Whether your home is small or large, an apartment in the city or a
country cottage, it is a space that should be at once beautiful and
livable. The key to that is managing the upkeep without feeling
flustered. Until now, there has never been a comprehensive resource that
not only tells how to care for your home and everything in it, but that
also simplifies the process by explaining just when. With secrets from
Martha Stewart for accomplishing the most challenging homekeeping tasks
with ease, this detailed and comprehensive book is the only one you will
need to help you keep your home looking its best, floor to ceiling, room
by room.
In Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook, Martha shares her
unparalleled expertise in home maintenance and care. Readable and
practical-and graced with charts, sidebars, illustrated techniques, and
personal anecdotes from Martha's decades of experience caring for her
homes- this is far more than just a compendium of ways to keep your
house clean. It covers everything from properly executing a living room
floor plan to setting a formal table; from choosing HEPA filters to
sealing soapstone countertops; from organizing your home office to
polishing your silver and caring for family heirlooms.
Martha Stewart' s Homekeeping Handbook is organized for clarity and
maximum practicality:
Room by Room covers the upkeep of the appliances, tools,
furnishings, and surfaces found in each room, from the entryway to the
kitchen, from the attic to the laundry room.
Throughout the House instructs the reader on the proper ways to
routinely clean and periodically maintain everything in the home,
including dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, polishing, scrubbing, waxing and
much more.
Comfort and Safety focuses on techniques to ensure your home is
running properly and safely, such as recognizing when to clean vents,
fixing a leaky faucet, and eradicating pests.
A-to-Z Materials Guide provides an invaluable resource that explains
the unusual materials that many favorite objects are made of-from
abalone to zinc-and how to care for them so they last.
Encyclopedic yet friendly, Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook is a
seminal work-a must-have for everyone who wants a well-cared-for home
that will endure for generations.
