The Home Edit
Books | House & Home / Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing
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Clea Shearer
Joanna Teplin
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the stars of the Netflix series Get Organized with The Home Edit (with a serious fan club that includes Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mindy Kaling), here is an accessible, room-by-room guide to establishing new order in your home.“A master class on how to arrange even your most unattractive belongings—and spaces—in an aesthetically pleasing and easy-to-navigate way.”—Glamour (10 Books to Help You Live Your Best Life)Believe this: every single space in your house has the potential to function efficiently and look great. The mishmash of summer and winter clothes in the closet? Yep. Even the dreaded junk drawer? Consider it done. And the best news: it’s not hard to do—in fact, it’s a lot of fun. From the home organizers who made their orderly eye candy the method that everyone swears by comes Joanna and Clea’s signature approach to decluttering. The Home Edit walks you through paring down your belongings in every room, arranging them in a stunning and easy-to-find way (hello, labels!), and maintaining the system so you don’t need another do-over in six months. When you’re done, you’ll not only know exactly where to find things, but you’ll also love the way it looks. A masterclass and look book in one, The Home Edit is filled with bright photographs and detailed tips, from placing plastic dishware in a drawer where little hands can reach to categorizing pantry items by color (there’s nothing like a little ROYGBIV to soothe the soul). Above all, it’s like having your best friends at your side to help you turn the chaos into calm.
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Author
Clea Shearer
Pages
256
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Published Date
2019-03-19
ISBN
0525572643 9780525572640
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"This book changed the way I look at the objects in my home and the things I choose to give some of my precious space to. Love the way the examples are not only pictured but explained in a way that makes organizing and purging not feel so scary or overwhelming. I’ve recommended this book to several friends and own The Home Edit Life as well. Definitely read this one first before moving on to others."
Jamie Moceri
"I wanted to love this book, but I just didn't. I read and thought over the first 90 or so pages, and then skimmed the remaining 166. <br/><br/>The pros of this book: it is really visual—lots of pictures, I liked that it addressed overstock and how to store it, categories of storage and labeling for functionality are addressed, and also their rules for purging were gentle enough to include less functional sentimental items (unlike certain OTHER cold-hearted home organizational books I've read). <br/><br/>The cons: a lot of their designs have a sterile, clinical, unlived-in look. While very organized, it didn't feel accessible or practical to people who don't have a lot of money to go out and overhaul all their current storage methods and solutions I was hoping this book might address the problem facing many people in the area I live in: larger families squeezed into tight spaces due to the unaffordability of local housing (depending on the season your home was purchased). There is also the difficulty of poorly designed homes with difficult-to-solve problems such as no space to hang towels in bathrooms or linen cabinets or closets to store extra towels or sheets. (Creative solutions have been a must for us in the many homes we've lived in, as well as the frugal use of what we have on hand, even if it's slightly ghetto in appearance. For us, organization has been more important than it being completely visually appealing. We needed functionality.) Not everyone has the luxury of space, mudrooms, playrooms, basements, walk-in pantries and closets, laundry rooms, etc.<br/><br/>So, many of their concepts weren't functional for my specific need. I did glean a few tidbits of things I can change, but not enough to make me rave about their book. Practical sometimes really needs to trump aesthetics; not everyone wants to organize by rainbow color order, or to use white writing for labels (difficult to read)."
Jennifer D
"my obsession"
AK Sherman