Bedroom & Living cleaning hacks
Mattresses, sofas, carpets and the dust you forgot about.
When to Replace Your Pillows and Mattress (The Fold Test and Other Signs)
How often to replace pillows and mattresses, the 30-second fold test, the signs your pillow is done, and how to make both last longer.
Bedroom & Living
How to Clean a Humidifier (and the EPA's Every-Third-Day Rule)
How to clean a portable humidifier, how often the EPA says to do it, which water to use, and the humidity level to stay under so mold does not grow.
Bedroom & Living
How to Clean Air Vents (and Whether You Need Duct Cleaning, According to the EPA)
Clean supply and return vent covers in 15 minutes, change the HVAC filter, and learn the three situations where the EPA says duct cleaning is worth considering.
Bedroom & Living
How to Deep Clean a Mattress With Baking Soda (and Remove Stains and Smells)
Vacuum, spot-treat stains, deodorize with baking soda and air it out: the easy way to freshen a mattress, plus how to handle sweat, urine and blood stains.
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7 Cleaning Products You Should Never Mix (and What Happens If You Do)
Bleach and ammonia, bleach and vinegar, peroxide and vinegar: the dangerous cleaning combos, why they are toxic, and what to do if you breathed the fumes.
Safety & Supplies
Bleach Dilution Chart: How Much Bleach per Gallon to Disinfect (and When Not to Use It)
A simple bleach-to-water chart for disinfecting at home, the difference between cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting, and the safety rules from official guidance.
Safety & Supplies
Hotel Housekeeper Secrets: How Pros Clean a Room in 20 Minutes (Part 1)
The system hotel housekeepers use to clean a bedroom and bathroom fast: top-to-bottom, the caddy, the S-pattern and the 2-minute bed. Part 1 of 2.
Routines & Pro Secrets, part 1 of 2