Whether we are talking about the recent graduate getting a first apartment or the Grandparents moving to a smaller place, there is always something that we know that could help them make the transition.
Better Homes and Gardens has published a book called,"Making a Home - Housekeeping for Real Life". This is a great book for starting a new home. There are tabbed chapters on :
- Organization
- Cleaning Routines
- Surface Care
- Furnishings Care
- Kitchen Keeping
- Living & Dining Rooms
- Bedrooms & Baths
- Linens & Laundry
- House Systems
- Home Environment
- Entertaining
- Etiquette
- Records and References
Plus - - Resources
And - Index
Every chapter is full of excellent information on everything from Super Solutions to Basic Helpers. There are notes on many pages with Smart Ideas, Home Remedies, and Tip Tags.
If this is a first home you can access information on the basic equipment needed in a starter kitchen. Learn the different types of baking pans and what they are best for. What staples are recommended for a well-stocked pantry? What to purchase, guidelines on appliances, how to load a dishwasher and kitchen safety are just a few of the topics covered in the chapter on Kitchens.
Each chapter is a full of useful information. Learn about upholstery, carpet, wood furniture, and lighting in the Living & Dining room chapter. In the Bedrooms & Bath chapter you can go from such basics as How to Make Your Bed to Cleaning Bathrooms.
Whether this is your first home or if you have been there for thirty years, you will find something in this book to help you with your home. This great book can be yours. Just enter my CONTEST:
Making a Home Tips: Ideas to help those setting up housekeeping
.Between now and May 31, 2004, send me your best (original - or at least not copied directly from another site - we want to know you have tried it and it works) tips for those who are setting up housekeeping or reorganizing the home they have.
Keep your entries short (100 words or less), simple and easily understood. Originality and uniqueness count. Digital pictures accepted if they help the clarity of the tip.When I have read all of the tips, I will choose my favorite and announce the winner in my June article at Household Tips. Most of the tips will be used in my June article.
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