There is a lot to learn and a lot to think about the concept of "minimalism" in Joshua Becker's "The Minimalist Home". I can't see myself being as hard core as he and his family are, but his book gave me lots of inspiration and practical ways to simplify my life. I look forward to being more focused, more at peace and satisfied with Joshua Becker's practical advice and suggestions—even broken down in helpful lists for all areas of your home and office. I book I will go back to again and again.

I received this book from Netgally in exchange for an honest review!

Have never heard of the author, I thought it would ve refreshing. But sadly was not. It was a very repetitive, and I found his writing style a bit messy. He kept saying things like "in the next chapter". "We'll talk more in the coming pages" etc.. which really bother me. He talks about how to declutter your house room by room, and its mixed withh his experience and real life testimonies,he also added some data about the average American person and house.
This kind of book can always be improved by adding visual input like charts and photoes to help the reader visualising his home office, or his house and the kids rooms, etc.
I think this book is better suited for people who are a bit curious on the subject. Not for people who already are into minimalism or are starting the journey.
The structure of the text is also a bit strange, at 83% we read the acknowledgements, at 85% the notes from the chapters, at 93% there are more testimonies, which could've been better suited in the main body of the book. At about 80% he starts defining what minimalism is a little more detail, which could've been better at the introduction. So I find quite ironic that the book is very messy cluttered with words that are not necessary.

A great book that teaching the skill of decluttering. An easy read that you will enjoy read but also benefit from its lessons. Joshua Becker takes you through all the benefits and strategies for creating your minimalist home, and he includes practical step-by-step tactics and checklists to create and maintain your spaces. It’s impossible to read this book without tackling your own home and then you won’t want to stop, because as your rooms open up, so will your entire world. I recommend this book.

This is the second book of Joshua Becker's that I've read. (First was an audio book of "The More of Less"..

The tips Joshua gave for decluttering were good, although the "how long should you keep it" stuff should have been in the section with the decluttering office tips, instead of thrown in at the end with the "testimonials". The last section got a bit tedious with the "patting myself on the back" stuff. And the section about living according to "what you would like people to thank you for" was a bit weird.

The individual sections that were "boxed in" were difficult to read on kindle, and I could not change the font size or style.

All in all, I don't think this book was that much different from the original book, or had that many new insights from most other de-clutter books. However, it did get me restarted decluttering at least for a few days.

I recommend it for people who want inspiration and tips for decluttering.

Thanks to netgalley for the preview of this ebook.

This book is amazing! Joshua Becker spoke to me in a way that made sense. Instead of running head first into your home and start throwing everything out - you go room by room and declutter with a clear cut purpose. How and why we accumulate so much stuff is a personal thing, but this book gives me hope. I want to declutter. I need to declutter. Thankfully, is showing me how. IF you buy one more thing before you take the plunge into he world of less is more, let it be this book.

I have read several decluttering/minimalist type books. This was a bit more in depth than others i have read. After all, how many ways to declutter are there. Most give the same advise but just packaged differently.

I struggled to get into this book and follow along with it. I don't think I'm the target reader, though I thought I was at the onset. I was looking for practical ways to streamline life, but we have an active family who participates in lots of sports, has lots of hobbies, and use what we own, I couldn't see how to connect the dots to what the author was talking about.

For those who do need to minimize their life, the book does provide a step-by-step plan to do so.

Minimalism is all the rage right now. Whether it be your wardrobe or your home, there are many people who will espouse the principles of a more simplistic lifestyle. There is a lot of information and research that can attest to the benefits of minimalism (it's cost-efficient, time-saving, environmentally friendly, etc.), but what I really liked about this book is that it thoroughly addresses the after of decluttering your life. Other books I have read on this topic take a similar approach to Becker and outline methods to declutter and minimize your possessions room-by-room so that you can focus your time and money on less tangible pursuits such as building a healthier, happier life; however, few address how to realistically maintain this change. Things have a way of accumulating, despite best intentions, and Becker outlines ways you can continue to live minimally well after the initial purge.

Overall, I found this book very easy to understand and very applicable to minimizing an average household. There were many personal testimonies and anecdotes interjected throughout the book, but I personally did not find them to be very useful and skipped through most of them. Others may find these enjoyable to read, but I personally do not need to be convinced that adopting this sort of lifestyle would be to my benefit.

I loved this book! it's short, and to the point. I recently moved house and realized how much stuff i have accumulated over the years....(books don't count as my stuff).

I wasn't sure where to start....and so started following simple advise from this book! Two weeks later,..I've pretty much got rid of lots of duplicate in the house. I am more mindful about replacing those duplicates.

I love the fact that after clean up, you've also got an advise on how to keep it going...(I have a long way to go..but am sure i will get there)

My favorite concept from the book...'think about the purpose of your room', and then start designing it. It really works!

Great book, highly recommend if you are looking to clean up your house.

This is an informative and beneficial book for anyone interested in embracing minimalism, both in terms of minimizing the home and adopting a minimalist lifestyle more generally. Mr. Becker provides an organized approach to minimizing the home, with useful advice on how to go about minimizing each room in the house. I appreciated that Mr. Becker repeatedly emphasized that there was no right or wrong to minimize and that each individual or family needed to determine what approach worked best for them, focusing on what their purpose was for a more minimalist lifestyle. While he often referred to his own story about minimalism and how it had impacted his family, he also provided testimonials from various individuals about their minimalist journey and how it had benefited them. After discussing an approach for minimizing each room of the house and maybe even considering moving to a smaller home, Mr. Becker ends the book with advice on how to maintain the minimalist lifestyle adopted through the process of minimizing the home.

"The goal of minimalism is not just to own less stuff. The goal is to unburden our lives so we can accomplish more." This is a quote by Joshua Becker in The Minimalist Home. Minimalism in your home and life simplifies every aspect of living. The author offers room-by-room examples to streamline possessions and furniture. Objects that are not necessary can be relocated, sold, donated or recycled. This book is not for hoarders: minimalism could apply to most of our homes. Joshua Becker guides through the process to make life simpler and allow more time to do things that really matter. The Minimalist Home is well-explained and provides easy-to-follow suggestions on how to proceed. This is definitely an example of less is more. A useful tool. Thank you to Waterbrook & Multnomah and NetGalley for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

As I am trying to minimalize I was interested in this book and requested it on Netgalley. It is the first book on the subject I have read, but I have been reading lots of blogs on decluttering and minimalism. So, it is not completely new.

I was looking for a handy guide to help me declutter room by room, but the book is mostly filled with stories why you should minimalize and examples/anecdotes of others that have been leading the way. In the end it did not give me enough incentives/tips for my own home.

Overall easily to read book but not practical enough.

"Just because you have space does not mean you have to fill it with stuff."

This is one of the overarching messages that Joshua Becker hopes to impart to the readers of The Minimalist Home. Becker recognises that Minimalism is a popular trend that has many accompanying misconceptions, which he clarifies. The book is based on the Becker method that is anchored on identifying the goals of the minimizing process, it will lead not only the freedom from clutter but also freedom for a better life. He perceives minimalism is a continuous process without a deadline. Since our goals fluctuate with seasons, interests, people coming and out of our lives, acquiring new skills as well as maturing and reflection.

This book fulfils all that it promises by providing an actual step by step, room by room guide to decluttering and drilling to owning things that you actually use and value. Becker also provides testimonies from minimalist coverts as well as his own personal experiences as illustrations.

There are numerous books on the market about minimalism. However, I believe that The Minimalist Home provides a clear, concise and encouraging introduction to the lifestyle.

This book was a really clear, readable book about not only how to achieve minimalism in your home and your life but the benefits of doing so. I really enjoyed not only the authors perspective but the snippets from others that were peppered throughout the book.

The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker very carefully outlines the distinction between trendy minimalist ideas and the philosophy of minimalism. I enjoyed both the ideas and concepts that were new in this book as well as some that I have seen written in other books about minimalism. I felt The Minimalist Home was a very well thought out book that really explained the art of decluttering. I would definitely recommend The Minimalist Home to both beginners and more advanced readers on this subject matter. This book contains practical guidelines that will help you create spaces with intention and purpose.

I have been a reader of Joshua Becker’s blog, Becoming Minimalist, for a number of years. This blog as well as several previous books, give Becker’s take on the reasons why to simplify or minimize your life and possessions. This new book, The Minimalist Home, is a “how to” on minimizing your possessions. Chapters proceed room by room and include chapters on decluttering your living room, bedrooms, bathrooms, kids’ rooms, the garage and more. Each chapter has a discussion of why you might want to declutter this room as well a suggested way of proceeding. The book also includes many quotes from people who have already simplified their homes, and a checklist of what to do for each chapter. The general purpose of the book is well exemplified by this quote from it. “Getting rid of unnecessary objects enables the objects that you do keep to gain in significance.”

For many people, including myself, who have read Becker’s books and blog on a regular basis and have implemented his suggestions already, The Minimalist Home may not be a necessary book. Conversely, for those who want to declutter and simplify their houses and have not yet, this book would be an excellent guide for them. Becker has a clear and organized writing style and has actually completed the process he is recommending for himself and his family.

I received a complementary review copy of this book from the publisher.

I’ve never been one to have a lot of stuff, but after starting to read books about minimalism I realized that I have plenty of things I don’t use anymore, never used, and dong see myself using in the future.

I’ve read a lot of books about minimalism since 2015 and this is one of the better ones. I read The More of Less earlier this year and liked it a lot, and can say the same for this one.

I feel like it doesn’t come across as preachy or extreme, which I like. That said, I feel like it did a great job of inspiring me to continue on this minimizing journey. I still struggle with keeping too many things, but reading this book makes me want to use the method in the book of minimizing by room and I will refer to it to get started. I’m sure I’ll use it as a guideline and while I may not stick to it 100 percent, I feel like just starting will make a difference.

I love that the author talks about being more intentional about purchases, and the benefits that people see when they minimize their homes. I also appreciated the testimonials of people/families and how they’ve benefitted from minimalism.

This isn’t a book about getting rid of things, but rather about the possibilities that can come about when we choose to surround ourselves with things that give us joy and about thinking twice about bringing things into our home that we may or may not use.

I may or may not be preparing for a move soon and looking around and seeing what would need to be packed makes me realize that there are lots of things I can pass on to others who will make better use of them.

I like this book for its aspirational idea that someday I can have an uncluttered house and its step-by-step instructions on how to achieve that goal. As a teacher and a mom, I doubt that I'll ever achieve true minimalism, but I can streamline some parts of my house. It was somewhat helpful to approach this in a different mannyer, but like many teachers, my house is full of books, supplies, and things that are used with students just once a year, but I still need to keep them....

I have this whole idea that I want to be a minimalist. Is it actually going to happen? Probably not. Why? I have kids who have a million toys, a million clothes, and a million things that we just can't seem to get rid of. I also have a ton of my own things. We have moved from a three bedroom home to a two bedroom apartment, so our belongings decreased by at least half, but my goal would be to decrease that by at least half as well. In order to prepare myself for this inevitable clearing out I read The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker. 

Like the Konmari method, this book will teach you how to organize and declutter your home. Unlike the Konmari method, this book will teach you how to do this by going to each room, instead of categories. The idea behind Joshua's minimalist movement is that if we have less stuff, then we have more time to enjoy our lives and our families. I totally get that, and I love that idea. Most of the time the stuff that we acquire is crap that we rarely even use. Things that take up space and time but have no relevant purpose in our lives. 

You can refocus your life on the people in it, and the activities that you want to enjoy doing with those people, instead of cleaning up the possessions that we accumulate over the years. Decluttering can be hard, time consuming and stressful, but the fact of the matter is that decluttering your home can also declutter your mind. 

With step by step instructions, Joshua helps you on your journey through the powerful art of minimalism. I'm still trying to finish minimizing our belongings, but it's hard. It can be scary to get rid of your possessions, but I do know that having less can make you feel incredible. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars, a perfect introduction to the world of minimalism.

This book will change your life! I've been wanting to declutter my home for a long time, but I never really knew where to begin. The popular phrase "Less is more" is something I kept thinking about when I read this book. Why do we have to have so much stuff? We really don't need it all. I think the key thing I took away from Becker's book is to remember to keep only what is of special value to you and get rid of the rest.

In The Minimalist Home you learn how to break down the declutter process room by room. You start with the easier rooms and then move on the harder ones. I like how he outlines this for you and really gives you a lot to think about as you reduce the amount of unnecessary bulk/stuff in your house. I'm still in this process and it's not something you need to get done in a week. Go as quickly or as slowly as you need to. I'm being more conscious of stuff and space in my home and it really has made a difference. I am now applying this to my office at work and it feels great! I definitely recommend this book to everyone!