For this Christmas, we make a selection of the best DIY books. Whether it’s for a gift or for yourself, you’ll find thousands of ideas to do on Christmas days. They are a source of inspiration, with varied content of decoration, lifestyle, gastronomy, woodworking, handmade… They are books with very good photographs and tutorials that will serve you for domestic and professional use. In this selection you will find books written in Spanish, English and French.
DIY books selection:
1- Le grand livre du DIY. Émilie Guelpa
Le grand livre du diy is a book of more than 300 pages full of activities of all levels. The sections are separated by materials: copper, gold, cement, wood, wool, mineral, vegetable, tissue, paper, glass, lighting, marble, ceramics. And in the end, an assortment of papers with effect of materials / minerals for your diy. In this book we highlight the most professional handmade activities, both woodworking, and other materials. You can prepare shelves for the kitchen, lamps, mirrors, jewellery, gastronomy … up to 300 activities.
Price Le grand livre du DIY: 29€
2- We invite you. Miquel Abellón
If you are thinking of making diy invitations cards, both for the Christmas dinner, or possibly your own wedding, it is your book. We recommend you the book We Invite You, for its variety in designs of invitations that surely you will find very inspiring. From invitations in materials such as paper, aluminum, ceramics… to designs with lighting. All are real examples, collected from events, business use and personal. They are pieces that pretend to impact and motivate those who are directed, and we love it!
Price We invite you: 30€
3- L’atelier de papier japonais. Adeline Klam
If you like Japanese motifs, L’atelier de papier japonais, is one of the best diy books with a hundred ideas for the home. It combines materials such as origami papers, silk papers, masking tape and painting. The Japanese papers are pleasant supports to work and thanks to the prints, the results are very decorative and aesthetic. For children, parents, grandparents, young and not so young, they are lovely handmade activities. You will find diy to decorate the home, the office, the snack time and even a wide variety of ideas for children.
Price: L’atelier de papier japonais 16€
4- Muebles DIY . Christopher Stuart
The book Muebles DIY, is focused on those who have (minimum) knowledge of woodworking or who wants to get into it. There is a selection of 30 furniture of important international designers, unique and original. Based on tutorials, explains step by step with simple techniques, how to make them and with materials easy to find. You can find more difficult projects than others, but thanks to the drawn by hand, they can be perfectly done. This book opens the doors to hundreds of creative possibilities to decorate your home.
Precio Muebles DIY: 19€
5- Structural package design. Haresh Pathak.
If you are in love with the boxes, the packaging, the wrappings … now you will have the opportunity to do it yourselves. This book has more than 350 templates to make diy boxes. They can be used both for Christmas gifts and for professional use. The author is Japanese and it shows the minimalist style of the designs. It’s a 1996 book, but it’s a basic book to have at home and it’s hard to beat. From now on the presentation of the Christmas gifts will be unbeatable!
Precio Structural package design: 16€
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