How to Sleep on a Couch Without Hurting Yourself
Photo: Honour.kn (Shutterstock) Much is uncertain in this life, but one thing is for sure: At some point in your future, you will be forced to sleep on a couch.…
The Most High-Maintenance Furniture You Might Want to Avoid
When it comes to purchasing a new piece of furniture, looks are important, but there’s more to consider—like durability, cost, and how much time and effort you’ll need to spend…
The Best Ways to Get Smells Out of Thrifted Furniture
Scoring a great piece of furniture at a thrift store or a yard sale is a satisfying accomplishment for anyone interested in DIY, upcycling, or just saving money. But when…
The Easiest Ways to Fix Cat Scratches on Your Furniture
Cats are terrifyingly destructive. Aside from their shocking effectiveness as predators, cats are also reliable chaos machines in our houses. It’s not their fault, of course—they’re animals we’ve chosen to…
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…
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: Uh, an $8,000 ‘Curb Couch’?
This week, kids are committing crimes for likes, finding expensive couches on the street, and making heartfelt apologies for being too edgy. There’s something for everyone. The rise of “performance…
Here Is Your Car’s Spring Cleaning Checklist
When you think of “spring cleaning,” you probably imagine tidying up your house, clearing out your closets, and focusing on your most lived-in space—but what’s more truly lived-in than your…
The Best Way to Clean Velvet
Photo: Ume illustration (Shutterstock) Whether you find velvet tacky or classic, you’ve probably noticed that the plush material has enjoyed a period of popularity over the past few years, adding…
The Easiest Ways to Clean Up Your Christmas Tree’s Sap and Needles
Photo: Ink Drop (Shutterstock) Now that Christmas is over and 2023 is nearly here, many people are taking their holiday decorations down, and putting them away for the year. But…
Upholster Your Furniture With an Old Sweater
Photo: joserpizarro (Shutterstock) If you have a sweater you love but no longer wear, there’s another way you can give it a new life: Better still, you can give an…