Best Weekend Projects : Quick-and-Simple Ideas to Improve Your Home and Yard

by Family Handyman

• ISBN13: 9780762109272
• ISBN10: 0762109270
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-10
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

Choose from 80 unique ideas to create an extraordinary living space. The projects are practical, as well as attractive, and will enhance your home and yard—and can be made in a weekend. In The Family Handyman’sclear, dependable style, these 80 well-designed projects are presented in a clear, easy-to-follow style that addresses readers in a very accessible, user-friendly tone. Each project starts with an introduction to the tools, techniques, and materials, approximate cost, and continues with detailed illustrated instructions plus tips and suggestions for making the projects easier and more efficient. The projects are rated easy, intermediate, and advanced—indicating the degree of difficulty and skill level required—making it simple to choose the right project for your own ability. Throughout the book are sidebars—Plan Smart,” Buy Smart,” Work Smart,” cutting and materials lists— and professional tips from the editors. Plus many chapters include a collection of Easy for Everyone” ideas. Learn new tips and discover new ways to beautify and organize your home. Before you know it, you and your family will enjoy your new and improved home and yard after merely a weekend.

Author Biography

Since 1951, The Family Handyman has been the leading magazine in the expanding home-improvement field. The Family Handyman magazine is published 10 times annually and has more than 4 million readers. On average, 75,000 copies of The Family Handyman are sold on newsstands and in all major retail stores including Lowe-'s, Home Depot, Borders, Barnes & Noble, and WalMart.