The Dutch MethodMy grandmother's home was never perfect. It was always calm.
Two simple guides that teach you her Dutch habits: a 30-day plan for a calmer, cheaper home, and the Dutch way to keep it clean with just four basics. It all starts with one rule she never broke.
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The Dutch Method
- The 30-day plan, one small job a day
- 36 everyday Dutch habits
- 13 printables, from tracker to budget
- 75-page PDF
The Complete Dutch Home Library
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Book 1 makes your home calm. Book 2 keeps it clean.
- The 30-day plan for a calmer, cheaper home
- The Dutch way to keep it clean
- All 21 printables
- Two PDFs, delivered instantly
The Dutch Cleaning Method
- 33 cleaning problems, solved step by step
- The four Dutch basics, with US equivalents
- 8 printables, incl. the spring clean
- 69-page PDF
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Your home should give you rest, not another job.
You've tried the weekend purges, the storage bins and the sprays for every surface. It isn't you. Dutch homes don't stay calm because the Dutch try harder. They stay calm because of a few small habits, done in the right order.
| What you live with now | The Dutch way, in these books |
|---|---|
| You clear the kitchen counter, and a week later it's full again | Give everything a place, and let less come in |
| Your Saturdays disappear into cleaning that never lasts | One small job a day, about twenty minutes |
| Your cupboard holds a different spray for every surface | Four simple basics for almost the whole house |
| There's a room or closet you'd rather keep the door closed on | Tidy one area a day, starting with one drawer |
| Things get thrown out, and then you buy them new | Second life first: repair, pass on, reuse |
| Money slips away on subscriptions and things nobody needed | Write it down, on one simple page |
Welcome to my home.
I grew up in a small town near Utrecht. I spent much of my childhood at my grandmother's house, a few streets away. My oma was not rich, and she was not a neat freak. But you could sit down anywhere, you could always find the scissors, and she never seemed to be cleaning, even though her house was always clean.
Only much later did I understand that she followed a handful of simple rules, the same ones most Dutch families follow without thinking about them. Her first rule is the one I still hear every time I carry something new into my house:
If something doesn't have a home, it doesn't come into the house.
Anneke
Three Dutch habits you can start tonight.
Everything has a place
Tidy isn't something you do on Saturday. It's what happens when every object has one fixed place and goes back there after use.
Air and light
Dutch people open their windows, even in winter. Ten minutes of fresh air in the morning, and the house feels new again.
Careful, not cheap
My grandmother spent good money on a coat that lasted fifteen years. She refused to spend it on things that didn't matter to her.
36 more Dutch habits, and the 30-day plan to make them stick, are waiting in Book 1.
One small job a day. Thirty days to a calmer, cheaper home.
No weekend makeover, no new storage boxes, and nothing you love has to go. About twenty minutes a day, in the order that makes it last.
- Week 1Look before you change anythingWalk your home and find your own three numbers.
- Week 2Tidy up, one area a dayStart with one drawer, and give everything a second life.
- Week 3A home that runs itselfSeven small habits that stop the clutter coming back.
- Week 4Careful with moneyA one-page budget, a weekly menu and smarter shopping, the Dutch way.
Four simple basics. A clean, fresh home.
My grandmother cleaned her whole house with four things. This book shows you how, room by room, with the American products that come closest.
Groene zeep
Soft soap · US: liquid castile soap
Soda
Grease and drains · US: washing soda
Schoonmaakazijn
Limescale · US: 6% cleaning vinegar
Afwasmiddel
Everyday grime · US: mild dish soap
33 everyday problems, solved step by step:
21 printables you'll actually use.
Print them, hang them inside a cupboard door, and tick the boxes.
Good to know before you order.
Which book should I start with?
If clutter and spending bother you most, start with The Dutch Method, the 30-day plan. If cleaning takes too much of your time, start with The Dutch Cleaning Method. If you want both a calmer home and an easy way to keep it clean, the bundle gives you both for $32 instead of $41.
I'm not very technical. How do I get the books?
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Is the text easy to read, and can I print it?
Yes. The books use clear type and plenty of space, and you can zoom in on any device. You can print the whole book or only the printables, at home on ordinary letter paper, as often as you like.
Does it work in a big American home?
Yes. The habits come from small Dutch homes, but they work in any home, from an apartment to a family house with a garage. Bigger homes simply have more places where clutter can hide, and the plan helps you find them.
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Two ways to spend the next 30 days.
Keep buying more storage boxes and more sprays, and keep losing weekends to a home that fills up again.
Twenty minutes a day with Oma's habits, and a home that stays tidy, clean and easy to live in.
The Complete Dutch Home Library
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