Simple Home Solutions: Good Things with Martha Stewart Living [Paperback]

Martha Stewart Living Magazine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 2004

Looking for the quickest way to peel tomatoes? Frustrated by tumbling bed sheets in your linen closet? Not sure how to space seedlings in your garden? Simple Home Solutions provides answers to these and other everyday problems in the kitchen, garden, and around the house. Practical, useful, and inordinately simple, the ideas in this book will help you solve household dilemmas, get and stay organized, and make the most of your time.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter (July 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400054850
• ISBN-13: 978-1400054855
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.3 x 10.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #401,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Expert Advice > Martha Stewart

Customer Reviews

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57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, useful, and not at all cheesy., October 1, 2004

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E. Miller "lainy1976" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Simple Home Solutions: Good Things with Martha Stewart Living (Paperback)

A great book with very practical and inexpensive ideas for all kinds of homekeeping. I am not as type-A as Martha, but you've got to hand it to her - her books are useful, inspiring and usually quite practical (unless it's a craft project - I mean, PLEASE, like I am going to make my own acorn placesetting things). I only rate it 4 stars because I wish there had been more ideas in the book - her books tend to leave you wanting more ideas since what is presented is usually quite good.

One reviewer says this will be a repeat of things you've seen in the magazine. Probably good advice to avoid the book if you already get the magazine. I don't suscribe to Living, so this was actually a nice surprise. As always, smart design, nice pictures and great & very do-able ideas. I flipped through it in a bookstore and now I am getting it for a better price at Amazon.com.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple Home Solutions : Good Things with Martha Stewart Livi, July 27, 2004

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Ellerdine (Croatia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simple Home Solutions: Good Things with Martha Stewart Living (Paperback)

The book delivers what its title promises to deliver: great advice for one's household, wrapped in a wonderful package - the look of the book is, as always with Martha Stewart books, exquisite and right on the money. The only question you should ask yourself before deciding to buy this book is whether you wish to pay for something that is esentially a picture-book with advice that can be found on martha stewart's web page, or that you are already aware of. For me the answer is yes - the book is inspirational for anyone with a sense of aesthetic and the desire to make their home a more beautiful place to live in. The advice is useful indeed and all in one place.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An average offering, July 18, 2004

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Andrew Ritchie (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simple Home Solutions: Good Things with Martha Stewart Living (Paperback)

This book will be a disappointment to subscribers of Martha Stewart Living because many of the ideas contained in the book have been previously published in the magazine. It's essentially a collection of Martha's "Good Things" for keeping things in the house organized, quick cooking tips, nifty ways of peeling vegetables, mixing drinks, making place settings, etc. While I did not really find the book that interesting, because I had seen the ideas before in her magazine, the ideas themselves are excellent, easy and have a 'why-didn't-I-think-of-that' element to them. It would make a perfect housewarming gift for a young person moving into their first apartment or home.