The marvelous home decor, storage, and tidying-up tips featured in House Love: A Joyful Guide to Cleaning, Organizing, and Loving the Home You're In by Patric Richardson with Karin B. Miller, who pay homage to the endless comforts of a well-cared-for dwelling, will inspire even the most reluctant homemaker to begin tackling long-neglected projects around the house.
With a lighthearted, sunny tone and entertaining anecdotes, House Love dedicates individual chapters to the entryway, kitchen, bedroom, outdoor spaces, and more, delving into the design and individual character of every space in the house and offering novel, inexpensive hacks to freshen up tired rooms. Deep-cleaning instructions are followed by a "ten-minute clean" option for when time is limited, and the authors even present creative music playlists to clean by.
Richardson and Miller are the Minnesota authors of Laundry Love, the former known on TV and radio as "The Laundry Evangelist." As a true connoisseur of the domestic science that is housekeeping, he absorbed clever, cost-saving tips from his mother and grandmothers, and has adapted them for current times. At the center of the book is Richardson's 1883 brownstone in St. Paul, Minn., a place steeped in old-world charm and elegance that offers a perfect canvas for fun, contemporary flourishes to elevate everyday living, such as a disco ball in the laundry room.
Richardson believes in small extravagances that go a long way toward creating uplifting experiences, such as luxurious toothpaste and fresh flowers. It's a mindset that readers of House Love will find delightfully contagious. --Shahina Piyarali, reviewer