Book Description
The international bestseller How Clean Is Your House? is a new kind of cleaning book—full-color, hilarious, and fun. Packed with trade secrets and inventive cleaning solutions, it goes through the house room by room, offering doÂ's and donÂ'ts, step-by- steps, and before-and-after “grime scene” photographs.
Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie are known as “the queens of clean” from Lifetime Television and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Tips include:
• Use a banana peel to dust plants; the dust clings to the skin and the juice nourishes the leaves
• Leave laundry detergent to soak in your bathtub overnight—the tub will gleam in the morning (no scrubbing required)
• To loosen dirt and grease inside the microwave, put a few slices of lemon in an uncovered bowl of water and cook on high for 3 minutes.
Customer Reviews:
Good Book.......2007-10-14
I love the show and was disappointed that Lifetime no longer shows it but BBC still doesn
The book is great. I have learned a few things that I have never seen on the show.
Just makes you want to get up and clean something! .......2007-10-02
Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie tackle some of the messiest houses on two continents, and they do it with humor and style. Just because you're elbow deep in muck is no reason not to look elegant! (I especially like their glamorously trimmed rubber gloves.)
This terrific companion book to the TV series, "How Clean Is Your House," isn't a comprehensive guide on how to clean anything and everything. It's just a fun little book with hundreds of tips from Kim and Aggie. It's hard to keep reading though - you keep wanting to get up and dust something!
The chapter called "Getting Started" includes both ladies' preferences for putting together an essential cleaning kit. Kim and Aggie prefer simple, easily available things like white vinegar, salt, baking soda, lemons, laundry soap - even denture cleaning tablets. It's amazing how common items and a little elbow grease work miracles if you know when and where to use them.
Other chapters offer advice on Kitchens, Living Rooms, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Pets and Allergies.
These ladies really know how to motivate people and make cleaning fun!
Recommended
Love These Ladies!.......2007-09-19
Excellent book, makes me want to clean my house! I like that they use so many common household supplies (lemons, baking soda, vinegar, etc.) instead of commercial chemicals.
Hip, Funny and Helpful.......2007-08-18
Gotta love these two old British biddies with their "Oh my gawds" style of speaking. Their show is grand and the book is not bad. One of my peeves is on the show they use the term "biological powder" but never tell you what that is. A friend says it's "Fab" but that's just detergent, right? The girls don't mention what biological powder is in their book nor own their website. This is frustrating. Other than that, it's a good romp about how to clean your house - start in the bedroom first! - and move to the front (or bottom) of the house. Super advice. Good writing. Nice presentation. Lots of colorful photos.
How much happier a clean house makes you........2007-08-10
Kim and Aggie change lives- If you have never seen the TV show, these women go into homes that should rightfully be condemned, clean them from top to bottom, and return them to the owners with stern warnings to "keep it clean". The book is an extension of this fantastic show that literally transforms people's lives. One can easily underestimate how much cleanliness and order contributes to a happy life. This book is a great guide to achieving and maintaining such order. The cleaning tips and methods are smart and easy and the cleaning solutions they use made from borax, salt, vinegar, baking soda, lemon to name a few are "cheap and cheerful". Cleaning made fun.
Book Description
Now you can work like a pro-and accomplish all your maintenance, repair, and decorating projects more easily, at less cost, and with better results. Takes you through every task you'll ever face as a homeowner, presenting handy hints and savvy shortcuts.
Customer Reviews:
Helpful hints indeed!.......2006-03-22
This book is surprisingly fun. You name it and this book has a tip on the most effective way to do it. I bought this book in conjunction with two other home maintenance and repair books and it has many items that were not covered in the other two. I only gave it three stars because I will probably only refer to this one after the other two to verify that there isn't an easier way. What would make this book better? I say combine this book with their "New Fix-It-Yourself Manual" (my top choice), and you have an ace book!
This book is amazing........2002-01-15
I have not bought this book...yet. I recently borrowed it from the library, and will keep renewing it until they force me to return it. When they do, I intend on hunting it down at my neighborhood bookstore.
This book is very comprehensive for the do-it-yourselfer that is just starting out, and contains many neat tips and tricks that even the expert handyman would not have known. The book is extremely useful for everyday stuff, and even has instructions on those once a year fix-it items.
The book is arranged in different categories, such as Lawn & Garden, Plumbing, Electrical Appliances, with subcategories like pruning, toilets, and washer/dryer. About half of each page is covered with colorful handrawn pictures that apply to the tips listed. Most tips don't have pictures, but these are usually ones that don't require them. The other half of the page contains detailed instructions on how to replace/repair/install items of importance. These instructions have real pictures of the process, and are wonderful for reference.
I would recommend this book to anyone who owns a home. Once you buy it, read everything once so you'll know what's in there, then put it in an accessible place so you can grab it at a moments notice.
Excellent source of clever ideas and tips.......1999-10-21
While not a comprehensive home repair guide (superficial instructions and difficult to see and poorly labeled photos and diagrams), this book is a useful addition to a home repair library. When tackling a home repair, the book provides numerious time-saving and result enhancing suggestions on how to make the job go more smooothly with a higher quality outcome.
Excellent source of clever ideas and tips.......1999-10-21
While not a comprehensive home repair guide (superficial instructions and difficult to see and poorly labeled photos and diagrams), this book is a useful addition to home repair libraries. When tackling a home repair, the book provides numerious time-saving and result enhancing suggestions on how to maket the job go more smooothly with a higher quality outcome.
A must for every home owner!!.......1999-05-08
As a single parent and homeowner, I can't tell you how handy this book has been. If you don't have a friend, relative or spouse who's a handyman, you definitely need this book. I've been able to save enough money to furnish my home. I've purchased many of the Reader's Digest books in the past and found them to be of high quality and excellent value. This book contains step-by-step procedures and instructions that are depicted in numbered color photos that makes easy work of repairs and maintenance-plus you are assured it's done right.
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As a home repair columnist and a handyman myself, this book has been in my reference library since it was first published in 1995. Clear, well-organized, well-indexed, filled with useful illustrations and diagrams, this is a great book for anyone interested in learning about how to maintain their home, keep appliances running, and fix many things they might never have imagined they could. You will recoup the cost of this book the first time you don't have to call in a pro for a simple home repair!
Book Description
The biggest, best organized, and most complete collection of money-saving, time-saving home and workshop hints and tips ever assembled. More than 2,000 ingenious, truly useful tips and tricks for the home handyman.
Customer Reviews:
books.......2007-01-09
If you're AT ALL inclined to do your own work around the house, books of this type pay for themselves several times over. Just one repair you read about in this book and do yourself will pay for the entire cost of the purchase. Excellent investment, even for the novice. Instructions are clear and easy to follow.
Ten Thumbs Up!.......2001-09-06
When it comes to home repairs, I am all thumbs. I've had leaky faucets and toilets for years. Patching drywall, fixing locks, and replacing glass in windows used to require a call for professional help. Until I bought this book. It contains easy to follow, step by step directions with terrific pictures. I've saved hundreds of dollars since purchasing it. Simply terrific!
Get this book and never loan it out!.......2001-01-01
I'm on my fourth copy of this book. Mine tend to vanish like the morning dew juat as my neighbors begin their spring garage cleanup. . . My bro-in-law has one as well, but he insists that the fact that my name is written in indelible SHARPIE marker on the front is just a tribute to me and my helpful nature. . . This book has more helpful hints in introduction than most do in the first 5 chapters. And it just goes on and aon and on!
With actual real life applications for stuff you'll find lying around your garage (from old buckets to wire to old useless hose), this book is a true boon for anyone looking to clean up their act (and their garage) and make the time they have to spend on projects less of a fight to just keep the cords straight!
I highly recommend this book for anyone that knows they own at least 4 tape measures, but can't find one to save their lives!
Well worth the cost, and as well constructed as the book is, it will last a lifetime!
Readers Digest Helpful Hints.......2000-07-22
I recieved my first Readers Digest Helpful Hints five years ago.
I was so impressed, I got copies for my two sons and son-in-law.
It is something I would not want to be without.
It really does have helpful hints found nowhere else.
I thank you for Readers Digest Helpful Hints.
Sam Mallett
Book Description
Hundreds of practical ideas for sorting, evaluating, and getting rid of all those material items that get in the way of a simplified lifestyle.
Customer Reviews:
*****Pleased By Content*****!.......2007-09-19
Small book but packed with loads of information. Mostly common sense stuff I think but we wouldnt be buying this book if we were doing those things to keep our house uncluttered! I suggest this book to anyone! I enjoy it !
Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas (Simplicity Series).......2005-08-03
delivery was prompt. book in good condition
Seven steps to unclutter your home.......2004-10-25
An easy to read format with several tips/ideas on each page covering all the clutter zones with suggested systems to simplify your home.
Each idea is presented in a paragraph format, about three sentences with basic details. The book consists of 176 pages of these ideas with seven to ten on each page with many being similar and pretty basic in concept. There are some tips that are used for more than one room, so when another room is discussed this tip is presented again with examples.
I think if someone stopped and tried to come up with ideas for how to organize their house they would easily have the format for this book, because it read like many thoughts jotted down in sentence form.
Many of the tips make sense and may be overlooked when trying to tackle the task of uncluttering years worth of collections and junk. Finish one room before attempting another, for every new item brought into the home toss out five items, plan activities around garbage day.
There are a few tips and recommendations that I did not agree with or really understand the need. When going through your home to decipher what is clutter, think in terms that each item is sacrificing space. The question to ponder is do you want the space for this clutter or for breathing space. The tips are presented with suggestions, but I did not get the sense that the author has done all these steps due to the lack of personalization to these ideas.
Unclutter your home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas is a quick read, good for someone who might need a push in this direction and certainly a wise investment for someone to kick in their new year resolution come holiday time. Most of this is just common sense and not too difficult to begin the process. I had time to kill while at the library and wanted to see what I might have overlooked when arranging my house.
Ok, color me surprised but it *works*!.......2003-04-11
Although a lot of these ideas boil down to common sense, (open the mail each day as it arrives and while standing next to the recycle bin, for instance) I do have to say that reading this book inspired me to do some *SERIOUS* uncluttering. I've only owned it a month and in that time I think I've thrown out, sold, or donated about two dumpsters worth of things I was holding onto for all the wrong reasons. For the first time I'm enjoying getting rid of things, and making room to actually have places to put things away. Let's just say I used to browse for costume jewely in online auctions, but now I drool over storage accessories. Sigh. (Another lifelong clutterbug bites the dust.) In short: yes, I'd have to say that the book was very helpful, at least in providing that intial kick-start that so many of us pack rats need.
Unclutter Your Home.......2001-10-26
I found this book to be very helpful. There were many ideas that are really just common sense but you need someone to point them out to you. For example, just the idea that everything has a place and mail once opened never goes into a pile, but gets filed or thrown out. My piles are now a lot less. There are many other great tips and ideas and it is sometimes helpful to hear things over again. It is also one of those books that you can pick up when you just have a few minutes and get something out of it.
Book Description
These journals, record books and notebooks make wonderful gifts and are ideal for notes, recipes, record-keeping, reference and late-night jottings. They feature appealing photography and are a perfect way to keep organized.
Customer Reviews:
Fabulous and Lovely!.......2005-04-29
This book gives charm to chores, yet is meticulously detailed and easy to use. I highly recommend it both for home reference and as the perfect housewarming gift!
Disappointing!.......2004-10-12
This book should be entitled "The Obsessive-compulsive's Guide to Keeping House". The lists of tasks to do daily, weekly and monthly were more than a little overwhelming. If you did all the things this book says you need to do to keep a clean, orderly home then you will have little time for anything else. There are some good ideas in here, but they are overshadowed by the to-do checklists. Also the pictures in this book are of rooms with a very sterile, minimalist look to them. Boring. The rooms are indeed clutter free and spotlessly clean, but lack character and warmth. A little like living in a hospital.
I was very disappointed with this book.
It's like a Bible if Cleanliness is next to Godliness........2004-05-06
How did you learn to keep house? From your mother? From your maid? Well some of us didn't pay attention to our mothers. And some of us didn't have maids.
Finally, we have a book that tells us how to keep our house clean. It is a quality book that is well organized into simple sections for easy reference. I'll keep mine on the shelf in the kitchen next to my favorite cookbooks.
When my grown daughter saw my copy of "Keeping House. . .", she said, "I always wanted to know how to keep fruit fresh." And quickly found that information in the book.
I ordered three more copies for my three grown children. It's a "keeper".
Inspiring, good-looking book.......2004-04-26
This is a beautiful book, clearly done by someone with a great sense of esthetics. Under "Clean House Basics," it states, "A well-kept home will improve your mental wellbeing--if your home is in order, the rest of your life will feel manageable." This is certainly how I feel, even though my home is rarely totally in order. This book includes lots of good strategies for achieving and maintaining organization. The spiral binding allows the book to lay flat, for easy reference. "Keeping House" would make an excellent shower present, housewarming gift, or just a fine addition to any library.
GUYS NEED THIS BOOK TOO!.......2004-04-24
I must say that when my girlfriend gave me this book, I thought it was a strange choice for me, but as I read through, I found tons of useful information that would help a lot of bachelors. I also think it would be a great book for married guys to score points with the wife! The book itself is very well organized, broken down into different sections detailing helpful hints for all areas of the home. This is one of those books that will stay on my bookshelf for a long time, and be referenced often. Great photos too! This would make a great gift for anyone.
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Shameless Shortcuts: 1,027 Tips and Techniques That Help You Save Time, Save Money, and Save Work Every Day!
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Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things: 2,317 Ways to Save Money and Time
ASIN: 0899093914
Release Date: 2005-05-12 |
Book Description
Ingenious ways to save precious minutes and hours on daily tasks and household routines Short on time but long on chores? If your housework is driv-ing you crazy, you need to get shameless. Shameless Shortcuts, that is. This clever book gives you the secrets you need to do the job you want-while saving time, money, and effort. In Shameless Shortcuts you will discover: -The top 10 shortcuts for the 5 worst time-wasters -Strategic ways to use email to save time -5 simple tax return shortcuts that save you time-and money -Fast fixes for clogged toilets, blocked drains, and faulty faucets -Gift ideas that take 2 minutes
Customer Reviews:
Always Looking for New Tips to Make Life Easier?.......2006-03-08
You get 18 chapters covering topics like:
"Going Places Without Going Crazy"
"Shop Smart, Shop Fast"
"Great Garden Shortcuts"
"Bathrooms and Laundry Room,"
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Each tip is short, so keep this around to dip into when you have a few minutes now and then. Some of the ideas may be familiar (put baking soda/vinegar in drains to keep them clear of clogs, or save unwanted gifts to give to others). Others will surprise you (you can ask funeral homes for left over flower arrangements).
Customer Reviews:
Not what I expected.......2006-08-08
Sadly, this book spends more time being funny than it does offering sound advice and instructions for actual home maintenance. If I had bought it for entertainment purposes, it would have been great, but I got it to help me care for my home...something it doesn't do.
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Jerry Baker's Supermarket Super Products!: 2,568 Super Solutions, Terrific Tips & Remarkable Recipes for Great Health, a Happy Home, and a Beautiful Garden (Jerry Baker's Good Home series)
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2568 Super solutions, terrific tips & remarkable recipes for great health, a happy home, and a beautiful garden.
Customer Reviews:
more than satisfied.......2007-05-08
I purchased this item for my daughter.She first used it at the half-way house where she is a care-taker for three young men. She wanted a copy of the book for herself so she could try out different recipes at home. She uses it a lot.
Fantastic Resource.......2005-05-27
I have thoroughly enjoyed going through this book. I have not been able to try everything, but what I have tried works. The book is written so that it is easy to follow. There are hundreds and hundreds of "recipes" and tips which can be used to remedy any number of situations around the house/yard/garden. The best thing is that most of the ingredients were already in my kitchen cabinet - at least for the things that I've wanted to try so far. I also appreciate that this book provides alternative methods to the use of hazardous chemicals/pesticides. Additionally, this book provides a wonderful offering of recipes for self-care (pampering) such as lotions and tonics, and hair and skin care. Even if you've never even THOUGHT about making your own "stuff," this book will introduce you to any number of concoctions that you can have fun experimenting with. I highly recommend this book... have fun seeing what works for you!
Book Description
Clean smarter, not harder! That's Donna Smallin's cleaning motto, and now she shows readers how to do it in just minutes a day. The One-Minute Cleaner Plain & Simple is the perfect handbook for busy people who might never find the time for a top-to-bottom household scrub, but do want to keep their living areas clean, sanitary, and clutter-free.
Two broad sections, Ready, Set, Clean! and Challenges Inside and Out, cover every cleaning situation the reader is likely to face. Room by room, challenge by challenge, Smallin's handy tips keep dirt and grime at bay. A few minutes each day is such a small price to pay!
Customer Reviews:
It's Not Torture..........2007-06-08
This book appeals to me because it is written in such a way that you can really get something accomplished. Smallin encourages "a clean house, one small task at a time." And, she is encouraging, because her attitude is that cleaning--for her anyway--is therapeutic,not torture (as I have previously thought). This change in attitude came, for me, from using the Flylady techniques, which also encourage housecleaning a bit at a time. Previously I would have thought that it would never work--there was way too much to do. But, broken down into little steps, housework is not that overwhelming.
The author gives many different approaches to cleaning--seasonal, day by day, special occasion. It's like a smorgasbord of cleaning systems you can pick and choose from, according to what works for you.
I liked this book and would recommend it to my daughters or anyone who wants a clean house but doesn't want to spend all day getting it.
It seems to be, though, a condensed version of the author's other, larger book called "Cleaning Plain and Simple". If you want the shorter, compact version, get this one. If you want a more thorough book that goes into more depth of cleaning how-to's , then I'd recommend the other one. They are good in their own right, but you don't need to purchase both of them (as I did!), thinking this one was filled with ideas on how to clean something in one minute (I wish). It takes one minute or less to read the page and then it takes, well, whatever it takes you, to get the job done.
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