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Energy Savings
Cutting Energy Costs In The Kitchen
Being sure stoves and other kitchen appliances are energy efficient could save you some dough.
Laundry
Laundry is Easy ... Isn't it?
General rules to keep it that way.
Washing Walls
Washing Flat Paint or Enamel?
Attack a wall with the right approach.
Laundry
Fabric Fundamentals
Your wardrobe is tailored from a variety of fabrics. Do you know how to care for each?
Cleaning Strategy
Inside Tricks to Cleaning Window Shades and Blinds
Preventing excess build up remains the single most important key to easier, faster cleaning.

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Laundry
Laundry: Somebody Has to Do It
How to do laundry the right way and reap the benefits.
Green Living
Green your darks, lights, and whites
Summer might be one of the easiest times to "go green" in your laundry room.
Window Cleaning
Cleaning windows: Shedding daylight on a dirty subject
How to choose the best squeegee and use it to make window cleaning quick and easy.
Carpet Cleaning
How often should you have your carpets professionally cleaned?
Can you get the same results by doing it yourself?
Food Safety
Safe Feasting
Planning ahead can prevent five situations from causing food poisoning.

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Dishwasher
Dishwasher
While not high-maintenance, it does need occasional care.
Inkjet printer
The automatic cleaning cycle helps keep print heads clean, but other measures may also be needed.
Washing Dishes
Glassware
Another straightforward task, but be careful with crystal and other fine glasses.
Comforter
Comforter
Care is fairly easy for inexpensive comforters. Protect expensive down comforters with a duvet cover.
Blender
Blender
Separate the parts, and clean this kitchen appliance easily.

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Speed Cleaning 101
Cut your cleaning time in half.
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.
Vinegar: Over 400 Uses
Good for our health, our home, and safe for our environment. Over 400 tips, some recipes, a bit of history and a lot of amazing uses for vinegar.
Haley's Cleaning Hints
Over 1,000 clever, inexpensive solutions help readers clean, deodorize, unclutter and organize their homes.
Green Cleaning
Cheaper, Greener, Cleaner: Ceiling to Floor Savings
Easy-to-follow recipes for inexpensive, homemade cleaners that are better for the environment and for your health.

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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.
Baking Soda
How To Clean With Baking Soda
When it comes to household versatility, baking soda is king. Here are just some of the many cleaning uses for sodium bicarbonate.
Leather
How To Clean Leather Seats
Leather seats are expensive. Keep them looking that way with a little cleaning and conditioning.
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.
Bathtub
How To Clean a Ring From Your Bathtub
Save hand-washing houseguests the horror of having to stare at a line of dirt and dead skin ringing the bathtub.