THE HANDBOOK OF ESSENTIAL HOME HINTS & HOUSEHOLD TIPS

Book ID/图书代码： 00549009B33430

English Summary/英文概要： This is a comprehensive illustrated home-reference manual for everyone who wants to manage a comfortable, clean, tidy, safe home with the least expense and effort. Thousands of tips, hints and useful projects show you step-by-step how to plan and maintain your home or apartment; how to prepared for any kind of problem and respond to any kind of emergency; and how to add those perfect finishing touches that make the difference between a functional living space and a true home.
Section One, HOME BASICS, deals with the bigger issues that affect the whole living environment, including decorating decisions; storage and space; lighting and heating; and adding special features to rooms.
Section Two, PROBLEM SOLVING AND REPAIRS, covers all the things that might go wrong. There are quick reference features on first aid and simple family medicine; security and child safety; simple home repairs and appliance breakdown; energy saving and insulation.
Section Three, CLEANING and HOME HINTS, includes dozens of practical and easy ways to cut cleaning time, costs and effort, and hundreds of home hints covering everything from ironing, polishing and sewing on buttons to stain removal, clearing smells and making the bed.
Section Four, HOME COOKING, is an indispensable guide to working techniques. Included are ideas and recipes for meat, poultry, fish, vegetables and fruit, as well as tips on baking and cake making, with inspirational ideas for special occasion and children’s party cakes.
Section Five, PERFECT HOME SKILLS, covers all those essential extras that create the ideal home atmosphere; making beautiful soft furnishings; entertaining and table decoration; and the fundamentals of flower arranging and using houseplants to best effect.
Here, in one volume, are all the skills, techniques, ideas, tips, hints, inspiration and practical guidance you will ever need to make a perfect, safe environment for you and your family.

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About the Author/作者介绍： Angela Nilsen - Author
Janice Murfitt, Angela Nilsen, and Sarah Maxwell, the cake decorating contributors, are well-known and highly regarded cake decorating and cookery writers.
Bridget Jones - Author
Bridget Jones graduated in home economics from Surrey University, then worked as a food stylist for a major publishing house before training as an editor. Bridget launched into a freelance career to marry the satisfaction of editing and creating books with an enthusiasm for writing and a passion for food and cooking. She has written over 50 books on a wide range of food subjects, and acted as a consultant on a number of major titles. Bridget contributes to many magazines and has appeared extensively on local radio.
Jan Eaton - Author
Jan Eaton, the soft furnishings contributor, is the author of several books on needlecrafts. Mike Lawrence - Author
Mike Lawrence, the practical home improvement contributor, has been writing about do-it-yourself and decorating subjects for over 20 years. He has written or contributed to many books, including The Complete Book of DIY and Decorating.
Norma Macmillan - Author
Norma Macmillan, the main cookery technique contributor, is one of the world’s leading writers and experts on cookery. She has written and edited many books and is the author of The Cook’s Kitchen Bible.
Peter Mchoy - Author
Peter McHoy is a well-known author and journalist. He has written on many gardening and houseplant topics, including Low-Maintenance Gardening and The Complete Houseplant Book. He has also compiled and edited important gardening works such as The Gardening Encyclopedia and The Gardener?s Diary. He started his career as a seed analyst, but soon moved into magazine journalism so he could share his enthusiasm for plants and gardens with others. He has written more than 60 books, mostly on gardening, and though now retired he still contributes regular gardening features for a number of magazines . He also runs a horticultural photographic library.
Sarah Maxwell - Author
Sarah Maxwell is an author, home economist and stylist who contributes regularly to cookbooks, magazines and TV shows. She particularly enjoys creating imaginative novelty cakes, which have appeared in The Ultimate Cake Decorator and Party Cakes, and devised tempting vegetarian dishes. Sarah is also the author of a cookbook for children, Show-Me-How I Can Cook.
Suzanne Ardley - Author
Suzanne Ardley, the home tips and management expert, has worked on numerous home interest magazines and several books, as well as answering queries on radio phone-in programmes.

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