House of Havoc: How to Make -- and Keep -- a Beautiful Home Despite Cheap Spouses, Messy Kids, and Other Difficult Roommates

by Marni Jameson

Overview

The cupboards are overflowing, the linen closet holds towels and tools, and your once tidy family room might as well come with a ringmaster. But that's called living, right? Wrong! Marni Jameson is here to prove that you can turn a hectic home into a haven--and do so without being voted off the island. With chapters such as "Kids are Great--They Only Dismantle Your Home One Piece at a Time," you'll laugh as you learn whether to opt for solids or patterns; what constitutes "indestructible flooring"; how to organize your house from top to bottom; and how to decorate so home appeal goes up and blood pressure goes down.

House of Havoc is that indispensable guide for making the most of the house you have without driving everyone around you nuts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786746125
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	01/26/2010
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	444 KB

About the Author

Marni Jameson is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and serial home improver who writes regularly for the Los Angeles Times, Woman's Day, and other publications. She lives with her family in Colorado.

Editorial Reviews

Jameson (The House Always Wins: America's Most Trusted Home Columnist's Guide to Creating Your (Almost) Perfect Dream House) promotes realistic home organization with a sense of humor. There are no illustrations, but the book offers lots of great lists from professionals, covering everything from how best to organize your kitchen to easy interior design, sandwiched between Jameson's amusing personal tales of woe. This fun book will appeal to fans of Erma Bombeck; however, Regina Leeds's One Year to an Organized Life is a more helpful title.

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