Samsung SC88P0 Bagless Canister Vacuum • $279.99 (NewEgg) • Samsung

Consider Samsung's SC88P0 the newly arrived Korean kissing cousin of the British Dyson vacs. Sharing some of the futuristic vehicle styling in canister vacuum form, the sleek profile TwinChambers aren't just for captivating looks (complemented by the electric blue finish): the two chambers help keep 95.2% dust from ever leaving the filter with the help of a HEPA H13 Exhaust (capturing 0.3 micron sized particles). The 15" motorized brush attachment is anxious to get cleaning, requiring a little arm strength to keep it from pulling you ahead like an excited labrador on a leash, but well-suited for traversing high pile carpeting with ease thanks to its power... More

My cross-country move is about three months away, which seems like no time at all. Oh, the to-do list, it is long! I've started taking boxes home from my workplaces, and figure that if I pack a box a day, I'll be in good shape. Any chance I'll be able to keep it up for more than, say, two days?

I've already done a ton of organizing and donating, so that is a major help. There will be at least one more major trip to the thrift store, and I'm considering having a garage sale, but for the most part, the stuff I have left is the stuff I want to take with me. And it seems to be a lot of stuff. More

I have a friend who jokes that kids go to preschool so that they can throw glitter on the floor. She has a household prohibition on loose glitter and I always thought I would do the same, but then I discovered that I have a house full of glitter lovers. At craft time my house bears an uncanny resemblance to a Ke$ha video. This is how we clean it up: More

I was experiencing a bad case of the slow internets, an unacceptable sluggish connection, even though the service was recently installed. After checking all the cables, resetting the modem and router, I threw in the towel and called tech support. It was during the call I received a truly bizarre request: the technician asked me if I had a coffee filter in the house... More

This handsome little heater revealed at the International Home + Housewares Show 2013 from air appliance specialist, Broksonic, doubles up as a humidifier. B'bye cold, dry air!

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Glance over at your cell phone. How does it look? Dirty? Smudged? Now think about putting that phone up to your face to talk, or touching it with your hands to text. Are you now sufficiently motivated to clean it up? I'll tell you how when you read on. More

Commercial air fresheners leave much to be desired — they're usually laden with chemicals and often have a cloying scent. With these DIY ones, you can customize the scent, use only natural ingredients, and make the packaging as pretty as you want. More

My favorite part of laundry day is when it's over, so I'm always looking for ways to make doing the wash a little less of a chore. Here are five little gadgets that help me pick up the pace in the laundry room. More

Product: Moneual Rydis MR6550 Hybrid Robot Cleaner / Dry Mop
Price: $399.99 ($299.99 Amazon)
Rating: Recommend*

A fellow design blogger and I recently got into a discussion about robot vacuums, where she deemed them "totally unnecessary", a solution already solved by a regular vacuum and some good ole elbow grease. And do you know what? I totally agree. That being said, I also believe robotic vacuum devices are the future, especially in regards to the growing demographic of elderly and two income households (not to mention for people who just hate to clean). Ironically, I love vacuuming and cleaning the floors, so I was curious how I would feel about having a floor cleaning sidekick for a few weeks... 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