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Home is often seen as a place of comfort and refuge, yet beneath its calm surface lies a continuous flow of materials, energy, water, and consumption. Much of this flow follows a linear path—from purchase to disposal—quietly generating waste, inefficiency, and environmental strain. The Circular Home invites listeners to rethink this familiar system and reimagine the home as a regenerative, intelligent ecosystem built on the principles of circular living.

'Gorgeous. A joy to read from start to finish' JILL MANSELL 'An exquisite story bursting at the seams with summer, hope and love' MILLY JOHNSON Sometimes you have to let your heart rule your head . . . Cherry, Maggie and Rose are mother, daughter and granddaughter, each with their own hopes...

Are you feeling overwhelmed by clutter in your small apartment? Struggling to create harmony in your rental space? Looking for practical feng shui solutions that work in modern urban environments? This comprehensive audiobook brings ancient feng shui principles into the 21st century, specifically tailored for renters and lease-restricted spaces.

In the decades before the First World War, the owners of the nation’s stately homes revelled in a golden age of glory and glamour. Nothing lay beyond their reach in a world where privilege and hedonism went hand-in-hand with duty and honour. This was a time when the ancestral seats of ancient nobility stood side-by-side with the fabulous palaces of Jewish bankers and Indian princes, when dukes and duchesses mixed with aristocratic society hostesses who had learned to dance in the chorus line and self-made millionaires who had been raised in the slums of Manchester and Birmingham.

Self-sufficiency doesn’t happen overnight—your first step starts here. If you dream of living more independently, growing your own food, and staying prepared even when modern systems fail, this beginner-friendly guide will show you how to start small, stay confident, and build real skills—one project at a time. You don’t need special experience or a complete lifestyle overhaul. With clear guidance and simple projects, you’ll gain the know-how to create a more resilient and sustainable life.

When it comes to truly finding out who you are and what makes you tick, there is one thing that needs no online subscription to a cloud-based server with a password you keep forgetting. That, my friend, is a shed. Your shed is your refuge. It's the place where you go when you need a break from this mad, crazy world. Once you're inside the four walls of your shed, you can do whatever you like. You're the king in there.

Sunflower Inspired Living is a beautifully crafted guide for anyone who loves decorating with meaning, creating by hand, and designing spaces and events that feel joyful and welcoming. Inspired by the timeless beauty and symbolism of sunflowers, this book blends creativity, home décor, and heartfelt handmade projects into one inspiring lifestyle guide.

Nach dreizehn Jahren kehrt die ausgebrannte Unternehmensberaterin Karla in das Gutshaus ihrer Kindheit in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern zurück – mit dem Plan, es zu renovieren, zu verkaufen und endlich ihr Leben wieder auf die Reihe zu kriegen. Doch die Rückkehr nach Lüttenbü weckt alte Erinnerungen an zerbrochene Freundschaften, Familienkonflikte und an Rasmus, ihre erste große Liebe. Als ausgerechnet er Karla bei den Sanierungsarbeiten hilft, flammen nicht nur alte Gefühle auf, sondern auch die Frage, ob sie wirklich schon mit ihrer Vergangenheit abgeschlossen hat.

Clutter is not just a storage problem. It is a stress problem. From overflowing closets and chaotic kitchen counters to digital overload and paper piles, clutter quietly drains your time, energy, and mental clarity. It turns your home into a source of anxiety instead of a place of rest. The Clutter-Free Mind is a practical, no-perfection-required guide to reclaiming your space and restoring calm to your daily life.

Vivir en una casa pequeña no es un problema. El verdadero problema es luchar contra ella. Durante años nos han hecho creer que más metros cuadrados significan más felicidad, más éxito y más libertad. Pero la realidad es otra: más espacio suele traer más cosas, más desorden, más estrés y menos tiempo para vivir.

There’s decorating, and then there’s organizing. From the Instagram-sensation home experts (with a serious fan club that includes Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mindy Kaling), here is an accessible, room-by-room guide to establishing new order in your home. Believe this: every...

THE ENTERTAINING AND HEARTWARMING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Like many couples, Dick and Angel had long dreamed of living in France, but where others might settle for a modest bolthole in the French countryside, the Strawbridges fell in love with a 19th-century fairytale château, complete with 45...

Martha Stewart is an undeniable force in the business world. One of the world's greatest entrepreneurs, she turned her personal passion into Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, a billion dollar business. This fall she's breaking new ground with two television shows from NBC -- her reality show The...

Real Life Organizing offers clutter-free storage solutions and advice that can help you create a Pinterest-worthy home on a small budget: Learn how to organize your home, simplify life, and have more time for the things you love.

In recent years house histories have become the new frontier of popular, participatory history. People, many of whom have already embarked upon that great adventure of genealogical research, and who have encountered their ancestors in the archives and uncovered family secrets, are now turning to...

Wildly irreverent and warm, this is a story about practice, competence and failure, told through tales in a world most of us never see. Glamour, luxury and refinement are products of a flawed, human process, of missed deadlines, overrun budgets, heated tantrums and scrapped blueprints. Throughout my career I have observed, erred, learned, finessed, apologised, and resisted the urge to say I told you so. I offer these tales from the trade in the hope that others might find them amusing, instructive and inspirational. There are many good reasons to work. Here are a few of them.

With this updated edition of his earlier book, A Place of My Own, listeners can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan’s realization of a room of his own—a small, wooden hut, his “shelter for daydreams” — built with his admittedly unhandy hands. Inspired by both Thoreau and Mr. Blandings, A Place of My Own not only works to convey the history and meaning of all human building, it also marks the connections between our bodies, our minds, and the natural world.

In January 2015 Dick and Angel Strawbridge embarked on the journey of a lifetime when they swapped their cosy two-bedroom flat in East London for a derelict château with 12 acres of land in the Loire valley. Where Sunday Times bestseller A Year At The Château told the entertaining and...

Architect Laura Jane Clark, from the BBC and Netflix smash-hit series Your Home Made Perfect, has spent over 15 years designing, remodelling, and building homes with budgets that range from modest to enormous. The Handbook of Home Design distils Laura's wealth of experience and enthusiasm giving you an accessible yet detailed guide to design, empowering you with the tools and knowledge to shape your home how you want.

You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction.