Minimalism is all the rage right now. Whether it be your wardrobe or your home, there are many people who will espouse the principles of a more simplistic lifestyle. There is a lot of information and research that can attest to the benefits of minimalism (it's cost-efficient, time-saving, environmentally friendly, etc.), but what I really liked about this book is that it thoroughly addresses the after of decluttering your life. Other books I have read on this topic take a similar approach to Becker and outline methods to declutter and minimize your possessions room-by-room so that you can focus your time and money on less tangible pursuits such as building a healthier, happier life; however, few address how to realistically maintain this change. Things have a way of accumulating, despite best intentions, and Becker outlines ways you can continue to live minimally well after the initial purge.

Overall, I found this book very easy to understand and very applicable to minimizing an average household. There were many personal testimonies and anecdotes interjected throughout the book, but I personally did not find them to be very useful and skipped through most of them. Others may find these enjoyable to read, but I personally do not need to be convinced that adopting this sort of lifestyle would be to my benefit.

This is an informative and beneficial book for anyone interested in embracing minimalism, both in terms of minimizing the home and adopting a minimalist lifestyle more generally. Mr. Becker provides an organized approach to minimizing the home, with useful advice on how to go about minimizing each room in the house. I appreciated that Mr. Becker repeatedly emphasized that there was no right or wrong to minimize and that each individual or family needed to determine what approach worked best for them, focusing on what their purpose was for a more minimalist lifestyle. While he often referred to his own story about minimalism and how it had impacted his family, he also provided testimonials from various individuals about their minimalist journey and how it had benefited them. After discussing an approach for minimizing each room of the house and maybe even considering moving to a smaller home, Mr. Becker ends the book with advice on how to maintain the minimalist lifestyle adopted through the process of minimizing the home.

"The goal of minimalism is not just to own less stuff. The goal is to unburden our lives so we can accomplish more." This is a quote by Joshua Becker in The Minimalist Home. Minimalism in your home and life simplifies every aspect of living. The author offers room-by-room examples to streamline possessions and furniture. Objects that are not necessary can be relocated, sold, donated or recycled. This book is not for hoarders: minimalism could apply to most of our homes. Joshua Becker guides through the process to make life simpler and allow more time to do things that really matter. The Minimalist Home is well-explained and provides easy-to-follow suggestions on how to proceed. This is definitely an example of less is more. A useful tool. Thank you to Waterbrook & Multnomah and NetGalley for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

As I am trying to minimalize I was interested in this book and requested it on Netgalley. It is the first book on the subject I have read, but I have been reading lots of blogs on decluttering and minimalism. So, it is not completely new.

I was looking for a handy guide to help me declutter room by room, but the book is mostly filled with stories why you should minimalize and examples/anecdotes of others that have been leading the way. In the end it did not give me enough incentives/tips for my own home.

Overall easily to read book but not practical enough.

"Just because you have space does not mean you have to fill it with stuff."

This is one of the overarching messages that Joshua Becker hopes to impart to the readers of The Minimalist Home. Becker recognises that Minimalism is a popular trend that has many accompanying misconceptions, which he clarifies. The book is based on the Becker method that is anchored on identifying the goals of the minimizing process, it will lead not only the freedom from clutter but also freedom for a better life. He perceives minimalism is a continuous process without a deadline. Since our goals fluctuate with seasons, interests, people coming and out of our lives, acquiring new skills as well as maturing and reflection.

This book fulfils all that it promises by providing an actual step by step, room by room guide to decluttering and drilling to owning things that you actually use and value. Becker also provides testimonies from minimalist coverts as well as his own personal experiences as illustrations.

There are numerous books on the market about minimalism. However, I believe that The Minimalist Home provides a clear, concise and encouraging introduction to the lifestyle.

This book was a really clear, readable book about not only how to achieve minimalism in your home and your life but the benefits of doing so. I really enjoyed not only the authors perspective but the snippets from others that were peppered throughout the book.

The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker very carefully outlines the distinction between trendy minimalist ideas and the philosophy of minimalism. I enjoyed both the ideas and concepts that were new in this book as well as some that I have seen written in other books about minimalism. I felt The Minimalist Home was a very well thought out book that really explained the art of decluttering. I would definitely recommend The Minimalist Home to both beginners and more advanced readers on this subject matter. This book contains practical guidelines that will help you create spaces with intention and purpose.

I have been a reader of Joshua Becker’s blog, Becoming Minimalist, for a number of years. This blog as well as several previous books, give Becker’s take on the reasons why to simplify or minimize your life and possessions. This new book, The Minimalist Home, is a “how to” on minimizing your possessions. Chapters proceed room by room and include chapters on decluttering your living room, bedrooms, bathrooms, kids’ rooms, the garage and more. Each chapter has a discussion of why you might want to declutter this room as well a suggested way of proceeding. The book also includes many quotes from people who have already simplified their homes, and a checklist of what to do for each chapter. The general purpose of the book is well exemplified by this quote from it. “Getting rid of unnecessary objects enables the objects that you do keep to gain in significance.”

For many people, including myself, who have read Becker’s books and blog on a regular basis and have implemented his suggestions already, The Minimalist Home may not be a necessary book. Conversely, for those who want to declutter and simplify their houses and have not yet, this book would be an excellent guide for them. Becker has a clear and organized writing style and has actually completed the process he is recommending for himself and his family.

I received a complementary review copy of this book from the publisher.

I’ve never been one to have a lot of stuff, but after starting to read books about minimalism I realized that I have plenty of things I don’t use anymore, never used, and dong see myself using in the future.

I’ve read a lot of books about minimalism since 2015 and this is one of the better ones. I read The More of Less earlier this year and liked it a lot, and can say the same for this one.

I feel like it doesn’t come across as preachy or extreme, which I like. That said, I feel like it did a great job of inspiring me to continue on this minimizing journey. I still struggle with keeping too many things, but reading this book makes me want to use the method in the book of minimizing by room and I will refer to it to get started. I’m sure I’ll use it as a guideline and while I may not stick to it 100 percent, I feel like just starting will make a difference.

I love that the author talks about being more intentional about purchases, and the benefits that people see when they minimize their homes. I also appreciated the testimonials of people/families and how they’ve benefitted from minimalism.

This isn’t a book about getting rid of things, but rather about the possibilities that can come about when we choose to surround ourselves with things that give us joy and about thinking twice about bringing things into our home that we may or may not use.

I may or may not be preparing for a move soon and looking around and seeing what would need to be packed makes me realize that there are lots of things I can pass on to others who will make better use of them.

I like this book for its aspirational idea that someday I can have an uncluttered house and its step-by-step instructions on how to achieve that goal. As a teacher and a mom, I doubt that I'll ever achieve true minimalism, but I can streamline some parts of my house. It was somewhat helpful to approach this in a different mannyer, but like many teachers, my house is full of books, supplies, and things that are used with students just once a year, but I still need to keep them....

I have this whole idea that I want to be a minimalist. Is it actually going to happen? Probably not. Why? I have kids who have a million toys, a million clothes, and a million things that we just can't seem to get rid of. I also have a ton of my own things. We have moved from a three bedroom home to a two bedroom apartment, so our belongings decreased by at least half, but my goal would be to decrease that by at least half as well. In order to prepare myself for this inevitable clearing out I read The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker. 

Like the Konmari method, this book will teach you how to organize and declutter your home. Unlike the Konmari method, this book will teach you how to do this by going to each room, instead of categories. The idea behind Joshua's minimalist movement is that if we have less stuff, then we have more time to enjoy our lives and our families. I totally get that, and I love that idea. Most of the time the stuff that we acquire is crap that we rarely even use. Things that take up space and time but have no relevant purpose in our lives. 

You can refocus your life on the people in it, and the activities that you want to enjoy doing with those people, instead of cleaning up the possessions that we accumulate over the years. Decluttering can be hard, time consuming and stressful, but the fact of the matter is that decluttering your home can also declutter your mind. 

With step by step instructions, Joshua helps you on your journey through the powerful art of minimalism. I'm still trying to finish minimizing our belongings, but it's hard. It can be scary to get rid of your possessions, but I do know that having less can make you feel incredible. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars, a perfect introduction to the world of minimalism.

This book will change your life! I've been wanting to declutter my home for a long time, but I never really knew where to begin. The popular phrase "Less is more" is something I kept thinking about when I read this book. Why do we have to have so much stuff? We really don't need it all. I think the key thing I took away from Becker's book is to remember to keep only what is of special value to you and get rid of the rest.

In The Minimalist Home you learn how to break down the declutter process room by room. You start with the easier rooms and then move on the harder ones. I like how he outlines this for you and really gives you a lot to think about as you reduce the amount of unnecessary bulk/stuff in your house. I'm still in this process and it's not something you need to get done in a week. Go as quickly or as slowly as you need to. I'm being more conscious of stuff and space in my home and it really has made a difference. I am now applying this to my office at work and it feels great! I definitely recommend this book to everyone!

I’ve followed Joshua Becker’s blog for a few years now. He was one of the first to introduce me to the concept of minimalism (not the aesthetic, but the lifestyle movement), and I loved his story. For those unfamiliar, his journey started on a Saturday morning many years ago when he was cleaning out his garage. His son wanted him to play, but he was too busy. His neighbor finally called him out on it, asking why he was spending all his time managing his possessions, when he could just have less stuff and therefore more time to enjoy his life. (I’m simplifying, but you get it.) This was his “a-ha moment,” and propelled him and his family on a journey to get rid of the excess stuff, downsize their house (and lifestyle), and completely change his view about what’s important in life. Pretty compelling, huh? Many more have written about their own journeys, but he’s one of the most popular.

Becker’s newest book THE MINIMALIST HOME (December 2018) is a how-to guide for those of us wishing to declutter our homes and lives. He does a good job of blending the theoretical (the WHY) and the practical (the HOW) of minimalism. He promotes rational, intentional consumerism, not deprivation. Am I going to do everything he suggests? No, nor do I agree with everything he wrote, but that’s not the point. I took away what *I* needed and can put into action things that can help me and my family. I think that’s the point and purpose of any good “self help” book. And for that matter, I did have several “a-ha moments” of my own!

Becker gives the reader a room-by-room guide on how and what to declutter. And that HOW and WHAT is important, but for me it’s the WHY that’s so interesting, and I don’t just mean “have less stuff so you can spend less time cleaning” (although that is certainly a compelling reason!), but “have less stuff so you can live a more meaningful life that aligns with your passions and values.” When we are satisfied with our possessions, instead of focusing on getting more and more stuff, we can turn outwards and start to GIVE more, PURSUE our passions, and GROW. Sounds really good. And really hard. But I'm game.

THE MINIMALIST HOME by Joshua Becker, considered one of the movement’s gurus, provides a simple room-by-room approach to clearing your home of excess clutter and living more happily with less. I was struck by his assertion — one I’ve found true in my own life — that by making literal space in your home, you make “space” in your life for untapped dreams to come forth. He describes the benefits that he derived in his own life ... less financial outlay when you own fewer things, more time for what matters, better example for his kids of being satisfied with less. All of that rang true, hence my 5-star review.

Thanks to WaterBrook & Multnomah and NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions are mine.

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I’ve read all of Becker’s Books, which all have a focus on minimalism. Since he has such a focus on families with kids, I appreciate his perspective. Becker even has one book that entirely focuses on decluttering with kids.

So I knew that this book would be right on target with what I needed to hear/read and it was. Becker goes room by room, giving simple but practical advice on decluttering. Each chapter covers a different area of the house. He calls the kitchen the “heart of the home” and I particularly liked that chapter.

The end of the book spends a bit of time going into the practicalities of downsizing your home. I liked this section a lot as well.

I received an advance copy of this book from
Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

This is not a book for my classroom, because is not my topic, but I found it very useful. I'm in my way to try a life with less things. More sustainable for the planet and for my life, so this book it's perfect for this moment in my life. Has a lot of tips of how to start to clean your house of unnecessary things.
If you want find that your house has more spoons that your family members, even your visitors, this book is for you. It's not about an empty house, it's more like a house with the things you love and really use.

Thanks, NetGalley for offering this advance ebook to review.


I've read almost everything in the market on minimalism and follow many blogs including Joshua Beckers. I really liked this book. I thought he laid out a refreshing way to declutter and move towards minimalism.
He points out clearly that his minimalism will look different than yours and I liked that.
He gives some great ideas and even though I have decluttered and been a minimalist for almost 7 years, I still relooked at some things that I was holding on too.
He's passionate about getting the message across that we could all benefit from owning less stuff.

This is a great book for beginners and those who are already minimalists.

I have previously followed Josh Becker on Facebook for his minimalist viewpoint. This book is simply that and more. He has expanded on the concept of living in a minimal manner, while tending to make anyone who has any possessions at all feel guilty. While I understand that some can subscribe to this style of living, I felt this book is contrived and aimed at those who have a lot, whether financially or otherwise. Some people with fewer things would relish the ability to just throw or donate items they no longer want. This appears to be an appeal to lessen our impact on the Earth,and leave behind our consumer based lifestyles; all very noble, but again, it seems written for those who have the luxury of having everything they need and more.

My thanks to #NetGalley for this ebook in exchange for an honest review. I have long pined for a minimalist home, but my hoarding tendencies, and my blended family often gets in the way. The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker provided just the motivation and support I needed to get started and make some real changes in our home. Becker walks the reader through from the very beginning mind-set changes to the step-by-step, room-by-room process of eliminating the excess material items that are weighing down our lives. Becker provides vignettes and personal stories of people who are working through their own minimalist journeys. This was an insightful, helpful book for the process of reclaiming time, money, and family life through minimalist living. “You don’t need more space. You need less stuff. #minimalisthome “

I enjoyed reading this book and learning about the minimalist approach to the home. I thought the room-by-room advice for minimizing possessions was helpful. In particular I found the section on downsizing the home and the many benefits that provides to be a fresh perspective I haven't read in other books about organization and minimalism. Overall, this book helped me take a good look at my lifestyle and evaluate ways to implement minimalism.