Cleaning & Organizing

Make tidying up feel less like a chore with our best home and kitchen cleaning and organizing advice. We’ve rounded up tips and hacks to help your space feel fresh and new.

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Spring Cleaning: How to Organize Your Room in an Hour

With a well-conceived plan and a single hour, you can clean and organize your bedroom and create a space you...


38 Handy Hints for Cleaning Every Nook and Cranny of Your House

You’ll have every corner of your house spick-and-span in no time by following these seriously smart house cleaning hacks.


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How to Clean Faucets and Shower Heads Without Removing Them

Want to clean up your faucets or increase the water pressure from your shower without removing it? Here's how.


How to Clean Mold with Vinegar and How to Prevent It in the Future

Mold can be harmful to your health and damaging to the surface it grows on. Here's how to clean mold...


12 Storage Tips to Ban Clutter and Feel More Organized

A professional organizer reveals simple ways to organize your entryway, car trunk, laundry room, desk drawer and other cluttered areas...


26 Secrets Personal Organizers Would Never Tell You for Free

Industry experts reveal the dirty details to help keep your home organized and clean.


13 Genius Spice Storage Ideas for an Aesthetically Pleasing Look

Basil, thyme, oregano, oh my! Your pantry is stocked with all kinds of spices, so keep them neat and organized...


12 Cleaning Secrets Under $5

Psst! Can you keep a secret? We've gathered our favorite (and affordable!) cleaning secrets to make your home sparkle.

15 Secrets of People Who Always Have a Clean Kitchen

You know the type—their floors are always gleaming and they're never embarrassed to show you the inside of their microwave....


What to Know About Magic Erasers

Find out what's behind the magic in Magic Erasers.


Why You Shouldn’t Wash a Hot Pan in Cold Water

Turn off the cold water! Hot pans need some time before they can take a soapy bath. Here's why.


10 Tips for Arranging Furniture

Avoiding these common mistakes will make your home more inviting and stylish.


What Is That Pink Slime in Your Bathroom?

Ever notice red or pink slime forming inside your toilet or on your shower walls? Here's what it actually is.


How to Keep Your Towels Soft, Fluffy and Fresh

Never reach for a stinky, scratchy towel again. That'll be a thing of the past when you use these simple...


How to Make Homemade Dryer Sheets with Stuff You Already Have

Keep disposable dryer sheets out of landfills with these tips!


Why Do Plastic Containers Never Dry in the Dishwasher?

Putting the dishes away is enough of a pain, having to hand dry your plastic ware makes the task even...


How to Clean a Dutch Oven the Right Way

Learn how to clean a Dutch oven the right way, so that your favorite pot will last a lifetime!

5 Things You Should Dry Clean and 5 Things You Shouldn’t

From that delicate silk blouse to your favorite pair of jeans—find out which items to take to the cleaners and...


5 Tricks for People Who Don’t Like Folding Laundry

Ready to fall in love with folding laundry? We have simple tips to make the chore faster, easier and even...


8 Unexpected Ways to Clean with Ketchup

Cleaning with ketchup? Yup. Not your white dress shirts, of course. But ketchup will make easy work out of cleaning...


Where’s My Washing Machine Filter and Do I Really Need to Clean It?

Make sure your washing machine is operating at 100 percent with this little-known maintenance tip.


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7 Natural Ways to Freshen Any Room

Ditch the chemicals and use a natural air freshener to get rid of stinky smells.


How to Get the Baked-On Stains off Your Pyrex

Are your Pyrex baking dishes looking a little worse for wear? We'll show you how to clean Pyrex to make...

18 Cleaning Products Professional House Cleaners Always Buy

We asked the professionals what cleaning must-haves they swear by to keep every room in your home sparkling.


8 Clever Solutions for the Most Annoying Window Cleaning Problems

Washing windows is a tiresome chore, especially when it seems like they never get totally clean.


16 Genius Cleaning Hacks You’ll Want to Steal from Professional House Cleaners

You'll have your house spick-and-span in no time by following these tips.


8 Common Items to Avoid If You Want to Have a Clutter-Free Home

How many of these "future clutter" items are you guilty of buying?


17 Secret Cleaning Tips From the Pros

These professional secrets will make your house sparkle.


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How to Clean a Moldy Dishwasher and Prevent Mold from Coming Back

Having a moldy dishwasher is a common problem. Here's how to clean a moldy dishwasher and keep it from returning.