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• 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.

• Clean Like a Man — Top Tips for Men

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

• Those Pest-y Houseplants

  Use humidity, temperature and other natural remedies to rid your greenery of pests.

• Pick a Brush Four Out of Five Janitors Recommend

  Maintain a pearly white toilet rim.

• Six Ways to Use Essential Oils for Healthy Housecleaning

  How to make your own formulas for a more natural approach to cleaning.

• Child Hieroglyphics

  Remedy for Wall Murals. Young children often love to scribble and draw on walls, paneling and sometimes even paper.

• The Organized Move

  Maria Gracia gives you tips and tricks for an organized relocation.

• Foggy Glassware Answers

  Q & A with Tara Aronson.

• Childproofing: Poison Prevention

  Keeping children safe is everyone's responsibility.

• 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.

• All About Wallpaper

  If it's dirty, should you wash it, or what?

• Outsmart Insect Scale Infestation

  Insects under cover, scale can suck the life from a plant.

• Half Hour Before Company Arrives

  Give your home a once-over to bring it back into order.

• Top Deck Treatments

  Consumer Reports helps homeowners choose deck treatments that can "weather" summer and winter.

• Safe Containers and Wraps for Microwave Cooking

  Are plastics melting in your meal?

• 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.

• Carpet Terms

  Basic terminology to help you become more educated when it comes to your carpet purchase and installation.

• Stop Pollution Indoors

  Ten steps to better indoor environmental quality

• Dishwasher Trouble?

  If your dishwasher is leaving spots on the glasses or detergent clumped in the dispenser, the Soap and Detergent Association offers a list of common problems — along with their solutions.

• Building Your Weather Wall

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

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