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• Wallpaper

  For Dummies® — Getting to Know Wallpaper-Removal Techniques

  Determine your course of action by the type of wall found underneath.
• Washing Walls

  Wall Washing Secrets

  You don't have to give attention to your walls often, but when you do, here are some best-practice tips from Jeff Campbell.
• Motivation

  IEHA Shares Three Top Tips for Home Cleaning

  These are: Declutter, Resolve to Dissolve, and Contain Don’t Strain.
• Motivation

  Strategies to Combat Procrastination

  Stop waiting and start living!
• Water Damage

  How to Determine What to Keep or Save After Water Damage Occurs

  Whether you are the victim of a flood or your plumbing sprang a leak while you're on vacation, the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) offers some helpful suggestions on what to do.
• Cleaning Services

  Helpful Tips for Choosing a Trustworthy Home Cleaning Service

  Be better prepared to select an honest, reliable cleaning service – and enjoy the benefits.
• Carpet Cleaning

  What is the Standard Drying Time When Carpet is Cleaned?

  Just-cleaned carpet should dry within six to eight hours or less, and should never stay damp more than 24 hours, or microbial growth and odor may occur.
• Stain Removal

  Carpet Spot Removal 101

  Stain-resist treatments provided on most carpets are designed to repel most acid-based dyes in many, but not all, foods and beverages. With proper patience and prompt attention, most common household spills can be removed.
• Motivation

  I Want to Get Organized, But I Don't Know Where to Start!

  Frozen by a task that seems too large? Here's how to bust immobilizing thinking.
• Organizing Strategies

  Five a Day

  An easy step to clear out the clutter.
• Hardwood Floors

  Hardwood Floors — Easy Tips for Cleaning

  According to the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), hardwood floors are low maintenance, beautiful and can last for years with the right care.
• Motivation

  Spring Clean Your Life Any Time of Year

  Make room for what really matters.
• Basement

  Cleaner Concrete

  Smooth finish in the basement
• Clutter

  The Mail Toss

  Don’t even think about carrying your mail to the family room, living room, bedroom, bathroom or car.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Keep Carpet Like New - Take the Right Steps

  These tips can help you keep your carpet looking newer, longer - saving time and money.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Using Proper Carpet Cleaning Products Pays Off

  How do you keep carpet looking great? Easy. The simplest way to protect your carpet investment is preserving its quality using products with the green and blue label of the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval Program (SOA).
• Motivation

  Wondering What Your Cleaning Style Is? Take the Quiz

  Find out about your cleaning style, and take steps to improve your housekeeping.
• Pest Control

  Falling Temperatures Send Pests Indoors

  Fall yard maintenance helps keep intruders out.
• Organizing Strategies

  10 Great Summer Organizing Tips

  How to keep things organized and tidy during the summer months.
• Motivation

  How Did I Get So Disorganized?

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

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