Description
A practical guide to simple living presents a clutter-free "bare necessities" approach to the home that identifies essential items for the home based on their cost, aesthetic appeal, and environmental and social factors, covering the areas of sleeping, bathing, dressing, cooking, dining, entertaining, cleaning, fixing, and the home office. Original.
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Purge the clutter. Outfit your home with care: The 34 essential kitchen tools. The 9 essential cleaning and fixing products. The 13, and only 13, things a bedroom needs to make it a haven of rest and privacy. Each item has been field-tested and rated for its environmental, social, and aesthetic impact. There is high-tech: the miraculous microfiber mop, the low voltage electric blanket, the truly responsive iron. And there is low-tech: the French press coffeemaker, the can opener, and the feather duster. Practical, entertaining, opinionated, Flanagan's Smart Home is a timely remedy for the age of excess. Above all, it’s necessary. Behind the bath mat, soupspoon, sofa, and lamp lies a far deeper question: how to live.
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