Beat the Bushfire Enemy With Knowle by O'BRYAN Denis

$22.95 AUD

Category: Home

If you genuinely seek a deeper understanding of bushfires in order to protect property, this book has been written for you. There can be no doubt that bushfire is our enemy. He employs the destructive weapons of flames, ember attack, and equally as destructive - the weapon of fear and intimidation. The only way to beat these weapons is with the power of knowledge. This book teaches the techniques of the professionals to understand and defeat the bushfire menace. It puts knowledge in your hands so you can make informed decisions for your family and your property. Denis O'Bryan outlines a model for effective property protection: the Self Defence System, which is based on the long practiced techniques of dry fire fighting. The book also describes how this system was put into practice on Black Saturday in Victoria, Australia 2009, where it saved lives, property and livestock. If you're willing to learn, this book will teach you how to protect, prepare and if you choose to, defend your property. In any case it will empower you to make an informed decision to stay and defend, or leave to a safer place. The book is for everyone at risk from bushfires - residents and land managers. It is useful for firefighters and all who seek to understand and defeat the bushfire enemy ...Show more

Black & Decker the Complete Guide to Tile: Ceramic * Stone * Porcelain * Terra Cotta * Glass * Mosaic by Editors of Cool Springs Press

$29.99 AUD

Category: Home

Transform your home with confidence using our step-by-step methods for perfectly installed tile! Installing tile is one of the most popular DIY projects out there. It is a fun skill to have, is relatively easy to learn, and can save you a bundle of cash if you do it on your own! You can work at just abo ut any pace you find comfortable, and the results can utterly transform a room. Most commonly used on bathroom and entryway floors and walls, tile has many other useful applications, including kitchen countertops and backsplashes. Exterior tile for patios can be permanently bonded to a concrete base or loose-set over a stable subsurface. Ceramic tile is the most common choice, but porcelain, terra cotta, stone, glass, and even new products made from recycled materials are perfect for adding a new look to any space. Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Tile 4th Edition includes clear, step-by-step information on how to design and install all types of tile in just about any project you can imagine. The new, updated material in this 4th edition includes: - Installing a curbless shower and wet-room floor in a bathroom - Brand-new wall tiling sequences - An expanded shopper guide for all interior and exterior tile options - New information on common repair jobs, including regrouting - Exciting decorative projects for crafty DIYers ...Show more

GREENPAGES by MCEOIN EWAN

$9.95 AUD

Category: Home

Segmented Wood Turning by William. Smith

$34.99 AUD

Category: Home

Segmented wood turning is an intriguing new art form. The basic vase project illustrated and described can be completed in a weekend and requires no special turning equipment or tools, just an easily constructed jig. Includes information on wood selection and preparation, jigs, glue, turning tools, fini shes, and advanced techniques for making vases, boxes, and sculptural pieces. ...Show more

Soma Basics - Furniture by Sebastian Conran; Mark Bond; Thomas Stewart

$24.95 AUD

Category: Home | Series: Soma Basics Ser.

TRACE THE HISTORY OF YOUR PLACE by SAGAZIO CELESTINA

$29.95 AUD

Category: Home

The Simple Things: Creating an Organised Home, a Happy Family and a LifeWorth Living by Antonia Kidman & Sally Collings

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Category: Home

Life's most joyful pleasures are often the simplest. In The Simple Things Antonia Kidman and Sally Collings encourage us to embrace a simpler life - a life that is happier, healthier and less hurried, a life in which we are able to slow down enough to make meaningful connections with family, friends and community, as well as the world around us. With advice on everything from organising your household, fixing your finances and nurturing your family, to ideas for craft and gardening projects, making your own beauty treatments, and having fun with your kids, The Simple Things will help you to rediscover what is good and important in your life. ...Show more

Treehouses and Play Spaces by Lisa Taggart

$39.99 AUD

Category: Home | Series: Sunset Outdoor Design & Build Guides

"Sunset Outdoor Design & Build Guide: Treehouses and Play Spaces" is the ultimate guide for parents who want to create imaginative outdoor spaces where their kids can play and explore. From treehouses and playhouses to tunnels, hiding places, and sandboxes, this visual and comprehensive guide presen ts safe and stylish spaces for all ages. It also goes further than the other building books on the market, helping parents plan easy-to-grow gardens for their budding farmers and giving lists of the best trees for climbing, vines for creating luscious jungles, and more. With great inspiration and simple instruction, this book helps you finally build that backyard escape your kids have been asking for. Outdoor Design & Build Guide: Treehouses and Play Spaces includes: More than two dozen approachable projects-from a climbing wall or playhouse to a sandbox or swingsProject ideas that are not only smart and safe, but will create the ultimate fun and imaginative outdoor spaces for kids to enjoy Step-by-step instructions for every project. Inspirational photos to help you personalize your projects Expert tips on perfecting the final touches of a fun backyard addition, including the best materials to use for each project. ...Show more

1001 Ideas For Stonework by WILES RICHARD

$29.99 AUD

Category: Home | Series: 1001 Ideas Ser.

The natural look and feel of stone is unmatched by any other building or decorating medium. It provides a professional and elegant appearance that is also practical and durable for home interiors and exteriors. Thousands of inspirational photographs in this book show you how to integrate this prized mat erial into your home. Packed with expert advice on design, materials, budgets, maintenance, and installation, 1001 Ideas for Stone Work is your professional guide to working with stone. ...Show more

18th Century Furniture by JOHN KELSEY

$27.95 AUD

Category: Home | Series: Built to Last

This title features step-by-step projects for building beautiful, classic American furniture, for every room of the house. Based on the successful and best-selling "Time-Life" series. Woodworkers and furniture enthusiasts alike have long loved the practical, durable and attractive style of classic Ameri can furniture and this collection of projects are suitable to grace all home interiors, from traditional layouts to more contemporary arrangements. With step-by-step instructions, each project is accompanied by detailed shop drawings that break down component parts into a manageable assemblage. ...Show more

30-Minute Woodturning by Mark Baker

$34.99 AUD

Category: Home

For any keen woodturners out there who want to do more turning but are short of time, 30-Minute Woodturning is the perfect book as it has an enticing variety of projects which can all be completed in 30 minutes. Even for those working at an intermediate level, this book provides you with something to ai m for without compromising safety and it will help beginners to build their skills. Each of the 25 projects also has plans for four variations included so there are a total of 100 designs to whet your appetite. Most of the projects require only basic turning tools and workshop accessories that nearly every turner will have. A list of tools and materials required is included for each one, along with drawings with dimensions. Projects include: candlestick holder doorstop decorative bird box toadstool spatula honey dipper bud vase square edge plate ...Show more

A Tree in the House: Botanical Inspired Art for Special Occasions and Every Day by Annabelle Hickson

$50.00 AUD

Category: Home

A Tree in the House is part guide for the aspiring home florist, and part celebration of rural life in sync with nature. Annabelle Hickson provides stunning ideas and instructions for flower installations and arrangements, covering beautiful, seasonal bouquets, flowers for friends, table and overhead ar rangements and flower arrangements for special occasions. A Tree in The House celebrates the joy and simple, natural beauty flowers bring to the home, every day, with a focus on foraged and locally and seasonally grown plants. Interspersed throughout are gorgeous snapshots of Annabelle's picturesque rural life.  A Tree in the House is a stunning ode - in words and pictures - to flower arranging, and is as much an aspirational window into rural life as an inspirational guide to creating beautiful, simple arrangements.  ...Show more