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Home, Garden and Design Books for Your Collection

December 15, 2014 Brittany Bailey 28 Comments

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I love being able to peruse real bound books! Browsing through blogs and online is fine, but there is no substitute for the printed word in a book.

Lucky for you, I’ve reviewed three new home, garden and design books that I think you’ll love!

The first is Decorating for Real Life by Wendy Hyde (blogger at The Shabby Nest)

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Blogger Wendy Hyde began writing her blog, The Shabby Nest in 2008. She has taken her online world of decorating and design knowledge and has created a book full of magazine worthy homes. The photos may seem unachievable at first, but she breaks each room down to help you get the same look in your own home. She holds your hand and points out what makes the room work design-wise. This 208 page hardcover book is full with color photos of almost every room in a typical family home. At the end, Wendy printed several pages of grid paper and typical furniture items to help you design your own room layout.

PostBreakblueThe second book is Cultivating Garden Style by Rochelle Greayer

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Rochelle takes us into a diverse world of beautiful and inspiring gardens. Her book is filled with ideas and tips to create landscaping that reflects your style, your home or your dreams. This hardcover book has over 300 pages filled with twenty three unique garden styles and step-by-step DIY projects to complete your outdoor space. Whether you like modern, Asian, Cottage or any other style, you’re sure to find inspiration in Cultivating Garden Style.

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Last but certainly not least is DIY Wood Pallet Projects: 35 Rustic Modern Upcycling Ideas to Personalize Your Space by Karah Bunde (blogger at The Space Between Blog)

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Karah takes her popular blog theme of upcycling and decorating using shipping pallets from the online world and into the pages of this book. She created 35 new projects using shipping pallets and gives you the step-by-step tutorial to complete each one. In the beginning of the book she discussed everything you need to know about the safety of wood pallets and how to harvest the wood from them. The rest is full of tutorials using pallet wood that will definitely be easy on your wallet.

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  1. Angie says

    January 31, 2015 at 2:38 pm

    I am so stoked about this book! Thank you so much!

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  2. marcia says

    December 20, 2014 at 9:16 am

    I would love Decorating for Real Life

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  3. Jill says

    December 18, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    I would love Decorating for Real Life.

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  4. TAMI says

    December 18, 2014 at 8:04 am

    Well, since I’ve been working on my one acre landscaping project for two years now, the one about cultivating garden style looks quite interesting!

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  5. Lisa Tipton says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:08 am

    I’d so love to win the DIY Wood Pallet Projects book. Thank you so much for this wonderful website. You cover everything!

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  6. Beverley Leonie says

    December 17, 2014 at 12:16 am

    I’d really like to win DIY Wood Pallet Projects. May luck be with me. Thanks.

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  7. Donna Strader says

    December 16, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    Cultivating Garden Style. Looks to be my #1 favorite so far. Thanks for a wonderful blog!

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  8. Melissa says

    December 16, 2014 at 5:14 pm

    They all look great! I think the one that would be most helpful to me is the gardening book. I moved in 9 years ago to a bare yard – one tree and a patch of daylilies. I’ve managed to create a jungle of trees, flowers and shrubs, but need to figure out how to make them look nice.

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    • Brittany Bailey says

      January 31, 2015 at 2:08 pm

      Congrats Melissa! Check your email to find out how to claim your book.

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  9. Pammie says

    December 16, 2014 at 4:10 pm

    The Shabby Nest !

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  10. Angie says

    December 16, 2014 at 11:30 am

    Ooh the DIY pallet book looks awesome! Would go great with the Dremel UltraSaw I’m getting for Christmas!

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    • Brittany Bailey says

      January 31, 2015 at 2:10 pm

      Congrats Angie! Check your email for instructions for claiming your book!

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