Cleaning & Organizing

Latest in Cleaning & Organizing

A used and a new furnace filter, propped side by side.
Interior

This Is How Often You Should Change Your Furnace Filter

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Best Concrete Cleaner
Reviews

2024’s Best Concrete Cleaners for Removing Dirt and Stains, Tested

By Mark Wolfe

A group of the best portable carpet cleaners sitting together on a patterned rug.
Reviews

Testing the 7 Best Portable Carpet Cleaners for Spills and Stains

By Savannah Sher, Debbie Wolfe, Amanda Lauren

Prime Day Robotic Pool Cleaner Deals
Reviews

This Cordless Robot Cleaned My Entire Pool on One Charge—and It’s $300 Off for Prime Day

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Gutter Guard option installed on a gutter.
Reviews

We Tested the Best Gutter Guards—These Are Our Favorites

By Glenda Taylor, Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi, Tony Carrick

A man is holding a stack of clothes in one hand and is staring at the clothes on the bed so he can organize the closet behind him.
DIY

How to Organize Your Closet for a Total Wardrobe Makeover

By Deirdre Mundorf

A cluttered room in a normal American home.
Interior

New Study Explores Americans’ Relationship to Clutter

By Sandi Schwartz

A general interior view of a room with beige sofa, two accent lounge chairs, black sideboard, bookshelves and a new beige carpet.
Interior

7 Secrets to Keeping Your Carpet Looking New

By Anja Sonnenberg

Person wearing yellow gloves cleans the joints of the floor tiles with a brush and powder.
DIY

8 Ways to Clean Stained Grout

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Materials needed to clean a toilet tank sitting on top of the toilet, including vinegar and dish soap.
DIY

How to Clean a Toilet Tank

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Updated by Margaret Foley

A barefoot woman is cleaning the vinyl plank flooring inside of a living room with a dry mop.
Interior

How to Clean Vinyl Plank Flooring

Updated by Teresa Odle Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

A bagworm pupa hangs from a thin tree branch.
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Bagworms

By Bob Vila

Fly perched on the edge of a drinking glass.
Interior

How to Get Rid of Flies in the House

By Margaret Foley, Bob Vila Staff

Materials needed to make homemade floor cleaner and apply it to hardwood floors, including spray bottle, mop, and castile soap.
DIY

How to Make Your Own Homemade Hardwood Floor Cleaner

By Ayn Monique Klahre

Budget-Friendly Finds for Your Garage Options
Exterior

12 Budget-Friendly Finds for Your Garage

By Michelle Larson

Woman wearing yellow gloves uses a caulk remover tool to remove caulk from atop a baseboard.
DIY

How to Remove Caulk

By Bob Vila

Woman wearing a plaid shirt and yellow cleaning gloves wipes white kitchen cabinets with a cloth.
Interior

How to Remove Grease From Kitchen Cabinets

By Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Donna Boyle Schwartz

how to unclog a garbage disposal
Interior

How to Unclog a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Brenda Silva

A duvet rolled up into a front-load washing machine.
DIY

How to Wash a Comforter

By Steffani Cameron, Jennifer Noonan

Woman wearing cleaning gloves pours salt through a funnel into a mason jar.
DIY

How to Make Homemade Drain Cleaner

By Bob Vila