The Home Edit Life

          

The Home Edit Life: The No-Guilt Guide to Owning What You Want and Organizing Everything by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin

Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The authors of The Home Edit and stars of the Netflix series Get Organized with The Home Edit teach you how to apply their genius, holistic approach to your work life, on-the-go necessities, and technology.

At home or on the go, you don't have to live like a minimalist to feel happy and calm. The Home Edit mentality is all about embracing your life--whether you're a busy mom, a roommate living with three, or someone who's always traveling for work. You just need to know how to set up a system that works for you.

In the next phase of the home organizing craze, Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin go beyond the pantry and bookshelf to show you how to contain the chaos in all aspects of your life, from office space and holiday storage to luggage and pet supplies. Get to know your organizing style, tailor it to your family's lifestyle, and lead the low-guilt life as you apply more genius ideas to every aspect of your life.

Clea and Joanna are here to remind you that "it's okay to own things" in the quest for pretty and smart spaces. With The Home Edit Life, you'll soon be corralling phone cords, archiving old photos, arranging your phone apps by color, and packing your suitcase like a pro.

Angie’s comments: There are a lot of photographs, and each photograph has a explanation of what, how and why they organized it that way. While I can't implement their system for my whole house yet (based on money and space), I can certainly use their ideas to organize a drawer or two and build from there. 

Recommended for readers interested in organizing (and not necessarily getting rid of things).

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Small Garden Style

Small Garden Style by Isa Henry Eaton and Jennifer Blaise Kramer

Summary: Petite gardens align with the movement to live smaller and create a life with less stuff and more room for living. But a more eco-friendly and efficient space doesn't have to sacrifice style. In Small Garden Style, garden designer Isa Hendry Eaton and lifestyle writer Jennifer Blaise Kramer show you how to use good design to create a joyful, elegant, and exciting yet compact outdoor living space for entertaining or relaxing.

A style quiz helps you focus in on your own personal garden style, be it traditional, modern, colorful, eclectic, minimalist, or globally inspired, then utilize every inch of your yard by considering the horizontal (floor), vertical (walls), and overhead (ceiling) spaces. Eaton and Kramer recommend their favorite plants and decor for small gardens, along with lawn alternatives and inspiration for making a fire pit, front door wreath, instant mini orchard, boulder birdbath, patterned vines, perfumed wall, and faux fountain with cascading plants.

You'll learn how to design stunning planters and container gardens using succulents, grasses, vibrant-colored pots, and more. Nothing lights up a little garden more than a well-considered planter. It's the welcome statement at the front door, the conversation centerpiece at the outdoor dining table, and the piece that naturally softens the patio. However small your garden, Small Garden Style will transform it into a magical, modern outdoor oasis. 

Angie’s comments: I enjoyed the beautiful pictures and lists of plants that this book featured. This book can be used for any size garden, not just small gardens. 

Recommended for readers interested in gardening plans. 

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Beautiful Wreaths

Beautiful Wreaths: 40 Handmade Creations Throughout the Year by Melissa Skidmore

Summary: Create your own spring, summer, fall, or winter wreaths using artificial flowers to welcome guests all year round.

Why wait for Christmas to hang a wreath on your front door? Beckon family and friends into your home with your very own handmade, statement-making wreath centerpiece during any season!

In Melissa Skidmore's childhood home, the front door was never without a gorgeous wreath to welcome a guest. Now, she brings the same creativity, warmth, and comfort into every family home. Beautiful Wreaths provides forty rustic farmhouse-style wreath tutorials for every season. Choose from artificial spring flowers, summer greenery, fall branches, and winter evergreens to craft your own stunning art piece:

• Spring Floral, Egg and Moss, and Grapevine Bunny Wreaths for Spring
• Clay Pot and Succulent, Lavender, and Hanging Basket Wreaths for Summer
• Cornucopia, Fall Leaf, and Pumpkin Wreaths for Fall
• Winter Greenery and Frosted Pinecone, Christmas Tree, and Snowman Wreaths for Winter
• And more!

Including non-traditional wreaths that use old rakes, vintage picture frames, chalkboard, and burlap bags, Beautiful Wreaths also features basic supplies and tips for wreath making, wreath form basics, and bow-tying tutorials. This the perfect guide that belongs to any crafter's and home decorator's shelf. 

Angie’s comments: The wreaths are very cute and the directions are easy to follow with lots of pictures! The steps are simple, all the more better for beginners like me.

Recommended for readers who want to make gorgeous wreaths!

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Decorating with Plants

Decorating with Plants: What to Choose, Ways to Style, and How to Make Them Thrive by Baylor Chapman

Summary: Houseplants are more popular than ever before--especially with millennials, who are setting up their homes for the first time and discovering that nothing can add energy, style, and that essential "lived-in-ness" to their spaces better than a little bit of green. Whether it's a statement-making fiddle-leaf fig or a tiny tabletop succulent, a houseplant instantly elevates the look of your home. But where to begin?

In Decorating with Plants, Baylor Chapman walks readers through everything they need to know to bring houseplants into their home. First, there's Plant Care 101: from how to assess light conditions to tricks for keeping your plants alive while on vacation, Chapman gives readers the simple, foundational info they need to ensure their plants will thrive. Then she introduces us to 28 of her favorites--specimens that are tough as nails but oh-so-stylish, from the eye-catching Rubber Tree to the delicate Cape Primrose. Finally, she guides readers through the home room by room: Place an aromatic plant like jasmine or gardenia to your entry to establish your home's "signature scent." Add a proper sense of scale to your living room with a ceiling-grazing palm. Create a living centerpiece of jewel-toned succulents for a dining table arrangement that will last long after your dinner party. From air purification to pest control, there's no limit to what houseplants can do for your home--and Decorating with Plants is here to show you how to add them to spaces big and small with style.

Angie’s comments: Sure to inspire you, this book is full of great information about house plants. I found some ideas for my office and home. The photos are large and beautiful. 

Recommended for readers interested in house plants.

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Focus on Indoors

It is cold outside, so here is a selection of books to make you focus on the indoors (where it is much warmer).    The Family Handyman editor 100 Weekend Projects Anyone Can Do: Easy Practical Projects Using Basic Tools and Standard Materials Request this item Stephen O'Brien The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft Request this item Becky Rapinchuk Simply Clean: The Proven Method for Keeping Your Home Organized, Clean, and Beautiful in Just 10 Minutes a Day Request this item If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today!

A Simplified Life

A Simplified Life: Tactical Tools for Intentional Living by Emily Ley

Summary: Do you long to simplify the demands on your time, energy, and resources? Have complicated responsibilities, overwhelming to-do lists, and endless clutter left you feeling overwhelmed?

Busy wife, mom, entrepreneur, and bestselling author Emily Ley knows how you feel. With a growing family, increased work demands, and more, she understands the struggle it is to keep the plates spinning.

In A Simplified Life, you’ll find Emily’s strategies, systems, and methods for permanently clearing the clutter, organizing your priorities, and living intentionally in 10 key areas—from your home and meal planning, to style and finances, parenting, faith life, and more. Emily will show you how to truly make the most of your days with realistic, achievable, and tactical tools.

Walk alongside Emily through each page of the book, working through her simple strategies toward your own goals as you simplify and make space for what matters most.

Angie’s comments: It is a quick and easy read, although that doesn’t mean the ideas are easy to implement. It is basic with just the right amount of information to not overwhelm. There is some Christianity mentioned, but it is brief and doesn’t saturate the book.

Recommended for readers who want help with their lifestyle.

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