The phrase ‘Home sweet home’ comes to mind when looking through this collection of beautiful photographs and interior design ideas for contemporary and comfortable living.

‘Sustainable Preservation: Greening Existing Buildings’ takes a look at the choices architects can make when renovating or upgrading existing (mainly public) buildings.

If you’re keen to start growing your own vegetables and herbs – and perhaps you’re even thinking about building a planter box for them using the step-by-step guide published in this issue – then this book is for you.

Furniture made from recycled wood pallets is having a bit of a fashion moment – and if you’re keen on introducing a rough-hewn industrial look to your home, but are less keen on the price tag such items can bear, then this could be the book for you.

Sarah Moore’s Vintage Home is an ode to the simpler and more wholesome times when things had to be made, rather than bought.

The third instalment in the Architecture Now! Houses series from Taschen features 60 of the world’s most impressive new homes.

The need for urban dwellings is strong as Gestalton compiles 33 examples of houses in the city without showing any quality of life sacrificed.