This Modern House: Vintage Advice and Practical Science for Happy Home Management

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The time-tested advice you never learned in school for getting back to basics and running a healthy, happy, sustainable household. In this amazing collection of proven wisdom and practical advice from real vintage textbooks, you'll find everything you need to know about shopping, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and managing a household like an adult-whether you're renting your first apartment or establishing a family home. Learn handy home management skills such as- . Replacing a button . Planning a dinner party . Choosing paint colors . Reducing food waste . Making natural cleaning supplies . And many, many more Give your household a happier, healthier future with time-tested tips from the past! Previously published in 2010 as Home Economics, this fully updated version includes a new introduction and improved advice on cooking and canning.

Jennifer McKnight-Trontz writes, designs, and publishes Women in Print, a biannual zine devoted to depictions of women in the printed media past and present. She has compiled eight books of vintage culture and design, including The Good Citizen's Handbook- A Guide to Proper Behavior and How To- Absolutely Everything You Need to Know Fully Illustrated. She lives in Brooklyn.