See helpful advice and how-to guides for cleaning your entire home, including the kitchen, the bathroom, and the floors. Learn how to clean every room and every item in your home, plus how and when to use common cleaning products and tools.

pink cloth wiping white wall
How to Clean White Walls to Keep Your Home Crisp
Roll of duct tape on white background
How to Easily Remove Tape Residue From Any Surface
Computer monitor on desk with office supplies
Is Your Computer Monitor Dusty? Clean It the Right Way
Wooden ceiling fan wiped from dust with purple microfiber cloth
How to Rid Your Entire Home of Dust
Yellow gloved-hands cleaning a crystal chandelier
Keep Your Crystal Chandelier Sparkling and Clean
Grass stain on jean leg being cleaned with soapy water and sponge
How to Get Stains Out of Jeans Quickly and Easily
Colorful patterned and striped throw pillows on white couch
How to Wash Throw Pillows
Sticker partially peeled off of candle next to houseplant, towels and scrub brush
How to Get Sticker Residue Off Plastic
Self-clean button being pressed on oven
Do You Know How to Use the Self-Clean Feature on Your Oven?
Vacuum hose with brush attachment passing over mattress with mites
Get Rid of Dust Mites in Your Mattress and Stop Sneezing
Dry cleaning solvent removing brown carpet stain with gloves and paper towel
Learn How to Safely Use Dry Cleaning Solvent
Two dogs resting on white futon in living area
Is Your Futon Mattress Fresh and Clean?
Wine glass being wiped with brown cloth over striped napkin
How to Clean Wine Glasses Properly
Gray hightop Converse sneakers being scrubbed with brush next to cleaning materials
Keep Your Converse Chucks Fresh and Clean
Black permanent marker line being cleaned with cotton swab on tank top
Don't Let Permanent Marker Stains Ruin Your Clothes
White upholstered chair being cleaned with vacuum hose with throw blanket on top
Freshen Up Your Upholstered Chairs With a Good Cleaning
Cleaned tungsten ring in deep red box holder next to cleaning materials
Keep Your Tungsten Ring Looking Its Best
Wooden pool table with balls and sticks on red felt in contemporary room
Rack 'Em Up on Freshly Cleaned Pool Table Felt
Mold in bathtub and tiled wall crevice next to scrub brushes
Can I Use Vinegar to Kill Mold Around the House?
White plastic chairs sprayed with all-purpose cleaner and wiped with sponge
Keep White Plastic Chairs Clean and Bright
White fabric blinds covering bright window
Are Your Fabric Blinds Covered With Fuzzy Dust?
Broken wine glass on wooden floor
No More Crying Over Broken Glass Clean-Up
Gray gardening gloves being scrubbed with soft-bristled brush near outdoor plants
Keep Your Gardening Gloves Clean and Ready for Work
Indoor-outdoor carpet with brown and black stripes covered with plants and outdoor furniture
Keep Your Indoor-Outdoor Carpet Clean and Fresh
Mold cleaned off mold on side of mattress with sponge and gloves
Mold on Your Mattress? Here's How to Get Rid of It
Light blue Allbirds sneakers being cleaned with bristled brush
How to Keep Your Allbirds Fresh and Clean
Stainless jewelry being washed in hand next to soaking bowl and cleaning materials
Keep Your Stainless Steel Jewelry Looking Its Best
Broken glass being swept up with broom
Can You Vacuum Broken Glass? Here's How to Handle It
Mold growing on white wall behind cabinet
Kill the Mold and Get Rid of the Stains on Your Walls
Tempur-Pedic Mattress on grey upholstered bedframe in modern bedroom
Keep Your Tempur-Pedic Mattress Smelling Fresh and Clean
adding cleaner to a sponge
15 Bad Cleaning Habits You Need to Break
person vacuuming a shag rug
12 Things You Are Cleaning Too Often
Basement
How to Get Rid of Musty Basement Smells
a variety of cleaners, disinfectants, and sanitizers
Should You Be Cleaning, Sanitizing, or Disinfecting Your Home?
dirty kitchen sink
The Dirtiest Places in Your Home
Living Room
These 9 Things in Your Living Room Are Really Dirty
White couch with re-stuffed cushions surrounded by houseplants and shelves
How to Restuff Couch Cushions
Blue air mattress with hole covered with a patch
Put a Stop to Deflated Beds by Learning How to Patch an Air Mattress
Woman lifting corner of wallpaper to reveal black mold
How to Protect Your Home and Family From Black Mold
Shower curtain with mildew in bathroom
Home Smells Musty? Follow These Tips to Banish Musty Smells Forever
White flat paint on wall being cleaned up by gray towel in hand
Restore the Beauty of Flat Painted Walls With a Good Cleaning
finishing touches for guests
How to Quickly Get Your House in Shape Before Company Arrives
Treating Mold in Basement
How to Identify and Treat Mold in Your Basement
A neat and bright living room
Your Ultimate Fall Cleaning Checklist
Gold bracelet and ring in black encased box next to tooth brush and dishwashing liquid
Missing the Midas Touch? Keep Your Gold Jewelry Gleaming
still life of cleaning supplies on a shelf
8 Bad Cleaning Habits That Are Ruining Your Home
Bar of Soap
18 Surprising Uses for a Bar of Soap Around Your Home
Different-colored wipes and sponges
These 8 Cleaning Hacks Just Don't Work
Cleaning supplies
Is There a Right Order to Do Chores In?
cleaning a window valence
Easy Ways to Clean 11 Hard-to-Reach Places Around the House
person vacuuming the couch
5 Cleaning Mistakes You're Probably Making
dusting off an indoor plant
7 Places You're Forgetting to Clean
Woman vacuuming small shelves
Suffer from Allergies? You Need These Cleaning Tips
A couple moving a mattress.
How to Keep Your Mattress From Sliding
Woman adjusting mattress topper on mattress
How to Keep Your Mattress Topper From Sliding for a Better Night's Sleep
Professional cleaner using steam cleaner on mattress
Having Your Mattress Cleaned Is Worth the Cost
White nightstand with white night lamp and decor items next to bed with pillows and white headboard closeup
These 10 Things in Your Bedroom Are Probably Super Dirty
medicine, tissues, and a face mask on a bed
How to Properly Clean After a Household Illness
Clean and gray car mat in front seat car floor
How to Clean Car Floor Mats: Rubber & Cloth
A woman dusting a window sill
10 Tips For Dusting
A modern living room with hypoallergenic upholstery and bare floors
Create a Hypoallergenic Home by Using These Types of Furniture
Small boy helping with laundry
Cleaning Skills to Teach Your Children
a Christmas tree discarded on the sidewalk
Discover 5 Ways to Recycle Your Christmas Tree
Spring Chores List
The Ultimate Spring Cleaning Checklist