Once you know how to vacuum the right way, your floors will be cleaner than ever and your carpets will last longer, too. Are your carpets starting to look dingy or turning dark on the edges at the base of your walls? Do you notice more pet hair or dust motes flying around in your home's air? Maybe your home has developed that "old house" smell even though it's newer. Or … [Read more...] about How To Vacuum Floors the Right Way
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How to Keep Your Home Clean Longer
You don't have to constantly clean to have a tidy house. Here are proven ways to keep your home clean longer, so you can spend more time doing things you enjoy. With everyone staying home more these days, it can feel like you're cleaning house all the time. Papers take over the kitchen counter. Dust floats around and settles on your furniture. The carpets get dingy and that … [Read more...] about How to Keep Your Home Clean Longer
How To Clean Bookshelves And Books
Your treasured volumes can last a lifetime once you know how to clean bookshelves and books to keep them free of dust, bugs, mildew, and stains. At some point in every booklover's life, pulling a favorite volume off the shelf leaves a bare spot surrounded by a thick layer of dust. Or worse yet, an insect or foul odor escapes when they open a book. Dust, pests, and mildew … [Read more...] about How To Clean Bookshelves And Books
How To Clean Lampshades of Any Kind
Knowing how to clean lampshades is one of those finicky cleaning tasks that take your room from tidy to truly clean. Between grubby hands, household dust and pet hair, lampshades tend to get grimy. The thing is, lamps are like jewelry for your room: if they're nice they'll accentuate your room's beauty, but if they're in bad shape they'll make it look … [Read more...] about How To Clean Lampshades of Any Kind
How To Clean A Vacuum Cleaner
Knowing how to clean a vacuum cleaner will protect your machine and also your flooring. A clean vacuum works better, so you'll be saving yourself time, too. How To Clean A Vacuum Cleaner Vacuuming is one of my least favorite household chores. I hate everything about it: the noise, the attachments that never stay put, and the hassle of trying to wrap the cord properly -- … [Read more...] about How To Clean A Vacuum Cleaner