Summaries of books about Home Improvement:
The Home Edit
A Guide to Organizing and Realizing Your House Goals
Clea Shearer|Joanna Teplin
The book provides readers with practical advice and detailed strategies for decluttering and organizing every space in their homes, using a unique visual system of arranging items by color and category. It includes before-and-after photos, checklists, and tips to help maintain a tidy and aesthetically pleasing living environment.
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Spark Joy
An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
Marie Kondo
The book provides detailed guidance on decluttering and organizing your home using the KonMari Method, emphasizing the importance of keeping only those items that "spark joy." It includes step-by-step folding illustrations for clothes, advice on tackling various household items, and philosophical insights into the impact of tidiness on overall well-being.
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Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide
Food, Shelter, Security, Off-the-Grid Power and More Life-Saving Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living
Jim Cobb
The book provides practical advice on how to sustainably live off the grid, covering essentials such as food preservation, water collection, and shelter construction. It also offers strategies for personal security and creating self-sufficient energy sources to prepare for long-term survival scenarios.
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How to Keep House While Drowning
A gentle approach to cleaning and organising
KC Davis
The book provides compassionate guidance on managing household tasks without becoming overwhelmed, emphasizing self-care and redefining traditional expectations of cleanliness. It offers practical tips and emotional support for creating a personalized and sustainable approach to home maintenance.
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Decluttering at the Speed of Life
Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff
Dana K. White
The book provides practical strategies for tidying up your home without becoming overwhelmed, focusing on developing decluttering habits that can be maintained in the long term. It emphasizes a realistic approach to managing possessions, helping readers to make decisions about what to keep and what to discard.
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Ultimate Guide
Wiring, 8th Updated Edition
Home Improvement
The book provides comprehensive instructions on residential wiring for DIY enthusiasts and professionals, covering topics such as installing new electrical systems, repairing existing ones, and ensuring that all work complies with the most current electrical codes. It includes detailed diagrams, step-by-step projects, and safety tips to guide readers through a variety of electrical tasks and challenges.
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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter
Margareta Magnusson
The book introduces the concept of "döstädning," a Swedish practice of decluttering and organizing one's possessions to ease the burden on loved ones after death. It provides practical advice and personal reflections on how to sort through and let go of unnecessary items, creating a more orderly and peaceful living space.
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Mobile Solar Power Made Easy!
Mobile 12 volt off grid solar system design and installation. RV's, Vans, Cars and Boats! Do-it-yourself step by step instructions
William Errol Prowse IV
The book provides a comprehensive guide to designing and installing a 12-volt off-grid solar power system for mobile applications such as RVs, vans, cars, and boats. It offers practical, step-by-step instructions aimed at DIY enthusiasts to help them understand solar power principles and set up their own mobile solar systems efficiently.
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Back to Basics
A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills
Abigail Gehring
The book serves as a comprehensive guide to a wide array of traditional skills and old-world crafts, ranging from homesteading and self-sufficiency techniques to artisanal crafts like woodworking, metalworking, and candle-making. It provides step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and advice for those looking to embrace a more hands-on, sustainable lifestyle by learning how to grow, prepare, and preserve their own food, create their own energy, and master time-honored skills.
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Survival Hacks
Over 200 Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival
Creek Stewart
The book provides a comprehensive collection of practical survival tips and tricks that utilize common, everyday items in unexpected ways to ensure safety and sustenance in the wilderness. It covers a range of scenarios, from creating fire and building shelters to finding food and signaling for help, all aimed at enhancing outdoor survival skills with resourceful and innovative solutions.
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