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Downsizing the family home : what to save, what to let go /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Sterling Nre York : Imprint of Sterling Publishing, [2015]Copyright date: �2015Description: xviii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781454916338
  • 1454916338
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 648.5 23
LOC classification:
  • TX324 .J34 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
The Home Front -- You Don't Have to Do This Alone -- Downsizing Up -- For Keeps -- The Biggest Sale of All.
Summary: Sensitively counsels readers on how to downsize a family home filled with a lifetime of memories, sharing practical recommendations for strategies based on the expertise of antiques appraisers, garage-sale gurus, professional organizers and psychologists.Summary: "It's a rite of passage almost no one will escape: the difficult, emotional journey of downsizing your or your aging parents' home. Here, nationally syndicated home columnist Marni Jameson sensitively guides readers through the process, from opening that first closet, to sorting through a lifetime's worth of possessions, to selling the homestead itself. Using her own personal journey as a basis, she helps you figure out a strategy and create a mindset to accomplish the task quickly, respectfully, rewardingly--and, in the best of situations, even memorably. Throughout, she combines her been-there experience with insights from national experts--antiques appraisers, garage-sale gurus, professional organizers, and psychologists--to offer practical wisdom and heartwarming advice so you know with certainty what to keep, toss or sell."
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NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 346.047 JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000538581

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-229) and index.

The Home Front -- You Don't Have to Do This Alone -- Downsizing Up -- For Keeps -- The Biggest Sale of All.

Sensitively counsels readers on how to downsize a family home filled with a lifetime of memories, sharing practical recommendations for strategies based on the expertise of antiques appraisers, garage-sale gurus, professional organizers and psychologists.

"It's a rite of passage almost no one will escape: the difficult, emotional journey of downsizing your or your aging parents' home. Here, nationally syndicated home columnist Marni Jameson sensitively guides readers through the process, from opening that first closet, to sorting through a lifetime's worth of possessions, to selling the homestead itself. Using her own personal journey as a basis, she helps you figure out a strategy and create a mindset to accomplish the task quickly, respectfully, rewardingly--and, in the best of situations, even memorably. Throughout, she combines her been-there experience with insights from national experts--antiques appraisers, garage-sale gurus, professional organizers, and psychologists--to offer practical wisdom and heartwarming advice so you know with certainty what to keep, toss or sell."

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