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Remodelista: The Organized Home

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Tons of ideas on how to organize every area of the house. What I particularly liked about this book is that every effort is made to avoid the use of plastic items for storage and organizing.

Gorgeous photos make this book a delicious eye candy.

A worthwhile book as a gift for a new home owner or anyone wanting to replace the plastic items in their house for more lasting and environmentally friendly ones.

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Geared towards lovers of the minimalist look, Remodelista: The Organized Home is a straightforward, no-nonsense view to a more organized home. Room by room, accessible and achievable suggestions on how to create a place for everything are presented. Readers serious about getting their home in order may find the shopping guide of potential retailers helpful.

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Loved it! Had to buy it! I follow Remodelista on Facebook, Instagram and they send me emails but there is nothing better than being able to immerse yourself in a hard copy book! Beautifully presented and produced.

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I like the Shaker simplicity this book conveys. Lovely photos and very simple. Not sure this would be on my top organizing/decorating books list.

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Decluttering is the best - seriously, get yourself a bunch of labeled jars and shelves and hang everything and you will feel so much better. Or, at least, you won't trip over the piles of books and stuff left on the floor.

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I had high hopes for this book but it fell short for those who live on a very tight budge and want to make the dollar go a very long way and still make there home look stunning.
The photos are beautiful and undeniable amazing to look though even in a PDF file I was in awe of the amazing photos. At one point I found myself laughing when it mention a 300 sqf bedroom as small. My first apartment was 300 spf. I found quickly that this wasn't a book for my budget at all. Instead it was for the dream home we all know we want but will never have.
I loved the paint colors but nothing was taken into accountable a mother with 4 young children or grandparents who want to have there grand children enjoy there home.

While it is beautiful this book and ideas a not idealist for those on budgets with families.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Artisan for the advance copy.

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Beautifully photographed and well laid out this book is a beautiful manual for how to live. With an emphasis on simplicity and organization the author encourages you to live well, cherish a few well made things and contribute to a less cluttered home and world.

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I'm about to move home so this was the perfect time to read about organising the home, room by room. I loved the idea to have a book with tips and recommendations about how best to organise (and decorate let's be honest) the home in a certain style. A minimalist and even nordic style that I really appreciate. However, about halfway through my read, the book turned from nice decor recommendation to lifestyle advice, which I didn't appreciate.

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If you're already a home interiors blog/Pinterest obsessive like me, there won't be masses of new ideas here. Still, I got some good tips, and it certainly encouraged me to always choose glass/wood/ceramic/leather over plastic.

The general aesthetic isn't to my personal taste - I find an all-neutrals look very boring - but if that's your bag, the photography is beautiful.

Overall, although I didn't much like the style aesthetic, I will incorporate several of the storage and organisation ideas. This is worth a look.

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The answer to your organization questions, from the Pinterest-worthy minds behind the inspiring website Remodelista. Packed with easy-to-implement tactics, worthwhile daily rituals, and the gorgeous photographs Remodelista is known for, this book will help you create a calm, uncluttered home that lives, breathes, and reflects your inner zen master.

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Remodelista: The Organized Home by Julie Carlson and Margot Guralnick is a sleek and organized book that inspires that theme for the home. There are lots of great ideas, separated by room, along with suggestions and resources for finding organization materials and supplies. Great photos throughout and tips for quick and easy changes for those who are overwhelmed by the idea of organizing their whole house.

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Clean, straight-forward guide to simplifying your life by reducing clutter and streamlining your every-day routine. Beautiful pictures and succinct descriptions. I've read several different organizational/life-simplifying books and this one was definitely clear and consice. However, I felt that most of the suggestions were ones that I had seen before on Pinterest or other lifehack-type sites and so it didn't feel as original as I had hoped for.

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This is a bit like having a manual for your home. Unfortunately, my home is a little too untidy to look like anything photographed in the book but I did pick up a few handy tips. It's a very visual book which I liked and has plenty of examples. Julie and Margo have an eye for detail and know lots of people with very pretty houses. A little too high-end for me although the kitchen advice was very useful

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A step by step guide to organising your home - this goes through each part of your home step by step giving you the best ways to organise your home in a realistic and practical way. A fantastic read, highly recommended!

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This book is simple, it takes you space by space, list the products used, but encourages you to look around your home and see what you already have and can repurchase.
There are so many awesome tips and tricks, that I kept stopping and actually doing what it suggested right then!
Now this was the tips I needed!
Definitely FIVE stars!

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While this book has many useful ideas and a HUGE resource section, many people might find its modern and minimalist approach off-putting. If you are a person who prefers buying vintage or using thrift shops and flea markets, for example, take their suggestion to use baskets for storage and buy vintage instead of pricey and new. Or add an eclectic touch to corralling items by finding vintage trays.

The book's approach is also minimalist and I think doesn't take in the reality of people's lives. For example they recommend having only twice as many dinner plates as there are people in your household. If I live alone, does that mean I only have one person at a time to dinner? And how do I find these plates when many dinnerware sets come with four place settings.

Even so, there are good practical ideas here, some of which everyone will want to adopt.

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I read home decor and organizing books for breakfast! I thought I knew all of the tricks of the trade but damn! I have officially been schooled and have learned of so many new sources for my obsession.

After a year of travel.....I am ready to transform our home yet again!

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The level of organization shown in the photos in this book gave almost gave me hives. Seriously, I think I’m allergic to this level of perfection.

However, I do like some minimalism and, neatness allergies notwithstanding, this book is full of gorgeous pictures, innovative techniques, and terrific resources.

Now, I’ll tell you right now, this book didn’t change my life. It didn’t make me rush out and throw way all my ‘stuff’ (I love my ‘stuff’ too much), but it did inspire me to be a bit more organized…and you know what? A little organization, a little ‘everything in its place’, makes for a much less stressful life.

The author does present a rather monochromatic world – everything in the book is in neutrals, whites and beiges and ecrus. Once in a while there was a pale green or dark plum. It was very calm and peaceful and lithium-pretty. I’ll admit that I longed for some color – any pop of color. But it was still impressive and remarkably manageable.

And I loved all the resources the author gives. Tons of places for shopping or planning!

In the end, I was inspired to make a few little changes and I like the very noticeable way my life has eased because of those changes. The book is inspiring and quite lovely. I just need a tiny bit of lived-in mess in my life.

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