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• Conquering Paper Mountain

  6 steps to freedom from paper clutter.

• Consumer Reports' Latest Vacuum Tests Suck the Air Out of Product Claims

  Consumer Reports' tests of 81 models sucked the air out of some vacuum cleaner marketing claims.

• Container Classics — Sprucing Up a Deck or Patio with Plants

  Improve your view with eye-pleasing plant combinations.

• Create a Sense of Serenity

  Building a personal peace zone is easier than you might think.

• Creating a Family Disaster Kit

  Prepare for survival should the worst happen.

• Creating a Simple Household Inventory

  It might surprise you to learn that a household inventory really doesn’t have to be that complicated.

• Deep Carpet Cleaning Secrets

  Do your own carpet cleaning, or let the carpet cleaning pros handle it.

• Deleting High-Tech Dirt

  Whizzes let us in on secrets of cleaning home computers.

• Do I Dust or Vacuum First?

  Answers to this and other important housekeeping questions from cleaning expert Don Aslett.

• Don't Despair! Repair! Hints For Restoring Commonly Broken Items

  Breaking a favorite item is disheartening, especially when you don't know how to fix it. One important tip to remember is that not all adhesives are created equal.

• Don't Let Foodborne Sickness Spoil the Party

  How to prepare, clean up and store your spread — without the bellyache.

• Don't Sneeze and Drive

  Ban sniffling and sneezing behind the wheel. Make your car an allergen-free zone!

• Dressing Up Your Plants

  The right pot can make or break a plant.

• Drought Or No Drought: Saving Water Is Important Year-Round

  Save money and prevent water damage with the same techniques used to preserve the water supply.

• Dry Cleaning: Hazards of Perchloroethylene or Perc

  EPA's Science Advisory Board has identified perchloroethylene as a possible to probable human carcinogen.

• Dull Marble Dilemma

  Q & A with Fred Hueston

• 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).

• Easy Windows

  Learn how to use a squeegee and you'll be done with window cleaning in half the time or less.

• Eleven Spring Cleaning Projects

  Take advantage of the seasonal impulse to get moving!

• Energize Yourself!

  Laura Dellutri's tips for getting in the mood to clean

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