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MARCH 27, 2024 | WEDNESDAY
30 Spring Cleaning Tasks You Can Tackle With Natural Ingredients

Spring is finally here, which means it’s that time of year again when you pull out all of your cleaning tools and products and start deep cleaning your entire space. Before you reach for ...

MARCH 21, 2024 | THURSDAY
25 Kitchen Trends You Might Regret

The kitchen is the heart of a home, and any updates you make to this central space can improve the home’s overall appearance and value. Making the wrong design choices for your kitchen, h...

MARCH 12, 2024 | TUESDAY
The 14 Most Indestructible Dishes You Can Buy

Elegant dinnerware elevates any dining table, but clumsy homeowners may often find themselves with broken glasses, shattered plates, and dented mugs. To save yourself from dangerous and c...

MARCH 1, 2024 | FRIDAY
Product Recalls You Need to Know as of March 1, 2024

Keeping up-to-date with the latest product recalls is essential in keeping our homes safe. The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) plays a key role in this by regularly issuin...

FEBRUARY 27, 2024 | TUESDAY
11 Ways That Sugar Can Help Your Home—and Your Health

Sugar is more than just a sweetener; it’s a versatile household product in your kitchen. Beyond sugar’s typical role of adding sweetness to foods and satisfying cravings, this ingredient ...

FEBRUARY 27, 2024 | TUESDAY
10 Home Heating Mistakes That Spike Your Utility Bills

Despite our best efforts to economize and lead more eco-friendly lives, few of us are are paying less for our utilities than we were a few years ago. In fact, the opposite is true: On ave...

FEBRUARY 15, 2024 | THURSDAY
20 Uses for Coffee Filters You Have to See to Believe

We rely on coffee filters to deliver our daily cup (or cups!) of joe, but straining coffee grounds from your morning brew is hardly their only function. These inexpensive rounds or cones ...

FEBRUARY 14, 2024 | WEDNESDAY
15 Things You Should Never Put Down a Garbage Disposal

It might seem like it can handle anything, but feeding your garbage disposal the wrong items is a surefire recipe for bad smells, clogs and, ultimately, a broken appliance. While it’s fin...

JANUARY 31, 2024 | WEDNESDAY
18 Genius WD-40 Uses You Haven't Tried Yet—But Should

WD-40 was produced in the 1950s by Rocket Chemical Company, which aimed to create a line of degreasers and rust-prevention solvents to use in the aerospace industry. The familiar blue-and...

JANUARY 30, 2024 | TUESDAY
Here's Why I Just Poured Dish Soap Into My Toilet (Hint: It Has Nothing to Do With Cleaning)

Dishwashing liquid is a surprisingly versatile product, and its effectiveness lies in a potent formula that incorporates cleaning agents like sodium lauryl sulfate and alkyldimethylamine ...