Total Cleaning Guide

Cleaning

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.

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how to dispose of a couch
How to Dispose of a Couch the Right Way
White plastic chairs sprayed with all-purpose cleaner and wiped with sponge
How to Clean White Plastic Chairs
adding cleaner to a sponge
15 Bad Cleaning Habits You Need to Break
Basement
How to Get Rid of Musty Basement Smells
Shower curtain with mildew in bathroom
How to Get Rid of Musty Smells In Your House
Stainless jewelry being washed in hand next to soaking bowl and cleaning materials
How to Clean Stainless Steel Jewelry
Broken wine glass on wooden floor
How to Clean Up Broken Glass Safely
dusting off an indoor plant
7 Places You're Forgetting to Clean
White walls with stains being cleaned with green cloth and all purpose cleaner spray
How to Clean White Walls: 4 Easy Methods
Tape being pulled of green metal container leaving residue
How to Easily Remove Tape Residue
Flat-screen computer monitor being cleaned with cloth on office desk closeup
How to Clean a Computer Monitor
Grease stain on light jeans next to paper towel roll and old toothbrush
How to Get Grease Stains Out of Jeans
Person cleaning a crystal chandelier
How to Clean a Crystal Chandelier
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
How to Use Self-Clean on an Oven
Vacuum hose with brush attachment passing over mattress with mites
How to Remove Dust Mites in a Mattress
Dry cleaning solvent removing brown carpet stain with gloves and paper towel
How to Properly Use Dry Cleaning Solvent
Cleaning a futon mattress
How to Clean a Futon Mattress
Gray hightop Converse sneakers being scrubbed with brush next to cleaning materials
How to Clean Converse Sneakers
Black permanent marker line being cleaned with cotton swab on tank top
How to Get Permanent Marker Out of Clothes
White upholstered chair being cleaned with vacuum hose with throw blanket on top
How to Clean Upholstered Chairs
Cleaned tungsten ring in deep red box holder next to cleaning materials
How to Clean a Tungsten Ring
Slightly raised view of a pool table
How to Clean Pool Table Felt
Mold in bathtub and tiled wall crevice next to scrub brushes
Does Vinegar Kill Mold? (DIY Spray Instructions)
White fabric blinds covering bright window
How to Properly Clean Fabric Blinds
Mold cleaned off mold on side of mattress with sponge and gloves
How to Get Rid of Mold On Your Mattress
finishing touches for guests
The Ultimate Cleaning Checklist Before Having Company Over
Light blue Allbirds sneakers being cleaned with bristled brush
How to Wash and Care for Allbirds Sneakers
Closeup of someone scrubbing mold off of a wall
How to Clean Mold Off Walls
How to clean a Tempur-Pedic mattress
How to Clean a Tempur-Pedic Mattress
Indoor-outdoor carpet with brown and black stripes covered with plants and outdoor furniture
How to Clean Indoor-Outdoor Carpet
Colorful patterned and striped throw pillows on white couch
How to Wash Throw Pillows
Wine glass being wiped with brown cloth over striped napkin
How to Clean Wine Glasses Properly
Broken glass being swept up with broom
Can You Vacuum Broken Glass? Here's How to Handle It
Wooden ceiling fan wiped from dust with purple microfiber cloth
How to Rid Your Entire Home of Dust
Gray gardening gloves being scrubbed with soft-bristled brush near outdoor plants
How to Wash and Care for Gardening Gloves
Cleaning Chimney
What to Know About Chimney Cleaning Costs: A Complete Guide
A bottle of bleach being sprayed on a black tile floor.
7 Items Experts Say You Should Never Bleach
pile of messy clothing
5 Things Only Chronically Messy People Understand
standing scrub brush filled with dish soap and vinegar for a testing of a viral TikTok shower-cleaning hack
I Tried the Viral TikTok Shower-Cleaning Hack and It Didn't Work
dirty kitchen sink
The Dirtiest Places in Your House (and How to Clean Them)
Clean and tidy top of dresser
How Each Zodiac Sign Overcomes Their Biggest Cleaning and Tidying Woes
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
How to Patch an Air Mattress, With or Without a Patch Kit
Woman lifting corner of wallpaper to reveal black mold
How to Prevent Black Mold Exposure in Your Home
White flat paint on wall being cleaned up by gray towel in hand
How to Clean Flat Paint
Treating Mold in Basement
How to Identify and Treat Mold in Your Basement
The ultimate fall cleaning checklist
Ultimate Fall Cleaning Checklist
Gold bracelet and ring in black encased box next to tooth brush and dishwashing liquid
How to Clean Gold Jewelry the Right Way
still life of cleaning supplies on a shelf
16 Bad Cleaning Habits That Are Ruining Your Home
Overhead view of a bar of soap next to a scrub brush and latex gloves
18 Surprising Uses for a Bar of Soap Around Your Home
person vacuuming the couch
5 Cleaning Mistakes You're Probably Making
Woman vacuuming small shelves
Cleaning Tips for Anyone With Allergies
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
Professional cleaner using steam cleaner on mattress
What to Know About Mattress Cleaning Services
White nightstand with white night lamp and decor items next to bed with pillows and white headboard closeup
10 Things That Make a Bedroom Dirty
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
How to Reduce Allergies With the Right Furniture
Small boy helping with laundry
Cleaning Skills to Teach Your Children
Spring Chores List
16 Household Chores You Should Do Every Spring
Living and dining areas in clean open-concept house
30-Day Spring Cleaning Checklist

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