious decisions. Minimalism backs off life and liberates us from this cutting edge agitation to live quicker. It discovers opportunity to separate. It tries to keep just the basics. It tries to evacuate the trivial and keep the noteworthy. Furthermore, in doing as such, it esteems the purposeful undertakings that enhance life.

Your home is probably your largest monthly expense and ultimately you want it to become an asset, perhaps to pass on to your kids when you’re gone. Why then do homeowners put so little value in the people they hire to work on their homes? If you own an expensive car, you’re not likely to take it to the cheapest garage you can find. If you want a nice smile, you seek out an expensive, private dentist to give you that smile. No one goes to a cheap plastic surgeon or a cheap tattoo artist. Going to court? “Better find myself the cheapest lawyer I can” – said no one ever.

In the tight-knit world of London's university rowing, a different kind of race is about to begin. Teammates Aly and Finn have perfected their rhythm in the boat, but a searing, silent desire thrums just beneath the surface—a tension so thick you could cut it with an oar.

Transform your dream of a custom, budget-friendly barn home into reality with your own two hands! Envision a home that's more than just walls and a roof – a space that mirrors your dreams, resonates with your love for the countryside, and stands as a testament to your passion for creativity. This is the heart of a Barndominium, a concept that redefines rural living by blending the rustic allure of a barn with the comforts and conveniences of modern living.

All the best cleaning tips to shine your sink and soothe your soul. Discover how to transform your home. Cleaning doesn't have to be that job you dread. Not when Mrs Hinch is here to show you her sparkly ways! Mrs Hinch has taken the nation by storm with her infectiously addictive charm, her clever cleaning hacks and her passionate belief in the life-changing magic of tidying.With the help of her cloth family, Mrs Hinch will help you turn your house into a home.

Today, we are confronted with a lot of compelling career options, but with little guidance. The new age engagement models, such as working-from-home, freelancing, gig-workforce, moonlighting, co-working spaces, solopreneur and entrepreneur-in-residence, have ushered significant flux in both the...

Home can be a space to explore your sense of self, a message board to cue your aspirational goals, and a story where you choose which parts of your past to put down and which to carry. In Find Yourself at Home, design journalist and interiors consultant Emily Grosvenor introduces her five steps to align your home to suit your purpose and your path.

The World Famous Pike Place Fish Market is renowned worldwide as a model company. In this revealing business advice book, its owner John Yokoyama explains in his own words just how he transformed his business and encouraged his employees to live a powerful, unified vision of the market. When...

Whether you're a new pool owner or a seasoned pro, maintaining a pool can be a daunting task. But fear not, because this book has got you covered! With its clear and concise language and organized structure, you'll learn everything you need to know to keep your pool in pristine condition.

A professor’s life is turned upside down when he takes in his charming, wildly dangerous nephew, whose wealthy parents have just died under mysterious circumstances, in this propulsive, edge-of-your-seat debut psychological thriller. “An absolute page-turner . . . I read it in a single...

The average person knows little if anything about hydroponics; however, the practice of growing plants without soil has been known and used for more than 1000 years. And the good news is that with modern technology, hydroponics has never been so simple to implement! Hydroponic Organic Gardening will teach you how to set up the greenhouse, how to set up the irrigation system so that it can be automatically controlled, how to deal with heating and cooling, and how to control the natural sunlight if you have it available. And there is more.

Not a morning person? No problem. Amy Schmittauer Landino, best-selling author and top lifestyle coach, gives you the tools you need to build a morning routine so you can own your day before it owns you—now updated for today’s fast-paced, screen-filled world. Do you struggle to get going in...

Most people dream of building their own custom home, customized to fit their lifestyle perfectly. But for Ryan Haag, life as a US Navy Officer makes building a custom home impossible. But a change in life circumstances suddenly gives Ryan the chance to build the home of his dreams. All of Ryan's preparation is put to the test as he navigates the complicated process of building a custom home from scratch on a virgin piece of land and with a limited budget.