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• Smoke Alarm Savvy

  Choices, choices. With more than one variety ... which will get you and your family out of the house fastest?
• Clutter

  Waging the War on Garage Clutter Takes Planning

  Here are some basic tips for winning the war on clutter in your garage.
• Consumer Reports

  ShopSmart Poll: Only 7% of Women Hate Cleaning Their Homes; Spend Five Hours Per Week Cleaning

  According to a Consumer Reports ShopSmart Poll, the bathroom is the least favorite place to clean, and people prefer vacuuming.
• Hazardous Waste

  Household Hazardous Waste Products

  Look around your home for these items that tend to become household hazardous waste. Plus, try a few recipes for homemade alternatives.
• Cleaning Tips

  Clean Like a Man — Top Tips for Men

  These are housecleaning basics, retooled to be as guy-friendly as possible.
• Antibacterial

  Antibacterial Soap - Does it Really Help?

  Gleaning the facts amid the controversy.

• Upswing in Spring Cleaning, Says SDA

  More people are Spring Cleaning. Find out how and why.

• Manly Guidelines for Garage Rehab

  Tom McNulty brings order to a traditionally male-dominated territory.
• Self Storage

  Is Self Storage for You?

  The truth is, there IS more storage space! So what if you have to drive down the block to use it...

• How To Install A Bathroom Vanity

  Step by step, here's how to remove your existing vanity and set up the new.

• The Dinner Party Kitchen

  Lots of helping hands, large dinners and kitchen chats all work more smoothly with advance preparation.

• How Did I Get So Disorganized?

  Finding the cause of clutter in your life is a key to making lasting change.
• Organizing Strategies

  Extreme Garage Makeover

  Studies show an estimated 32 percent of people who own a two-car garage can only get one car inside because of the clutter. Here's what to do.

• Spring Means: Get Organized!

  Creating a sense of order may be the most crucial of spring cleaning tasks.
• Organizing Strategies

  The Process Principle

  True organizing is a discovery process.
• Harmful Chemicals

  Poisonous Intruders

  An Environmental Protection Agency list of indoor pollutants and solutions that could affect your health.
• Organizing Strategies

  The Pruning Principle

  Something about eliminating useless stuff just feels right.

• If Your (Dirty) Walls Could Talk

  Should you spot clean or paint? And if you wage wall dirt war, what's the best way to remove offending marks without creating more problems? Our HC experts weigh in on the best ways to clean your walls.

• Building Your Weather Wall

  Defend a cozy — and healthy — home when the weather blows in.

• Keeping Family and Household Records

  Tax time and beyond — what to keep, and where, and what to discard.

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