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• All About Wallpaper

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

• For Dummies® — Getting to Know Wallpaper-Removal Techniques

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

• Child Hieroglyphics

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

• Washing Flat Paint or Enamel?

  Attack a wall with the right approach.

• Carpet Cleaning Tips #6

  Spot and stain removal.

• Wallpaper

  It’s best to follow instructions that came with the wallcovering. Read on if care tips can’t be found.

• Wall, painted

  First, vacuum or dry-sponge walls. Wash if necessary with the following method.

• Wooden beams

  Use a vacuum cleaner occasionally to keep ahead of dust, grime and cobwebs.

• Fungicide

  Mildew and mold are fungi. Bleach, borax, and other common chemicals effectively fight outbreaks.

• Smoke alarm

  Since the introduction of smoke detectors 40 years ago, deaths from residential fires have been cut in half. Here’s how to ensure maximum protection from your alarms.

• Slide-Lok Slat-Wall

  Slat-Wall looks just like wooden siding, complete with a “natural” wood grain. But its grooves firmly hold steel baskets and hooks that neatly provide a place for everything.

• The Miracle Cloth

  It dusts...It cleans...It polishes! The original Miracle Cloth® is an all-purpose microfiber cleaning cloth—use it to clean everywhere in your home.

• SmartShopperUSA

  The SmartShopper is an automated grocery list assistant. Press a button on the unit and speak the name of a grocery item you will need on your next visit to the store.
• Green Cleaning

  Wonder Tablitz Citrus All-Purpose Cleaner

  Environmentally, this product makes a lot of sense.

• Elfa Canvas Closet

  A portable extra closet for your bedroom, RV, or dorm.

• Point and Cut

  Touchless paper towel dispenser.

• The Action Center(TM)

  Versatile storage cabinet processes incoming paper and mail.

• DirtTamer Ultima® Cordless Wet or Dry Hand Vac

  The world’s most powerful cordless hand vac for wet or dry pick up.

• Wonder Tablitz

  A system that enables you to create a ready-to-use product with quick-dissolve tablets and water.

• HOST® Dry Carpet Cleaner

  Low-moisture carpet cleaner dissolves and traps dirt; and there’s no waiting for wet carpet to dry.

• Haley's Hints on DVD

  Everything from laundry advice to clever stain removal, ideas for pest control, as well as hints on cooking, painting, sewing tips and household storage.

• Organize Your Garage In No Time

  Provides step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow to-do lists to help you get your garage organized and keep it that way.

• The Complete Household Handbook

  A comprehensive guide to cleaning, maintaining and organizing your home.

• How to Clean Practically Anything

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

• Clean Like a Man — Housekeeping for Men (and the Women Who Love Them)

  A straight-talking cleaning manual for men.

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