Never Too Busy To Cure Clutter William Morrow | $15
Short on time? Erin Rooney Doland’s new tome, released in January, is eminently practical. She divides hundreds of tidying tips into the amount of time they’ll take, whether you have 30 seconds, an entire weekend or some range in between. The advice is categorized by room as well as by project; don’t forget to reduce subscriptions and mail as well as back up and purge digital files. A pack rat-turned-obsessive minimalist who helms Unclutterer.com, Doland speaks from experience.
Handout from PRSimple Matters Harry N. Abrams | $19.95
Erin Boyle’s popular design, style and food blog, Reading My Tea Leaves, has morphed into a book that hit stores last month.
Boyle, who once lived in a 173-square-foot apartment, espouses the philosophy that less is more.
The New York City resident focuses on the emotions behind a no-mess, Instagram-friendly home, which can result in serenity and happiness for all.
The Complete Book of Home Organization Weldon Owen | $29
Charleston, S.C.-based Toni Hammersley started out writing A Bowl Full of Lemons, a website that runs a 14-week organizing challenge for readers every year.
Her book dives into minutiae, from cataloging DVDs to separating Tupperware lids from bases for better storage.
Lots of photographs and illustrations offer visual references, because we all need goals.
New Order: A Decluttering Handbook for Creative Folks (And Everyone Else) Ballantine Books | $15.99
Handout from authorSince 2006, Fay Wolf has run a decluttering business called
out of LA. She compiled her experiences with hundreds of clients in her book, which has prescriptive chapters titled “Less Paper” and “More Human Contact.” Wolf, a contributor to the
website and a musician whose songs have appeared on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Pretty Little Liars,” is not gunning for perfection
just a streamlined life that jives for artistic types, too.


