The Easiest Way to Clean Blinds
Photo: travelarium.ph (Shutterstock) You don’t really think about how to clean your window blinds until you have to, but when you get down to it, it’s a tedious job. You…
Avoid These Common Window-Cleaning Mistakes
It’s not just you: Getting windows streak-free and crystal-clear is harder than it looks. Although it seems like a few spritzes of an all-purpose cleaner and a quick swipe of…
These Are the Best Fall Cleaning Tools
Photo: maxbelchenko (Shutterstock) Fall cleaning is a different beast than spring cleaning, mainly because of all the damn leaves and dust. To get your home and lawn in order, you…
The Best Gear to Keep Your Workspace Clean (and Sanitary)
Image: Product images courtesy of Amazon Research shows that a decluttered workspace—whether digital or physical—can be beneficial for your productivity and your sense of wellbeing. Decluttering is great, but once…
Try These Cheap Fixes Before Replacing an Appliance
I come from a family of replacers, not fixers. Whenever an appliance stopped working, we would give it away to someone in the neighborhood to fix while my mother would…
How to Clean Your House, According to the Professionals
There are times when you face a cleaning task so daunting that only a professional can help. Other times, you can handle it yourself—if you think like a pro, that…
Four Kitchen Items You Should Wash Outdoors
Not only is cleaning your kitchen time consuming, but washing some of the larger items can create an even bigger mess than the one had in the first place. If…
Please Don’t Clean Your Car Seats With Shaving Cream
Everyone wants quick and efficient ways to clean their most-used items, and shaving cream has been presented as just such a method for cleaning car upholstery—but its use can go…
Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Bought a Robot Vacuum
I love my Roomba, and I hate my Roomba. The endearing little beeps and boops, the hypnotic but inexplicable path it takes across my floor, the possibility of training woodland…
The 7 Deadly Sins of Spring Cleaning
Photo: Foxys Forest Manufacture (Shutterstock) I always mean to clean my house. I have the best intentions, but then there’s something to watch on TV or I decide to get…