Looking for a new way to set a table? Need to remove an ink stain? Fresh out of toothpaste? From imaginative ideas to innovative tricks to in-a-pinch fixes, "Real Simple Solutions" is packed with hundreds of easy and inspired ways to help you live better. Following the success of "The Organised Home", their top-to-bottom guide to streamlining your surroundings, the editors of "Real Simple" have compiled hundreds of creative and practical everyday solutions for every part of your life - encompassing cooking, cleaning, decorating, entertaining, dressing, grooming, working, and more. With no-nonsense content and large, lush photos, this stunning hardcover book does double duty as an indispensable household resource and stylish addition to the coffee table. "Real Simple Solutions" resolves life's little complexities - and allays the stress that accompanies them. The book is chockablock with ideas that are smart, surprising and easy to do, and perhaps best of all, cost little or no money Whether they're step-by-step directions for hand-washing delicates, a soup-to-nuts list of pantry essentials, or new uses for newspaper, readers are guaranteed rock-solid, timeless information and advice. Inspired by the magazine's perennially popular "Simple Solutions" section, the book logically organizes ideas by activity and presents each chapter in a consistent, clear, and artful fashion, page after page.
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165 of 169 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
All kinds of tricks and tips from Real Simple Magazine,
By Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (COMMUNITY FORUM 04) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Real Simple Solutions: Tricks, Wisdom and Easy Ideas to Simplify Everyday (Hardcover)
I like "Real Simple" magazine but I don't like saving the back issues. (I have enough clutter, believe me.) So the editors of this excellent magazine have compiled all kinds of tricks and ideas into this single volume. It's a lot of fun to read and has some very helpful stuff for keeping your home in order.
The chapters include: 1. Grooming 2. Getting Dressed 3. In the Kitchen 4. In the Office 5. Cleaning 6. Decorating 7. Entertaining 8. Celebrating 1. Grooming includes how to unclog your drain. I am going to go try this; my bathroom sink is not draining properly. Here, you dump a cup of baking soda down and add a gallon of boiling water.. Naturally, the grooming section is homemade recipes for face scrub, toothpaste (?) and fun ideas like freezing aloe vera gel for sunburn relief--if you KNOW you are just going to go get burnt, you might as well prepare. 2. Getting Dressed has hints on mending, washing dainty things, 3. In the Kitchen--not the best part of the book, I thought, some basic recipes and how to use a wine bottle as an emergency rolling pin. 4. In the Office; someone peeked in my desk drawer at work, because there is a suggestion for supplies like toothbrush and toothpast and a lint roller, plus some basic makeup. I have this. They didn't find the hair dryer and shampoo I keep in the office bathroom in case I get drenched or sweated out and have to do my hair over at work..hahah. Another suggestion, spare house keys! Good idea. 5. The cleaning section has a stain removal guide, probably worth the book for this alone. 6. Decorating, lots of tips, but most useful, how to paint a room. 7. The entertainment section has fun things like freezing berries to make colorful ice cubes for summer drinks, and how to buy for a cocktail party. The book ends with all the marvelous things you can do with dental floss, aside from flossing between your teeth. Good for the newly-wed or just-got-first apartment couple. This is a pretty volume that would make a welcome gift for just about anyone.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
the book is Real Simple - but don't let that deter you,
By Jennifer Aron "med student" (La Jolla, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Real Simple Solutions: Tricks, Wisdom and Easy Ideas to Simplify Everyday (Hardcover)
This book reads extremely fast. The page layout is attractive (just like the magazine), but alas this arrangement includes a lot of white space. Many of the tips are too familiar, e.g., sprinkling lemon juice on your fruit salad to prevent browning, and some advice is applicable only to homeowners or parents (I am neither - yet).
Still, there is enough novel advice to make this volume worthwhile for a poor student who appreciates tips for organizing and entertaining. I recommend this for a housewarming gift. note: book is hardcover.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Ideas!,
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This review is from: Real Simple Solutions: Tricks, Wisdom and Easy Ideas to Simplify Everyday (Hardcover)
Love this book! If you're in to modern storage solutions or want the best of the best products... this is your book! Great coffee table book.
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