10 Best Housekeeping Books To Spruce Up Your Home

Last Updated : October 26, 2023 /

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Cleaning and cooking can be the bane of your existence, or a quick and easy step towards a more organized, relaxed, and enjoyable life. We’ve brought together the ten best housekeeping books and cleaning tip guides that everyone should keep in their library. At the end of the article, there’s a bonus item. We’ve included a book that will help you get the most out of your extra free time – a novel with a fun twist.

10 Best Housekeeping Books to Spruce up Your Home, Garden & Kitchen

Better Homes and Gardens’ New Cook Book

Regardless of the edition, this cookbook is a culinary classic that no kitchen should forego. Loaded with classic and modern recipes ranging from simple to complicated in their execution, it’s the perfect starter cookbook for any kitchen. Chances are that your mother had a copy, so it’s a great pick for nostalgia, too.

The Flavour Thesaurus

This book is perfect for the cook who would love to be more adventurous but isn’t sure how. It isn’t just a good cookbook – it’s a delight to read. This reference book breaks food down into pairings and provides cooks of all experience and skill levels with the tools they need to improve their craft. Don’t miss it.

Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home

Leave it to the queen of crafty and clean to create the ultimate guide to home cleanliness. This is more than a good housekeeping book – it’s an encyclopedia of all things cleaning routine related. From organization basics to identifying what a material is and how to clean it, the book is a must-have for anyone with a space to clean.

For starters, see our 59 Point House Cleaning Checklists for a Sparkling Home to get up to speed quickly and learn how to declutter and spark joy in your home.

Betty Crocker Cookbook: 1500 Recipes for the Way You Cook Today

With well over ten editions in print, this classic culinary masterpiece is loaded with photos, tips, and coking guidance for everyone. The latest edition includes access to supplementary materials online, as well as a chapter on Do It Yourself food preservation, canning, and pickling.

My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag…and Other Things You Can’t Ask Martha

Designed for Generations X and Y, and Millenials, this volume tackles all the questions you’re probably embarrassed to ask – like how to clean everything from pee stains on the ceiling to after-party vomit. It’s a nonjudgmental tome with a humorous punch and unbeatable advice for the most…unusual…messes. Good Housekeeping and Martha Stewart can tackle the traditional mess, but Jolie Kerr’s hilarious and irreverent guide is great for the rest.

America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School Book

A perfect guide for beginners, this little nugget is crammed full of tips, techniques, advice, and lessons. More than 3,000 step-by-step illustrations make it fail-proof, even for those of us who manage to burn water.

Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping the House

Brimming with everything from tips on tuning a piano to keeping your food safely stored from pathogens, and keeping your home allergen free. Where good housekeeping books are concerned, this volume could be considered the definitive modern guide.

The Williams-Sonoma Cookbook

A deliciously-illustrated manual with tips on making gourmet dishes at home using recipes that fit most budgets, this is a good recipe book to keep on hand for special occasions. The most decadent dishes are boiled down to simple steps that any cook can follow.

One Year to an Organized Life

This New York Times’ Bestseller is structured into weekly and monthly tasks, with time estimates for each, making it simple and easy to use. Written in a clear, compelling style, even the messiest household will find itself gravitating towards order with the tips it includes. It’s not a good housekeeping book – it’s a good living book. Punctuality, order, and relaxation grow out of its use, as long as you follow the directions.

Deceptively Delicious

Written by Jerry Seinfeld’s wife, this cookbook isn’t a joke. It introduces a novel concept to help with the age-old problem of hiding nutrition in favorite foods, by using healthy vegetable and fruit purees as the building blocks of favorite recipes. Although targeted towards families with young children, I find it just as useful when feeding adults. Not everyone grows up to like beets or broccoli, after all.

Bonus: Housekeeping, by Marilynne Robinson

Written by the author of Gilead, this novel has been acclaimed since its release in 1980 as an enchanting coming of age tale. The story of two sisters growing up surrounded by catastrophe and ruin, is artfully woven around themes of love, loss, and loneliness. It’s a novel that takes time to read – it pulls you in, forces you to relax into its pace, and opens your heart. When your own home is clean, your food prepared, and you’ve got a little extra time on your hands, crack into this delightful read. Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping is sure to please.

Natural Solutions for Cleaning & Wellness

Written by Halle Cottis, this book will teach you how to transform your house, using common health remedies and green cleaning solutions, into a toxin-free environment. Halle suggests the use of turmeric, coconut oil and epsom salt to create a remedy that helps with common ailments such as headaches, cough, sore throat and others. In the complete book she also details how you can use green cleaning products to achieve a clean and tidy home.

What’s Your Best Decluttering & Home Organization Book?

Even while my list of best housekeeping books is totally based on my personal opinion, I am sure many people that are familiar with the work of these authors will agree who they are accomplished and that their techniques are tried and tested.

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What books have you tried before on this list? And what were your thoughts? Is there any book you think we’re missing from the list? Either way, be sure to leave us a comment and tell us which you will try. Thank you for visiting our blog. Happy housekeeping.