Feather Your Nest: The Complete Guide to Outfitting, Cleaning, Organizing, and Caring for Your Home - Softcover

Harris, Cerentha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569243557 ISBN 13: 9781569243558

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2005

Synopsis

Keeping house is an art that many of us have lost. With more of us working long hours outside the home and spending less time within it—mainly chasing after kids or crashing out on the couch—we don't have time to make the bed, let alone polish the silver. And yet we love our homes and want them to be comfortable, clean, and safe—we just need someone to tell us how. Cerentha Harris, herself a harried working mom, offers practical, stylish strategies for cleaning and caring for the home. She understands the concerns of today's readers. Her tips are time saving and easy to follow, and whenever possible they're environmentally sound: Instead of relying on expensive, and perhaps harmful, chemicals, Harris shows us how to tackle the toughest of home tasks with earth-friendly cleansers and a bit of ingenuity and elbow grease. For anyone who has ever wondered how to decorate on a budget; wash a feather-filled duvet; baby-proof, pet-proof, or burglarproof; sanitize the kitchen and deter pests; clean textured wallpaper (bread works best); or otherwise make their home stylish, cozy, and truly their own, Feather Your Nest is an indispensable, delightful companion.

About this title

About the Author

Cerentha Harris is deputy editor of the (sydney) magazine (Australia). She has also edited the "Domain" column of the Sydney Morning Herald, and has been a key organizer of Australia’s Young Designer of the Year Award. Cerentha lived in New York for seven years, where she worked as a freelance researcher for Martha Stewart Living and George magazine, among others. She lives with her husband, Brian, and son, Jack, in Rushcutters Bay, Australia.

Reviews

Heloise has her hints. Along comes Australian journalist and Martha Stewart Living veteran Cerentha Harris to provide more inclusion tips for Gen Xers, among others, who've not succumbed to the let-someone-else-do-it home syndrome. Organized room by room, this is more than a clean-it-yourself guide; expect advice on everything houselike from how to buy lighting to the avoidance of moths. Practicality is Harris' byword, and her work is filled with personal anecdotes (check her counsel on mosquitoes and other household pests) and sidebars such as choosing a vacuum cleaner and arranging a linen cupboard. Fun facts, too, will keep readers amused; after all, isn't it great to know that British research proves that too clean a house doesn't allow its inhabitants to build up their immune systems? Another "good thing," as the home doyenne would comment. Barbara Jacobs
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Edition details

• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1569243557
• ISBN 13: 9781569243558
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400