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A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home

Housekeeping Hacks You Can't Live Without

Housekeeping Hacks You Can't Live Without

Housekeeping Hacks You Can't Live Without

By Melissa Dilkes Pateras
with Carla Sosenko

By Melissa Dilkes Pateras
with Carla Sosenko

By Melissa Dilkes Pateras
with Carla Sosenko

By Melissa Dilkes Pateras
with Carla Sosenko

By Melissa Dilkes Pateras and Carla Sosenko
Read by Melissa Dilkes Pateras

By Melissa Dilkes Pateras and Carla Sosenko
Read by Melissa Dilkes Pateras

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Hardcover $26.00

Nov 28, 2023 | ISBN 9780593446379

Ebook $14.99

Nov 28, 2023 | ISBN 9780593446386

Audiobook Download $17.50

Nov 28, 2023 | 398 Minutes

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    About A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home

    Everything you need to know about laundry, cleaning, and basic home repairs—from the TikTok star who made bluing a thing, showed you how to fold a fitted sheet, and taught you to properly use your (caulk) gun.

    “[Melissa Pateras] makes chores enjoyable in her bawdy debut. . . . Doing laundry has never sounded so fun.”—Publishers Weekly

    Melissa Dilkes Pateras is the most competent housekeeper, DIY-project master, and home repair genius that you’ve ever fantasized about becoming. When she followed her kids on to TikTok, she discovered a community hungry for her approachable, tongue-in-cheek advice on everything from balls—dryer balls, that is—to why color-coded closets are a spiritual experience. She doesn’t expect you to know what you were never taught, and she doesn’t care about transforming your home into a minimal, beige Instagram post; she simply wants to help make your life easier.

    Whether you’re terrified of your laundry pile or have an inner handyperson who’s been longing for their moment, A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home is a joyful all-purpose guide to organizing, cleaning, laundry, repairs, and beyond. As Melissa says, “Your home shouldn’t be your adversary.”

    About A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home

    Everything you need to know about laundry, cleaning, and basic home repairs—from the TikTok star who made bluing a thing, showed you how to fold a fitted sheet, and taught you to properly use your (caulk) gun.

    “[Melissa Pateras] makes chores enjoyable in her bawdy debut. . . . Doing laundry has never sounded so fun.”—Publishers Weekly

    Melissa Dilkes Pateras is the most competent housekeeper, DIY-project master, and home repair genius that you’ve ever fantasized about becoming. When she followed her kids on to TikTok, she discovered a community hungry for her approachable, tongue-in-cheek advice on everything from balls—dryer balls, that is—to why color-coded closets are a spiritual experience. She doesn’t expect you to know what you were never taught, and she doesn’t care about transforming your home into a minimal, beige Instagram post; she simply wants to help make your life easier.

    Whether you’re terrified of your laundry pile or have an inner handyperson who’s been longing for their moment, A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home is a joyful all-purpose guide to organizing, cleaning, laundry, repairs, and beyond. As Melissa says, “Your home shouldn’t be your adversary.”

    About A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home

    Everything you need to know about laundry, cleaning, and basic home repairs—from the TikTok star who made bluing a thing, showed you how to fold a fitted sheet, and taught you to properly use your (caulk) gun.

    “[Melissa Pateras] makes chores enjoyable in her bawdy debut. . . . Doing laundry has never sounded so fun.”—Publishers Weekly

    Melissa Dilkes Pateras is the most competent housekeeper, DIY-project master, and home repair genius that you’ve ever fantasized about becoming. When she followed her kids on to TikTok, she discovered a community hungry for her approachable, tongue-in-cheek advice on everything from balls—dryer balls, that is—to why color-coded closets are a spiritual experience. She doesn’t expect you to know what you were never taught, and she doesn’t care about transforming your home into a minimal, beige Instagram post; she simply wants to help make your life easier.

    Whether you’re terrified of your laundry pile or have an inner handyperson who’s been longing for their moment, A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home is a joyful all-purpose guide to organizing, cleaning, laundry, repairs, and beyond. As Melissa says, “Your home shouldn’t be your adversary.”


    * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF with helpful instructions, lists, and charts from the book

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    About Melissa Dilkes Pateras

    In addition to creating viral videos with housecleaning tips and tricks, Melissa Dilkes Pateras has worked in social services for over twenty years, specializing in behavior and relationship management. She lives in Ontario, Canada, with her wife and three children.

    About Melissa Dilkes Pateras

    In addition to creating viral videos with housecleaning tips and tricks, Melissa Dilkes Pateras has worked in social services for over twenty years, specializing in behavior and relationship management. She lives in Ontario, Canada, with her wife and three children.

    About Melissa Dilkes Pateras

    In addition to creating viral videos with housecleaning tips and tricks, Melissa Dilkes Pateras has worked in social services for… More about Melissa Dilkes Pateras

    About Carla Sosenko

    Carla Sosenko is a journalist and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Time Out New York… More about Carla Sosenko

    Product Details

    Category: Home | Self-Improvement & Inspiration

    Hardcover | $26.00
    Published by The Dial Press
    Nov 28, 2023 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780593446379

    Category: Home | Self-Improvement & Inspiration

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by The Dial Press
    Nov 28, 2023 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780593446386

    Category: Home | Self-Improvement & Inspiration | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Nov 28, 2023 | 398 Minutes | ISBN 9780593790229

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    “Pateras, who dispenses housekeeping tips on TikTok, makes chores enjoyable in her bawdy debut. . . . The plentiful tips are often surprising. . . . Other ‘hacks’ are simple yet clever. . . . Throughout, Pateras’s ribald humor animates the advice (‘I love balls . . . in my dryer,’ she writes on preferring dryer balls to dryer sheets). Doing laundry has never sounded so fun.”—Publishers Weekly

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