An upbeat, comprehensive, step-by-step guide to creating a more fulfilling life by minimizing. Success stories, lists, and room by room suggestions enable the reader to feel inspired and not overwhelmed by what could otherwise be a daunting project..

"Make the most of the most important place on earth - home."

Joshua Becker has long been one of my favorite writers in the minimalism arena. Having enjoyed his previous book, The More of Less, I was looking forward to his newest publication, The Minimalist Home. I'm no newbie to decluttering/minimizing, but I love a good reminder to take another look around and pare back anything that doesn't still meet my needs (or that snuck in in the meantime). Yes, there are a lot of books out there about decluttering and minimalism, but this is definitely one of my favorites and would be a good fit for those new to minimizing as well as those, like me, who have been at it awhile already.

Becker leads the reader along as they work room by room through their home, getting rid of those items that are unloved or unneeded and helping the reader to work through the emotions that can arise when getting rid of stuff. Will you end up with a home full of nothing if you follow his plan? Nope! But you will end up with only those things you need, use and love and also end up with more time since you won't spend so much time cleaning or shopping. All good things. Thanks for another great book, Joshua!

If you're reading this before publication date, head on over to Joshua's blog at becomingminimalist.com. He's got a great deal going for pre-orders!

Thank you to WaterBrook & Multnomah and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was intriguing and seemed like it might be helpful. Unfortunately I did not get to finish it in the allotted time which was disappointing.

I am attracted to books that promise to help you get your life in order and so really looked forward to this once approved. Honestly this book did not disappoint. Josh and his wife have embraced a life with a lot less "stuff" and this book advises on how you can do the same. The advice is very practical and while the author is living a minimalist life he never suggests that you should throw everything out in one go and then spend the rest of your life regretting it! He talks about how clutter and stuff we don't use causes us to waste energy and how it can actually lead to even more stuff accumulating because we can't face dealing with it. Josh recommends looking at your towel situation and asking how many towels do you think you need? I completed this challenge with my husband and we gave created so much room in our airing cupboard - seriously we were shocked when we laid all our towels out , piles covered a kingsize bed. We recycled two large laundry bags of towels in half an hour. This was the start of our journey to a minamalist home ( we still have a long way to go) but we have divested ourselves of so much stuff that was clogging up our house and our minds. We have donated to charities, schools and libraries. We have sold some of the contents of our attic and had a weekend away on the proceeds. It almost feels as if the house is breathing more easily. One word of warning though, Josh recommends that if you live with other people you need to get them to join you on your decluttering journey. Do not ever throw away or donate other people's stuff even if they are your family. I am so happy that I read this book, I am even using some of the advice at work. Thank you Josh.

This book has come along at the right time in my life when we are actually in the process of decluttering our home. This book has some great suggestions and guidelines to help with that process. However, it’s the inspiration and encouragement that I’m getting from the book that is helping me the most. I’m sharing things from this book with my family as a help to keep all of us on the right mindset as to our goals. I’ll be keeping this book within reach for help as we continue on with our changes. We’ve already seen some success from suggestions from this book. Highly recommend this book.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

For those who aspire to life a life of less clutter and less 'stuff' but have felt overwhelmed by where and how to begin, The Minimalist Home provides that roadmap and series of steps to free yourself from the shackles of 'stuff' so that you can restore a sense of freedom and peace to your living space and therefore, your mind.
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The underlying theme that all items in your home should exist to help you achieve your goals is quite noble and encouraging, but the entire book could be summed up in a single chapter. It is repetitive.

The testimonials seemed a little silly at times, suggesting that decluttering your house will lead to such monumental life changes as adoption or entering into a new life of charity work.

It will certainly be a hit with the author's following, and is still a good pick for those who are curious about minimalism at home.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this in exchange for my honest review.

I have been following Joshua Becker and http://www.becomingminimalist.com/ for years, and I am a fan. This book did not disappoint. Joshua Becker has a way of putting things in his writing that makes something like minimalism less daunting. He goes room by room and illustrates different ways to simplify your home. This is useful and practical without being preachy and unapproachable. Also, I love the philosophy of Joshua that, "the goal of minimalism is not just to own less stuff. The goal is to unburden our lives so we can accomplish more." It is so much more than how many socks you own. Great book. Read it if you want to dive into this type of philosophy.

Not really for me. Thought there would be more pictures and less wordiness. I liked the concept and get where Becker was coming from but it's not my style of a book.

The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker is a great workbook with step-by-step instructions for purging your home of unnecessary items. I would recommend purchasing this book and not borrowing from the library as it may be more useful as a tool that you use over time and complete the checklists little by little. Highly recommended for people who are serious about downsizing or a minimalist approach.

Joshua Becker somehow has the ability to guide, explain, discuss, teach and expand on the topic of minimalism at home and in your life. Every blog post or book he shares with folks interested or confused about minimalism, you learn more about how the movement may help make your life better, easier and simpler.

The Minimalist lifestyle, if it is what you are curious about or want to introduce in your lives, The author breaks it down in this book for you.

Combined with his own journey into a minimalist lifestyle, testimonials and the effects of it, he explains it all in detail.

Anyone who has been in my house knows I am not the neatest person, and I have way too much stuff for my space. I am not the only one with this problem, as this is quite common in our materialistic and consumeristic society. Becker is the founder of the Becker method of minimalization, which focuses on letting go of possessions that don’t bring purpose to our lives.

Becker presents a step-by-step process to minimize your own home, one room at a time. He builds from the easiest rooms to work with and see a difference in (living room) up to the most difficult (the garage). What struck me about the material is that while everything was fairly common sense, the encouragement and motivation that is instilled through the writing style put me in a mindset I have never been in while considering cleaning my house.

This book was so effective in its purpose that I have begun the process of minimizing my own home. The directions in this book were extremely clear and made me really re-evaluate what I need in my life. I look forward to seeing what this method can do for my life.

*I would like to thank the publisher, author, and NetGalley for providing an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

There is a lot to learn and a lot to think about the concept of "minimalism" in Joshua Becker's "The Minimalist Home". I can't see myself being as hard core as he and his family are, but his book gave me lots of inspiration and practical ways to simplify my life. I look forward to being more focused, more at peace and satisfied with Joshua Becker's practical advice and suggestions—even broken down in helpful lists for all areas of your home and office. I book I will go back to again and again.

I received this book from Netgally in exchange for an honest review!

Have never heard of the author, I thought it would ve refreshing. But sadly was not. It was a very repetitive, and I found his writing style a bit messy. He kept saying things like "in the next chapter". "We'll talk more in the coming pages" etc.. which really bother me. He talks about how to declutter your house room by room, and its mixed withh his experience and real life testimonies,he also added some data about the average American person and house.
This kind of book can always be improved by adding visual input like charts and photoes to help the reader visualising his home office, or his house and the kids rooms, etc.
I think this book is better suited for people who are a bit curious on the subject. Not for people who already are into minimalism or are starting the journey.
The structure of the text is also a bit strange, at 83% we read the acknowledgements, at 85% the notes from the chapters, at 93% there are more testimonies, which could've been better suited in the main body of the book. At about 80% he starts defining what minimalism is a little more detail, which could've been better at the introduction. So I find quite ironic that the book is very messy cluttered with words that are not necessary.

A great book that teaching the skill of decluttering. An easy read that you will enjoy read but also benefit from its lessons. Joshua Becker takes you through all the benefits and strategies for creating your minimalist home, and he includes practical step-by-step tactics and checklists to create and maintain your spaces. It’s impossible to read this book without tackling your own home and then you won’t want to stop, because as your rooms open up, so will your entire world. I recommend this book.

This is the second book of Joshua Becker's that I've read. (First was an audio book of "The More of Less"..

The tips Joshua gave for decluttering were good, although the "how long should you keep it" stuff should have been in the section with the decluttering office tips, instead of thrown in at the end with the "testimonials". The last section got a bit tedious with the "patting myself on the back" stuff. And the section about living according to "what you would like people to thank you for" was a bit weird.

The individual sections that were "boxed in" were difficult to read on kindle, and I could not change the font size or style.

All in all, I don't think this book was that much different from the original book, or had that many new insights from most other de-clutter books. However, it did get me restarted decluttering at least for a few days.

I recommend it for people who want inspiration and tips for decluttering.

Thanks to netgalley for the preview of this ebook.

This book is amazing! Joshua Becker spoke to me in a way that made sense. Instead of running head first into your home and start throwing everything out - you go room by room and declutter with a clear cut purpose. How and why we accumulate so much stuff is a personal thing, but this book gives me hope. I want to declutter. I need to declutter. Thankfully, is showing me how. IF you buy one more thing before you take the plunge into he world of less is more, let it be this book.

I have read several decluttering/minimalist type books. This was a bit more in depth than others i have read. After all, how many ways to declutter are there. Most give the same advise but just packaged differently.

I struggled to get into this book and follow along with it. I don't think I'm the target reader, though I thought I was at the onset. I was looking for practical ways to streamline life, but we have an active family who participates in lots of sports, has lots of hobbies, and use what we own, I couldn't see how to connect the dots to what the author was talking about.

For those who do need to minimize their life, the book does provide a step-by-step plan to do so.