12 lush and lilting interconnected stories, all taking place in the same Cape Cod farmhouse over the course of generations.

Sometimes the messiest stuff and the biggest mistakes can take you someplace wonderful. With the help of their hit TV show, Fixer Upper, the husband and wife team of Chip and Joanna Gaines have transformed the seemingly everyday work of renovating homes and flipping houses in Waco, Texas, into something much more. With their fun personalities, good humor, strong love of family, and unique design style, they've managed to capture the hearts of Americans...

Rhyming text celebrates the special touches that make a house a home.

Provides information on how to determine whether an old house is worth renovating, and offers illustrated instructions for replacing foundations, rebuilding windows, installing roofing and siding, upgrading wiring, repairing plaster, updating plumbing and heating systems, and other tasks.

In response to tight times, a remarkably upbeat and widespread change is taking place in households across America. Homeowners are creating second dwelling units — often called in-law suites, mother-in-law apartments, or granny flats. Second units make a lot of sense. They’re perfect for families who want several generations living close by, they enable Baby Boomers to care for elderly parents while respecting their independence, provide private...

Energy-efficient houses have more than just cost savings going for them. They can be stunningly beautiful and individualistic and fit into their surroundings with grace and style. The 31 articles from FINE HOMEBUILDING magazine collected here show how designers and builders have incorporated energy considerations into both traditional and modern houses, built for hot and cold and wet climates.

The Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house has seen thirteen children grown and gone — and some returned; it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of Detroit’s East Side, and the loss of a father. The house still stands despite abandoned lots, an embattled city, and the inevitable shift outward to the suburbs. But now, as ailing matriarch Viola finds herself forced to leave her home and move in with her...

Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light.