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Al's Home Improvement Center
Here you will find step by step instruction and money saving tips on do-it-yourself projects including painting, wallpaper, carpentry, insulation, woodworking, electrical, plumbing, air conditioning and heating, flooring, masonry, concrete, wood decks, interior decorating, gardening, how to save energy, reduce your utility bills and more.
Bob Vila - Home Improvement
Whether you are renovating, repairing or building be sure and visit the How To section at Bob Vila's Home Site. You'll find a comprehensive selection of home improvement guides, projects, tips and solutions for both the inside and outside of your house as well as your garden. Bob also provides information on what type of tools you should use in the Talking Tools section where you can watch video clips on the proper use of common tools.
Center for Feng Shui Research
Can your surroundings at home and work effect your quality of life and enhance your luck and well-being? At Geomancy.net's Center for Feng Shui Research you'll find the largest collection of feng shui learning resources on the web with online courses (both free and for a fee), articles and guides.
Do It Yourself Home Improvement
Doityourself.com contains hundreds of pages of home improvement guides and how tos. You'll find step-by-step instruction for a wide variety of home improvement topics including:
- Architecture and Building
- Building Materials
- Repair
- Decorating
- Estimating
Home Time - Home Improvement Projects
A companion site to the popular TV show, HomeTime.com provides an extensive collection on online how-to projects in all areas of home improvement, interior decorating, landscaping and gardening. The projects feature step-by-step instructions with lots of photographs. Learn how to install hardwood flooring, how to hang wallpaper, how to fix a leaky faucet, how to install light fixtures, how to build a deck and much, much more.
How to Upholster
Try this free online upholstery course from Upholster! Online Magazine for detailed instruction on furniture, auto and marine upholstery. Learn how to make slipcovers, upholster an ottoman, make a boxed and welted cushion, and more.
Mrs. Fixit How-To Library
Mrs. Fixit offers text-based tips on many repair and improvement categories. Topics include electrical, plumbing, painting, pests, bathrooms, kitchens, safety and more!
This Old House Online
This Old House Online offers a comprehensive online resource and guide for improving the house. With hundreds of feature articles from kitchen to bath to yard and garden, step-by-step photos and illustrations in hundreds of how-to articles, you'll find reliable answers to most of your questions quickly. Interactive tools include a Home Renovators' Forum, material calculators, polls, tips, and a monthly Your Old House contest for renovators.
Toiletology 101
Toiletology 101 is a free online course on toilet repairs to help you save water and money. Learn how a toilet works, preventive maintenance, how to replace a flush valve, what to do in emergencies and how to really clean your toilet.
Debbie Travis' Painted House
Debbie Travis is a master at paint finishes and at this companion site to her popular TV series "The Painted House", she provides step by step instructions for paint finishing techniques and decorating ideas featured on each show. You'll find innovative and creative ideas for every area of home and for every decorating style.
Faux like a Pro
Learn how to decorate your house and home with beautiful paint techniques at Faux like a Pro. Faux finishes and techniques, tricks of the trade and faux finish samples are just some of the features at this site.
Interior Decorating Workshops
"Decorating Basics Online" is a 6-week online course for people who love to decorate. The information in this course is meant for personal growth and enjoyment. Each week you will receive information and exercises to study and complete at your leisure. There are no time limits, no tests and nothing needed to take this course other than a love of decorating and lots of enthusiasm!
Metropolitan Institute of Interior Design
The Metropolitan Institute of Interior Design offers online classes in interior design. Choose from:
- Materials and Finishes
- Introduction to Feng Shui
- Interior Decorating
- Basic Interior Design
- Color
- Interior Design Practice
- Professional Business Practice
- Bath Design
Metropolitan Institute of Interior Design
The Metropolitan Institute of Interior Design offers many online courses and programs in Interior Design. Topics include color, the history of design, fabrics, wall coverings, floor coverings, lighting, business practices and presentation graphics. All lectures and assignments are completed online. Communication is handled via phone, e-mail chat and bulletin boards.
Sheffield School of Interior Design
Sheffield School of Interior design offers an interactive distance learning program in interior design which utilizes a combination of lessons, audiotapes, and videotapes...plus Design Projects you mail to the school and personal conferences available by telephone, fax, mail, or e-mail. There are 30 lessons in all, including topics such as:
- Eye of the Designer
- Planning for People
- Drawing a Floorplan
- Window Treatments
- Color Schemes
- Harmony and Accessories
- Finished Presentation
Build Your Own Water Garden
Learn how to build your own water garden with this free online tutorial which covers determining what type of pond to design, digging your pond, building a waterfall and more.
Diploma in Garden Design
The Institute of Garden Design in the UK offers a Diploma in Garden Design. Its a self-study course consisting of 12 modules where you get unlimited access to your own personal tutor, and you'll submit your assignments via email. The course is a complete learning package, and even includes a starter kit for your first meeting. 'Become a Garden Designer' is crammed full of information, tips and exercises. Constructed by garden design experts, the course distills years of experience, covering every kind of garden. There is no time limit to complete the course and upon completion you'll receive the Diploma certificate.Gardeners' AcademyGardeners' Academy offers online courses for both the beginner and experienced gardener. The gardening courses are self-paced and include email support. Choose a course based on your level of experience:
- First Garden
- A Little Experience
- Average Gardener
How to be a Gardener
'How to be a Gardener' is a two part free online resource prepared in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society! Alan Titchmarsh will guide you through all the modules - you can even earn a certificate!
Hydro-U
Interested in hydroponics? Start your learning here with free online mini-classes, tips, hydroponic basics and FAQ, and even free hydroponic system plans.
Jess Stryker's Landscape Irrigation Tutorials
This website offers a collection of free, illustrated, detailed tutorials on various irrigation topics including:
- How to design a Sprinkler Irrigation System
- How to design a Drip Irrigation System
- How to install an Irrigation System (sprinkler or drip)
- How to select the correct Filter for your Irrigation Water
- How to select the right size and type of Irrigation Pump
- How to Schedule Irrigation for healthy plants and water savings
- How to prepare an irrigation system for the Winter
Landscape Academy
Landscape Academy offers online courses in garden design. Ten courses are available including:
- First Steps Towards Garden Design
- Plants and Trees
- Color and Texture in the Garden
- Establishing Lawn
- The Vegetable and Fruit Garden
- Hardscape, Ornaments and Lighting
National Gardening Association
The National Gardening Association has created The Learning Garden, a series of online courses for gardeners and educators. Courses contain beginner through college level material and the eacher professional development course can be taken for academic credit. Here are some of the courses available:
- Garden Basics: Vegetables & Annual Flowers
- Garden Basics: Perennials
- Exploring the Garden: Plant Growth and Diversity
- Exploring the Garden: Plant Relationships and Cycles
- FROM SEED TO SEED: Plant Science for K-8 Educators
PlantAmerica.com's Garden School
Nurture that green thumb of yours with the free online tutorials at PlantAmerica's Garden School. Choose from the huge collection of over 100 tutorials in a wide range of topics - roses; constructing stone pathways; planting a strawberry pot; pruning shrubs; basic plant care; container gardening; garden crafts; herb gardening and more. Also available are the garden library, gardening resources and the ask a garden expert service. Excellent site!
The University of Vermont
Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor at the University of Vermont, designed this online non-credit course "Herbaceous Garden Plants Online". The course provides knowledge of some of the more common annual and perennial flowers of temperate climates, as well as other herbaceous garden plant groups such as ornamental grasses, roses, aquatics, ferns, bulbs, and wildflowers. In all 200 are covered extensively, and dozens more in lesser details.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech's VTalumNET offers the non-credit online course "Annuals and Perennials". This course is a collection of resources categorized by annuals, bulbs, perennials, and monthly gardening tips. Note that the course is free for Virginia Tech alumni.
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