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Antiques
Caring for Wood, Silver, Copper and Brass Antiques
Secrets to preserving those antiques, heirlooms and collectibles.
Furniture
Getting that Warm Wooden Glow
Tips on cleaning and caring for wood furniture.
Grill Cleaning
Clean Your BBQ for Sizzling Summer Cookouts
Here's how to prevent your grill from getting dirty unnecessarily, and clean up before and after cookouts.
Homemade Cleaners
Natural Cleaning Products
Raid the kitchen and laundry room for safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.
Wood
How to Care for Wood Furniture
Tips to make your wood furniture last for generations.

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Cleaning Tips
Keeping Shiny Things Shiny
How to restore that gleam to silver, copper, brass, stainless steel and more.
Gardening
Good gardening!
How to keep up the summer garden by getting rid of common pests.
Simplifying
Planning for school success
Getting back into the back-to-school routine can be difficult, but starting early and planning ahead can make things easier.
Motivation
What to do with the rest of winter
When spring can't come fast enough, keep yourself busy by planning ahead and making simple changes to your home.
Organizing Strategies
Get Organized! App for iPhones and iPads
Access the expertise of Peter Walsh in this new app that helps you organize every room in your home step-by-step.

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Brass
Brass
Many brass objects have been coated with lacquer to help maintain the shine. Avoid using abrasive pads or cleaners, since abrasion will remove the lacquer.
Bronze
Bronze
An ancient alloy that might not need cleaning, after all.
Lock
Once-a-year maintenance that should take less than 5 minutes. Promise!
Sink
Whether in the kitchen or bath, a sink’s material — not location — determines the cleaning method.
Boots
Boots
They'll last a long time with proper care.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cleaning
Simple ways to clean better and healthier.
House Cleaning Tips
Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean
Here comes the Queen of Clean®, and her down-to-earth housekeeping guide for those of us who live in the real world.
Green Cleaning
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Cleaning (2nd Edition)
Focuses on cleaning each room of your home the "green" way and without harmful chemicals.
Green Clean
Step-by-step guide to ecological housekeeping.
HELP! Around the House
Subtitle: A Mother’s Guide to Getting the Family to Pitch in and Clean Up