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Professional Cleaning Services
Is Hiring a Professional Really Necessary?
Not every job requires professional assistance. However, when a professional is needed, not all professionals measure up. How can consumers choose whom to hire?
Winterizing
Getting Your Home Ready For Cooler Weather
A growing number of homeowners are realizing that it's a good idea to prepare their home for cooler weather - just as they would their wardrobe and vehicles.
Flooring
Home-Selling Tips
Restoring carpets and floors can help get a home ready for sale.
Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning Still in Season for Most Americans
The Soap and Detergent Association’s (SDA) spring cleaning survey reveals consumers’ cleaning personalities, purchasing patterns
Office Organizing
Organizing Your Desktop
Eight steps to an organized, clear work area.
Indoor Contaminants
A Clean Home is a Healthy Home — Or Is It?
We take for granted that a clean home is a healthy home. But appearances can be deceiving!
Static Electricity
Static Control
Studies have revealed that static electricity does not become a problem with most people until the relative humidity drops below 40 percent.
Asthma And Allergies
The New England Journal of Medicine: No Difference in Allergen Levels in Carpeted vs. Uncarpeted Homes
Study found no difference in the improvement experienced by children who lived in homes with carpet versus children from homes with other types of flooring.
Organizing Strategies
Organizing Solutions for Small Spaces
There are four key organizing rules to consider if you are working with a tiny house, an older home without closets, a city apartment or even downsizing from big to small.
Oxygen Bleach
Oxi-type Bleach Stains
Stain removal products containing oxygen bleaches must be used correctly or bleach spots may result.
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.
Refrigerator
Six Tips for Organizing Your Refrigerator
The art of knowing what is where in your ice box.
Carpet And Rug Institute
SOA Service Providers Get Free Listing on The Housekeeping Channel
Find Seal of Approval (SOA) Service Providers on The Housekeeping Channel.
Green Cleaning
Choosing Green Cleaning Products
Choose low-toxicity products that clean well. Green cleaning products are those that clean effectively while minimizing negative impacts to health and the environment.
Carpet
Health Perspectives: Choosing and Installing New Carpet
Going green when choosing and installing new carpet.
Saving Money
Financial Housekeeping - Recession Survival Tips
Financial advice from personal finance guru Suze Orman, and the IEHA.
Wallpaper
5 Tips for Decorating with Wallpaper
Careful planning, preparation, and applying can make wallpapering a much easier task.
Fireplace
Wise Wood Burning
If you intend to burn wood to help this winter's heating bill, check out these safety tips from the Chimney Safety Institute of America.
Closet
Change of Seasons Signals Change in Closet
Closet organizing is a seasonal adventure.
Carpet
How to Preserve Carpet Nap or Pile
Perhaps the traffic areas begin to look crushed or flattened, or you've recently moved your furniture around and there are indentations in the carpet. Are those “dents” permanent? What can be done to preserve carpet’s nap or pile?