Cleaning

Start the New Year off on the right foot by purging clutter, trash, and unused goods from your home.

You already have a routine for washing dirty clothes—just toss them in the hamper and run a load when enough have accumulated. You may not, however, have a routine for laundering other items in your home. Towels, tablecloths, sheets, and even shower curtains need the occasional wash. Read on to find out how often you should launder non-clothing items to protect and maintain them and to help keep your home fresh and clean.

Everybody seems to have a different recommendation for how to clean each surface in the house… but not all of these cleaning habits do what their proponents claim. Many materials require specific cleansers, and using the wrong one may render your efforts useless, or worse yet damage the surface that you’re trying to clean. Keep reading to find out which bad cleaning habits you should ditch and learn about some better alternatives you should adopt.

If your shop vac’s suction seems to be dwindling, you probably have a clogged filter. Get a few more jobs out of your old filter with this cleaning method.

Nature’s supreme source of sour is capable of far more than adding a delightful tartness to your favorite foods. Slice up a few lemons and give these practical household solutions a go.