Household Hints & Tips
Keep your home clean and clutter-free with these household hints and tips.
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If you love to cook, you probably have cream of tartar in the kitchen. But this acidic ingredient has tons of uses that go beyond cooking and baking.
By Alia Hoyt
Dust is everywhere in your home and can cause or aggravate allergies. But cleaning can be a pain too. Here's how to keep those dust bunnies at bay.
Spring is around the corner and you know what that means! It's time for spring cleaning.
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The labels on your clothes have all types of laundry symbols on them. Here's what all those symbols mean.
Toothpaste is for cleaning your pearly whites, right? True, but there are other cool uses for it that you may not know about. Here are nine of them.
By Alia Hoyt
Nothing feels better than climbing into a freshly made bed. But when you sleep with a weighted blanket, is washing it as simple as tossing it in the machine?
You may have never thought of washing your pillows but there are several good reasons to do it. And it's usually not very hard to wash them.
By Alia Hoyt
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Cleaning grout may not be your favorite pastime, but doing it right can make it a not-quite-so-unpleasant task. Here's how.
Both white vinegar and cleaning vinegar can be used to clean, but the two are definitely not interchangeable. So, what's the difference?
So your favorite white Vans are full of yellow stains. No problem. Whether you're wearing leather Vans or canvas Vans, we know the best way to clean them and keep them bright white.
By Alia Hoyt
Smudged eyeglasses are the worst. So how do you clean them without leaving loads of scratches? Hint: It's not with Windex.
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Parchment paper is great as a non-stick surface for baking, but it has a lot of other uses that you may not have thought about.
Laundry stripping is a hack that's been trending on TikTok. It's supposed to remove built-up gunk from your "clean" clothes. But does it work?
By Alia Hoyt
Paper coffee filters are amazingly versatile and have many creative uses around the home, in the garage and even on camping trips.
Salt may be your go-to seasoning, but it has way more uses than flavoring food. Check out this list of uses for good old NaCl that have nothing to do with cooking.
By Sarah Gleim
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Let's face it. Baseball is a dirty game. Sliding into home leaves quite a stain on those pristine white pants. But nobody has to know if you follow these six ideas.
By Alia Hoyt
Nothing is better than a pair of sharp white shoes. But it's hard to keep them looking that way. Or is it?
By Alia Hoyt
Is that batch of bug spray you have left from last summer still effective? If it is, for how long?
By Suzie Dundas
You know these two products are powerhouses for cleaning, on their own. But together, they have a whole other set of uses.
By Alia Hoyt
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You might see them hanging out around your kitchen drain. They're annoying yet tiny — they're drain flies. So how do you get rid of them?
Don't let the word "acid" scare you away. Because when the job gets too tough for your standard household cleaner, it's time to try muriatic acid.
If your sock's mate has disappeared, you can still find a lot of creative uses for the one left behind.
You may have seen it in viral videos on TikTok. We're talking about the cleaning product workhorse called 'The Pink Stuff.' Here's how it works.
By Jeremy Glass
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Don't toss those used dryer sheets! This versatile product can be reused for a wide variety of additional purposes. And new sheets have uses besides preventing static cling.
Washing soda is more basic (as opposed to alkaline) and is stronger than baking soda, so it can be used for everything from tough stains to clogged drains.