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A dirty guide to a clean home : housekeeping hacks you can't live without / Melissa Dilkes Pateras with Carla Sosenko.

Pateras, Melissa Dilkes, (author.). Sosenko, Carla, (author.).

Summary:

"Melissa Dilkes Pateras is the most competent housekeeper/DIY-project master/home repair genius that you've ever been sexually attracted to. Once she followed her kids onto TikTok and began sharing her years of knowledge, she found a community eager for her approachable, often tongue-in-cheek advice on everything from caulking to why color-coded closets are a spiritual experience. She doesn't care about transforming our homes into a minimal, beige Instagram post. Melissa sees housekeeping as a form of anxiety relief, self-care, and self-esteem-building. She wants us to feel able to take care of our homes in a way that works for us-so we can relax and feel confident inviting others over; in short, to say, "come on in""-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593446379 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : The Dial Press, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"From the Laundry Lesbian you've seen on TikTok"--Cover.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : the birth of the Laundry Lesbian -- Part 1. This is where you get down and dirty -- Organizing -- Cleaning -- Fixing, preventing, installing, and upgrading -- Part 2. This is where you wish your bank account filled up as fast as your laundry basket -- Sorting and washing -- Drying -- Stain removal -- Stripping -- Bluing -- Ironing -- The art of putting everything away -- Repairing -- Part 3. This is where you look after the machine you spent so much money on -- Dishwashers -- Washers and dryers -- Anything else with a filter -- So there you go, now you know.