This book celebrates the humble and not so humble shed, from artists' studios to beach huts. My Cool Shed features 35 sheds, small cabins, garden rooms, beach huts, and modern architectural mini masterpieces given purpose by their owners to pursue their hobbies, careers, creative endeavours or just to find some peace and solitude.
This beautiful book shows how the treehouse can be many things: from simple structures based on centuries-old woodworking skills to modern geodesic forms strung high up above the treeline. There is something magical about treehouses - whatever your age. These boltholes perched above the ground appeal to those of us who want to get close to nature without forgoing any creature comforts...
One woman's journey of menopause and vaginal atrophy. Written in collaboration with her daughter in a tongue-in-cheek way to help break taboos of vaginal atrophy. This book is informative, serious, tear jerking and guaranteed to make you laugh.
Stylishe Gartenhäuschen, Hütten, Baumhäuser und andere Hideaways aus der ganzen Welt bieten Raum, sich zurückzuziehen, sich zu entspannen. Eine ganze Vielfalt von Rückzugsorten wird hier präsentiert: Von traditionellen Häuschen, Bauten aus wiederverwertetem Material oder Blockhäusern bis zu Künstlerateliers und Ferienhütten und Räumen zum Arbeiten finden sich hier aufregende Umsetzungen, die inspirieren. Tolle Fotos und interessante Porträts über die Besitzer sowie zahlreiche Tipps und Tricks laden zum Träumen vom eigene kleinen Retreat ein.
Von botanischen Zeichnungen inspiriert, eröffnet diese Sammlung einen ganz neuen künstlerischen Blick auf 50 Naturschönheiten, festgehalten in einzigartigen Fotografien des preisgekrönten Fotografen Richard Maxted und faszinierendem Hintergrundwissen der Bestsellerautorin Jane Field-Lewis. Wussten Sie zum Beispiel, dass Löwenzahn im Brautstrauß Glück bringen soll, die Scharfgarbe in vielen Kulturen zum Orakeln verwendet wird und die Kornblume bei John F. Kennedy als Modeaccessoire ganz hoch im Kurs stand? Ob heilend oder giftig, ob heimisch oder exotisch – lernen Sie diese Blumen von ihrer kulturellen oder historischen Seite auf unterhaltsame Weise kennen! Ein ideales Geschenkbuch für jeden Blumenliebhaber!
Sheds are no longer neglected buildings at the end of the garden. They have become an area of our home to be discovered by creative designers who see the garden as an extendable space of the home, whether in the heart of the city or in a larger rural setting. This book uses over 50 examples to inspire so you too can create your own special space.
Treehouses have always been a symbol of imagination and adventure, but despite the traditional stereotype, treehouses are not just for children and children's stories. Well built and in the right spot, they can add real value to your home and lifestyle. Beloved for centuries as ramshackle palaces of backyard escape and fun, the modern-day treehouse has evolved from more traditional structures, in the process morphing and expanding its agenda to capture the heart and soul of a new breed of acolytes. Versatile and endlessly adapting, it gives us a unique opportunity for creative expression and an individualistic challenge. It enables us to build on 'unbuildable' plots, create unusual business models and even use it as a form for art installations. Using high-end interiors, landscape and lifestyle photography and styling in the specially commissioned images (photographed in all seasons and weather conditions), the book includes 35 treehouses with different budgets and styles, from the rustic that seem to disappear into the foliage to the futuristic made out of contemporary materials
Inspired by classic illustrated botanical volumes, this is a modern celebration of wild, garden, and exotic flowers. A single photographic image captures the intricate detail, form, texture, and color of each flower. The beautiful photographs are paired with succinct, quirky text about the culture and historical interest of each plant variety. Each image will trigger a fresh desire to look around and feel enriched by the beauty in our world - in our backyards, window boxes, florists, and parks. Broken down into chapters based on floral characteristics or symbolism, this is a stunning gift book that taps into the growing interest in the natural world around us and the associated benefits to our well-being, and the powerful pursuit of quiet, mindful activities. Whether for dipping into, or poring over, these pages will bring pleasure to anyone who loves the beauty of flowers, art, design, or reading.
Dieses Buch stellt 34 Baumhäuser aus aller Welt vor – vom einfachen Do-it-yourself-Modell bis zum komplexen Architektenbüro mit angeschlossener Wohnung, vom romantischen Rückzugsort zwischen italienischen Lavendelfeldern bis zur schwindelerregenden Konstruktion aus Orangenkisten hoch über einem Industriegebiet in Amsterdam. Ein Inspirationsbuch zum Schwelgen und voller Ideen für das eigene Hideaway! Durch die gezeigten Beispiele, zu denen die Erbauer jeweils unterhaltsam ihre ganze eigene Baumhaus-Geschichte erzählen, erhält der Leser Anregungen dazu, mit ein wenig Einfallsreichtum sein ganz eigenes Paradies in den Bäumen zu erschaffen. Für alle, die das Wohnen im Baumhaus erst einmal ausprobieren möchten, enthält der Anhang nützliche Adressen zugänglicher Baumhäuser in aller Welt sowie von Baumhaus-Hotels in Deutschland.
Cool examples of how houseboats can offer an attractive, practical, and alternative place to live, as well as amazing and often idiosyncratic solutions to living successfully in a small space. People fall in love with boats and own them for a variety of reasons: out of affordability and necessity; a love of the water; closeness to nature and the environment; or just because they yearn for a different and more relaxed style of living/working space. The houseboats covered here include canal boats, riverboats, narrow and wide beam boats, barges, Dutch barges, static houseboats, and even seaworthy cruisers moored in marinas. They are from the UK, North America, Europe, and Australia, and each one has fascinating history and owners' stories. The chapter on unusual workspaces ranges from bookshops to business offices, while the home chapter covers everything from stylish Seattle houseboats to a community made up of an eclectic mix of converted barges, tugs, minesweepers, and torpedo boats. Repurposed and rescued boats covered here range from ones on dry land to a mariner's restaurant; urban boats include city canal living and village life, from Paris to London and Amsterdam; and lastly, there is a chapter on get-away-from-it-all boats and retreats.