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Home cleaning can be a grueling chore, but home-cleaning tips can help make it less intense. Learn helpful general home-cleaning tips.

Uses for Salt: Cleaning Your Kitchen

Featured Article: Uses for Salt: Cleaning Your Kitchen

Salt can help people who find the kitchen to be the most difficult room to keep clean. Salt can get out stains and make cleanup go faster. Learn how to clean your kitchen with salt. See more »

Does it do any good to air out rugs and mattresses outside?

Does it do any good to air out rugs and mattresses outside?

Does it do any good to air out rugs and mattresses outside?

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How green are green household cleaners?

How green are green household cleaners?

The word "green" is so ubiquitous these days, it's almost irritating. Companies are vigorously marketing their new green products, but consumers aren't total suckers. Who's to say these products really are green?

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How Spring Cleaning Works

How Spring Cleaning Works

Spring is finally here. It's time for picnics outside, St. Patrick's Day and a week off of school for spring break. Unfortunately, it's also time to clean your house from top to bottom.

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Top 5 Spring Cleaning Tools

Top 5 Spring Cleaning Tools

The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and you've motivated yourself to get off the couch and get to spring cleaning. But what tools do you need to make your house sparkle?

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Why do we traditionally clean our homes at the beginning of spring?

Why do we traditionally clean our homes at the beginning of spring?

With your checklist and cleaning supplies in hand, you're ready to scrub your house from top to bottom. But where does this seasonal tradition come from?

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10 Green Home Cleaning Tips

10 Green Home Cleaning Tips

Keeping your living space presentable and sanitary can sometimes feel like a daunting task -- it seems as if there are always more cleaning projects than time in the day! Learn these green home cleaning tips to keep your house naturally fresh.

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10 Green Outdoor Cleaning Tips

10 Green Outdoor Cleaning Tips

The green outdoors household cleaning tasks will often lead you straight into the out-of-doors, especially if you live in a climate that allows you to use your backyard and patio many months of the year.

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4 Essential Oils for a Green Home

4 Essential Oils for a Green Home

A clean home should smell fresh. Learn about 4 essential oils that will keep your house emitting fresh and natural odors.

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4 Green Ways to Keep Your House Fresh

4 Green Ways to Keep Your House Fresh

We all want a fresh-smelling house, but at what cost? Check out these 4 green ways to keep your house fresh in a natural, green way.

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5 Green Carpet Cleaning Tips

5 Green Carpet Cleaning Tips

When that red wine spills on your white carpet, these green carpet cleaning tips can help you out. Check these 5 green carpet cleaning tips.

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6 Green Baby Care and Cleaning Tips

6 Green Baby Care and Cleaning Tips

Babies sure take up a lot of time. There's the feeding, the clothing, the rocking, the consoling. They're also incredibly messy. This green baby cleaning article will keep most of baby's things clean, sanitary and smelling fresh.

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9 Green Bathroom Cleaning Tips

9 Green Bathroom Cleaning Tips

The bathroom is a place where your primary cleaning MO might be about controlling germs, and rightly so. Learn how to clean those germs in an eco-friendly manner.

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Carpet-Cleaning Tips

Carpet-Cleaning Tips

Few things in your home take more abuse than the carpeting. While regular vacuuming certainly helps prolong the life of your carpeting, there are additional measures you should take. Check out our tips.

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Countertop Cleaning Tips

Countertop Cleaning Tips

Kitchen countertops have to be able to handle anything, from a paring knife that veers off course to spilled grape juice. Fortunately, regular cleaning will keep them up to the task. Follow these guidelines.

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Fireplace-Cleaning Tips

Fireplace-Cleaning Tips

Cleaning your fireplace regularly will ensure that it remains safe and efficient. Learn how to eliminate excess soot, ashes, and dangerous creosote tars.

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Floor-cleaning Tips

Floor-cleaning Tips

Dirt gets tracked into your house all day long. And unless your home has only one kind of hard-surface floor throughout, you have to use several different cleaning methods. These tips will simplify this chore.

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How to Clean Natural Fabrics

How to Clean Natural Fabrics

Although modern appliances have removed much of the misery of doing laundry, someone still has to sort it, load the washer, etc. Read these cleaning suggestions for clothes that are made from natural fabrics.

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How to Clean Synthetic Fabrics

How to Clean Synthetic Fabrics

Whatever happened to good ol' polyester? If all the different synthetic fabrics have you confused, read this article for tips and guidelines on how to clean many of the bunch.

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How to Clean Windows

How to Clean Windows

Windows look best if they are cleaned on a regular basis -- at least twice a year on the inside and outside. Check out these tips for making your windows sparkle.

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How to Clean Your Bathroom

How to Clean Your Bathroom

Dirty bathrooms are gross. Really gross. Your bathroom should be cleaned at least once a week to keep it sanitary, as well as sparkling. Learn how to eliminate the dirt and scum from your bathroom.

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