COUNTRY LIVING HOUSEHOLD WISDOM by Stephanie Donaldson

COUNTRY LIVING HOUSEHOLD WISDOM by Stephanie Donaldson

Country Living: Household Wisdom guides the reader through the home, stopping off in each area to offer advice, tips, traditional recipes and stylish tricks that will help keep good order and create pleasant surroundings. The aim of the book is to offer the reader a useful and attractive work of reference that can be dipped into as the need arises. Scattered through the book will be tip boxes with quick tricks to instantly create a sense of old-fashioned order in a room.

For many setting up home for the first time, housekeeping can seem a daunting prospectNot just hoovering, dusting and a wipe with a damp cloth - how do you clean the silver? Polish that table? Ensure shiny, blemish-free crystal? Household Wisdom from Country Living magazine contains tips and advice on all these dilemmas together with much, much more. Rug and carpet care, curtains and blinds, wooden furniture and fire surrounds, all are discussed and enhanced with traditional recipes and methods for cleaning and care. Special items such as antique textiles, metalware, china and cutlery are covered along with the more mundane: ironing, linen care, clothes and shoes, all delivered in an enlivened yet informative way with historical asides. Freshen your wardrobes with hand-made pomanders, sweeten your drawers with lavender sachets, enhance your store cupboards with easy-to-make syrups, cordials and jellies. Tips on stain removal, pest control and food storage are looked at and a list of specialist cleaning suppliers is included for quick sourcing of materials mentioned. Beautifully illustrated in typical Country Living style, this is an ideal gift for someone setting up their first home. It demonstrates how simply a house can be turned into a warm, welcoming home, sweetly fragranced and well-kept. All accomplished with ease and in country style in a traditional way but with modern living convenience. - Lucy Watson

Stephanie Donaldson runs craft and gardening workshops at the Chelsea Physic Garden and has held similar classes for Country Living and Homes & Gardens. Before she began her career in writing and creative projects, Stephanie was a full-time gardener in charge of a large formal garden. She has also launched a company specializing in rare plants.

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ISBN 13	9781855859548
ISBN 10	1855859548
Title	COUNTRY LIVING HOUSEHOLD WISDOM
Author	Stephanie Donaldson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2002-03-14
Number of pages	128
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