What Color Is Your Swimming Pool? A Homeowner's Guide to Troublefree Pool, Spa & HotTub Maintenance

Book Description

Clean, healthful, sparkling water - that's what a backyard swimming pool is all about. Professional pool maintenance crews can keep a swimming pool clean and its water crystal clear, but they cost a small fortune. Yet many pool owners who try the do-it-yourself approach find themselves plagued by a host of troubles. Cloudy water. Algae sprouting on the pool's walls and bottom. Pumps, pipes, and other equipment that corrode and deteriorate at an alarming rate. Funky odors.

That's where WHAT COLOR IS YOUR SWIMMING POOL? steps in. This classic time-tested resource for pool owners is back in a completely rewritten edition and with a new author. Alan E. Sanderfoot has updated the text to spotlight the latest swimming pool technology and has greatly expanded the range of information about hot tubs and spas.

This easy-to-use, easy-to-understand resource teaches pool owners everything they need to know about keeping a pool or spa beautiful and healthful. Sanderfoot starts with basics: water treatment and filtration systems. Then he moves on to the nitty gritty of how to select and care for filters, pumps, motors, and heaters. He explains the best way to clean a pool, how to make minor repairs yourself, and what to look for in pool covers and such pool accessories as automatic water monitors.

You'll find step-by-step directions for winterizing a pool, and for opening it up again in the spring. There is even a chapter on inexpensive things the owner can do to give the pool a face-lift. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR SWIMMING POOL? demonstrates how a little investment of time throughout the swimming pool season can prevent major problems and expenses down the road.

Customer Reviews:

Good advice for pool maintenance.......2007-09-15

This book quickly answered some vexing questions I have had for some time concerning the correction of imbalances in my pool water. It clearly explains what steps are needed to put things right. Good value for money!

Basic but good.......2007-08-16

Middle of the road. I preferred the Ultimate pool guide, but as a newcomer to pools this book also helped me understand a lot.

Layman's Guide.......2005-08-11

This book was written in layman's terms. Everything was explained in easy to follow step by step directions. I feel much more in control of my pool after reading this book. I will definitely keep it around as a reference book.

Good Introduction To Pool And Spa Maintenance.......2005-07-16

I own a home with a large spa in the basement. When I purchased the home, the spa was not filled with water, and since I had no experience maintaining pools or spas, I read this book to give me some general operating tips. Although the book is not written to explain details concerning all complex pool and spa maintenance procedures, it is an excellent introduction for the novice pool or spa owner.

It is true that the author sometimes refers the reader to a trained pool professional, but I think that is appropriate given the range of possible complications. He also recommends getting a periodic professional water analysis (most pool shops will do this free or at very reasonable cost) as the chemical sticks are good for only fairly basic information. One of the strengths of the book is the explanation of the basic applied chemistry involved in pool maintenance.

After reading this book and getting a water analysis, I have been confidently enjoying the hot tub. Overall, I recommend this book for all pool and spa owners, especially novices. People with a lot of experience with pools may desire a more advanced text, but I think this one works great for probably 99 percent of the pool and spa owners out there.

A fine homeowner's guide to maintaining a trouble-free pool.......2004-03-10

This updated third edition provides a fine homeowner's guide to maintaining a trouble-free pool, spa or hot tub. The updated edition has been completely revised and covers everything from water safety and treatment options to solar heating. Spas and hot tubs are also included in this edition, making it an excellent, practical owner's guide.

Garden Flowers Coloring Book (Color Your World)

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Very Pleasing
A Gardeners Must Have
Great for Elderly or Alzheimers Patients
Love to color and learn
Garden Flowers Coloring Book

Garden Flowers Coloring Book (Color Your World)
Stefen Bernath
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Coral Reef Coloring Book

ASIN: 0486231429

Book Description

Forty important garden flowers — morning-glory, tulip, peony, daffodil, zinnia, dahlia, iris, petunia, delphinium, fox-glove, snapdragon, many more. Caption for each drawing gives common and scientific names, usual colors, blooming season, whether annual, perennial, or biennial. Full color reproductions on covers.

Customer Reviews:

Very Pleasing.......2007-05-01

I bought this book not to color in, but as a source for clear line drawings of flowers to use in other design work. It works very well for that, with nice, unfussy illustrations of the flowers. Just as important as the blooms, the leaves and stems are also accurately rendered. There is very little addition (birds, butterflies, etc.) - that's fine with me, but some users might want a more detailed picture to color. The small colored guide pic's are apparently done in colored pencil, and provide a lot of detail for realistic coloration.

My one reservation is that some of the illustrations don't show the blooms full-on, but only in profile and 3/4 views. I always want to be able to see how the center of a flower is constructed. Overall, though, very nice.

A Gardeners Must Have.......2007-04-11

Whther your thumb is green or black you cannot go wrong with this. I just purchased these Dover COloring Books for my mother and she loves them. The detail is out of this world and the variety of colors you can use are only limited by your inagination. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Great for Elderly or Alzheimers Patients .......2007-03-16

I purchased this coloring book for my grandmother who has Alzheimer's. It helps her feel as if she is accomplishing something and also she is using her mind and hands to stay in the lines. It's an ideal coloring book for anyone who wishes to color like they use to.

Love to color and learn.......2006-11-04

My daughter has enjoyed learning the names of different flowers and then coloring them. She remembers them more because she has a chance to color them. We also use the internet to look up the different flowers and learn more about them and what colors they are. She enjoys this also and it helps her to create her masterpiece.

Garden Flowers Coloring Book.......2002-07-15

Thank you Amazon for carrying a wonderful selection of Stefen Bernath's books!! I use this particular book, by Stefen as a guide for watercolour sketching and painting. Garden Flowers contains a collection of more than thirty common flowers showing detailed shape and colour, including colour guilds that can be referred to for accuracy. An excellent reference book.

Decorating With Color: Inspired Ideas for Your Home

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Two books in one, neither especially effective
excellent resource for faux!

Decorating With Color: Inspired Ideas for Your Home
Country Homes and Gardens
Manufacturer: North Light Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Living Spaces: A Complete Home Decorating Sourcebook

ASIN: 1558705732

Customer Reviews:

Two books in one, neither especially effective.......2005-03-23

Although it isn't immediately apparent from a flip through the book, Decorating With Color has two sections. The first, on applying color theory, is pretty good, and made me want to learn more. Ah, I thought. Now that I have the basics, the rest of the book will go into the subject in more depth.

But it didn't work that way. Instead of extending the initial overview (which covers the effects of different color palettes on decorating rooms), the second section switches into an introduction to faux finishes and how to apply them. That's very nice, but it it's no longer about decorating with color; it's now about decorating with paint.

More formally, the sections of the book include: A sense of color; the color palette; color effects in your home (which sounds like color theory but the first subhead is "quick paint effects"); color and style (primarily the use of stencils).

I took the book out the library, so I'm happy to have picked up the bit of wisdom this book had to impart. However, I suspect there are much better books out there to serve my initial impulse: to learn how to choose colors for my new home.

excellent resource for faux!.......2003-06-24

I have dozens of books on faux and color theory. This book is the best one. It combines both subjects. It covers the different faux techniques as well as how to apply color. The photos of finished rooms are great, and the photos of each step make learning very easy. Even though I am a professional decorative painter, I still am learning more from this book.

Colors For Your Every Mood: Discover Your True Decorating Colors (Capital Lifestyles) (Capital Lifestyles)

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Color Me
Web Developers with no sense of color look no further...
Excellent tie-in to pantone colors
Simply beautiful and real
A great color resource

Colors For Your Every Mood: Discover Your True Decorating Colors (Capital Lifestyles) (Capital Lifestyles)
Leatrice Eiseman
Manufacturer: Capital Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Interior Materials and Surfaces: The Complete Guide

ASIN: 189212338X
Release Date: 2000-08-25

Product Description

America's leading color expert shows how to choose the right color combinations for all your rooms based on Color Moods from your own personality, nature, and travel. Most decorating books start out telling readers how to achieve someone else's notion of how a room should look. This book is different. It helps you determine how you want yourself, your family, and your friends to feel when entering each room in your home. It combines psychology with a practical how-to and reveals which colors and color combinations will achieve the feeling and personal style you want to project in each room.

Customer Reviews:

Color Me.......2003-06-13

This book explained things I never did know about colors and served a a tool when creating my web site. The author take you through the history and usage of colors. It is truely a worthty purchase.

Web Developers with no sense of color look no further..........2003-03-22

As a web developer I spend most of my day writing code and worrying about the code working on all browsers, etc. Up until recently I had no desire to learn about color and the feelings behind it. If you are in a similar situation look no more. This book has made a permanent position on my desk and will continue to help me with the design and development of my future projects. Hats off to the authors....
I have fully recommended this book to the entire Long island Flash User's Group (LIFUG).

Excellent tie-in to pantone colors.......2003-01-15

Easy and quick to read and understand. Ties into the Pantone Color Guides very well. Combine this books, the Textile Guide, and ColorCue TX for a real lock on the color issues of interior design.

Simply beautiful and real.......2001-12-03

I love the book because it gives you so much inspiration and it is so well explained.
The pictures are beautiful and you learn so much about colours just by enjoying reading the articles.
As a Colour Designer I find it very easy to follow and ressourcful of informations. I get more confident to talk about colours and passionate too, because this book was written by someone loving colours and it simply feels good.

A great color resource.......2001-10-25

This is an excellent book, written by someone who is truly a “color expert.” After reading this book, you’ll be able to select a color scheme to create an intended effect. In my opinion, one of the most helpful aspects of this book was Ms. Eiseman’s list of 15 neutral colors listed on page 59. It’s easy for most of us to pick one or two colors that go together pretty well, but after that things get pretty confusing. These 15 neutral colors, which go with absolutely any color scheme, are wonderful for selecting colors from across the spectrum that will remain harmonious with any color scheme. And you might be surprised to find that colors like True Red or Midnight Navy are “neutral colors.” You will find lots of interesting details like this in the book.

Although this book is in and of itself an excellent resource, I don’t believe that it can be considered a complete resource without the reader also having a copy of the Pantone Textile Color Guide Paper Edition as its companion (and the author makes reference to that on page 173). As with any printed book, the colors of this book are not reproduced exactly as they were intended. However, the Pantone guide gives you a dead-on perfect rendition of the colors Ms. Eiseman cites in the book. This is important if you want to match up paint swatches or fabric colors to those in the book.

Color in Your Garden
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A book of inspiration for the perennial gardener

Color in Your Garden
Penelope Hobhouse
Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (T)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0316367486

Customer Reviews:

A book of inspiration for the perennial gardener.......1997-05-11

I have pored over the pages of this book and learned volumes from it. Hobhouse's discussion of color theory and its relationship to the garden is a revelation, and her suggestions and illustrations of garden companions are inspirational. When you get serious about designing your borders, this is essential reading.

Average customer rating:

A beautifully-done guide

Color Your Garden
Jill Billington
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0823007596

Book Description

Color Your Garden is an invaluable source of inspiration and reference for all gardeners who wish to master the use of color. An artist before she became a garden designer, author Jill Billington's skill in explaining the use of color in planting design is unmatched. Practical guidance is provided on using color in different ways-from bringing harmony and balance to the garden and creating its main focus to spicing the garden up by introducing deliberate contrast. Gardeners are given suggestions on how to group together a variety of plants when planning beds and using them as a border. This guide shows how to best use color to suit the personality of the gardener, and detailed illustrations capture the essence of different moods, based on planting designs using cool, calm pastels or vibrant, vivacious hues. Every page offers beautiful photographs, many of them specially commissioned, offering a continual source of inspiration and showing the rich variety of stunning effects that can be achieved in your garden through the use of color.

Customer Reviews:

A beautifully-done guide .......2005-03-06

Every gardener wishes for a colorful garden, but many controversies surround building one. Author Jill Billington was an artist before she became a garden designer, so she comes from a different perspective than most gardening books provide, matching an eye for color with planting design details. Her love of plants blends well with an artist's eye and provides a beautifully-done guide in Color Your Garden that is very highly recommended for gardeners and landscapers from novice beginners to seasoned professionals.

Growing Beautiful Roses: Your Guide to Creating an Easy-Care Garden Full of Fragrance and Color

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Very Helpful

Growing Beautiful Roses: Your Guide to Creating an Easy-Care Garden Full of Fragrance and Color
Barbara Wilde
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1579548105

Book Description

Barbara Wilde demystifies organic rose-growing for everyone who has ever fallen under the spell of the beauty of the rose. She challenges the myth that growing roses has to be a time-consuming task that cannot be done effectively without using chemical fertilizers and pesticides and shares time-tested advice and wisdom, such as: -Tips for buying the best bareroot and container plants -How to carefully prepare the soil -How to gently intervene when it comes to pests and diseases -A Gallery of Roses-a useful identification guide to more than 100 roses best suited to organic gardening -Step-by-step explanation of various pruning techniques -Ratings for fragrance, disease susceptibility, and shade tolerance Beautifully illustrated in color throughout, Wilde also includes four garden designs that show how naturally roses can fit into any landscape.

Customer Reviews:

Very Helpful.......2007-05-17

Growing Beautiful Roses: Your Guide to Creating an Easy-Care Garden Full of Fragrance and Color This is an easy to follow book with good suggestions about taking care of your roses. Liked its easy to follow style

Your Home A Living Canvas: Create Stunning Faux Finishes & Murals with Paint

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Your Home A Living Canvas: Create Stunning Faux Finishes & Murals with Paint
Curtis L. Heuser
Manufacturer: North Light Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 158180783X

Book Description

Uncover the glory in your home! Use paint to create inspired living spaces that reflect your style and your home's character.

Once upon a time, there was a sad little Victorian house on the corner, abandoned by its previous owners and abused by time. Your Home, A Living Canvas is the Cinderella story of that house and its transformation into a charming, historic home, thanks to the loving care of acclaimed decorative artisan, Curtis L. Heuser.

From the grand staircase to the cozy third-floor master suite, this book takes you along on the complete floor-to-ceiling, room-by-room makeover. You'll learn about the design concepts and inspirations for each space, along with real-world how-to's behind the wall treatments, ceiling features, architectural highlights, and other exquisite details.

A series of 25+ step-by-step demonstrations show how Heuser used murals, trompe l'oeil and faux finishes to blend old with new, reclaiming the spirit of the house's former glory, while incorporating unique personal touches.
Covers a range of decorative styles, from the exotic crackle-finish bookcases in the study, to the Italian country villa-inspired kitchen, to a sophisticated dining room that embodies the Old World ambiance of classic European interiors.
Offers a wealth of expert decorating advice on using color to evoke mood, displaying your collections, mixing and matching eclectic furnishings, and more.

Whether you're interested in a simple faux finish technique or are dedicated to preserving the architecture and charm of your own historic dwelling, this book will help you create a living environment rich in color, texture and atmosphere ... a place called "home."

Style by Nature: Beautify Your Home with Nature's Colors and Textures (Better Homes and Gardens(r)) (Better Homes and Gardens(r))
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Decorating with the SEASONS in mind...

Style by Nature: Beautify Your Home with Nature's Colors and Textures (Better Homes and Gardens(r)) (Better Homes and Gardens(r))
Better Homes and Gardens Books
Manufacturer: Better Homes and Gardens
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Binding: Hardcover

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1001 Ideas for Color & Paint (1001 Ideas)

ASIN: 0696214601

Book Description

Helps readers identify their “natural-style” personality—spring, summer, autumn, or winter—and use it as a guide to create comfortable living spaces

Shows readers how to draw inspiration from the four seasons to select colors, patterns, and textures for home decorating

Offers quick tips for accents and accessories as well as whole-house and room-by-room decorating ideas

Includes a special section on creative window treatments that capture each season's style

Customer Reviews:

Decorating with the SEASONS in mind..........2007-07-26

This BETTER HOMES book is photographed beautifully, as are all the Better Homes books.

This is a hardback book that will hold-up for years to come. The author has the reader take a quick test to see which SEASON the reader is closest to. Then the author shows photos of how each Season-personality decorator can enhance their favorite style. Also, since many people are a combination of two styles, the author gives ideas on how to blend two styles at once---in harmony.

This book is mostly photos that will inspire. It is easy to follow & read. It incorporated some modern styles and some more classic cottage styles.

The Winterthur Guide To Color In Your Garden : Plant Combinations and Practical Advice from the Winterthur Garden

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The Winterthur Guide To Color In Your Garden : Plant Combinations and Practical Advice from the Winterthur Garden
Ruth Joyce
Manufacturer: Winterthur
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

Bring the dazzling beauty and year-round bloom of the Winterthur Garden to your home landscape. Henry Francis du Pont devoted some seventy years to fashioning his world-renowned creation. In The Winterthur Guide to Color in Your Garden, author Ruth Joyce highlights the design principles that guided du Pont and describes how to achieve these stunning effects. Practical plants that have stood the test of time--native and non-native, common and unusual--are introduced month by month, grouped as they appear in the Winterthur landscape. Such an organization illuminates radiant and unusual color combinations as well as the wide variety of wildflowers and genera that bloom throughout the estate. The Quarry Garden, Glade Garden, and container plants at the Reflecting Pool are all included in this indispensable guide to creating a color-filled landscape of your own.

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