1001 Home Hints and Tips : Everything You Need for Creating and Maintaining a Safe, Secure, Clean, Attractive Home

by Malone, Margaret

• ISBN13: 9780754813484
• ISBN10: 0754813487
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

This is a comprehensive, fully illustrated home-reference manual for everyone who wants to manage a comfortable, clean, tidy, safe home with the least possible expense and effort. Hundreds of tips, hints and useful projects show you step-by-step how to maintain your home; learn new home and entertainment skills, and how to add those perfect finishing touches that make the difference between a functional living space an a true home. Home Basics looks at all the essential techniques for creating the perfect home environment. It covers the decorating basics such as painting, tiling and paperhanging, as well as ideas for lighting, color schemes and how to create more storage space.

Table of Contents

Getting Started	p. 6
Assessing your home
Home Basics	p. 14
Decorating decisions
Painting and paperhanging
Tiling
Covering floors
Features and fittings
Storage
Problem Solving	p. 136
Maintenance and repairs
Cleaning and home hints
Family health
Perfect Home Skills	p. 228
Soft furnishings
Decorative techniques
Ideas for easy embellishments
Home entertaining
Flower arranging
Home Cooking	p. 358
The basics
Cooking with meat, poultry and fish
Cooking with vegetables, fruit and eggs
Grains, breads and baking
The Home Gardener	p. 438
Creating a beautiful outdoors
Growing plants
Suppliers	p. 502
Index	p. 504
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