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• Organizing Strategies

  Get Organizing with Plastic Tubs

  Organizing is not all about buying a bunch of plastic tubs, even though we sometimes think so.
• Stone

  Stone Care Made Easy

  Simple steps to natural stone care will keep it looking beautiful for many years.
• Cleaning Products

  Soaps Vs. Detergents

  What exactly is soap? What is detergent? Many home cleaning products are classified as either soaps or detergents. Interestingly, many people really don’t know what these everyday words mean. However, it’s a good idea to take the time to learn, so you can understand their basic similarities and differences.
• Cleaning Strategy

  Happiness is . . . Shiny Floors and Tidy Toilets?

  SDA reveals results of Clean Surface Satisfaction Survey.
• Bathroom

  Bathroom Basics

  We know: This isn’t your favorite task. No need to dread what really must be done…

• Humidifier

  Crane Cool Mist Humidifiers

  These humidifiers are attractive, easy-to-use, safe, and provide needed moisture to dry indoor air and to treat cold and flu symptoms naturally.
• Automatic Soap Dispenser

  simplehuman Automatic Liquid Soap/Lotion Dispenser

  While some technology can be a real letdown - this automatic liquid soap/lotion dispenser did not disappoint. Find out why.
• Storage

  Container Clutter

  Storage bins meant to contain clutter can actually become clutter if not chosen and used effectively. Use these tips to prevent container clutter.
• Motivation

  How to Make Cleaning Fun - Q&A

  A paraphrased transcription of a recent media interview on "How to Make Cleaning Fun" ...
• Green Living

  Green your darks, lights, and whites

  Summer might be one of the easiest times to "go green" in your laundry room.

• Bathtub

  Bathtub

  Enamel or plastic? Know before you clean.

• Shower squeegee

  A simple, effective tool that will reduce the number of cleanings showers and tubs need.
• Acrylic

  Acrylic fixture

  Clean gently without abrasives.

• Shower stall

  Preventing the buildup of soap scum and water deposits is a lot easier than removal later.

• Water

  This is the universal solvent for cleaning.

• Laundry

  Talking Dirty Laundry With The Queen of Clean

  Strategies and tips for cleaner laundry from the Queen of Clean that includes a complete stain removal guide.

• Pet Clean-Up Made Easy, 2nd Ed.

  Tackle any pet mess, any time, in a snap—from stains and smells to fleas and fur-balls.

• My House Is Killing Me!

  A step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling and often eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants and allergens.

• DONE! How to Accomplish Twice as Much in Half the Time - at Home and at the Office

  You know all that you have to do - with multitasker extraordinaire Don Aslett, you can actually get it DONE!
• House Cleaning Tips

  How to Clean Practically Anything

  Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.

• Bathtub

  How To Clean a Bathtub

  Whether you shower in it or use it for long, luxurious baths, there’s nothing clean—or relaxing—about a tub full of grime, mold, or mildew.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Green Carpet Cleaning - Home-Made Green Cleaners

  In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Special Tools for Green Carpet Cleaning

  In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Green Carpet Cleaning - Spot Removal

  In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.
• Shower

  How To Clean a Shower

  If the grime in your shower looks like something that would be more at home in a horror flick than in, well, your home, it’s time to take control.

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