Downsizing the Blended Home: When Two Households Become One

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When merging households, one plus one needs to equal...one. The path toward that fundamental fact, however, is not so easy. Since something's got to give - and you don't want it to be the relationship - Downsizing the Blended Home is here to help you meet the challenge of figuring out what to keep, what to let go of, and what to create together. With the same warm, narrative tone that made Downsizing the Family Home such a success - and using her own story of marriage and merger in midlife as a backdrop - Marni Jameson guides you through the turf wars and transitions, so you understand what matters and what doesn't, and can discover a style that suits you both. Along the way she interviews psychologists, designers, and couples who've made it through the process, passing along tips, tricks, and marriage-bolstering advice.

Marni Jameson is one of America's most-loved home and lifestyle columnists. Her humorous and helpful column appears in 25 papers nationwide, reaching million of readers each week. Jameson is the author of four critically acclaimed books: Downsizing the Family Home, the companion book Downsizing the Family Home: A Workbook, The House Always Wins, and House of Havoc. She has written for many magazines, including Woman's Day, Family Circle, and Forbes, and major metropolitan newspapers. A frequent guest on local and national TV and radio, Jameson has appeared on NBC Nightly News, Martha Stewart Living, and Fox and Friends. She lives with her husband and three dogs in Winter Park, FL. You can find her at marnijameson.com, and on Twitter @marniathome.

Praise for Downsizing the Family Home "Essential reading for anyone clearing out your own or a loved one's home." --Wall Street Journal online "Jameson's book . . . addresses what few others do--the powerful feelings and memories." --Marin Independent Journal