Home is where the books are. This inspiring home decor book is brimming with photos of cozy places to read and creative ways to display books at home.

For stylish bookworms and bookish stylists, this covetable home décor book merges the literary appeal of Jane Mount's bestselling Bibliophile with the aspirational allure of Emily Henderson's bestselling Styled. Discover beautiful bookshelves adorned with lovely objets d'art, handsome home libraries with snug armchairs, reading areas for kids that ignite the imagination, and cookbook corners in quaint kitchens--and learn to replicate these in your own space.

From bedside tables to bar carts, leather-bound collections to color-coded shelves, here are book nooks and styling techniques for every room and aesthetic. Reading lists from Gillian Flynn, Jasmine Guillory, Alex Elle, Joanna Goddard, Nik Sharma, and more offer plenty of recommendations for stocking your shelves (and your TBR list).

In a stunning package with a tasteful hint of gold foil on the case, this sumptuous book is perfect for browsing, displaying on a coffee table, or gifting to the reader, book lover, designer, or creative in your life. Filled with clever design ideas and dreamy spaces, Book Nooks is an irresistible invitation to curl up with a book, whether this one or another.

BOOK NOOKS FOR EVERYONE: Organized by type of book nook--from cookbook nooks to kid nooks, gardener nooks to neutral nooks--and featuring a range of home aesthetics, including colorful, contemporary, cozy, and whimsical, there is plenty of inspiration here for all readers.

BEAUTIFUL TO GIFT AND DISPLAY: Book Nooks makes a lovely gift for design enthusiasts and book lovers. Not only is it filled with original ideas for styling your book collection, but it acts as an eye-catching décor object itself. Display it on a coffee table alongside a candle, decorative tray, or book-themed vase.

INSPIRING AND EASY-TO-ACHIEVE: The styling ideas included in these pages are original yet easy to recreate at home: Fill a nonworking fireplace with paperbacks; stack oversized books to create a stool or end table; turn your book pages out for a neutral shelf; frame vintage cookbook pages for one-of-a-kind artwork. Discover tons of ideas that can be incorporated into your home, no matter the aesthetic or budget.

READING LISTS FROM LUMINOUS VOICES: In addition to beautiful interior shots, you'll find book lists, including Gillian Flynn's favorite mysteries, Alex Elle's most trusted books on healing and self love, Jasmine Guillory's must-have romance novels, Nik Sharma's most used cookbooks, PEN America's recommended banned books, and more. Fill your shelves with their book recs and discover a new favorite!

Perfect for:

• Reading enthusiasts, book lovers, and book club members
• Design aficionados, stylists, people interested in home decor
• Followers of BookTok and people who post "shelfies"
• Fans of Bibliophile, Bibliostyle, Styled, or Art of the Bar Cart
• Shoppers looking for a birthday, housewarming, or anytime gift for a bookish friend
• Readers of Cup of Jo, Book Riot, Downtime on Substack, Design*Sponge, or Dwell

Quilt unique pieces inspired by the jaw-dropping landscapes from twenty of the United States’ most beloved and scenic National Parks.

Capture the beauty and majesty of the most beautiful places in the National Parks and create a spectacular piece of quilt art with Quilting the National Parks. Master quilter and owner of Bookends Quilting, Stephanie Forster, presents twenty original quilting patterns, each one inspired by the most beloved places in our National Parks, from the Grand Canyon to the Indiana Dunes. From pillows to wall hangings, throws to bed quilts, there is a project for every area of your home and skill level. With clear and concise pattern instructions, glorious images of the finished quilts, and full-size removable templates for the fabric pieces, this book will have you creating a modern masterpiece of some of the most classic landscapes our National Parks have to offer.

WIDE VARIETY OF PATTERNS: More than just quilts, you can make pillow covers, wall hangings and more – something for every space in your home.

FULL-SIZE TEMPLATES: Quilting the National Parks features removable, full-size fabrics templates for every pattern so you can get started on your project right away!

WIDE RANGE OF SKILL: Quilting the National Parks presents detailed yet easy-to-read instructions that appeal to a wide variety of skill levels. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned pro, you can find patterns you’ll love.

INSPIRING IMAGES: Enjoy stunning images of the national park landmarks that inspired these quilt designs.

All you need is a digital camera or a mobile phone and this best-selling book to unlock your potential as a photographer.

From choosing the right equipment and aperture exposure to adjusting focus and flash, The Beginner's Photography Guide explains key concepts in clear and simple terms to help you maximize the features of your camera.

Inside this book, you'll find:

-An overview of the basics of photography, including the equipment you need, how to set the correct exposure, how to use different lenses, and how to edit pictures 

-Clear, step-by-step explanations, tutorials, handy kit, and camera-setting checklists to support you on your photography journey 

-Simple annotated images that explain the differences and uses of equipment, lenses, and methods 

Written for beginners, this handbook contains step-by-step tutorials covering the range of camera functions and photographic techniques. Each chapter of the book contains practical hands-on projects to help you get the best from your camera. You'll also learn how to enhance your images using a range of innovative ideas adopted by professionals.

This revised edition has been updated to reflect all the latest technological developments and creative trends in digital image-making. This manual will teach you all the tips and techniques you need to ensure that your memorable moments are captured perfectly every time!

Transport yourself to an idyllic realm with these beginner-friendly art tutorials from artist Jane Carkill. Her unique style of cottagecore artwork, reminiscent of the Beatrix Potter books we all grew up reading, is featured with easy-to-follow instruction that is as enchanting as it is simple. These gorgeous projects are just waiting to bring readers into a storybook world and add their own splashes of color to the page.Beginning with approachable pencil sketches of singular subjects, artists of all levels can bring their drawings to life by adding vibrant watercolor paints. With charming art projects such as the Grooved Bonnet Toadstool, Peacock Butterfly, Wild Strawberries and the Field Mouse, it?s never been easier to get lost in the wonderous world of watercolor art. These adorable projects are guaranteed to bring readers joy and delight and allow for a much-needed creative escape to the cozy and comforting place that watercolor offers.With additional tips on how to achieve success in watercolor as well as various painting techniques, this is sure to become your to-go guide when it comes to watercolor ? with an added touch of whimsy.

Artist Rachel Dein introduces readers to botanical bas-relief, an innovative and exciting technique developed by the author, one that anyone--gardener, parent, weekend crafter, or artist--can try at home in every season. 

Casting Flowers introduces botanical bas-relief as a rewarding method that encourages even the most basic beginners to revel in the ability to record a plant's texture, pattern, and delicacy in fine detail, creating compositions as small as a single stem or as complex as a field of wildflowers. All it takes is clay, flower, plants, and plaster. Artists can leave a finished piece bare and elegant, or experiment with painting on its surface, bringing the plants to life in color. 

From small plaster tiles featuring a single flower portrait to large panels that suggest an entire garden full of blooms, botanical castings reflect every artist's desire to capture the ephemeral in nature. A meditative activity that encourages artists to explore their gardens and natural spaces for materials, botanical bas-relief teaches readers how to track the progress of the seasons, immortalizing the plants at the moment when they are most alive. With accessible instructions, stunning photography of the process from start to finish, and insights into the artist's own garden, readers will discover: 

·Step-by-step guidance on the tools and equipment needed to set up a simple workspace

·What plants work best in botanical casts, and which to avoid

·How to arrange flowers and stems to make well-balanced artistic compositions

·Tips on creating unique pieces of artwork as mementos of a season or records of special occasions

Become a part of artist and master gardener Frances Palmer's world as she shares everything she knows about growing and arranging flowers in this gorgeous book--"Flower lovers, prepare for peak inspiration" (Amy Merrick, author of On Flowers).

In this follow-up to Life in the Studio, potter, gardener, and photographer Frances Palmer celebrates her love of flowers. Frances approaches her garden planning in waves, ensuring there are always beautiful booms for her to photograph in her vases. In Life with Flowers, chapters for each these "waves" includes profiles on her favorite varieties--with flower-specific gardening how-to's and arranging techniques, as well as delicious flower-forward recipes and simple DIY projects. 

Part of the delight and richness of this book comes from the fact that Frances is at once a gardener and an artist: We learn that she was inspired to grow bearded irises after an exhibition of Cedric Morris's iris paintings at the Garden Museum in London; that when arranging her tulips she thinks of André Kertész's 1939 surreal photograph Melancholic Tulip; and that she never passes a tiger lily without imagining the chattering garden from Alice in Wonderland or smells her azalea bush without being transported to the English garden of Rebecca. 

To read Life with Flowers is to be invited into both the garden and the creative mind of an insatiably curious, highly skilled, and wildly generous talent.

Jump into the Colorful World of Modern Quilting

Learn how to quilt the fun and easy way with Amy Latta! Using pre-cut fabrics and other beginner-friendly tips, Amy breaks down the complexities of quilting so you can enjoy every part of the process to bring your unique, handmade quilts to life. Created especially for new quilters, each chapter teaches popular quilting techniques that build on each other as you go.

Take your first quilting steps with sashing, which is simply sewing around a central fabric block. Amy then teaches, step by step, how to make famous quilting designs such as Patchwork, Flying Geese, Pinwheels, and Stars. But the best part of all? While you learn these fun techniques, you’ll be stitching up cute quilts and accessories to gift and decorate your home! Some of the beautiful creations waiting inside include:

- Playful Pinwheels Quilt
- Pine Tree Pillow Cover
- Crossbody Cell Phone Bag
- Missouri Star Lap Quilt
- Easy Nine-Patch Tote Bag
- Embellished Denim Jacket

Amy’s super simple guides like Binding Basics along with Piecing Tips and Tricks make this a beginner’s quilting bible that you’ll turn back to time and time again. Plus, Amy’s vibrant, whimsical fabric choices, her use of contemporary fabric pre-cut bundles like jelly rolls and stackers, and her emphasis on small, quick-to-finish projects will fill you with inspiration and confidence at the turn of each page. The hardest part will be deciding which project to make next!

"Drawing on the wisdom of the late Ruth Bancroft, this book shows how to adapt her renowned dry garden principles to modern landscapes. It demonstrates how these ideas can transform real-life spaces into thriving, beautiful sanctuaries." ―The American Garden

The Ruth Bancroft Garden, known as one of the finest dry gardens in the world, is a pioneering example of resilient design with a focus on water conservation. Ruth Bancroft (1908-2017) was a self-taught gardener and designer whose eclectic methods encourage richly textured, bold, and colorful layers of regionally climate-appropriate flowers, shrubs, trees, and succulents. These include her favorite aloes, agaves, yuccas, and echeverias that she collected and experimented with for over 60 years, and which the garden has continued to steward. 

Designing the Lush Dry Garden is the first guide to lay out Ruth Bancroft's methods for the home gardener and designer. With gorgeous photographs by Caitlin Atkinson, and detailed portraits of 20 gardens inspired by the Garden, discover how to create a design that suits your vision, including:

• How to choose the right plants for your site, including Ruth's favorites
• The appropriate methods for adapting your garden to climate change
• Advice on integrating paths and structures in a waterwise design
• Tips for low-water container gardens and designs

Discover the slow, quiet joy of sewing clothes by hand in this one-of-kind guide. 

Featuring step-by-step, illustrated instructions, this hand-sewing course-in-a-book shows you how to create nine wardrobe staples, including a t-shirt, button-up, and jeans, using simple hand-sewing and hand-stitching techniques. Author Louisa Owen Sonstroem shares her sustainable, empowering, and portable craft with gentle encouragement and guidance. Sewists of all experience levels will learn how to: 

·Draft a pattern to fit custom measurements. 

·Select and cut fabric.

·Construct each garment without using a sewing machine.

Discover the magical world of reversible amigurumi! Crochet amazing designs and transform them from one character into another by simply flipping them inside out.

- 12 reversible crochet designs, including the Frog Princess, the Rose Fairy, the Witch and Cauldron, the Dragon, Cinderella, the Lily Fairy and many more!

- Playful and surprising amigurumi that are perfect for storytelling & gifting

- Super detailed patterns accompanied by step pictures and diagrams

Challenge yourself with exciting dual designs that are fun to make. Every amigurumi in this book is full or surprises, and holds a touch of wonder and wow.

Learn to transform classic granny squares into beautiful quilt-inspired patchwork blocks that become gorgeous home décor in Patchwork Granny Square Blankets.

This beautiful collection of crochet blanket patterns, by Anita Gibney of Made by Anita, showcases the versatility of the granny square, blending traditional motifs with bold, modern designs to create patchwork blankets that are as stylish as they are cozy. Perfect for both beginners and experienced crocheters, each project offers step-by-step instructions to guide you through the process of crafting your own unique blankets. With a wide variety of patterns and color combinations, you can easily customize each design to suit your style and taste. Whether you’re looking to add a pop of color to your home or make a thoughtful, handmade gift, these projects will inspire you to rediscover the joy of crocheting granny squares.

Inside you’ll find:

• 12 granny square quilt blocks, 10 blankets, endless possibilities: Learn to crochet classic quilt units like half square triangles and flying geese into stunning blocks and blankets.
• Step-by-step instructions: Easy-to-follow guidance from Anita Gibney of Made by Anita makes this perfect for crocheters of all skill levels.
• Customizable designs perfect for gifting: Adapt the patterns to different sizes and color schemes to create blankets for gifts that reflect your recipient’s personal style.
• Tips and tricks for successful crocheting: Expert advice from Anita Gibney on choosing colors, joining squares, and finishing your blankets ensures your blankets turn out beautifully!
  Learn to make these classic quilt blocks in crochet:
   
• Nine Patch 
• Sails  
• Mother’s Favorite
• Dutchman’s Puzzle
• Chevrons
• Bear Paw
• Log Cabin
• Sawtooth Star
• Ohio Star
• Heart
• Broken Dishes

• Double Trailing Star

  
  Patterns are presented in U.S. crochet terms with a handy conversion chart for U.K. terms. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned crocheter, Patchwork Granny Square Blankets will inspire you to create beautiful, colorful blankets that are perfect for your home or as a gift for loved ones.

*Instant New York Times Bestseller!*

From New York Times bestselling author, Emmy-winning actor, and charismatically carnivorous woodworker Nick Offerman and his fellow champion creator Lee Buchanan (who is also not averse to delicious meats), an illustrated woodworking guide with projects for the whole family

Are you a parent or an otherwise amply sized Woodchuck interested in making projects with, or for, your kids? Or are you an aspiring small Woodchuck ready to get into some quality mischief that involves a hammer, nails, and your very own pocketknife? Well, do we have a guide for you!

Offerman Woodshop is opening its avuncular doors to woodworkers of all ages in the form of twelve brand-new, family-friendly undertakings perfect for kids, from beginner offerings like a handmade box kite to more challenging structures like a garden planter. 

All projects are achievable and fun and encourage eye contact, giggles, handshakes, and other old-fashioned familial engagements, while introducing young woodworkers-to-be to the satisfaction and good clean fun of hands-on crafting.

Learn to sew simple, stylish, wear-everywhere garments with How to Sew Clothes. Each chapter is filled with super easy instructions and patterns written for sewists of all skill levels.

"If you can sew a straight line, you can sew anything (and, in this book, we'll teach you how to sew a straight line!). We will help you get started from scratch, with detailed sewing instructions and techniques that will soon become second nature. We'll explain why you're doing things, and when it is important to do things a certain way, and when you can improvise and not worry! We'll tell you everything you need to know to sew your own clothes and bags--and to have fun in the process." -- Amelia Greenhall and Amy Bornman, @AllWellWorkshop

Whether you are just learning how to sew or want to reignite your excitement for sewing, How to Sew Clothes makes sewing feel possible. Greenhall and Bornman's illustrated guidance and conversational how-tos feel just like an inviting, in-person workshop. This book will have you wanting to sew every project (and will give you all the tools to make it happen). It is also a great read, even when you aren't in the mood to sew. How many sewing books can say that?

Inside, you'll find an envelope full of pattern sheets and very detailed instructions to guide you through the process of making simple tops, dresses, a jacket, and a coat that will become wardrobe essentials. (Patterns have bust circumferences 32-62" / 81-157 cm.) Several of All Well's bestselling, downloadable sewing patterns are included, in print for the first time!

Pick up this book and learn essential skills such as how to choose fabrics, read patterns, and cut out pattern pieces and sew them together, as well as how to backstitch, assess fit, and learn from what you make. There are also instructions for making bags that will fit you and your style just right. How to Sew Clothes will help you learn to make clothes you love to wear--and have fun in the process.

A beautifully illustrated guide to living organically.

Cottage-core, wellness, and sustainability collide with this playful, illustrated guide to organic skincare.

Learn what plants to use, how to collect and prepare them, and create your own masks, scrubs, balms, butter, hair lotions, and much more with detailed step-by-step instructions.

From helping you to decipher those complicated product labels and showing you how to make cosmetics from the plants in your own backyard, to how to use natural ingredients to help you care for your body, Organic Beauty is full of tips for building a healthy, natural lifestyle that fosters beauty from the inside out.

Go low-maintenance and no-mow while supporting nature and biodiversity by planting a mini wildflower meadow with guidance from Tiny & Wild.

*2024 American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner*

The word “meadow” might conjure an image of a broad, expansive prairie covering acres of land, but it doesn’t have to. Meadows don’t have to be big to make a difference in the health of the planet. If you choose the right plants, even a small corner of the yard will do. In Tiny & Wild, you’ll learn how to embrace your wild side and create a low-maintenance miniature wildflower meadow that’s teeming with life.

The perks of creating a wild planting, even on a small scale, are many. Tiny but mighty meadows help mitigate climate change, foster biodiversity, sequester carbon, and calm the senses. With as little as a few square feet of space, you can create a beautiful, naturalistic planting that supports a diversity of plants, pollinators, and a plethora of other living things, not to mention its visual appeal to human eyes. Author and landscape designer Graham Laird Gardner helps you find inspiration in natural spaces so you can successfully site, design, plant, and care for your own small-scale meadow.

Whether you live in the city or in suburbia, perfect places for a mini meadow are everywhere:
 

• A small corner of the yard
• The pocket-sized area between the house and driveway
• Along a property line
• Flanking the front walk
• Around your mailbox
• Tucked next to the front stoop
• At the center of the vegetable garden
• In a raised bed
• Containers, deck boxes, and patio pots
• In the sliver of land between the sidewalk and the street

The plant lists and charts in Tiny & Wild share the best plants to include in your micro prairie, and Graham offers plenty of practical advice on planting your meadow from seed, transplants, or mature plants, depending on your budget, the site, and your timeline. Plus, learn how to care for your wildflower planting, including tips for watering, plant care, and weed management.

Discover how small spaces can make a big difference in Tiny & Wild.