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Houseworks: Cut the Clutter, Speed Your Cleaning and Calm the Chaos (Paperback)

by Cynthia Townley Ewer (Author)
Key Phrases: specialty organizers, clutter session, cleaning tote, Information Central, Master To-Do, Launch Pad (more...)
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"... a thorough, readable and helpfully illustrated guide to cleaning and organizing." -- San Diego Union

"... you will definitely improve the cleanliness and functionality of your household." -- Seattle Times

"The information is presented in manageable chunks, so it's easy to read about and tackle one task at a time." -- The Times

"[Houseworks] is so complete that even the very tidy will learn something about how to run an ultra-organized household." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Product Description
America's leading housekeeping expert shows you how to de-clutter, organize, and clean your home, with easy-to-remember tips for every job, from keeping your bathroom clean and doing the laundry to sorting out paperwork and organizing the family photo album. Where there is hope, there is help. You can win the chore wars!
  • Author, founder, and editor of the top-ranked website OrganizedHome.com
  • Introduces easy-to-remember tips for organizing the home
  • Step-by-step photographs throughout show how easy it is to reach your goal


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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: DK ADULT (March 20, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0756613612
  • ISBN-13: 978-0756613617
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,801 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous book!!, September 7, 2006
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This is the best book I have ever seen (and I have seen many) on household organizing. Beautifully presented with clear instructions and photos on folding fitted sheets and towels, organizing children's rooms, information on how long you can safely freeze foods and keep foods on the pantry shelf, cleaning products and tools, and many other tips on how to make life run more smoothly. I liked it so much I ordered one for my daughter as she moves into a new home -- off to the right start. A wonderful resource for any home.
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76 of 80 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for clutter busting, April 7, 2006
I have a lot of trouble with clutter, so I read a lot of these books--and this one is the best I've ever seen. It doesnt just tell you how to get organized, but all the photos are so beautiful and show you how to do it.

This book is so funny, too. My husband kept asking me why I was laughing. He wanted to know why I was cracking up at a book about cleaning the house.

This would be a great wedding gift or for a sister or a friend.
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99 of 110 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best book on household organization and cleaning routines I've ever seen, March 27, 2006
Cynthia, I've long admired your excellent site, Organized Home, but this book is in a class by itself. I think it's excellent, like you I taught myself organization from scratch.

Along the way I learned from great books by Don Aslett (Clutter's Last Stand), Bonnie McCullough (Totally Organized), Jeff Campbell's Speed Cleaning trio of books, and the classic by Peg Bracken, The I Hate To Housekeep book.

Yours outranks all of them. They are still permanent residents on my shelf of household organization books, but yours has just become the book I want to give as a gift to young couples, new parents, new homeowners and anyone I really care about.

Way to GO girl! you really rocked my socks off today! Wow what a book!
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