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Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Bathtub

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Kelly Weimert

Materials for unclogging a garbage disposal under a sink, including plunger, vinegar, baking soda, etc.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Unclog a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Brenda Silva

A hand is wiping dust off window blinds.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Rid of Dust: 20 Simple Home Cleaning Tips

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Jennifer Noonan

Person is about to drop an orange peel into a garbage disposal.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Garbage Disposal

By Bob Vila

Woman looks puzzled as she looks into top-load washing machine.
Cleaning & Organizing

Washing Machine Smells: Common Causes and Easy Fixes

By Deirdre Mundorf, Jill Lawrence O'Hara, Bob Vila

November’s Top Tool and Tech Innovations
Cleaning & Organizing

November’s Top Tool and Tech Innovations Will Have You Ready for the Holidays

By Michelle Larson

Ice blue Keurig machine on a counter with rubber gloves, vinegar, and other cleaning supplies.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Descale a Keurig Coffee Maker

By Manasa Reddigari, Savannah Sher

The Best New Cleaning Tool Options
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best New Cleaning Tools of 2024

By Beth Cranston

Unrecognizable woman sweeping the parquet floor, window light reflection.
Cleaning & Organizing

Spring Cleaning in the Fall? Experts Say You Should Get on Board

By Sandi Schwartz

Grime, dirt, and peeling paint are visible on the surface of a vintage wrought iron fence detailed with fleur de lis designs.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Wrought Iron and Keep It Rust-Free

By Savannah Sher

October Innovations and New Products
Cleaning & Organizing

October Saw Dyson’s Newest Vacuum and Upgrades from Craftsman, John Deere, and Milwaukee

By Michelle Larson

selection of best roof cleaners packages laid out on the floor
Cleaning & Organizing

After Extensive Testing, This Roof Cleaner is Our Go-To Pick For Cleaning and Restoration

By Mike Larson, Tom Scalisi

Woman uses garden hose to rinse debris from air conditioner compressor.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Air Conditioner Coils

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Jason Brick

A used and a new furnace filter, propped side by side.
Cleaning & Organizing

This Is How Often You Should Change Your Furnace Filter

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A group of the best portable carpet cleaners sitting together on a patterned rug.
Cleaning & Organizing

Testing the 7 Best Portable Carpet Cleaners for Spills and Stains

By Savannah Sher, Debbie Wolfe, Amanda Lauren

Prime Day Robotic Pool Cleaner Deals
Cleaning & Organizing

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

By Glenda Taylor

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.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Organize Your Closet for a Total Wardrobe Makeover

By Deirdre Mundorf

A cluttered room in a normal American home.
Cleaning & Organizing

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.
Cleaning & Organizing

7 Secrets to Keeping Your Carpet Looking New

By Anja Sonnenberg

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

How to Clean a Toilet Tank

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Updated by Margaret Foley

A bagworm pupa hangs from a thin tree branch.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Rid of Bagworms

By Bob Vila

Fly perched on the edge of a drinking glass.
Cleaning & Organizing

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.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Your Own Homemade Hardwood Floor Cleaner

By Ayn Monique Klahre

Budget-Friendly Finds for Your Garage Options
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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.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Caulk

By Bob Vila

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

How to Remove Grease From Kitchen Cabinets

By Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Woman wearing cleaning gloves pours salt through a funnel into a mason jar.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Homemade Drain Cleaner

By Bob Vila

Woman wearing cleaning gloves removes oven racks for cleaning.
Cleaning & Organizing

7 Easy and Effective Ways to Clean Oven Racks

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila Staff

How to Make Your Own Oven Cleaner
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Your Own Oven Cleaner

By Manasa Reddigari

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

Ingredients needed to make a homemade degreaser (including vinegar and baking soda) assembled on a counter.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make a Homemade Degreaser That’ll Conquer Kitchen Grime

By Theresa Clement, Manasa Reddigari

Materials needed to clean wood furniture (including mineral spirits and dish soap) collected on a small wood table.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Wood Furniture

By Bob Vila

How To Clean Mirrors Streak Free
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Mirror: 4 Tips for a Streak-Free Finish

By Jill Lawrence O'Hara, Phillip Tinner

Woman uses a spray bottle and sponge to clean painted walls.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Painted Walls

By Emily Burns Morgan, Jennifer Noonan

Mean using a long pole to clean the windows outside a house
Cleaning & Organizing

Going Green and Keeping Clean: Outdoor Edition

By Alyson McNutt English, Bob Vila

A basement filled with furniture and bikes flooded with water
Cleaning & Organizing

How To: Dry a Wet Basement

By Maureen Blaney Flietner, Bob Vila

how to shampoo carpets
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Shampoo Carpets

By Kat Hodgins, Susan Pevaroff Berschler

man looking at mold on white wood panel on wall
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Mold From Wood

By Bob Vila Staff

A patio chair with cushion surrounded by a vacuum cleaner and materials needed to clean the cushions.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Outdoor Cushions 

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Jennifer Noonan

A residential backyard with a paver patio, outdoor furniture, plants, and more.
Cleaning & Organizing

5 Things You’re Forgetting to Deep Clean in Your Outdoor Space

By Deirdre Mundorf

Nine bottles and one bar of the best dish soap on a wood table
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Dish Soaps for Squeaky-Clean Dishes, Tested

By Amber Guetebier

A person wearing rain boots pressure washing a concrete driveway.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Concrete Floors and Driveways

By Joe Provey, Tom Scalisi

Materials needed for making a DIY stainless steel cleaner.
Cleaning & Organizing

Make Your Appliances Sparkle With This DIY Stainless Steel Cleaner Recipe

By Manasa Reddigari

A woman is carrying boxes with personal belongings in a cluttered living room.
Cleaning & Organizing

50 Ways to Repurpose Your Clutter

By Deirdre Mundorf

how to get rid of mold on walls
Cleaning & Organizing

Mold on Walls? The Key to Permanent Removal Is Knowing Where It Hides

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

A person with a cleaning glove squeezing a magic eraser melamine sponge.
Cleaning & Organizing

Consider This Before Restocking Your Magic Erasers

By Lori Lovely

Red spoon full of diatomaceous earth.
Cleaning & Organizing

13 Handy Household Uses for Diatomaceous Earth

By Savannah Sher, Teresa Odle

A messy garage in summer waiting to be cleaned.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Up the Garage, the Busiest Space of Summer 

By Deirdre Mundorf

Dark colored mold grows in the corner of a wall with some cleaning product bottles and yellow gloves seen in the foreground.
Cleaning & Organizing

Here’s What Really Kills Mold

By Lauren Wingo

A rose-colored T-shirt and materials needed to clean it, including detergent, dish soap, and paper towels.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Oil Out of Clothes

By Emma Caplan

Woman uses a hair dryer to remove a sticker from a wood picture frame.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Glue: 3 Tricks That Really Work

By Bob Vila, Steffani Cameron

A person using the DeWalt DWPW2100 Electric Jobsite Pressure Washer to clean a motorcycle during testing.
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Pressure Washers Under $500 for a Deep Clean, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe, Jodi Webb

On top of a top-load washing machine, a paint-spattered shirt and the materials needed to remove paint from the shirt.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Paint From Clothes

By Steffani Cameron

All the pieces of the Holikme 30-Foot 11-Piece Dryer Vent Cleaner Kit laid out before testing.
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Dryer Vent Cleaning Kits, Tested

By Paul Rankin, Becky Helzer, Michelle Larson, Kathleen Corlett, Kara Illig, Additional research provided by Stacey L. Nash

Black zip ties on a pink table.
Cleaning & Organizing

Yes, It’s Possible to Undo a Zip Tie—Here’s How

By Deirdre Mundorf

A group of the best degreasers together before testing.
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Degreasers for Tackling Stubborn Messes, Tested and Reviewed

By Katie Barton

A woman holds her nose while looking at green mold growing on a wall.
Cleaning & Organizing

What Does Mold Actually Smell Like?

By Dan Casarella, Evelyn Auer

How to Get Rid of Carpet Beetles
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Rid of Carpet Beetles and Carpet Beetle Larvae

By Gretchen Heber, Bob Vila Staff

A gas grill with the top open, surrounded by materials and tools for cleaning it (including a plastic bin, garden hose, dish soap and more).
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Gas Grill the Right Way

By Teresa Odle, Amy Lynch

An unseen person wipes away shower wall tile grime, leaving behind a clean white streak.
Cleaning & Organizing

Your Most Common Spring Cleaning Questions, Answered

By Kristen Mosier

A dad and daughter doing laundry at home.
Cleaning & Organizing

Your Laundry Routine Is Probably Outdated—Here’s the Modern Way

By Savannah Sher

Tools the Bob Vila Team Swears By for Spring Cleaning
Cleaning & Organizing

9 Tools the Bob Vila Team Swears By for Spring Cleaning

By Perri Kressel

17 Clever Ways to Use Toothpaste Around the House
Cleaning & Organizing

17 Clever Ways to Use Toothpaste Around the House

By Cody Calamaio, Savannah Sher

17 Clever Household Uses for Rubbing Alcohol
Cleaning & Organizing

17 Clever Household Uses for Rubbing Alcohol

By Manasa Reddigari, Savannah Sher