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• Laminate floor

  These pre-finished surfaces are easily maintained by sweeping or vacuuming, and damp mopping. Avoid going overboard with cleaners and polishes.

• Lampshade

  Cloth shades should be cleaned carefully with dry methods. Spot clean with wet methods only when absolutely necessary.

• Laptop computer

  The exterior is a cinch. The display is anything but.

• Lead paint

  If it’s in good shape, it just needs regular cleaning to avoid hazards.

• Lint

  It’s unavoidable, just like death and taxes. Here’s how to make it bearable.

• Litter box

  Scoop daily for your cat’s health — and for the sake of your nose.

• Marble

  Solid as a rock? Not quite, if it’s unsealed marble.

• Mat

  Hate dusting, sweeping, vacuuming and mopping so often? Try a set of these.

• Microwave oven

  A convection oven is a much tougher cleaning proposition.

• Mildew

  It’s a persistent, worthy enemy of the healthy housekeeper.

• Mineral scale

  That white or beige crust is coming from your tap water.

• Mirror

  A clean mirror is a nice reflection on you!

• Mold

  The term is interchangeable with “mildew.” However, mold can be very destructive to the home itself.

• Mud

  Spatters, spatters everywhere? Whatever you do, don’t spread them around.

• N95 respirator

  An essential tool used to protect people from hazardous fumes during certain jobs.

• Odor

  Don’t cover up, clean up. Here’s how.

• Oven, continuous-cleaning

  Abrasive pads and harsh cleaning agents can degrade this oven’s ability to keep itself clean.

• Oven, convection

  Even if your oven “cleans” itself, some tasks still need to be done by hand.

• Oven, conventional

  Clear winner of the Worst Job in the House Award.

• Oven, self-cleaning

  The self-cleaning cycle works by incinerating stuck-on food and grease at high temperatures.

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