Good Housekeeping Home Skills: Master Your Domain with Practical Solutions to Everyday Challenges - Hardcover

by Good Housekeeping (Editor), Jane Francisco (Foreword by)

"This thorough home companion will reward readers over and over."
--Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review

Make life easier--and get everything done faster!--with 850+ time- and money-saving home hacks for cleaning, organization, maintenance, interior decorating, and more.

Step-by-step instructions and photos will help grads, newlyweds, and home owners create the space of their dreams without all the stress.

The editors and scientists at the Good Housekeeping Institute share genius life hacks that will help you save time and money, get things done around the house, and have fun while doing it! In step-by-step instructions and inspiring photos, they show you 850+ DIY skills for:

- Prepping & Cooking: Make your own spice mixes; prepare the perfect egg.
- House Cleaning & Organization: Clean your house in just 15 minutes!
- Home Decorating & Renovating: Assemble a gallery wall; find the right houseplant.
- Home Maintenance and Repair: Seal a drafty window and fix small appliances.
- Outdoor Living: Plant an outdoor herb garden and learn how to compost.
- Entertaining: Uncork champagne and cure a hangover!

. . . And so much more! QR codes throughout the pages offer additional lessons and video instruction. Whatever home means to you, this book is brimming with invaluable know-how to keep your home in tip-top shape and to help you inject more fun and flair into your every day.

Author Biography

Good Housekeeping is a leading lifestyle media brand offering genius innovations, delicious ideas, style-savvy trends, compelling news and best-in-class products for its 53+ million readers. Behind every recipe is an expert food and nutrition team that created, tested, tasted, and fine-tuned the dish until it was just right.

Good Housekeeping is the home of The Good Housekeeping Institute, a state-of-the-art lab staffed by top engineers, scientists and technology experts. The GH Institute tests and evaluates thousands of products each year and its Good Housekeeping Seal and Green Good Housekeeping Seal are among the most recognized and trusted consumer icons today.

Jane Francisco is the editor-in-chief of Good Housekeeping and the Editorial Director of the Hearst Lifestyle Group where she oversees and develops content across multiple platforms for Good Housekeeping, Women's Day, Dr. Oz The Goodlife, and Prevention. Jane lives with her husband and son in New Jersey.