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1) Life skills: from organizing your kitchen to saving a houseplant, money-saving hacks and easy DIYs you need to know

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"Need help unclogging a drain? Can't seem to keep a plant alive? Just want to finally know how to fold a fitted sheet? Let BuzzFeed's NIFTY make your life a whole lot easier. With NIFTY: Life Skills, you'll learn simple tricks, helpful hacks, and super easy DIYs to increase your how-to knowledge. This book teaches you everything you need to know-even things you didn't know you needed to know! Based on the most searched topics on NIFTY's site and social...

2) Laundry love: finding joy in a common chore

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Richardson, Patric

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"Patric Richardson, aka the "Laundry Evangelist," reveals his revolutionary methods for cleaning clothes-and making laundry loads more fun. Doing laundry is rarely anyone's favorite task. But to Patric Richardson, laundry isn't just fun-it's a way of life. After years of running Laundry Camp at the Mall of America for thousands of eager learners, he's ready to share his tips, tricks, and hacks-bringing surprise and delight to this commonly dreaded...

3) How to manage your home without losing your mind: dealing with your house' s dirty little secrets

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"Bring your home out of the mess it’s in—and learn how to keep it under control! Housekeeping expert Dana K. White shares reality-based cleaning and organizing techniques that will help you learn what really works. Do you experience heart palpitations at the sound of an unexpected doorbell? Do you stare in bewilderment at your messy home, wondering how in the world it got this way again? You’re not alone. But there is hope for you and your...

4) Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

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You don't have to live overwhelmed by stuff—you can get rid of clutter for good! Decluttering expert Dana White identifies the emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter and provides workable solutions to break through and make progress.

While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can't purge it all and start from nothing. Yet a home with too much

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5) Natural cleaning: DIY solutions for the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, office, and more

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"Protect your health, reduce waste, and be a better steward of the Earth by making the switch to natural cleaning products with these 43 easy recipes!A clean house should not come at the expense of your health. Common household cleaners are not kid-friendly or pet-friendly—or lung-friendly, or skin-friendly. Store-bought cleaners that contain bleach and ammonia, drain cleaners, toilet cleaners, and more are the cause of thousands of household...

6) 201 everyday uses for salt, lemons, vinegar, and baking soda: natural, affordable and sustainable solutions for the home

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"This is a handy book chock-full of home cleaning solutions using the most basic and versatile of ingredients: salt, lemon, vinegar, baking soda"-- "Save money on home cleaning products with 201 natural cleaning solutions that use four simple, versatile, and inexpensive ingredients: salt, lemon, vinegar, baking soda, and olive oil. This is an essential reference for anyone interested in thrifty, natural, and sustainable living! Clean is the new...

7) How to keep house while drowning: a gentle approach to cleaning and organizing

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"For anyone tired of staring at the same mess every day but struggling to find the time and willpower to fix it, popular therapist and Tiktok star KC Davis presents a revolutionary method of cleaning to end the stress-mess cycle"--

8) House love: a joyful guide to cleaning, organizing, and loving the home you're in

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Richardson, Patric

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"Discover the joy of cleaning with this cheery and thoughtful guide to tidying up and turning your house into a home. Patric Richardson is known as “The Laundry Evangelist,” but his genuine love for household chores extends far beyond the laundry room. His philosophy is simple: tidying up is a privilege and a task you do for those you love (including yourself), and there are a million ways to infuse joy into the everyday tasks behind maintaining...

9) Declutter like a mother: a guilt-free, no-stress way to transform your home and your life

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"Successful business entrepreneur Allie Casazza shares her powerful and proven method for clearing the clutter in our minds by first clearing the clutter in our homes, the place where transformation begins"--

10) Clean my space: the secret to cleaning better, faster--and loving your home every day

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"Clean My Space takes the chore out of cleaning with Melissas incredible tips and cleaning hacks (the power of pretreating!) her lightning fast 5-10 minute “express clean” routines for every room when time is tightest, and her techniques for cleaning even the most daunting places and spaces. And a big bonus: Melissa gives guidance on the best non-toxic, eco-conscious cleaning products and offers natural cleaning solution recipes you can make...

11) How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets

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Bring your home out of the mess it's in—and learn how to keep it under control! Housekeeping expert Dana K. White shares reality-based cleaning and organizing techniques that will help you learn what really works.

Do you experience heart palpitations at the sound of an unexpected doorbell? Do you stare in bewilderment at your messy home, wondering how in the world it got this way again? You're not alone. But there is

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12) The home edit: a guide to organizing and realizing your house goals

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Theres decorating, and then theres organizing. From the Instagram-sensation home experts (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. 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...

13) Lovable livable home: how to add beauty, get organized, and make your house work for you

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Petersik, Sherry

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Sherry and John Petersik are the married duo who chronicled their home improvement adventures on the hit DIY blog Young House Love, which spawned a New York Times bestselling book of the same name, as well as product lines sold by Target, Home Depot, and more. Their new book, Lovable Livable Home, is packed with thoughtful advice, doable DIY projects, and inspired spaces to help you create a home filled with beauty and meaning that works for everyone...

14) The year of less: how i stopped shopping, gave away my belongings, and discovered life is worth more than anything you can buy in a store

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"In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy--only keeping her from meeting her goals--she decided to set herself a challenge:she would not shop for an entire year....

15) Beautifully organized: a guide to function and style in your home

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"In 'Beautifully organized', Nikki teaches you to: assess your home to transform the spaces within to enhance your lifestyle; declutter and curate your possessions to keep what is useful and meaningful; clean with efficiency, adding an element of pleasure to everyday tasks; organize so you can find what you need, when you need it; beautify and decorate to create a welcoming atmosphere for family and friends"--Page 4 of cover.

16) Never too busy to cure clutter: simplify your life one minute at a time

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Doland, Erin Rooney

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An organizational daily devotional shares practical advice and small project ideas for enabling a cleaner, better organized and less cluttered home in spite of busy schedules, sharing a year's worth of suggestions ranging from "Extreme Refrigerator Makeover" to "Laundry Bankruptcy."

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18) Remodelista: a manual for the considered home

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The definitive field guide to creating simple, beautiful interiors from the team behind the inspirational home site Remodelista.com. Learn how to achieve this thoughtful aesthetic with lessons from personality-filled houses, as well as a close look at standout kitchens and baths. You will also find easy ingenious DIY and storage ideas, editors' picks of the 100 most enduring (and attractive) household objects, and a primer on the ins and outs of...

19) Cozy minimalist home: more style, less stuff

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Smith, Myquillyn

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Explains how to decorate any room of a house by starting with what the homeowner already has to create a simple, cozy, and inviting home. Well-loved blogger Myquillyn Smith, known as the "Nester," teaches us how to decorate any room of our home starting with what we already have and using just enough of the right stuff to get the unique style we want.

20) New Order: a decluttering handbook for creative folks (and everyone else)

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For readers of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and The Power of Habit comes a revelatory, witty guide to a clearer home and a more creative mind.

Can a decluttered space fuel a creative mind? Heck yes, says organizing expert Fay Wolf, who has helped everyone from Hollywood celebrities to schoolteachers to work-from-home parents achieve a simpler, more fulfilling life. Here, Wolf outlines...