The popular blogger outlines practical guidelines for simplifying a home lifestyle and rendering spaces both peaceful and purposeful while addressing the underlying issues that contribute to home clutter problems.
YOU. Minimalism makeover -- The Becker method -- SPACE. "Us" rooms : decluttering the living room and family room -- Personal refuge : decluttering the bedrooms and guest room -- Iconic : decluttering the clothes closets and mudroom -- Clean sweep : decluttering the bathrooms and laundry room -- The heart of the home : decluttering the kitchen and dining room -- Freeing the mind : decluttering the home office -- Unburdening yourself of the past : decluttering the storage and hobby areas and the toy room -- Your second chance to make a first impression : decluttering the garage and yard -- Special section: minimalism maintenance guide -- FUTURE. A small suggestion -- This changes everything.
Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2018 November #2 No stranger to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's less is more approach, Becker (The More of Less, 2016) provides detailed recommendations for lightening up various home spaces, beginning with those he considers the easiest: living and family rooms. Yet this is more than a guide to how and when to do what; part of Becker's MO is to underscore, not so subtly, the benefits of donating, recycling, and minimizing in general. Ongoing sidebars remind readers what they'll gainâtogetherness, rest, a stronger sense of self, easier hospitality, to name just a fewâas well as reinforce the emotional reasons for doing so, headlined testimony. Suggestions and methodology proliferate, as Becker ends chapters with action recommendations, such as taking before-and-after photos. Checklists throughout ask questions to be discussed, and a minimalism maintenance guide reinforces new buying habits and promotes the idea of downsizing at every stage and age. For readers seeking a no excuses approach to minimizing their living spaces. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews.
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