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Flooring
Home-Selling Tips
Restoring carpets and floors can help get a home ready for sale.
Spring Cleaning
The Dos and Don’ts of Spring Cleaning
The best ways to tackle overlooked jobs like windows, curtains and upholstery.
Odor Control
Odor Control and Removal Made Easy
Identify the source and attack it intelligently.
Dust
Answering That Age-old Lament: Where Does All This Dust Come From?
Most indoor household dust that collects on furniture and floors actually comes from outdoors, a new study finds.
Sanitizing
Controlling Harmful Bacteria On Soft Surfaces In Your Home
Your family may not be the only ones enjoying the sofa. The soft, comfortable places where families relax and play at home can harbor millions of bacteria. For example, Staphylococcus bacteria can live on soft surfaces for 24 hours. Here's what to do about it.

Cleaning Product Recommendations
Dyson DC31
The DC31 iterates on Dyson's previous handheld vacuum, but are its improvements worth it?
Vacuum Cleaner Reviews
Dyson DC25 Animal
Dyson produces an additional "pet-oriented" vacuum for their excellent DC25 line, but is it worth the extra cost?
Pet Hair
Bissell Pet Hair Eraser
Pet hair all over? Check out the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser™ vacuum.
Pet Hair
FurzOff
The "fabric of our lives" is covered in pet hair: FurzOff to the rescue.
Dyson
Dyson DC16 Root 6
The Dyson DC16 Root 6 extends Dyson's claim of not losing suction, but how does it fare in the real world?

Dyson
Dyson DC31 Animal
Handheld vacuum with a motorized brush bar designed for homes with pets.
Rug Doctor
Rug Doctor Mighty Pro
Professional carpet cleaning machine that features "one-pass cleaning" and vibrating brush.
Nanotechnology
Nano Power Finish
Uses nano-particles (nanotechnology) to create a long-lasting, invisible finish that repels water, dirt, oil, and more on almost any surface.
Spot Removal
K2r Spotlifter
Designed to remove oil and grease spots especially from dry-clean only fabrics, carpets, and upholstery.
Stain Removal
Shaw R2x Carpet Stain & Soil Remover - Green Formula
Removes tough household spills and stains and prevents them from reappearing using R2X repellent.

Houseworks
Cut the clutter, calm your chaos, speed your cleaning and make time for the good things in life!
Real Simple: Cleaning
Room-by-room strategies for cleaning every room in your home.
How to Cheat at Cleaning
Gives time-slashing techniques to save time on cleaning.
Cleaning — Plain and Simple
Hundreds of solutions for cleaning in and around the home, from the kitchen sink and the barbeque grill to the toilet and the car.
My House Is Killing Me!
A step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling and often eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants and allergens.