The author declares that even the dreariest, no-view walk-up can be transformed into a cozy urban oasis using his "eight-step home cure." He asks readers to "listen" to their apartments-appraising what he refers to as the bones, breath, heart and head of the space-before determining ways to streamline.

April Cornell offers specific paint suggestions and quick decorating ideas, including plans for adding bright details (vivid duvets, vibrant tablecloths) everywhere, decorating a child’s room in lively, happy tones, and even entertaining colorfully.

This home decor organizer and inspirational tool features eight fill-in sections easily adapted to each room of the house, and durable pockets to store swatches and clippings. Each section contains space to dream up the perfect room, create project and shopping lists, floor plans, and keep track of measurements.

You've seen their relaxed, comfortable furniture in Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams stores, Crate & Barrel, or Pottery Barn, and admired their accessories while watching Sex & the City or Friends. Now you can learn from Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams how to invest in your nest and live well for less.

Author Lauri Ward walks a reader through the downsizing process, including getting ready for the change, purging, storage and tactics for living in a smaller space.

Peter examines the six key areas of your life: Family, Relationships, Work, Health, Money, and Spirituality. He shows how these unique parts of your life are interrelated that if one is cluttered, that clutter will creep into the other areas and throw your life off balance. Here is a plan to address the emotional and mental clutter that prevents you from living the fulfilling life you deserve.

It is a law of nature: stuff accumulates. Good Things for Organizing shows how to live with stuff comfortably and creatively. In chapters organized room by room, Good Things for Organizing offers a wide range of ingenious ways to tame the clutter, from the basement to the garden shed.

Hartie concisely covers a wide range of subjects and includes a comprehensive listing of advisory organizations, product and service resources. From banishing toxic products in your home to removing clutter, this book covers every way to create a healthier, more balanced home.

This step-by-step guide to achieving your own beautiful rooms is based on Nates signature style and innovative approach to design.

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

Today's teens have a lot going on from what after-school activities to choose, to what college to go to, to what job to get, the list of things to do and think about is huge. And the amount of junk -- mental and literal -- that accumulates is even bigger. Peter Walsh will give you the steps you need to keep what is necessary, purge what is not, and organize and prioritize everything in between.

You've seen their relaxed, comfortable furniture in Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams stores, Crate & Barrel, or Pottery Barn, and admired their accessories while watching Sex & the City or Friends. Now you can learn from Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams how to create gorgeous, yet completely comfortable style in your own home.

Stewart's exhaustive handbook features a handy "how to use this book" introduction; a room by room guide with weekly, monthly, and seasonal checklists; tips for cleaning, creating a comfortable and safe home, and moving; and a guide for identifying and caring for materials in your home.

The 51 projects included here maximize every inch in order to make the most of a small space. The apartments and lofts profiled here prove that small-scale efficiency as well as beautiful, thoughtful design can overcome the apparent constraints of a tiny setting.

Got a minute? That's all it takes to conquer clutter! Organizing guru Donna Smallin offers hundreds of quick tips for storing all your household items. The latest in Storey's best-selling One Minute Organizer series, The One-Minute Organizer A to Z Storage Solutions offers practical advice based on the time-tested principle that everything — absolutely everything — has its place.

Anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by clutter and chaos will welcome this clear, easy-to-follow system to organizing a room, home or office. Helps you identify why you keep clutter, what types of clutter, and how to decide where it goes.

This book aims to help readers live well with their pets, creating a harmonious environment in which both animals and humans are happy. It will walk readers through each area of the home, from the kitchen to the backyard to the bedroom, providing practical advice and helpful how-tos for keeping things neat, pet-friendly, and still chic.

More ways of staying squeaky clean from an arbiter seen frequently on TV and already boasting 1.5 million copies of her books in print.

The Simple Home presents six paths to simplicity, each illustrated by human-scaled, unadorned homes with straightforward floor plans and forms. The Six Paths to Simplicity: 1. Simple is Enough, 2. Simple is Thrifty, 3. Simple is Flexible, 4. Simple is Timeless, 5. Simple is Sustainable and 6. Simple is Refined.

Blanke challenges readers to follow her example in discarding 50 things; tossed items range from old clothes to the need to be right. Suggestions range from the humble (Have a swap party for your outgrown clothes) to the ambitious (Clarify who you are), and her scope and environmentally conscious mind-set make the book a rousing call to total transformation—one mismatched sock at a time.