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Where do I begin? Thats the question we start with when thinking about throwing a party -- and for many of us, thats the question we end with, too. We may like the idea of entertaining friends and family in our home, but the details -- those how tos of planning the party, making the food, and playing hostess -- can quickly overwhelm us, prompting us to tuck away the idea, waiting for another, better time. But it doesnt have to be that way. With The Art and Craft of Entertaining, author Kimberly Kennedy provides all the information and inspiration you need to plan, organize, and carry out a successful no-stress event. Marry some of her ideas with your own, and youll be on the way to developing your style, gaining confidence as a hostess and elsewhere in your life. Whether youre throwing a cocktail party, a baby shower, or an intimate dinner for two, The Art and Craft of Entertaining will take you there, step-by-step. Instructive and encouraging, this essential book lays the groundwork for entertaining with style, demonstrating how to craft a perfect invitation for any occasion, organize your supplies into versatile and efficient arsenals, and plan a satisfying meal without breaking your budget. The Art and Craft of Entertaining shows how to mix passion with planning so that you can throw the party of your dreams. Inspiration without intimidation. Thats The Art and Craft of Entertaining.

Country house kitchen gardens were designed as perfect grown your own environments and ensured that many households were supplied with their own fruit and vegetables throughout the year. This book offers an insight into the digging and sowing of these gardens, as well as exploring how walled gardens contributed towards a sustainable lifestyle and often were a source of not just food, but also natural medicines. A wealth of contemporary illustrations, material from archives, gardening manuals, seed catalogues, engravings and other documents, paint a vivid picture of the country house kitchen garden and its development over three and a half centuries. This delightful book recounts an important part of our historic houses and their national heritage to be enjoyed by gardeners and non-gardeners alike.

This book offers a thorough introduction to the entire field of architecture, outlining the steps that are normally taken in becoming a qualified architect, from initial education right through to professional practice, as well as how to apply this architectural training in other fields. Complete with feature spreads on individual projects, Architecture: An Introductions broad, up-to-date approach unites history, theory and practice. Subjects covered include how to develop a brief with a client; taking an idea from brief to project; types of visual presentation including drawings, models and computer renderings; project planning and management; the diverse roles within a company; and the future of architectural practice. This book is a must for anyone considering taking an architecture course or just beginning one.

From the author of the bestselling Home Comforts comes a spin off of one of the most often consulted topics in the classic book on housekeeping.For Cheryl Mendelson, laundering is the best part of housekeeping. Its full of physical pleasuresthe look of favorite clothes restored to freshness and beauty, the tactile satisfaction of crisp linens in beautifully folded stacks. Good laundering preserves things you love and protects your pocketbook. It doesnt take much time or effort. What it takes is knowledge, and Laundry is the comprehensive, entertaining, and inspiring book on the art of laundering. Culled from the bestselling Home Comforts, with revised and updated information and a new introduction, Laundry is an indispensable guide to caring for all the cloth in ones home: from kitchen rags to bedding, hand-washables, and baby clothes to vintage linens. Mendelson offers detailed guidance on when to disregard labels, removing stains, making environmentally informed choices, sewing, and storing clothing and fabrics. A much-needed antidote to the standard-issue how-to manual, Laundry celebrates the satisfactions of ironing, folding, and caring for clothes and linens. Both pragmatic and eloquent, Mendelson provides beginning and veteran homemakers with a seamless combination of reliable instruction, time-tested advice, and fascinating personal narrative. Writing with infectious love and respect for her subject, Mendelson is sure to instill in readers a newfound affection and appreciation for the art of laundering.

Undertaking a building or renovation project can be a bit daunting. But with the help of this book you will be in control at all times, confident in your decision making, and sure of getting the job done on time and to a high standard. It includes proven and simple-to-use management techniques that would suit projects ranging from one thousand to one million pounds.Contents: Introduction; About the author; 1. Getting started; 2. Know your requirements; 3. Contacting contractors; 4. Establishing credibility; 5. Obtaining and agreeing quotes; 6. Starting the work; 7. Financial arrangements; 8. Operation and maintenance manuals; 9. Good working relations; 10. Record-keeping; 11.Professional and site teams; Index

Crosses are a quintessential part of the English countryside. Whether standing proud in the village market place or hidden beneath ivy in a forgotten corner of the churchyard, each has its own story to tell. Many of these crosses have ancient origins, dating back to a time when wandering preachers were making the push to convert a wary pagan population, whilst others are far more modern, often serving as memorials to the dead of the two world wars. Many were disfigured by the fervent Puritanism of the Commonwealth period, whilst others have been rebuilt and redesigned to such an extent that they no longer resemble a traditional cross at all. The countryside cross is also more than just a religious symbol; many act as signposts, boundary markers or meeting places. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, often known as the Three Choirs Counties, are blessed with a plethora of these crosses. Here, Marion Freeman provides the reader with a wealth of information, drawn from years of in-depth research and visits to all of the sites listed. Also included is a gazetteer section explaining the location and brief history of the crosses in each region; a map reference is given to help the reader seek out these intriguing monuments for themselves.

This book covers all stages of visual presentation as part of the interior design process, from the most basic initial sketches, to models, to fully developed computer-generated visualizations. In four chapters this easy-to-follow text explains the basics, conception, presentation and production. With a varied and comprehensive range of images, this book is an invaluable, inspirational and practical resource for interior architecture and design students and practising interior designers alike.

When someone says they live in a small house or apartment, the image that comes to mind is all too often negativecramped, cluttered, or confining. But Americas leading small space designer, Libby Langdon, knows just how to counter that stereotype. In Libby Langdons Small Space Solutions, she finally offers a practical, user-friendly guide to decorating small spaces so they look stylish, beautiful, and larger than their actual dimensions. Setting out from the premise that it doesnt take lots of money to achieve a warm and inviting atmosphere, she delivers practicality and inspiration thats affordable. Armed with a bit of basic design knowledge and a few of Libbys tricks of the trade, any small-space dweller can learn how to create gracious, inviting small-space homes that are also functional to a tee.Each chapter addresses the most common problems encountered in a particular spaceliving room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, office, or halland presents solutions and sample layouts, as well as numerous color photos showing transformed spaces before and after that illustrate small-space design tips. Libby also spells out the top ten mistakes people make in small spaces, and provides step-by-step instructions for painting and hanging art. An invaluable resource for apartment dwellers, first-time homeowners, and anyone looking to downsize, Libby Langdons Small Space Solutions proves that living with less doesnt mean living without luxury.

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Fondée en 1950 par Eugénie Droz, la collection des Travaux dHumanisme et Renaissance a réuni, en soixante-cinq ans, plus de 550 titres. Elle sest imposée comme la collection la plus importante au monde de sources et detudes sur lHumanisme (Politien, Ficin, Erasme, Bude...), la Reforme francophone (Lefevre dEtaples, Calvin, Farel, Beze...), la Renaissance (litteraire et artistique, Jerome Bosch ou Rabelais, Ronsard ou le Primatice...), mais aussi la medecine, les sciences, la philosophie, lhistoire du livre et toutes les formes de savoir et dactivite humaine dun long XVIe siecle, des environs de 1450 jusqua la mort du roi Henri IV, seuil de lage classique. Les Travaux dHumanisme et Renaissance sont le navire-amiral des editions Droz.

Change the way you clean and keep your familys home wholesome and healthy with the help of expert and activist Deirdre Imus. We all grew up thinking chemical smells like bleach and ammonia signaled "clean." But as Deirdre Imus reveals, some of the chemicals we use to maintain our homes are doing us and our families much more harm than good. In Greening Your Cleaning, the first in her Green This! series, Deirdre shows how cleaning house the environmentally responsible way can be as effective and often cheaper than the more traditional, toxic, means. This volume includes: Simple, efficient cleaning methods for every room of the house Spotlights on everyday products (all purpose cleaner, glass/window cleaner, laundry detergent) and the toxic ingredients you should be wary of Summaries of the latest research on the toxic effects of ordinary chemicals Resource lists of widely available "green cleaning" products and retailers Filled with tips and testimonials, Greening Your Cleaning will show you how to streamline your cleaning products and practices, and how easy it is to make "living green" your way of life.