Martha Stewart's Organizing: The Manual for Bringing Order to Your Life, Home & Routines

by Martha Stewart

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

It's hard to imagine Martha Stewart being disorganized at home, and the fact is, she's not. Her ideas for home organization help keep your things in place, of course, but the book guides you on which projects you should logically take on next with checklists, tips and strategies to keep you on track with all things related to your home and your life.

The ultimate guide to getting your life in order—with hundreds of practical and empowering ideas, projects, and tips—from America’s most trusted lifestyle authority

Trust Martha to help you master all things organizing—sorting, purging, tidying, and simplifying your life—with smart solutions and inspiration. Here, she offers her best guidance, methods, and DIY projects for organizing in and around your home. Topics include room-by-room strategies (how to sort office paperwork, when to purge the garage or attic), seasonal advice (when to swap out bedding and clothing, how to put away holiday decorations), and day-by-day or week-by-week plans for projects such as de-cluttering, house cleaning, creating a filing system, overhauling the closet, and more. Martha’s indispensable expertise walks you through goal-setting, principles of organizing, useful supplies, and creating systems for ongoing success. A look into Martha’s own personal calendars offers a template for scheduling essential tasks. Last, plenty of strategies, how-tos, timelines, and checklists will help you stay organized all year long.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781328508256
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/07/2020
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	29,012
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.09(d)

About the Author

Martha Stewart is America’s most trusted lifestyle expert and teacher, and the author of more than 100 books on cooking, entertaining, crafts, homekeeping, gardening, weddings, and decorating.

Editorial Reviews

11/18/2019

Stewart (Martha Stewart’s Cookie Perfection) turns her discerning eye to organization in this beautifully photographed and impeccably designed guide to organizing everything. Starting with a sensible list of organizing principles and provisions (among them tackling one room at a time, doing a little work every day, and making the most of every square inch of space) and her top 10 organizational tools (including bins and baskets, drawer inserts, and lazy Susans), Stewart divides the book into three broad categories: Organize Your Year, Organize Your Home, and Organize Your Routine. Wondering how long to keep beauty products? In a comprehensive chart, Stewart tackles the top 12 items found in most bathrooms, including mascara and sunblock, covering how long each lasts and how to extend the life of each. Not sure how long bacon and other kitchen staples last? Stewart enumerates items, shelf life, and how to store items. Need a list to keep one’s Thanksgiving preparations on point? The author’s begins a month before Thanksgiving and ends the day after. Stewart also includes instructions for a few charming craft projects, including map coasters for Father’s Day. This thoughtful, empowering offering will inspire even the most unorganized. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

Even Marie Kondo devotees might find this a far more practical approach to stuff and life.” –Booklist "This book is absolutely fantastic…superbly well done!” -–Dr. Oz    —

From the Publisher

12/06/2019

Lifestyle expert Stewart offers suggestions for getting and staying organized in her latest book, the culmination of decades of research for her magazine and TV shows. As expected, both time-tested and fresh ideas are packed into an attractive format (heavy on bullet points, charts, and checklists) that lends itself to browsing or quick reference when tackling a particular challenge. Part 1 helps readers organize the year with color-coded calendars. Part 2 is a room-by-room guide to organizing items stylishly and offers storage solutions and projects for combatting clutter. The last part focuses on routines for everyday life (even showering) and special occasions by outlining supplies, manageable steps, and schedules. VERDICT Readers on a budget or establishing a household will find inspiration and customizable ideas here. Those seeking a philosophical discussion about downsizing or decluttering as they undertake organizing should also look to Margareta Magnusson's The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning or Joshua Becker's The Minimalist Home.—Bonnie Poquette, Milwaukee

Library Journal