A unique guide to home decorating shows readers the art of using candles to maximum effect, outlining dozens of ideas, each designed to set various moods with the sparkling light of real candlelight. Reprint.

Country Living editor Niña Williams had never visited Provence, yet visions of that fabled French region permeated her dreams. And so, with a little help from some talented artists, she transformed her own simple Denver home (inside and out) into a small bit of Provençal heaven. Everywhere trompe l'oeil murals turn the walls into a storybook peopled with imaginary characters and landscapes from a tiny imaginary Provençal village. And each detail, from the ceramic dishes to the small soaps in the bathroom to the wrought iron furniture on the patio, has the perfect Provençal touch. Williams herself explains her inspiration, and the reasons behind all her choices. A pure delight and true original, this blend of romance and design primer also includes tasty tidbits like Provençal recipes (Garlic Rabbit) and information on the Provençal crafts of lacemaking, enamelware, and more.

Product Description: Visit the acclaimed 19th-century Maryland farmstead that serves as home and studio to James Cramer and Dean Johnson—two greatly admired artists and craftsmen with a love for old-fashioned gardens, natural handcrafts, and homespun holiday celebrations...read more

Guides readers on today's hot collectibles, gives tips on searching for the right objects, offers advice on their upkeep, and shows how any collector can create a signature design aesthetic.

Book Description: Inspired by the storybook home of Swedish artist Carl Larsson, the author realized a dream of twenty years: building a magnificent Scandinavian home in an idyllic, rural corner of Wisconsin. Here is a guide for those who are thinking of building their own dream house, including tips on design, construction, choosing colors, and decorative painting...read more

Offers designs for easy costumes, step-by-step decorating plans, and other Halloween projects, and provides recipes for holiday treats. (view table of contents)

A treasury of holiday home-decorating tips is divided into sections that cover such topics as tree-trimming and hearth-decking, and provides mini-chapters on more detailed areas including greenery, flowers, and lighting. (view table of contents)

A unique guide to home decorating shows readers the art of using candles to maximum effect, outlining dozens of ideas, each designed to set various moods with the sparkling light of real candle light. (view table of contents)

Product Description: “Has directions, illustrated with plenty of color photos.”—Associated Press. “Full of ideas for decorations, pumpkin-carving, costumes for the little guys, and recipes for serving at your Halloween bash.”—Scripps Howard News Service...read more

A guide to decorating your home for Christmas with homemade items contains thirty projects in which the whole family can share, from making sugared apples to creating displays of Christmas cards. 20,000 first printing.

Presenting techniques for preservation of family memories and heirlooms, a collection of twenty-five projects for creating scrapbooks describes scanning and restoring photographs, offers ways to protect keepsakes with kits and collages, and explains the development of a family tree. 30,000 first printing.

Gathers recipes for making homemade soap with such natural ingredients as aloe vera, oatmeal, lavender, rosemary, olive oil, sage, and peppermint

Explains how to create tapers, lanterns, and beeswax pillar candles

Offers a season-by-season tour of Seven Gates, a nineteenth-century farm in the rural town of Keedysville, Maryland, and provides step-by-step instructions for homespun decorating, craft, and gardening projects.

Product Description: 300 color illus. 9 7/8 x 9 7/8.

An in-depth look into eighteen homes that epitomize hospitality provides some essential entertaining advice for different events, from breakfast on the patio to a dessert buffet. 40,000 first printing. $40,000 ad/promo. Tour.