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Motivation
How Did I Get So Disorganized?
Finding the cause of clutter in your life is a key to making lasting change.
Spring Cleaning
Spring Clean Your House in a Weekend
Get it over and done with!
Indoor Air Quality
HEPA & ULPA Vacuum Filters - What They Can & Can't Do for IAQ
It’s unwise to think that super filters will solve IAQ problems that originate elsewhere.
Organizing Strategies
To Be or Not To Be: Organized
Five settings where it makes a difference.
Organizing Strategies
8 Steps to Organize Your Closet Space
A little planning makes the best use of a closet organizer system.
Emergency Planning
The Less-Stress Emergency Trip
Prevent a world of small worries while you deal with the big ones.
Emergency Planning
Bed Bugs 101
Preventing, identifying and treating bed bug infestations.
Dusting
Dusting Wood Objects of Museum Quality
Got fine wood or wooden antiques? Here's advice from the Museum Management Program of the National Park Service (NPS).
Dry Cleaning
Dry Cleaning: Hazards of Perchloroethylene or Perc
EPA's Science Advisory Board has identified perchloroethylene as a possible to probable human carcinogen.
Odor Control
How to Make Your Home Smell Good - The Right Way
When you smell something foul, you may be tempted to reach for a can of air freshener. However, that will only mask the odor. Instead, learn how to remove odors the right way.
Stain Removal
Color Restoration for Carpet Stains and More
Carpets receive the greater part of daily household abuse: pet stains, drink spills, food stains, soil, sun-fade, bleach discoloration and lots more. So before you discard the old floor covering for a new one, consider an alternative that’s a lot easier on the pocketbook – professional color restoration.
EPA
Spanish Health Site
EPA offers Spanish Web pages telling what you (or your Spanish-speaking friends) need to know about the home environment and family health.
Organizing Strategies
Garage Storage Tips
For most of us, 'out of sight – out of mind' means we relegate all of our ‘stuff’ into the junk drawer of the house – the garage. Here's how to do it effectively.
Hardwood Floors
10 Truths About Wood Floors
Protect your planks!
Schools
Not Just for Looks: Outlining Reasons for Clean Schools
When a school looks clean and healthy, people tend to have a positive attitude about it. But looks can be deceiving: a clean-looking school may have been cleaned merely for appearance and not for health. Desks may have heavy chemical residues and bacterial contamination. Restrooms may have been treated with a harsh disinfectant — the sink handles wiped but not sanitized. A fragranced deodorizer or air freshener may be hanging in the air emitting chemicals without addressing the source of the odor.
Garage
Cleaning Garage Floors
Cleaning your garage floor is the first step if you want to change the room into a livable space, lay down new flooring, or just to improve overall appearance and safety.
Decorating
Clean Decorating
Beautify your home with easy-to-maintain décor.
Entry Mats
Matting Matters for Reducing Spring Cleaning
Place the right type and length of walk-off matting outside and inside exterior doors to stop dust, dirt and moisture from entering.
Integrated Pest Management
10 Ways to Control Pests at Home Without Poisons
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a preventive method for controlling pests or "bugs" by removing their food supply and keeping them out of homes - or from traveling within or between homes - instead of relying on pesticides.
Home Improvement
For Dummies® — Maintaining Your Home's Windows
Whether they slide or swing out, your windows need more cleaning than just the glass in order to function at their best.