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Child Safety
Childproofing: Keep Guard Over Household Heart Stoppers
What parents should know about children and inhalants in household products.
Indoor Air Quality
Five Ways to Improve the Air Quality in Your Home
The good news is that the most difficult and expensive measures are not always the most effective – nor are they always necessary.
Stain Removal
Stain Removal Made Easier
Understanding spot ‘make-up’ is key to removal.
Indoor Contaminants
A Clean Home is a Healthy Home — Or Is It?
We take for granted that a clean home is a healthy home. But appearances can be deceiving!
Garage
Cleaning Garage Floors
Cleaning your garage floor is the first step if you want to change the room into a livable space, lay down new flooring, or just to improve overall appearance and safety.

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Security
Why False Alarms Should Not Be Alarming
Why the ability to make noise can be a good thing.
Organizing Strategies
Book Review - A "Pretty Neat" Guide
Organization is not about perfectly labeled boxes or sparkling bare surfaces, but having a system that keeps stress to a minimum and helps us get the most important things done.
Motivation
Dreamers and Doers
Putting motivation and direction in your corner, whatever your personality type.
Motivation
BOOK REVIEW: Dirt - The Quirks, Habits, and Passions of Keeping House, Edited by Mindy Lewis
The strong connection between lifestyle and housekeeping is presented in this touching, reflective collection of essays.
Houseplants
Thumbs-up to Indoor Plants
Get your “grow” on with houseplants.

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Solvents
Solvent safety
Use carefully to protect yourself, your family and the environment.
Solvents
Solvent
Solvents help dissolve soils for removal.
Well-ventilated area
Another term you’ll see frequently in HC-Pedia. What do we mean?
Alcohol
Alcohol
A solvent, degreaser and adhesive remover with many uses.
Rubbing Alcohol
Rubbing alcohol
An inexpensive, highly useful household solvent. Use carefully — it’s flammable.

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Clutter
Let Go of Clutter
Cluttered cabinets? Crammed closets? Disorganized drawers? Never fear — help is here!
Organizing Strategies
The Personal Organizing Workbook
Teaches the fundamentals of managing time and clutter with tips, quizzes, and checklists to help you create a personalized organization system.
Common Sense Organizing
A step-by-step program for helping you take control of your home and your life.
A Perfect Mess
This book shows the hidden benefits of disorder.
Speed Cleaning
Old-fashioned housecleaning is time-consuming. Try Speed Cleaning.

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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.
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.
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.