Home Care

1001 Ideas for Kitchen Organization is a comprehensive resource for professional organizers, homeowners, and decorators to organize pantries, find a "home" for gadgets, and make better use of cabinet and wall space. Maintain access to frequently used items without the look of clutter; banish the ever-present "junk drawer"; and enjoy a beautiful, kitchen with maximum functionality using the professional advice in this essential reference guide. Over 1,000 gorgeous color photographs and illustrations display everything you need to know about kitchen organization.

All the popular and new decorative paint looks made simple.

50 Ways to Paint a Wall is a straightforward guide to creating the stylish paint effects constantly featured on home shows and in shelter magazines. The paint techniques-four dozen plus two-include special applications, geometric designs, faux finishes, and wall embellishments. The techniques and color choices are always on trend, including the contemporary approaches to perennial favorites like sponging and stencils. With fifty choices, which technique is best for the room? Decorator tips will help make the big decision. For each technique, there is a big color swatch of the finished wall, then the best method is explained and photographed step-by-step. With this bargain-priced guide and a can of paint, anyone can transform a room fifty ways.

Everything your need to create the perfect plan for safe, stylish basement that matches your needs, interests and budget. Features: Readers can assess their basement's potential and how to plan and budget for major remodelling or finishing work; Helps homeowners to solve common layout problems and offers several floor plans that will meet their specific needs; Includes a special section on how to evaluate and solve safety and health concerns that may have kept consumers from undertaking a basement project; Includes a user-friendly layout with numerous pullouts and sidebars accompany more than 115 pictures and illustrations.

Features: Painting techniques including frottage, wood grain, and crackling are presented in real room settings; Full-size, half-page samples of 16 finishes allow readers to see how an application might look in their homes; Features step-by-step instructions for each technique along with complete materials listings; Provides additional information for choosing the right paint for a particular technique and the right technique for different decorating styles; Decorative-painting techniques explained through detailed instructions and photography.