"Uses LEGO models to explore Neoclassical, Art Deco, Brutalist, Modernist, and other architectural styles. Each chapter includes a discussion of the architectural movement, photographs of famous real-life buildings, and a gallery of LEGO models, with step-by-step building instructions"--

"Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a successful story--from the opening image to the finale--this book lays out the Ten Story Genres (Monster in the House; Whydunit; Dude with a Problem) alongside quirky, original insights (Save the Cat; Shard of Glass)...

"In the vein of Deborah Needleman's DOMINO comes the interior design book of the decade, from HGTV star, virtual sensation, and Canadian design queen Sarah Richardson"--

From the country's most popular interior design magazine comes a stylish, in-depth look at what it takes to make any room beautiful. Chapters like "Every Room Needs a Hiding Place" provide clever ideas for storage and organisation, while sections like "Every Room Needs Something Shiny" give examples of how reflective surfaces can enhance and enlarge any space. Simple yet elegant advice from some of the biggest names in the interiors world is paired...

The definitive field guide to creating simple, beautiful interiors from the team behind the inspirational home site Remodelista.com. Learn how to achieve this thoughtful aesthetic with lessons from personality-filled houses, as well as a close look at standout kitchens and baths. You will also find easy ingenious DIY and storage ideas, editors' picks of the 100 most enduring (and attractive) household objects, and a primer on the ins and outs of...

Mobile sculptor Timothy Rose introduces the viewer to the history of mobiles originally developed by Alexander Calder. He then demonstrates constructing three basic types of mobiles including articulated mobiles, tree mobiles, and spiral mobiles. He starts by showing the tools and materials and how they are used. Each mobile requires laying out the design, selecting and cutting the shapes, attaching and balancing the wires and pieces, and assembling,...

"Through their cookbooks and countless magazine and blog articles, fans have fallen in love with the Beekman Boys' personal style and historic home. Now, in Beekman 1802 Style, they use their city-turned-country-boy charm and style to help you with all things home. The Beekman Boys have curated more than 200 images from their extensive archive, including never-before-seen photos of the historic Beekman farmhouse, to inspire you to create a home that...

A medley of 100 furnishing and decorative elements from A-Z.

"From Park Avenue apartments to Maine country houses to Bahamian seaside cottages, leading interior designer Tom Scheerer creates rooms that are crisp, confident, and visually enthralling. He combines classic, old-fashioned decorating with modernist touches, simple, natural materials, beckoning palettes, and vernacular crafts. The result, as seen on every page of this first book of his work, is an object lesson in highly sophisticated, yet relaxed,...