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Home Comforts : The Art and Science of Keeping House by Mendelson, Cheryl is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Home Comforts : The Art and Science of Keeping House about?

The classic bestselling resource for every American household, Home Comforts addresses the meanings as well as the methods of housekeeping to help you manage everyday chores, find creative solutions to modern domestic dilemmas, and enhance the experience of life at home."Home Comforts is to the house what Joy of Cooking is to food." —USA TODAYFor the first time in nearly a century, here is an engaging and comprehensive book about housekeeping. Far from a dry how-to manual, nor a collection of odd tips and hints, a history book, or an encyclopedia compiled by a committee or an institute, Home Comforts is a readable guide for both beginners and experts of all the domestic arts. Including choosing fabrics, cleaning china, keeping the piano in tune, making a good fire, folding a fitted sheet, setting the dining room table, keeping surfaces free of germs, watering plants, removing stains—this guide covers everything that modern people might want to do for themselves in their homes.Further topics include: making up a bed with hospital corners, expert recommendations for safe food storage, reading care labels (and sometimes carefully disregarding them), keeping your home free of dust mite

Who reads Home Comforts : The Art and Science of Keeping House?

Author

Mendelson, Cheryl

Publisher

Scribner

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780743272384

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Home & Lifestyle, Cooking, Crafts & Hobbies

Rating

4.13 / 5 (2,002 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14