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| Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home | 
 enlarge | Author: Martha Stewart
Brand: Martha Stewart
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
Buy New: $25.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  154 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 752
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.8
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.5 x 2.2
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MPN: 4055
ISBN: 0517577003
Dewey Decimal Number: 640
EAN: 9780517577004
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
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Product Description
A lifetime's worth of homekeeping know-how, this towering volume is sure to be one of the most comprehensive books on the subject. Let Martha show you around the home, teaching you everything you need to know in order to clean, care for and maintain it along the way.
Amazon.com Review
Martha Stewart's new home reference book is a must-have for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that it's gorgeous. Printed on thick, glossy pages covered with subtle sepia photos and that perfect Martha-blue as an accent color, Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook is a pretty and practical package for everyone: "all mothers and daughters, fathers and sons who have a room, an apartment, or a home to care for." Stewart's exhaustive handbook features a handy "how to use this book" introduction; a room by room guide with weekly, monthly, and seasonal checklists; tips for cleaning, creating a comfortable and safe home, and moving; and a guide for identifying and caring for materials in your home. Curious? Take a look at some excerpts below. You'll be sweeping and shelving your way to a happier home in no time. --Daphne Durham
How to Use This Book: An Excerpt
 When the first issue of Martha Stewart Living was published in 1990, I could not have begun to anticipate how wide-ranging our readers' homekeeping concerns would be. Since then, we have discovered new solutions to age-old problems, brought in experts to advise us on very specific questions about very specific?c concerns, and experimented with all the new (and not so new) home-care products. Over the years, I've brought these lessons home with me, too, which has made me more organized and made my homes better cared for and maintained.
Households are busy places, works in progress where there is always something needing immediate attention and always something more that can be done. With that in mind, I have organized this book to address the tasks at hand and also to address the "more that can be done" for when you have the time and the inclination go beyond the essentials.
It starts with the big picture--an examination of every room and everything you will find within each. The eleven chapters in the "Room by Room" section take you on a tour through the house, focusing on the surfaces and furnishings you might find in any room, and offering strategies for their care and maintenance. Starting with the kitchen, the central staging area in any home, these chapters open with practical space-planning advice, followed by the golden rules of organizing. This information is intended to help contain your belongings and make each room clutter-free and functional. Relevant homekeeping concerns particular to each room are explored in depth--so stain-removal basics appear in "Laundry Room," the best way to clean grout in "Bathroom," and easy sewing repairs in "Utility Spaces." The equipment essential to each room is also addressed, so if you are considering what kind of bathtub to install during a bathroom renovation or whether a gas or electric range would best suit your style of cooking, you will have the information necessary to make such an investment with confidence.
Organize Your Kitchen: Martha's Golden Rules
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| Customer Reviews: Read 149 more reviews...
 Complete and at your fingertips December 30, 2008
This is a compendium of homekeeping that everyone needs. Not all of us were raised with a "Martha" mom and can't call home to find out how to do all those necessary tasks well or at least not incorrectly. And alas, you CAN do things wrong - which might be worse that not at all. (I washed everything together my first time on my own and voila! grey whites, size 0000 woolens, etc.) Get this for yourself, give this to all children on their own (yours or not). It makes a great housewarming gift, as well, and will be much appreciated for years to come.
Invaluable information December 21, 2008
This resource homekeeping book provides the latest up to date information about safe and green home products and procedures. Invaluable information.
So much info included, just a few pages are worth the entire book. December 20, 2008
Great ideas to re-set your home care. There is a list of what to do every day, week, season that is worth the whole book.
Now I make my bed while still in it - save tons on cleaning products too October 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Two suggestions alone made my life easier. First, after making my bed using Martha's method, all it takes in the morning is a tug at one side, folding the sheet over the covers, then doing the same on the other (one I get out of), fluffing the pillows and I am done! Second, the vinegar and water solution is truly the best for cleaning laminate floors - no longer any residue build up left by commercial cleaners - and costs just pennies.
Plus the daily, weekly etc. schedules for the various tasks are practical and easily adaptable to personal lifestyles and regional climate needs. Last, but not least, the intro may be longer than is customary, but I strongly suggest reading it first to get a complete picture of Martha's philosophy for this book. I bought this copy as a gift for one of my granddaughters, after she saw my copy and expressed interest in borrowing it. This truly is a homekeeping book for all ages and stages in one's life.
Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Guide September 20, 2008
I've given this book twice as a bridal shower gift. Both girls said it will be their bible. One is now married for a year and has already referred to this book three times for helpful information.
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