Home Renovation Fiction

From one of Fine Homebuilding's best-loved authors, Larry Haun, comes a unique story that looks at American home building from the perspective of twelve houses he has known intimately. Part memoir, part cultural history, A Carpenter's Life as Told by Houses takes the reader house by house over an arc of 100 years.

When it comes to truly finding out who you are and what makes you tick, there is one thing that needs no online subscription to a cloud-based server with a password you keep forgetting. That, my friend, is a shed. Your shed is your refuge. It's the place where you go when you need a break from this mad, crazy world. Once you're inside the four walls of your shed, you can do whatever you like. You're the king in there.

When Katie Steury hires her old friend Harley Lambright to remodel her rundown old house into a charming bed and breakfast, she does so with trepidation. Though they are longtime friends, they’ve always had a rocky relationship, thanks to her being partly responsible for his most recent breakup. But while they may not always get along, she needs someone to trust with her secrets, and Harley is nothing if not trustworthy and loyal.

We all know that a home is supposed to be a sanctuary for you and your family. It is a place where you can be yourself, a representation of your identity that has been shaped by years of experiences and individuality. But sometimes, with all the things that you gathered through the years, it can come off quite cluttered and less spacious. This is where the home edit lifestyle comes in. In this audiobook, you will learn how to make your home beautiful by styling it according to your lifestyle. This way, you can create a functional home that is aesthetically pleasing to look at.