The Martha Manual: How to Do (Almost) Everything ― Lifestyle Expert Martha Stewart's Practical Cleaning, Organizing, and DIY Handbook

If you're a fan of Martha Stewart—or just someone who loves being organized, prepared, and a little extra—The Martha Manual is a must-have. This book is exactly what it promises: a comprehensive guide to doing everything better, from folding a fitted sheet to hosting a dinner party or even painting a room. What I love most is how approachable and practical it is. Martha breaks things down step-by-step with clear instructions, beautiful photos, and plenty of her signature tips. It covers so many areas of everyday life: homekeeping, gardening, entertaining, travel, and even pet care. It’s not just for seasoned homemakers either—it’s perfect for anyone who wants to level up their life skills. I’ve already used it to organize my linen closet, prep for guests, and plan a more efficient weekly routine. It’s the kind of book you keep on hand and reach for again and again. Martha really thought of everything, and it shows. The gorgeous covers also make it a perfect coffee table book when not in use! Highly recommend as a gift or a treat for yourself—you won’t regret it!

The How to be a Good Woman of our time. Theres nobody more qualified to publish and distribute advice about handling the day-to-day tasks of taking care of your home than Ms. Martha Stewart. From cleaning sink drains to learning how to use a steamer, this book has it all. Having acquired a home with high-end appliances from a generation prior, this book has been a life-saver. It has helped me to learn how to use a lot of the very helpful appliances I have around the house to their optimal functionality, saving me tons of time and money! A must-have for every woman that strives to keep her house a tidy home.

I really don't like Martha Stewart too much and don't buy her recipe books, but this book I borrowed at the library with the idea in my mind that if I was not able to teach my kids how to take care of themselves for some reason, a manual of some sort would be nice to have around. This book really covers a lot of topics. It's broken up into Organize, Fix and Maintain, Refresh and Embellish, Clean, Launder, Craft and Create, Garden and Grow, Host and Entertain, Enjoy, Cook, Celebrate, Care for Pets. Each topic then covers a wide variety of subcategories ranging from basic adulting skills such as fixing the toilet, buying and storing food, growing a veggie garden, washing your clothes, and removing stains to more advanced skills such as entertaining your kids at home and others for holidays to how to cook. I learned some tricks out of this that were helpful.

I liked the library version so much that I had to buy one, especially since I just moved. I will get a lot out of it, but I think you almost need to be someone who grew up without the Internet to appreciate the value of an all-in-one home book like this. For me, it's so easy to reach for the book, but you might have a website you like and trust. One star off only because there are a few how-to's made too simplistic for their difficulty level, like reupholstering chairs, which I believe to be more complicated and more trouble/expense than they're worth. Even at times like that, you can use the book as a starting point. Sometimes it helps to have a guide that tells you the terminology or techniques you can google later for more info. I'm not going to say it's a miracle guide to your daily life, but you'll pick up some good tips. I recommend it. Decent gift for new home owners, recent college grads, newlyweds, etc.

Martha's books are the state-of-the-art in book publishing. Peerless graphic design and illustration, crisp copy, superior organization and indexing. "The Martha Manual" is no exception. I actually bought this book some years ago in the eBook edition as I was trying to reduce the number of physical books I own, but eBooks never quite measure up to the printed editions. About the only thing that can be said for eBooks is you can take a screen shot of things like checklists to print out more easily than a bound book. If you want to be a book publisher, these books are the gold standard. Aside from providing go-to information, they're just fun to browse through. Highly recommended.

This book is first-class all the way. Gotta love Martha. I learned about this book from the Celebrity PA Network's site, and I also recommend it. It's pretty much got every type of scenario for organizing the home and elevating the space.

A must for every household. This book will make you more confident and capable. I enjoyed reading it and will refer back to it in the future I'm sure.

For those of us who didn't take Home Economics in High School, fear not, Martha Stewart to the rescue! Look, don't think you have to eat the Housekeeping elephant in one bite. Read the entire chapter of contents and write down the ones that strike a nerve, a chord, a whatever. Pick the one that will give you the greatest relief and/or satisfaction, write the date you chose it, and have at it. Once that one is under control, pick the next one and so on. Periodically, pick it up and review the The beauty of the physical book is it does not require batteries or recharging. When you need it, there it is. Finally, recording the dates started will add to your satisfaction.

Me ayudará en varias cosas de casa desde organización hasta tips de costura

I gave it as a gift to two people and they both love it. They have said that it covers everything you can possibly think of and in good detail.

Wenn man dieses Manual kauft, weiß man sogar, wie man ein Klo repariert :) Schön aufgemacht. Es sind viele wirklich nützliche und brauchbare Tipps drin. Auch Themen, an die ich noch nie gedacht hatte.

Such an amazing array of tips and how to's. MS' books are indispensable for homes and families.

Full of great ideas and tips. All easy to follow and very well explained