House of Havoc: How to Make--And Keep--A Beautiful Home Despite Cheap Spouses, Messy Kids, and Other Difficult Roommates

by Marni Jameson

Book Overview

The cupboards are overflowing, the linen closet holds towels and tools, and your once tidy family room might as well come with a ringmaster. But that's called living, right? Wrong Marni Jameson is here to prove that you can turn a hectic home into a haven--and do so without being voted off the island. With chapters such as "Kids are Great--They Only Dismantle Your Home One Piece at a Time," you'll laugh as you learn whether to opt for solids or patterns;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073821311X
• ISBN13: 9780738213118
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Any home and garden collection will find this attractive

House of Havoc: How to make - and Keep - a Beautiful Home Despite Cheap Spouses, Messy Kids, and Other Difficult Roommates comes from a syndicated home columnist who shows readers how to take control over home clutter and chaos. Her simple tips tell how to do everything from choose wine glasses that give better drinking experiences to giving rooms spring cleaning or facelifts to make them more practical. Any home and garden collection will find this attractive.

Really Good

Even better than I'd hoped. As a person who has mastered the art of cluttering all horizontal surfaces, this book is just what I needed. Will there be a book signing?

Lots of resources

Marni Jameson's book House Of Havoc gives the reader tons of references to the sites of the experts she has consulted in the writing of her book. Not only is the reading easy, fast, funny and entertaining, It's also more informative than you'd expect a light-hearted book to be. What I learned aboout sheet thread count pays for this book. And I can't wait to try the jeweled ceiling stencil around my dining room light fixture. If you're into home decor, this is a fun book.