Good Housekeeping Home Skills


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A practical and attractive handbook with more than 850 essential life skills to get anything done faster and easier The editors and scientists at Good Housekeeping and its lab, the Good Housekeeping Institute, share genius solutions and trusted, expert advice in this how-to guide to making life simpler. With chapters on the kitchen, organizing and cleaning, decorating, home maintenance, outdoor living, and entertaining and celebrating, this go-to resource offers step-by-step illustrated instructions, inspiring photos and sometimes surprising but always practical guidance to get things done. Plus, you'll save time and money and even have fun along the way. The 850+ skills include how to: Store and make your own spice mixes Clean your house in 15 minutes Seal a drafty window Remove water rings from your tables Perk up a grocery-store bouquet Sew a button Plant an outdoor herb garden (and keep herbs fresh after they are picked!) Make the perfect boiled egg Uncork champagne Cure a hangover and so much more! QR codes throughout the pages offer additional lessons and video instruction. Whatever home means to you, this book is brimming with invaluable know-how to keep your home in tip-top shape and to help you inject more fun and flair into your every day.




Simple Cleaning Wisdom


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This Good Housekeeping guide is so simple and smart it will make you WANT to clean! Get a sparkling home in a snap! Whether you’re a cleaning enthusiast or a procrastinator, you’re in luck, because no one knows how to keep a home fresh and tidy like the experts at Good Housekeeping. This room-by-room guide is jam-packed with time-saving advice, including information on hardworking Good Housekeeping Institute Lab-tested products. It features a must-have section on stain removal (a perennial request from the magazine’s millions of readers) as well as welcome advice on cleaning up after Fido and after the kids. Hundreds of tricks and tips for taking care of everything from grease stains to kitchen odors, laundry mishaps, and carpet catastrophes will help you clean faster, declutter more easily, tackle trouble spots, simplify big jobs, and accomplish more in less time. Good Housekeeping Simple Cleaning Wisdom reveals: “Pillow talk” on choosing the right one, when to replace it, and how to protect it against allergens How to fix laundry disasters—including when colors from one garment bleed onto another Three mistakes that ruin wood Patio, porch, and deck spruce ups, plus ideas to keep your grill sizzling (hint: ditch the wire brush) How to put a stop to mold and mildew How to freshen up a guest room . . . fast—and speed clean in the house in minutes




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Good Housekeeping the Complete Household Organizer


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A trusted source of household information has created a spiral-bound reference that will get absolutely anyone organized. Divided into sections devoted to each aspect of running a house, the organizer features write-in pages for recording vital information and personalizing details.




Good Housekeeping Spills, Spots and Stains


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Stains and how to remove them are one of the less appealing aspects of life – but this book is here to help, whether you need to clean a red wine spill out of your new cream carpet, save your favourite dress from that stubborn mascara mark or remove nail varnish from your polished wooden table top. A comprehensive stain directory provides full information on your first and late response measures for every stain and how to deal with the problem on a variety of different surfaces and fabrics. Easy-to-follow sections include Bath and Beauty, In the Kitchen and Life's Little Accidents – with a fully cross referenced and symbol coded index to enable you to find your stain in an emergency or hurry. We also spill the full truth on commercial stain removal products and how they work; testing typical commercial brands, eco friendly makes and traditional home remedies against one another to show which ones really do work – with surprising results.




Good Housekeeping Clean & Organizing


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A special collection of essential cleaning and organizing know-how from Good Housekeeping Home Skills The editors and scientists at Good Housekeeping and its lab, the Good Housekeeping Institute, share genius solutions and trusted, expert advice in this mini how-to guide. Discover how to speed clean any room, remove common stains, and organize your closet and more! Once you’ve tried these life-changing tricks you’ll want to get all 850+ skills found in Good Housekeeping Home Skills, a practical and attractive handbook to get anything done faster and easier.




Good Housekeeping the Complete Household Handbook, Revised Edition


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This comprehensive volume offers the Good Housekeeping Institute's expert advice on everything homeowners need to know, from cleaning a floor to fixing a leaky gutter to keeping a yard looking great.




The Art of Good Housekeeping


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All you need to run a modern home Hundreds of expert time-and-money-saving ideas A must-have for every household This indispensable manual is a must-have for every home. The Art of Good Housekeeping is packed with tried and tested answers to every household query, from how often you should clean your duvet, to how to maintain the exterior of your house. Written by a team of experts from the Good Housekeeping Institute, it tells you everything you need to run a home in the most efficient, safe, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly way. Chapters include Buying a Home, Equipping your Home, Care and Maintenance, Cleaning, and Safety and Security. Topics covered include everyday chores, appliances, planning rooms, buying furniture, legal matters, mortgages, pipes and drains, and gas and electricity. With easy-to-follow, practical illustrations throughout, this book packs a wealth of expertise into one indispensable volume so you can run your home without running out of steam.