The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing
by Clea Shearer, Joanna Teplin
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First published2019
AudienceAdult
ISBN0525572643
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The Home Edit
A Guide to Organizing
by Clea Shearer, Joanna Teplin
LuvemBooks Verdict
Best for: Readers who want a visually guided, room-by-room home organization system and are drawn to the aesthetic dimension of tidiness — particularly fans of Shearer and Teplin's Netflix series or social-media content who want a structured, humor-laced framework to apply at home.
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The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin is a room-by-room home-organization guide that merges practical decluttering strategies with interior design sensibility, built around their signature color-coded, label-forward, matching-container system. Praised by Real Simple, Architectural Digest, and Good Morning America, it stands out from clinical decluttering manuals thanks to its visual photos, clear steps, and humor-laced tone. It's an ideal fit for readers drawn to aesthetically pleasing organization — though those working with limited budgets or smaller, less uniform spaces may find the aspirational framework a stretch to replicate.
- Is it worth reading?
- For readers who want a visually guided, system-driven approach to home organization and are attracted to the aesthetic dimension of tidiness, The Home Edit delivers genuine value — praised by outlets including Real Simple, Architectural Digest, and Good Morning America for its clarity, humor, and breadth. The room-by-room structure makes the system approachable, and the book earns credit for tackling notoriously stubborn spaces like the junk drawer rather than limiting itself to easy wins. The key caveat is that the system presupposes a willingness to invest in organizational supplies, and readers seeking a minimalist or low-cost approach may find the framework less directly transferable.
- Similar books
- Readers who enjoy The Home Edit will find much to appreciate in Shira Gill's Organized Living: Solutions and Inspiration for Your Home, which similarly blends practical storage guidance with design sensibility. Toni Hammersley's The Complete Book of Home Organization offers a comprehensive room-by-room framework for those who want even more structural depth. For the decluttering philosophy side, Marie Kondō's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is the iconic counterpoint — a more minimalist, item-by-item approach that contrasts interestingly with Shearer and Teplin's aesthetic-first system. Gretchen Rubin's Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness takes a lighter, habit-focused angle, while Joanna Gaines' Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave will appeal to readers who share The Home Edit's interest in making a home both organized and beautiful.
- Who should read this?
- The Home Edit is aimed squarely at readers who want a visually guided, system-driven approach to home organization and care about the aesthetic dimension of tidiness — not just function, but the look of an organized space. It's a natural fit for fans of the Netflix series Get Organized with The Home Edit or the Hello Sunshine production Mastering the Mess, both featuring Shearer and Teplin, as well as for social-media followers of home-organization content who want a structured framework to apply at home. First-time organizers looking for a friendly, step-by-step entry point will also find the room-by-room structure a manageable way in.
- Tell me about the adaptation
- Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin star in the Netflix series Get Organized with The Home Edit, which brings their organizing methodology to life on screen in real client homes. The book functions as a codified companion to that on-screen work — readers already familiar with the show will recognize the philosophy, and the book offers the structured, written framework to apply it room by room at home. The duo also appear in the Hello Sunshine production Mastering the Mess, extending their media presence beyond the Netflix series.
- Does the system require a big shopping list?
- The Home Edit's approach is built around specific product categories — matching containers, labeled bins, and color-sorted arrangements — that presuppose a willingness to invest in organizational supplies and to maintain a particular aesthetic standard over time. This is one of the book's noted caveats: readers should expect that achieving the full visual effect of Shearer and Teplin's system may require a meaningful upfront investment in supplies. Those seeking a purely low-cost or buy-nothing approach will likely need to adapt the framework significantly.
- Does it cover hard-to-organize spaces?
- Yes — one of the book's noted strengths is that it directly addresses notoriously difficult spaces rather than limiting itself to easy wins. The junk drawer is tackled explicitly, and the room-by-room scope spans everything from entryways and kitchens to bathrooms and bedrooms, including specific suggestions like pull-out shelves and drawer organizers for the kitchen, over-the-door shoe organizers for the bathroom, and under-bed storage containers for the bedroom.
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Is it worth reading?
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Does the system require a big shopping list?
Does it cover hard-to-organize spaces?
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The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing, published by Clarkson Potter in March 2019, is a room-by-room home-organization guide from Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, co-founders of The Home Edit professional organizing company. The book moves systematically through spaces — entryway, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and beyond — offering tailored storage strategies for each, such as pull-out shelves and drawer organizers in the kitchen and under-bed storage in the bedroom. Throughout, Shearer and Teplin translate their celebrity-project signature system — rainbow color-coding, matching baskets, labeled jars — into steps any household can follow, delivered with the humor that earned them a devoted social-media following.
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Editorial Review
Published by Clarkson Potter in March 2019, The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing is a practical home-organization guide from Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, co-founders of The Home Edit and stars of the Netflix series Get Organized with The Home Edit. The book walks readers through a room-by-room philosophy that merges conventional organization principles with interior design sensibility, covering spaces from the entryway and kitchen to the bedroom and bathroom.…
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