carpeting

How To Steam Clean Carpeting

March 20, 2013
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With Spring Cleaning well underway in many homes (but not mine, yet), now’s the time many homemakers wonder how to steam clean carpeting to reduce household dust and odors, remove carpet stains, and get their floor deep-down clean. Obviously, you can go the more-expensive route and hire professional carpet cleaners, but once you know how [...]

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How To Remove Carpet Stains

February 6, 2013

Carpet stains frustrating you? You may not have to replace your carpet if you know how to treat each kind of spill. Yes, even the old ones may come out. When we bought our house, it had wall-to-wall ivory-colored carpet. It wasn’t long before kids, cats and company had taken their toll, turning our carpets [...]

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How To Remove Candle Wax From Carpets (Reader Questions)

January 16, 2013

I routinely answer questions on my Facebook page, but sometimes I find myself giving the same answer over and over again. When that happens, I like to turn the answer into a blog entry: it saves myself some time and ensures I don’t overlook anything in my response. Since both Jacki and Carin have recently [...]

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