Explore

Articles, Hints & Tips

matching your search for "More Topics":

Health
Ice Guidelines for Healthier Beverages
Clean up your cubes with tips from the hotel, restaurant and hospital industries.
Refrigerator
4 Steps to An Organized Refrigerator
Can't find the pickles? Try these quick tips to get the ice box in line.
Odor Control
The Top Five Worst Household Odors—and Green Solutions
Naturally, the best way to prevent odor is to eliminate its source (e.g., take out the garbage, smoke or keep pets outside, etc.), but what about existing odors already permeating your home?
Food Safety
Healthy Housekeeping - Food Storage
In challenging economic times, you don't want to waste food, but if it's not safe, you don't want a foodborne illness either.
Deep Cleaning
Deep Cleaning Starter
You shouldn’t merely scratch the surface. Do the thorough job that makes your home do more than shine.

matching your search for "freezer_ice_interior_towels_job_defrosting_chest_wet_open_baking":

Food Safety
Safe Feasting
Planning ahead can prevent five situations from causing food poisoning.
Laundry
Laundry: Somebody Has to Do It
How to do laundry the right way and reap the benefits.
Spring Cleaning
What do you intend to clean this spring?
What modern homes need in a good spring cleaning.
Spring Cleaning
Still not finished with spring cleaning?
How to break the big task of spring cleaning into small manageable steps.
Pest Control
Creepy-Crawlies
As temperatures get cooler, insects and other pests start looking for someplace warm and dry.

matching your search for "More Topics":

Freezer
Defrosting is another cleaning task that helps to save energy.
Ice maker
Good ice depends on a clean freezer.
Baking Soda
Baking soda
This mild abrasive is also a decent deodorizer.
Ice cube tray
Cleaning the refrigerator? Clean this, too, and always enjoy fresh ice.
Wax, candle
Successful removal depends on the surface.

matching your search for "More Topics":

Baking Soda - Over 500 Uses
Baking soda tips from A-Z.
Organizing Strategies
The Home Organizing Workbook
Straightforward guide to getting organized and preserving open spaces.
The Organized Home
Not merely a practical book about labeling boxes and finding more storage space — but a book about great design.
House Cleaning Tips
How to Clean Practically Anything
Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.
Haley's Cleaning Hints
Over 1,000 clever, inexpensive solutions help readers clean, deodorize, unclutter and organize their homes.

matching your search for "More Topics":

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.
How To Clean a Toilet
The gross-out factor of cleaning a toilet cannot be underestimated—but the gross-out factor of not cleaning a toilet is even worse. Better clean the toilet.
Leather
How To Clean Leather Seats
Leather seats are expensive. Keep them looking that way with a little cleaning and conditioning.
Organizing Strategies
How To Organize a Desk
Does your desk look like a robber rifled through it just before a hurricane hit the room? Organize it so that it gets under control and stays that way.
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.