If you enjoy decorating your own cozy room, this Little Corner Coloring Book is for you.This book features 40 illustrations of places with super cute decor, such as a fully equipped kitchen, a dreamy bedroom, a wooden fireplace, and many more!It's an ideal present for yourself, your family members, and your coloring buddy.This “Little Corner Coloring Book” features:40 hand-drawn pages ready for coloring.Large, bold, and easy designs for an enjoyable coloring experience.Single-sided pages to prevent bleed-through (if using markers, remember to place a protective sheet behind the page you're coloring)A convenient size of 8.5 x 8.5 inches for easy handling.High-resolution prints for clear, crisp images. Read more

As an architecture photographer, Nicole England found that the shoots she enjoyed the most were the ones where dogs were present – nothing lightens the mood like a nonchalant pup. However imposing the architecture, some doggy hijinks can immediately bring an element of sociability and fun. With this in mind, Nicole set about setting up her instagram, Resident Dog, and now this book, Resident Dog Around the World, which showcases over 25 of the world's most amazing houses, and the dogs that live there.Photographing dogs is not always straightforward, because they don't always cooperate! The result is that these images end up with a looser, more spontaneous style. Just as every home is different, so is every dog. The photographs showcase incredible, amazing architecture and capture the personality of the idiosyncratic personality of each canine. Take a wander around the world's most stunning homes, from Mexico to Sydney, London, New York and LA, with the home pooch as your tour guide. Each home will feature several photographs, and an interview with the architect or home owner. Read more

From one of the most beloved authors of our time—more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country alone - a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home. “Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.” Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to “write a history of the world without leaving home.” The bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade; and so on, as Bryson shows how each has fig­ured in the evolution of private life. Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house, in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture. Bill Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and he is a master at turning the seemingly isolated or mundane fact into an occasion for the most diverting exposi­tion imaginable. His wit and sheer prose fluency make At Home one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life. Read more

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERA memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece.Wit’s End isn’t just a state of mind. It’s the name of a gravel road, the address of a run-down off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state.To say Hutchison didn’t know what he was getting into is no more an exaggeration than to say he’s a man with nearly zero carpentry skills. Well, used to be. You can learn a lot over six years of renovations. CABIN is the story of those renovations, but it's also a love story; of a place, of possibilities, and of the process of construction, of seeing what could be instead of what is. It is a book for those who know what it’s like to bite off more than you can chew, or who desperately wish to. Read more

The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling, 5th Edition by Charlie Wing is an essential resource for anyone involved in the building or remodeling process. This comprehensive guide demystifies the complex journey of home construction, from the initial design stages to the final touches. With the latest updates on solar power, insulating best practices, and crucial building codes, this edition equips homeowners, builders, and remodelers with the knowledge they need to ensure their projects run smoothly. Transform your building and remodeling experience with the Visual Handbook of Building and Remodelingand gain the confidence to tackle any project with clarity and ease.Key Features:Comprehensive Coverage: With 25 detailed chapters and 688 pages, this handbook covers every aspect of home design and construction, making it an invaluable reference for both novice and experienced builders. Visual Learning: Featuring 1,700 full-color illustrations and 300 quick-reference charts, this book allows you to visualize the processes and techniques needed for successful building and remodeling projects. Updated Information: Stay informed with the most current information on framing, sheathing, air sealing, heating, cooling, and more, tailored to the needs of today's homeowners and builders. Practical Guidance: Each chapter is filled with best practices and expert tips to help you make informed decisions and avoid common pitfalls during your construction or remodeling journey. Durable Design: Not just a reference book, its sturdy format ensures it can withstand the rigors of a job site, making it a practical companion for any builder. Read more

Here's your chance to become a more efficient carpenter. Larry Haun has been a production framer for more than 35 years and a teacher of apprentices for more than 20. In this book, Haun shows you, step by step, all the techniques he uses to frame a basic house, from laying down the sills to cutting the rafters. You'll learn about:cutting and installing posts and girdersjoisting and sheathing fluentlylaying out, cutting, assembling, and raising wallsframing gable roofs, hips and valleys, and truss roofsbuilding various types of stairsThere is an opening chapter on tools, plans, codes, permits, lumber, and materials, and additional information throughout the book on safety and site-built tools. The Very Efficient Carpenter is no less than a complete course in basic framing. Read more

The Giannettis’ Patina style of architecture is a design language that embraces the art of imperfection, offering a sanctuary where comfort, nature, and individuality converge in perfect harmony.In exquisite photographs and personal stories, Patina Homes & Gardens features seven homes designed by Steve and Brooke Giannetti. The Giannettis’ reverence for history, a deep connection to nature, and a sense of comfort converge to shape the character of each distinctive home, whether it’s a seaside villa, a Tudor estate, a new Southern manor, a Spanish revival remodel, an estate inspired by West Virginia roots, or an English cottage. Each home is unique, beautifully appointed, has its own personality, and is highly functional for the families who live there.The Giannettis invite readers to follow their story of a new life near the small town of Leipers Fork, Tennessee, featuring their 1850s-era log cabin homestead remodeled in the signature Patina style and surrounded by beautiful gardens.Patina Homes & Gardens showcases the transformative power of design in everyday life. Read more

Bestselling author and popular American architect Gil Schafer returns with the final installment in his trilogy on the rewards of living in the American house.The work of Gil Schafer—one of the world’s leading experts on contemporary traditional architecture—is beloved for its elegance, charm, and strong sense of history and place. Since his last book, Schafer has become a husband and stepfather, a change that has deepened his understanding of how a house must reflect and support the lives of those who live within its walls. Home at Last is a distillation of what he has learned and how he translates it to his work on houses that are adaptive to the evolution of life, depending upon a family’s needs.The book includes homes he has designed in the mist-covered Hudson Valley, on a bluff above Lake Champlain, on the windswept shores of Block Island, and on the coast of Maine. Schafer shares the stories of these houses and their owners, exploring the choices made for architecture and interiors, and reemphasizing his guiding principles: how to create classical buildings that “live modern”; how to adapt buildings to different regions and ways of life; the connection to landscape; why fancy can coexist with simple, and traditional with modern. With original photography by Eric Piasecki, layered with practical takeaways, Home at Last is a tribute to the power of the American house. Read more

Welcome to the desert. Welcome home. This visually stunning tour of the world’s most amazing desert homes will inspire you to create an oasis with “desert vibes” wherever you are. Creatives are drawn in by the extreme landscapes and limited resources of the desert; in fact, they’re inspired by them, and the homes they’ve built here prove the power of an oasis. From renovated Airstreams to sprawling, modern stucco, desert has become the new beachfront.In Oasis, artist iO Tillett Wright captures the best of this specific culture that emphasizes living simply, beautifully, and in connection with the earth. He highlights the homes that define this desert mindset, featuring the classics like Georgia O’Keefe’s in Abiquiu, New Mexico, alongside more modern homes such as Michael Barnard’s Solar House in Marfa, Texas. With Casey Dunn’s stunning photography, Oasis will transport you to these relaxing refuges, where you’ll learn what elements create the balance of intentionality, ease, style, and function that these homes exude. Read more

The fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses. This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings. Read more

The Case Study House program (1945–1966) was a unique event in the history of American architecture. Sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, the program sought to respond to the postwar building boom with prototype modern homes that could be both easily replicated and readily affordable to the average American.Concentrated on the Los Angeles area, the Case Study Houses included 36 model homes commissioned from such major architects of the day as Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Craig Ellwood, Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Eero Saarinen, A. Quincy Jones, and Ralph Rapson. Their criteria included “using, as far as is practicable, many war-born techniques and materials best suited to the expression of man’s life in the modern world.”The results of the program would redefine the modern home and extend influence not only across the United States but around the world. This compact guide includes all of the Case Study Houses with over 150 photos and plans, as well as a map showing locations of all sites, including those that no longer exist. Read more

Coastal havens designed for laid-back living.The idea of a retreat―a place removed from one’s daily stressors, a secluded haven to be enjoyed by family--is more appealing than it has been in decades. But second homes are far from a novel concept. Families have built retreats since the late 1800s, when the well-to-do began to construct reprieves in coastal areas to escape the combustive atmosphere of city life. Homes on the water have been coveted and cherished for their particular restorative qualities. In an oceanside house, one can’t help but pause to contemplate the view.At Home on the Water?offers a history of coastal living and features twelve homes on the water on both coasts and?the gulf. This stunning title focuses on both the design of the homes and the way the homeowners live in them, embellished by interviews with?homeowners, designers, and/or?architects. Read more

The creative duo Charles Eames (1907–1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912–1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film. The Eameses’ work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century, while the couple’s contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an adaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces which would become a hallmark of postwar modern architecture. From the couple’s earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film Powers of Ten, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its revolutionary impact on middle-class American living. Read more

🏡 Dreaming of Your Ideal Rural Home?🌿 Ready to embrace a barndominium lifestyle that blends rustic charm with modern functionality?Discover how to design, build, and personalize your perfect barndominium with stunning floor plans and 3D renderings.Whether you’re envisioning a spacious retreat or a cozy farmhouse-style home, this book is your ultimate guide to making it happen.✅ Here’s What You’ll Discover Inside:🏠 Inspirational Floor Plans: Explore 10 meticulously designed floor plans that cater to a variety of styles and living needs.🌿 Design Flexibility: Learn how to tailor your home’s layout, interior, and exterior features to match your unique lifestyle.🛠️ Step-by-Step Construction Guidance: Navigate the building process with expert advice, from site selection to final finishes.🖼️ Stunning 3D Renderings: Visualize your dream barndominium with beautifully detailed images that bring designs to life.💡 Smart Design Strategies: Maximize space, functionality, and aesthetic appeal while maintaining an open, airy layout.💰 Cost-Saving Techniques: Learn budget-friendly construction methods and material choices to keep your dream home affordable.Transform Your Barndominium Vision into Reality!Whether you're a first-time builder or looking to refine an existing design, this book gives you the tools and insights needed to create a stunning and functional space that truly feels like home.✨ Click "Buy Now" to start your journey toward building the barndominium of your dreams! 🏡✨ Read more

Find your dream farm house!Catalog of 350 home plans for today's most popular modern farmhouse designsExpert articles on design and decorating, stylish and functional rooms, outdoor living spaces, kitchen design, and moreSave time with ready-to-purchase plans, so you can build right away rather than spend countless hours searchingFind ideal features that will fit your lifestyle, so your future home is perfect for you and your familyPlan packages offer construction blueprints in both print and digital formats (PDF or CAD)Ultimate Book of Modern Farmhouse Plans is the one-stop shop for finding the perfect modern farmhouse!Carefully chosen and curated, this book features hundreds of desirable, ready-to-purchase house plans you can build right away. Inside this collection of 350 of today's newest and most popular modern farmhouse designs with open, functional floor plans and simple, striking exteriors, you'll also find expert articles on modern farmhouse design and decorating, stylish and functional laundry and mud rooms, amazing trends for great outdoor living spaces, kitchen layouts, and more.Find and customize the ideal home that fits you and your lifestyle, then order and build your own smart, simple, and functional modern farmhouse with help from the must-have home plan catalog, Ultimate Book of Modern Farmhouse Plans! Read more

A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to Penguin ClassicsSince its initial publication in 1958, The Poetics of Space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, Bachelard’s seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. This lyrical journey takes as its premise the emergence of the poetic image and finds an ideal metaphor in the intimate spaces of our homes. Guiding us through a stream of meditations on poetry, art, and the blooming of consciousness itself, Bachelard examines the domestic places that shape and hold our dreams and memories. Houses and rooms; cellars and attics; drawers, chests, and wardrobes; nests and shells; nooks and corners: No space is too vast or too small to be filled by our thoughts and our reveries. In Bachelard’s enchanting spaces, “We are never real historians, but always near poets, and our emotion is perhaps nothing but an expression of a poetry that was lost.”This new edition features a foreword by Mark Z. Danielewski, whose bestselling novel House of Leaves drew inspiration from Bachelard’s writings, and an introduction by internationally renowned philosopher Richard Kearney who explains the book’s enduring importance and its role within Bachelard’s remarkable career.For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Read more

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERA memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece.Wit’s End isn’t just a state of mind. It’s the name of a gravel road, the address of a run-down off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state.To say Hutchison didn’t know what he was getting into is no more an exaggeration than to say he’s a man with nearly zero carpentry skills. Well, used to be. You can learn a lot over six years of renovations. CABIN is the story of those renovations, but it's also a love story; of a place, of possibilities, and of the process of construction, of seeing what could be instead of what is. It is a book for those who know what it’s like to bite off more than you can chew, or who desperately wish to. Read more

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Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment―but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a “perfect” solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible. A Pretty Good Houseis: * A house that's as small as possible *  Simple and durable, but also well designed * Insulated and air-sealed  * Above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient. Read more