This Modern House: Vintage Advice and Practical Science for Happy Home Management

by Jennifer McKnight-Trontz

The time-tested advice you never learned in school for getting back to basics and running a healthy, happy, sustainable household.

In this amazing collection of proven wisdom and practical advice from real vintage textbooks, you’ll find everything you need to know about shopping, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and managing a household like an adult—whether you’re renting your first apartment or establishing a family home.

Learn handy home management skills such as:
• Replacing a button
• Planning a dinner party
• Choosing paint colors
• Reducing food waste
• Making natural cleaning supplies
• And many, many more

Give your household a happier, healthier future with time-tested tips from the past!

Previously published in 2010 as Home Economics, this fully updated version includes a new introduction and improved advice on cooking and canning.

Genres: Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2022

Reviews

[Sara (A Gingerly Review) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a delight to read! I am not one who normally enjoys cleaning... or even has any idea what they are doing. This charming read really did give me insights, tips, and tricks that I will be putting to use soon. This was far more helpful than I could have realized.

I am grateful to the publisher for trusting me with a gifted copy of this book.

[Christoph Weber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad collection of tips, but some of them are awfully outdated. But there's something in it for evryone, I guess.

[Beth Oehler]

Like a vintage homemaking magazine. Didn’t totally fascinate.

[A · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting and a quick read with some tips about home management. Some of the advice is still outdated.