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How To: Make a Folding Drying Rack
Centsational Girl

A drying rack is simply a smart item - saving energy (or trips to the laundromat!) it's one of those "green ideas" that has been around forever but that had fallen a bit out of favor. They seem to now...

4 Month Stick On Fabric Softener?

There's been a few new laundry helpers hitting the market lately and what's most intriguing about them isn't just a new smell for an old favorite, they've been reinventing the way laundry is done. T...

Hot or Not? "Modern" Ironing Board

An ironing board is one of those staples of home life that simply doesn't get a design update very often, but we ran across this contemporary redesign today. What do you think of this update? Hot or ...

A Dryer Sheet in the Washer?

Now we've always been a big stickler when it comes to dryer sheets. We either don't use them at all, or make our own. But since we've been lugging our laundry to the laundromat lately, we can't hel...

The $5 Indoor Clothesline
And Why We Can't Live Without It

If you're anything like us (renters without a backyard), a clothesline has always seemed a bit out of reach. Well not anymore! We hit the hardware store and built our own indoor, $5, removable and...

Roundup: The-End-All-AT-Laundry-Guide

After returning home late last night from our Chicago get-away, we opened our suitcase to find our favorite white shirt had become best buds with our red lip gloss (which we swear was in a zip top ba...

Tips For Using Communal Laundry Facilities

In our apartment building there are 15 units with roughly 40 people in them. On the main floor there are 2 washers and 1 dryer for everyone to share. Needless to say, laundry is always running arou...

DIY Organizational Solutions When Retail Isn't An Option

Often times buying something off the shelf isn't on our radar. Whether it's because of budget restraints or other reasons, sometimes that extra little something for your home, really isn't on your l...

Roundup: Industrial Things We Love From ULINE

We're hoping that other people order industrial supply catalogs to round out their bathroom reading material. If you don't, there are several things you could be missing out on. Click through the j...

Tips: Hate Febreeze? You'll Love This!

We've been in a quest this month to do as little laundry as possible. Now our clothes aren't walking them to the dirty clothes basket by any means, but we do like the idea of being able to wear our ...

Soapless Ecoballs by Ecozone

Imagine washing your laundry without soap. Banishing environmentally damaging detergents is exactly what Ecozone hopes to accomplish with their Ecoballs. All you do is put three of Ecoballs in with ...

How To: Keep Unwashed Clothes Fresher

Yesterday’s post on lessening laundry conjured a few hints about keeping between-load clothes looking and feeling fresher. Courtesy of Granny, a French roommate and the corner liquor store... ...

Laundry: Self-Managed or Outsourced?

This is not a landscape shot of some triumphant mountain range. After playing catch-up from a vacation, this is our Everest-esque pile of dirty laundry. In desperate moments like this, we often long...

ForSpaceSake

At first we thought that this store was only online but then we found this beautiful photo of their shop. Located in Winnipeg, ForSpaceSake is helping our Canadian readers keep organized. They ...

5 Ways to Naturally Clean Whites

Going green means we're trying to avoid harmful chemicals in our everyday cleaning supplies. That pretty much nixes bleach altogether, but we've found a few natural ways to whiten laundry without th...

Laundry Disasters

One of our favorite things about our current home is that we have laundry in our building. Now that we know who is using the machines, we feel there's a higher level of laundry respect and our risk f...

AT On: Laundry Day

We don't appreciate the importance of cleaning in our daily lives until the mess gets really out of hand. We've had a laundry issue lately that's threatened to overtake our home......

Small Space Solution: Wall-Mounted Drying Racks

Wall-mounted drying racks are a classic small space solution, and air drying is regaining popularity thanks to the significant energy savings you gain from avoiding the electric dryer......

Whitening Linens with Lemons

Did you use lemons as a holiday centerpiece? Are you now wondering what to do with an enormous pile of the fruit? You could eat an ocean of fish, drink lethal amounts of espresso, or you could usher...

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