Introduction: discover the upside of rightsizing
What does your best life look like?. Finding the fit, creating a vision ; What makes people move? ; Should I stay or should I go? ; How to know if the grass is greener, do the math ; What if the plan backfires? ; But my stuff is in the way ; Couple buys two homes for the price of one
How they did it. Empty nesters build rightsized dreamhouse ; Hollywood "fixer" seeks downsizing fix post divorce ; Aging in place, creating a forever home ; When rightsizing means upsizing ; His-and-hers housing, when couples don't agree ; And then she's gone, when a house for two becomes home to one ; In defense of stuff: "my objects are a museum of a life well lived"
What every house needs, and what it doesn't. Buy it once, buy it right ; Give the humble tea towel its rightful due ; Finding flatware that's a cut above ; Can the right pots and pans make you a better cook? Yes! ; The one-and-done wineglass ; Knives: cutting to the chase ; Mattress matters ; Don't short your sheets ; When picking a pillow, use your head ; Curing closet chaos ; The quest for the perfect bath towel ; Sophisticated suds ; Oriental rugs: removing the mystery, finding the value ; Getting upholstered furniture right
THe last word: the art of living
Epilogue: where are they now?.
