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Energy Efficiency
Why Buy Energy-Efficient Appliances?
The main benefits of energy-efficient appliances include saving money on operating costs and utility bills and protecting the environment by conserving energy. Energy-efficient models save money with lower operating costs — using 30 to 50 percent less energy than many older appliances, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Spring Cleaning
Prevent Spring Cleaning
Start working efficiently now to take the "big" out of the big spring projects.
Child Safety
Childproofing: Keep Guard Over Household Heart Stoppers
What parents should know about children and inhalants in household products.
Schedule
Cleaning On Your Schedule
Three simple steps to keeping your home clean on a daily basis.
Pressure Washer
Consumer Reports® — Pressure Washers: Quick Cleaning for Less
Consumer Reports confirms that gas-powered pressure washers have a clear performance edge over electric models. But more pressure also means more chance for injury with any pressure washer.
Organizing Strategies
Spring into Action and Stow Away your Winter Wardrobe
Organize your winter wardrobe to stow away for next year.
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.
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?
Food Safety
Barbecue and Food Safety
Cooking outdoors was once only a summer activity shared with family and friends. Now more than half of Americans say they are cooking outdoors year round. So whether the snow is blowing or the sun is shining brightly, it’s important to follow food safety guidelines to prevent harmful bacteria from multiplying and causing foodborne illness.
Clutter
Uncluttering Rules
Get out from under your stuff — and stay there!
Motivation
Strategies to Combat Procrastination
Stop waiting and start living!
Winterizing
Organize to Survive the Cold
If you live where the winter is harsh, it's all the more important to be prepared.
Winterizing
Bedbugs, Be Gone
How to prevent infestation, recognize signs of bedbugs, and how to handle the pests if they appear.
Home Exterior
Exterior House Cleaning
Your home’s exterior takes a beating from mother nature, but you can intervene. A once-or-twice-yearly cleaning may also reveal a gutter or roof in need of attention.
Braving the Bleach
Tips you need to know before using bleach or bleach-containing products.
Indoor Air Quality
Evict Indoor Air Pollution
Use methods, products and tools that work for you, not against you, to make your home a healthier place. HousekeepingChannel.com interviews David Mudarri, formerly of the Indoor Environments Division of the EPA.
Disaster Safety
Kid Safety in Disaster Areas
EPA offers guidance to caregivers with children returning to hurricane-impacted areas
Organizing Strategies
Five Great Winter Organizing Tips
Organizing isn’t always about overhauling that room or digging everything out of a closet. Sometimes it is the simple, small steps that keep you organized.
Winterizing
Get Your House Winter Ready
While winterizing our home may be a chore we rather skip, doing so can reduce heating costs and prevent disaster. Here is a breakdown of essential winterizing steps to take.
Clutter
The Mail Toss
Don’t even think about carrying your mail to the family room, living room, bedroom, bathroom or car.