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Sponge
Sponge Wars
A cleaning tool that needs regular cleaning.
Cleaning Strategy
Inside Tricks to Cleaning Window Shades and Blinds
Preventing excess build up remains the single most important key to easier, faster cleaning.
Food Safety
Keeping the Kitchen Safe
Be sure to control bacteria in the kitchen.
Washing Walls
Washing Flat Paint or Enamel?
Attack a wall with the right approach.
House Cleaning Tips
Got a Minute?
Transform your home in ... minutes.

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Motivation
How to Make Cleaning Fun - Q&A
A paraphrased transcription of a recent media interview on "How to Make Cleaning Fun" ...
Carpet Cleaning
How often should you have your carpets professionally cleaned?
Can you get the same results by doing it yourself?
Steam Mop
Review: HAAN Slim & Light Steam Mop
How does this simple steam mop fare against messes? Find out!
Motivation
The End is Near: Daylight Savings Time
Take advantage of that extra hour to attend to these important tasks.
Schedule
Q & A: Creating a Good Housekeeping Schedule
What do you suggest for a housecleaning schedule? - Jenna Z.

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Sponge
Sponge
Some cleaning tools need cleaning themselves. This is one.
Dry Sponge
Dry sponge
Removes dirt where you can't use liquids.
Cleaning Strategy
Blinds, vertical
Introducing a handy tool for making quick work of this task.
Tricket
This tool takes the hassle out of cleaning vertical blinds.
Umbrella
Umbrella
The two kinds of umbrellas need different care.

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Secret Confessions of a Clean Freak
Quick advice for quick routines to get cleaning done quickly.
Speed Cleaning 101
Cut your cleaning time in half.
Cleaning Strategy
Smart Guide to House Cleaning
Whether you're clueless about cleaning or just want to learn more, here's a common sense approach to cleaning for your own home or a home you care for.
Speed Cleaning
Old-fashioned housecleaning is time-consuming. Try Speed Cleaning.
House Cleaning Tips
How to Clean Practically Anything
Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.

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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.
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.
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.
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.
Leather
How To Clean Leather Seats
Leather seats are expensive. Keep them looking that way with a little cleaning and conditioning.