Cleaning Tips

Need fast, foolproof advice for how to make your home sparkle? Our home and kitchen cleaning tips will get the job done fast.

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30 Things You Should Clean in the Next 30 Days

It's time to do a deep dive and clean your home.


17 Cleaning Tricks for Hard-to-Clean Household Objects

These easy tricks eliminate and prevent messes in the most inconvenient, hard to clean places, from the inside of your...


Spring Cleaning: How to Organize Your Room in an Hour

With a well-conceived plan and a single hour, you can clean and organize your bedroom and create a space you...


38 Handy Hints for Cleaning Every Nook and Cranny of Your House

You’ll have every corner of your house spick-and-span in no time by following these seriously smart house cleaning hacks.


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How to Clean Faucets and Shower Heads Without Removing Them

Want to clean up your faucets or increase the water pressure from your shower without removing it? Here's how.


How to Clean Mold with Vinegar and How to Prevent It in the Future

Mold can be harmful to your health and damaging to the surface it grows on. Here's how to clean mold...


12 Cleaning Secrets Under $5

Psst! Can you keep a secret? We've gathered our favorite (and affordable!) cleaning secrets to make your home sparkle.


15 Secrets of People Who Always Have a Clean Kitchen

You know the type—their floors are always gleaming and they're never embarrassed to show you the inside of their microwave....

What to Know About Magic Erasers

Find out what's behind the magic in Magic Erasers.


Why You Shouldn’t Wash a Hot Pan in Cold Water

Turn off the cold water! Hot pans need some time before they can take a soapy bath. Here's why.


What Is That Pink Slime in Your Bathroom?

Ever notice red or pink slime forming inside your toilet or on your shower walls? Here's what it actually is.


How to Keep Your Towels Soft, Fluffy and Fresh

Never reach for a stinky, scratchy towel again. That'll be a thing of the past when you use these simple...


How to Make Homemade Dryer Sheets with Stuff You Already Have

Keep disposable dryer sheets out of landfills with these tips!


Why Do Plastic Containers Never Dry in the Dishwasher?

Putting the dishes away is enough of a pain, having to hand dry your plastic ware makes the task even...


How to Clean a Dutch Oven the Right Way

Learn how to clean a Dutch oven the right way, so that your favorite pot will last a lifetime!


5 Things You Should Dry Clean and 5 Things You Shouldn’t

From that delicate silk blouse to your favorite pair of jeans—find out which items to take to the cleaners and...


5 Tricks for People Who Don’t Like Folding Laundry

Ready to fall in love with folding laundry? We have simple tips to make the chore faster, easier and even...

8 Unexpected Ways to Clean with Ketchup

Cleaning with ketchup? Yup. Not your white dress shirts, of course. But ketchup will make easy work out of cleaning...


Where’s My Washing Machine Filter and Do I Really Need to Clean It?

Make sure your washing machine is operating at 100 percent with this little-known maintenance tip.


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7 Natural Ways to Freshen Any Room

Ditch the chemicals and use a natural air freshener to get rid of stinky smells.


How to Get the Baked-On Stains off Your Pyrex

Are your Pyrex baking dishes looking a little worse for wear? We'll show you how to clean Pyrex to make...


18 Cleaning Products Professional House Cleaners Always Buy

We asked the professionals what cleaning must-haves they swear by to keep every room in your home sparkling.


8 Clever Solutions for the Most Annoying Window Cleaning Problems

Washing windows is a tiresome chore, especially when it seems like they never get totally clean.

16 Genius Cleaning Hacks You’ll Want to Steal from Professional House Cleaners

You'll have your house spick-and-span in no time by following these tips.


17 Secret Cleaning Tips From the Pros

These professional secrets will make your house sparkle.


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How to Clean a Moldy Dishwasher and Prevent Mold from Coming Back

Having a moldy dishwasher is a common problem. Here's how to clean a moldy dishwasher and keep it from returning.


Here’s What Those Washing Symbols on Your Clothes Really Mean

You know those hieroglyphic-like symbols on clothing labels? They’re intended to give consumers important cleaning information. But can anyone really...


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Simple Solutions to Help You Get Rid of Ants for Good

Kick pesky ants out of your house and back to their colony with these easy, expert-approved tricks.


9 Signs Your Washing Machine Is About to Die

Is your washing machine acting up? Find out if it's worth repairing or if it's time to start shopping for...