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Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Outdoor Cushions 

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Jennifer Noonan

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Cleaning & Organizing

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

By Deirdre Mundorf

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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

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Cleaning & Organizing

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

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

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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

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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

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Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Paint From Clothes

By Steffani Cameron

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

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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

Pink mold in white tile grout.
Cleaning & Organizing

Solved! What Is the Pink Mold in My Shower, and How Do I Get Rid of It? 

By Margaret Foley, Manasa Reddigari

Woman stands in front of a table with a bucket, vinegar, dish soap and other supplies, cleaning a paint brush.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Paint Brushes the Right Way

By Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

A close up of a person in yellow cleaning gloves holding cleaning supplies with their hands on their hips.
Cleaning & Organizing

Here’s How Much Deep Cleaning a House Typically Costs

By Meghan Wentland

A suited worker points at mold growing on walls.
Cleaning & Organizing

Mold Remediation and Removal: What to Know and How Much You’ll Pay

By Meghan Wentland, Evelyn Auer

Woman scrubbing the inside of a terra-cotta pot, with a bucket of soapy water next to the pot.
Cleaning & Organizing

How To Clean Terra-Cotta Pots 

By Audrey Stallsmith

An inspector uses a phone to photograph mold in a shower.
Cleaning & Organizing

This Is the Only Pro You Need to Call for Mold Inspection

By Melissa Graham

Man cleaning dryer vent in home.
Cleaning & Organizing

Dryer Vent Cleaning Cost: What to Know and How Much You’ll Pay

By Brionna Farney, Evelyn Auer

A group of the best laminate floor cleaners grouped together before testing.
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Laminate Floor Cleaners for Dirt, Spills, and Stains, Tested

By Katie Barton, Savannah Sher

A person demonstrating three cleaning hacks for the home.
Cleaning & Organizing

I Tried 3 Spring Cleaning Tricks—and I’ll Be Using Them From Now On

By Jenny Stanley

Woman using baking soda and brush to clean sink, with lemons on the counter next to her.
Cleaning & Organizing

30 Spring Cleaning Tasks You Can Tackle With Natural Ingredients

By Caitlin Castelaz

Person putting spray bottle with other cleaning supplies in supply closet.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to DIY the Ultimate Cleaning Supply Cabinet

By Kristen Mosier

Light carpet being cleaned with a black-and-red standing vacuum cleaner with a bagless dust compartment.
Cleaning & Organizing

Yes, Your Vacuum Needs to Be Cleaned Regularly—Here’s How to Do It

By Savannah Sher

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Cleaning & Organizing

5 Ways You Can Use Magnets to Clean Your Home

By Deirdre Mundorf

The Levoit LVAC-200 Cordless Vacuum on a hard floor surface during testing.
Cleaning & Organizing

A Review of the Levoit LVAC-200 Cordless Vacuum: Ideal for Apartment Living

By Lizzy Briskin

Handsome young man indoors cleaning a black-paned window.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Scratches From Glass: DIY Hacks That Work

By Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari, Gretchen Heber

Man using wire tool to clean rust.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Rust From Tools

By Margaret Foley, Bob Vila

Woman uses a putty knife to remove some of a sticker from the bottom of a jar.
Cleaning & Organizing

9 Easy Ways to Remove Sticker Residue From Glass and Other Everyday Surfaces

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Margaret Foley

A soapy yellow dish sponge sits on the edge of a kitchen sink.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Sponge: 3 Ways That Really Work

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila Staff

Things to Keep In Your Junk Drawer
Cleaning & Organizing

15 Things Always to Keep In Your Junk Drawer

By Nicole Pyles

Different kinds of corroded batteries stacked on top one another.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Battery Corrosion in 4 Steps

By Bob Vila, Margaret Foley

Woman wearing a flannel shirt and cleaning gloves reaching into her dishwasher to access the filter.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Dishwasher Filter

By Tony Carrick

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Cleaning & Organizing

12 Ways to Remove Odors from a Microwave

By Sarah Littleton

Woman applies rubbing alcohol to a caulk stain on clothing.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Caulk Out of Clothes: 3 Effective Methods

By Stacey L. Nash

Woman mixes DIY toilet cleaner ingredients, including baking soda and essential oil, in glass bowl.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make a DIY Toilet Bowl Cleaner

By Tony Carrick, Donna Boyle Schwartz, Steffani Cameron

A Bissell Little Green portable carpet cleaner in front of a blue couch.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Use a Bissell Little Green

By Phillip Tinner

Close up of blue striped shower curtain.
Cleaning & Organizing

The Right Way to Clean a Shower Curtain, According to Pros From Molly Maid and DeluxeMaid

By Rachel Elmkies, Tony Carrick

A person using a self-serve car wash to wash a car in winter.
Cleaning & Organizing

How Often Should You Wash Your Car?

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman wearing protective eyewear cleaning dirty ceiling fan with microfiber cloth.
Cleaning & Organizing

7 Simple Steps That Make Cleaning Ceiling Fans a Breeze

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Theresa Clement

Woman scrubbing the inside of a toilet with a pumice stone.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Toilet the Right Way (Yes, There’s a Right Way)

By Rachel Elmkies, Bob Vila Staff

A woman inspects dirty laundry in her kitchen.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Mold Out of Clothes

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila Staff

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Cleaning & Organizing

11 Dos and Don’ts for Cleaning a Wood Stove

By Nicole Shein

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Cleaning & Organizing

How to Deep Clean Your House Room by Room

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman washes her hands with foamy soap under a running faucet.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Homemade Foaming Hand Soap

By Deirdre Mundorf, Bob Vila Staff

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Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Crayon Off Walls: 4 Surefire Methods

By Deirdre Mundorf

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Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Candle Wax From Just About Any Surface

By Manasa Reddigari

A female hand in yellow rubber gloves wipes a modern white kitchen wall with a microfiber cloth.
Cleaning & Organizing

7 Reasons Why You Should Clean Your Walls More Often—and How to Do it Properly

By Deirdre Mundorf

8 Ways to Mildew-Proof Your Bathroom
Cleaning & Organizing

8 Ways to Mildew-Proof Your Bathroom

By Katie Nolan

16 Reasons You Really Need to Do a Better Job Cleaning Your Grill
Cleaning & Organizing

16 Reasons You Really Need to Do a Better Job Cleaning Your Grill

By Teresa Odle

Woman in blue blouse and white apron wipes down metal countertop.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Metal the Right Way

By Savannah Sher