I'm recovering from a cold, which is always a good time to remind myself to clean those things that never get disinfected. One of those things? My in-ear headphones. They go everywhere with me which means they pick up germs on the bus, at the gym and in the office. More

I love before and after projects that involve a good afternoon of organization — no paintbrush, no tools… just some motivation, a vision, and some hard work. More

When using appliances like washing machines and dishwashers - putting soap in and taking clean things out - one can sometimes forget that the appliance itself needs a good cleaning now and then. And boy, did my top-loading workhorse need it. To tell you how much, I'll just say two words: Cloth. Diapers. More

Find yourself in dire need of help while pressed for time? Not everyone needs, wants, nor can afford a regular house cleaner or personal assistant, but there's now an app that can bring in some extra help by the hour for those emergencies (or to stand in line for the iPhone 6 or Playstation 4)... 

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It's hard enough to get a good night's sleep nowadays what with kids, work, stress, and other things we do to ourselves (food, drink, television). Our mattresses shouldn't be one of these culprits! Here are a few tips to keep your mattress in tip-top shape. More

As Valentine's Day nears, it gives us pause to take stock of all that we love...all of the tech we love, that is. Of course it's easy to love the shiny and new, but there's always going to be old devices and accessories that prove difficult to part ways with. We explore why we just can't seem to let go of our old tech, even if it means our stuff just sits rotting away in a storage closet somewhere taking up space. More

Earlier this week, we talked about letting your younger kids help, but sometimes it's difficult to come up with ways to let them work alongside you. Here are some ideas spanning lots of different areas of housework to help you, help them… help you. More

Keeping houseplants free of dust, dirt and cobwebs is essential to their health. When we've talked about cleaning houseplants here at Apartment Therapy in the past, the excellent idea of putting the pot, plant and all, right in the shower has been suggested. But it's not possible to lug an 8-foot potted ficus up the stairs to the shower. It's been about two months since this ficus tree's last cleaning, so I documented the process for cleaning a very large (yet very delicate) houseplant: More

Handbags and tote bags are endlessly helpful. I constantly use them to cluster and organize projects, transport piles of things from one part of my home to another, and store things like yarn or odd shaped tools that don't warrant boxes. More

Is opening your closet in the morning to get dressed a test of will? We've all had those moments when we look in our closet and can't find what we're looking for through the jumbled, unorganized mess staring back at us. Well, let's stop this and discuss some tips on how to help. More