Lotta Jansdotter's Handmade Living: A Fresh Take on Scandinavian Style
10 best books like Lotta Jansdotter's Handmade Living: A Fresh Take on Scandinavian Style (Lotta Jansdotter): Bazaar Style: Decorating with Market and Vintage Finds, Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts, Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts: Basic Techniques for Sewing, Applique, Embroidery, Quilting, Dyeing, and Printing, plus 150 Inspired Projects from A to Z, Crafting a Meaningful Home: 27 DIY Projects to Tell Stories, Hold Memories, and Celebrate Family Heritage, Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens, Flea Market Style, Apartment Therapy Presents Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of Real Design Solutions, Decorate: 1,000 Design Ideas for Every Room in Your Home, Design*Sponge at Home, Domino: The Book of Decorating: A Room-by-Room Guide to Creating a Home That Makes You Happy
| Author | Selina Lake |
| ISBN | 1845976266 |
If you love rummaging through markets for unusual fabrics, and can’t pass an antique or second-hand shop without popping in, Bazaar Style is for you. Stylist Selina Lake and experienced interiors writer Joanna Simmons show you real homes furnished with intriguing pieces from different eras...
| Author | Joelle Hoverson |
| ISBN | 1584796340 |
Update: After checking this book out from the library THREE TIMES, my very own copy arrived in the mail today. I guess I'm changing my rating from four to five stars.
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Usually with project books, about half of the projects are hideous, a quarter are way too hard, and a quarter...
Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts: Basic Techniques for Sewing, Applique, Embroidery, Quilting, Dyeing, and Printing, plus 150 Inspired Projects from A to Z
| Author | Martha Stewart |
| ISBN | 0307450589 |
Whether you just bought your first sewing machine or have been sewing for years, Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts will open your eyes to an irresistible range of ideas. A comprehensive visual reference, the book covers everything a home sewer craves: the basics of sewing...
Crafting a Meaningful Home: 27 DIY Projects to Tell Stories, Hold Memories, and Celebrate Family Heritage
As the second decade of the 21st century begins, we’re more compelled than ever to find refuge in our homes and personalize our living spaces with DIY projects that celebrate who we are and where we’ve been. In Crafting a Meaningful Home, Meg Mateo Ilasco shares 27 projects that tell personal stories...
Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens
| Author | Lena Corwin |
| ISBN | 1584796723 |
It’s the natural inconsistencies—the accidental differences between one finished piece and another—that make hand-printed fabrics, papers, furniture, and works of art so interesting. The quirks are what show the maker’s intimate involvement in the process, and it’s that unique quality...
| Author | Emily Chalmers |
| ISBN | 1841729388 |
"Flea Market Style" gives you all the information and advice you need to furnish and decorate your home with "found" objects instead of new items bought in stores. Emily Chalmers and Ali Hanan explain how to find fresh and unexpected uses of second-hand pieces and antiques, and reveal how to mix old and...
Apartment Therapy Presents Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of Real Design Solutions
| Author | Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan |
| ISBN | 0811859827 |
From the Web site that attracts more than 3 million unique visitors a month, this groundbreaking book features 40 homes decorated by real people. Over 400 photos show details of all sorts of abodesfrom a tiny rental in Brooklyn to a condo in San Diego to a ranch-style in Miami. Each home profile includes...
Decorate: 1,000 Design Ideas for Every Room in Your Home
| Author | Holly Becker |
| ISBN | 0811877892 |
In Decorate, the world's top designers and leading decor experts including Kelly Wearstler, Amy Butler, Jonathan Adler, and many others come together to share over 1,000 professional tips, ideas, and solutions for every room and every budget. Written and compiled by Holly Becker, founder of the...
| Author | Grace Bonney |
| ISBN | 1579654312 |
"The long-awaited home décor bible by the beloved design blogger"
Thank you, wrote a reader to Design*Sponge creator Grace Bonney, for teaching me that houses don't have to be frumpy and formal. They don't have to be matchy-matchy or rigidly modern. They can just be comfy and unique and reflect...
Domino: The Book of Decorating: A Room-by-Room Guide to Creating a Home That Makes You Happy
| Author | Deborah Needleman |
| ISBN | 1416575464 |
Domino: The Book of Decorating cracks the code to creating a beautiful home, bringing together inspiring rooms, how-to advice and insiders' secrets from today's premier tastemakers in an indispensable style manual. The editors take readers room by room, tapping the best ideas from domino magazine...
Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures
| Author | Amanda Blake Soule |
| ISBN | 1590305957 |
For many of us, our home is the center of our life. It is the place where our families meet and mingle, where we share our meals and share our dreams. So much more than just a space to live, our homes offer us a place of comfort, nourishment, and love for us and for our children.
In Handmade Home, Amanda...
The Gentle Art Of Domesticity
| Author | Jane Brocket |
| ISBN | 0340950986 |
Jane Brocket delights in domesticity. Lively, curious, and creative, she takes inspiration from her surroundings, from art, literature, and nature, and expresses her passion through the gentle arts of needlework, cooking, gardening, and homemaking—and now through her writing. In The Gentle...
Cute Stuff: Let's Make Cute Stuff By Aranzi Aronzo!
| Author | Aranzi Aronzo |
| ISBN | 1934287091 |
Cute Stuff is a book of instrctions on how to make 17 different small objects featuring the Aranzi Aronzo menageri of characters. Hot off the trail of the runaway hit craft book The Cute Book and the Aranzi Machine Gun series, Cute Stuff shows you how to make everyday items and accessories like hair ties,...
Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home
Remodelista.com is the go-to, undisputed authority for home design enthusiasts, remodelers, architects, and designers with disposable income. The antithesis to sites that cater to all tastes, Remodelista has a singular and clearly defined aesthetic: classic pieces trump designs that are trendy...
Simple Sewing with a French Twist: An Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes and Home Accessories with Style
| Author | Celine Dupuy |
| ISBN | 0307351823 |
There are some good ideas in this super pretty book, but they're not quite challenging or arty enough to get five stars from me. As other commenters have mentioned, I don't need a pattern for a square pillow or, even, let's be honest, a duvet cover - the patterns in this book are easy to the point of completely...
Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design
| Author | Faythe Levine |
| ISBN | 1568987870 |
Today's crafters are no longer interested in simply cross-stitching samplers or painting floral scrolls on china. Instead,the contemporary craft movement embraces emerging artists, crafters, and designers working in traditional and nontraditional media. Jenny Hart's Sublime Stitching has...
Sew Darn Cute: 30 Sweet & Simple Projects to Sew & Embellish
| Author | Jenny Ryan |
| ISBN | 0312383835 |
Sought after for her one-of-a-kind handmade gifts, Jenny Ryan has created a collection of adorable projects in Sew Darn Cute that anyone can complete in a jiffy. Simple sewing techniques and quick yet stylish projects combine in this appealing book that teaches readers basic sewing skills while they...
A Rainbow of Stitches: Embroidery and Cross-Stitch Basics Plus More Than 1,000 Motifs and 80 Project Ideas
| Author | Agnès Delage-Calvet |
| ISBN | 0823014789 |
A Rainbow of Stitches is a how-to-stitch guide, a project idea book, and an encyclopedia of motifs, all in one go-to reference. Begin by choosing a motif from this extensive collection, which ranges from elegant alphabets to 1970s-inspired flowers and leaves, from sweet fairies to vintage-chic ladies...
Etcetera: Creating beautiful interiors with the things you love
Packed with tips of the interior stylist's trade, Etcetera is a lavishly photographed book of interiors which demonstrates principles that will help transform a room without the need for an expensive and permanent renovation.
Author Sibella Court's style is very global, combining contemporary...
My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living
| Author | Jonathan Adler |
| ISBN | 0060820535 |
My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living offers a window into the life and mind of an extraordinarily creative person who was once told by a pottery professor that he had no talent and should consider another career. Not only did Adler stick with pottery, he transformed it from a dreary, unappealing...
Amy Butler's In Stitches: More Than 25 Simple and Stylish Sewing Projects
| Author | Amy Butler |
| ISBN | 0811851591 |
Celebrated designer Amy Butler brings her fresh, modern style to the timeless craft of sewing. In this lavishly illustrated collection of patterns, she presents more than 25 charming projects ranging from cushy floor cushions to smart aprons to stylish handbags. Our innovative packaging makes...
Sew Liberated: 20 Stylish Projects for the Modern Sewist
| Author | Meg McElwee |
| ISBN | 1596681616 |
Resurrecting the art of appliqué—a technique in which pieces of fabric are sewn onto clothing, bags, quilts, and other creations—this enlightening resource provides today’s generation of “sewists” with a technique that can be combined with embroidery, beadwork, buttons, ribbons,...
