The Minimalist Home

A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life

By: Joshua Becker

Narrated by: Joshua Becker

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

USA Today best seller

A popular minimalist blogger and author of The More of Less shows you how to methodically turn your home into a place of peace, contentment, and purposeful living.

One of today's most influential minimalist advocates takes us on a decluttering tour of our own houses and apartments, showing us how to decide what to get rid of and what to keep. He both offers practical guidelines for simplifying our lifestyle at home and addresses underlying issues that contribute to overaccumulation in the first place. 

The purpose is not just to create a more inviting living space. It's also to turn our life's HQ - our home - into a launching pad for a more fulfilling and productive life in the world.

©2018 Becoming Minimalist LLC (P)2018 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“If you are already tapped into the minimalist movement or want to get more in-depth knowledge and know-how, this is the book for you! Joshua Becker takes you through all the benefits and strategies for creating your minimalist home, and he includes practical step-by-step tactics and checklists to create and maintain your spaces. Most importantly, you will gain a complete understanding of the value that minimalism brings to you and your family.” (Ellen R. Delap, certified professional organizer and productivity consultant; president of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals)

“Joshua Becker’s idea of minimalism is to create a comfortable, warm, inviting home that reflects what is most important to your family. The Minimalist Home is a great guide to help you define your vision and set your goals for how you want to live in your space. Joshua goes further than most authors to address pets, hobby areas, and outdoor spaces around the home. Throughout this book, he provides practical advice on how to keep family members engaged in the minimizing process now and in the future.” (Jacki Hollywood Brown, editor of Unclutterer.com)

“Joshua Becker is the best coach I know of when it comes to teaching the skill of decluttering. Not only will his calm, clear voice guide you through the challenging task of getting rid of belongings, but he will also make you feel fabulous for doing so. He does not shy away from tough topics such as downsizing homes, renting versus buying, and adjusting one’s lifestyle to fit a space. His enthusiasm is addictive; it’s impossible to read this book without tackling your own home - and then you won’t want to stop, because as your rooms open up, so will your entire world.” (Katherine Martinko, senior writer and editor of TreeHugger.com)

Really interesting

I found this to be really interesting and thought provoking. It certainly gave me some incentive to move forward with my own desire to minimize. My only real complaints are that the reader sounded like a used car salesman trying to sell me a potentially dodgy Buick a few times, and the whole hashtag thing got annoying quite quickly. I find this annoying in print, as well

Inspirational and Motivating

It has great tips on getting your home organized from top to bottom. I listen to it repeatedly to catch things I missed the first time through.

Worth your time!

I am not a minimalist (yet), but this provides such an encouraging, inspiring look at the practice. Even if you do not fully declutter your house and downsize, even hearing him talk about our consumerism is so powerful and eye-opening. I have no doubt this book will provide value to anyone who reads/listens to it. 100% recommend it.

A balanced practical approach

This book is a great practical approach to minimalism undergirded with a great philosophy of life together. I’ve come across several books one minimalism that seemed to focus heavily on the reason for being a minimalist. I understand that, but I was really enthralled by a room by room approach to the practical steps needed to approach minimalism. At the same time, this book was flexible enough to allow the reader to apply it in their own specific situation, and within their own boundaries. I highly recommend this read for those who are considering downsizing the stuff we acquire in our lives.

Great Primer for Minimalism

Quite enjoyed because I am on my journey in living a minimalist lifestyle. I am choosing furniture that makes me smile and presents the Art Deco period I so love.
i am glad I did not listen to the reviews that the book was repetitive how-to from room to room, they were all different in respect to common contents found in each but tackled accomplishing the goals quite differently.
Also it is not full of Christianity, far from it, so these reviews are blatant lies. Mr. Becker does reference his Faith but what is so wrong with that???
I loved this book and grateful for it being written and purchasing it.

Loved It!!

Wow! This was excellent book! So much to think about. I’m going to listen to it again…highly recommend for the overwhelmed.

Great open minded recommendations!

Overall it’s a great book! I wasn’t sure I would get enough other than common sense things but there were different perspectives and other things I had not thought of. Separately, the overall advice kept me motivated to keep going on different days! It’s not a one day solution. It’s truly a journey and the book reminds you of that.

Highly recommend this book

I read this book because I am on a journey to declutter my home. This book is so inspiring for people trying to do the same. This book makes you feel good about getting started and very encouraging to help you stay on track and focused. I believe Decluttering your home will not only declutter your living space but also declutter your mind to start you on a journey to a better, healthier outlook on life all together.

Good Information for Planning

Though it did get a little preachy at the end, the author provides some good information. Minimalism, in whatever form, is a state of mind, not just a place to visit or a destination to go. It takes changes to your own behavior, maybe even fundamental changes, that are very difficult.

Wonderful Book

As always, Joshua did a wonderful job. My only feedback is that you’ll probably want to put him at 1.25x speed. Joshua reads fairly slowly, and it can be distracting at times.