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While not every one of these think-ahead items applies to every home or every overnight guest scenario, these are some of the kinds of things a great host thinks about long before the doorbell rings.

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Nov 24, 2019

45 “One Minute Rule” Cleaning Habits You Should Always Do Right Away

One way to prevent those creep-up-on-you, whole-house disasters is keeping this rule: "If it takes less than a minute to finish, do it right away."

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Nov 17, 2019

12 Things You Should Get Out of Your Fridge Right Now

National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day, which falls on Nov. 15 this year, is appropriately timed for a pre-Thanksgiving refrigerator refresh so you can make space for all the green bean casserole and pumpkin pie you'll be whipping up.

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Nov 15, 2019

Plants are Complicated—But There’s One Easy Thing You Can Do That Every Houseplant Loves

Weekend Projects

This weekend, we'll do that universally helpful, little-known plant care task.

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Nov 15, 2019

How to Be a Good Friend When Your Friend is Moving

Being there for someone when they move is one of those instances when love and care creates a lasting memory and an imprint of compassion on a friend's heart.

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Nov 13, 2019

10 Small Truths That Will Help You Declutter Your Home

If you've been thinking that this is the day (...month...year...) that you're going to get your home in order, here is a little tough love courtesy of us here at Apartment Therapy.

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Nov 11, 2019

The 10 Commandments of Every Minimalist Kitchen

For a kitchen to run smoothly, you can't suffer through chock-full cabinets or overflowing drawers.

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Nov 9, 2019

4 Steps for Decluttering the Messiest Spot in Everyone’s Kitchen

Weekend Projects

This weekend, rather than ignoring that jumble of clutter, we're going to make it presentable and functional.

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Nov 8, 2019

Don’t Skip These 14 Habits to Save Your Bathroom from Mold

Mold is just waiting to grow in the bathroom if you don't take preventive measures.

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Nov 7, 2019

Try Frank Lloyd Wright’s 2-Second Trick for Seeing Your Home in a New Light

Weekend Projects

Wright didn't let his subconscious stop him from enjoying his home, and neither will we.

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Oct 30, 2019

5 Things You Should Never Store In Your Lower Kitchen Cabinets

Lower kitchen cabinets are pretty prime real estate.

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Oct 27, 2019

5 Things in Your Living Room that Are Dirtier Than You Think

Living rooms host so many of what become life's memories. But all that living means lots of people touching things, and spilling things, and sneezing on things...

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Oct 21, 2019

The Twice-a-Year Checklist that Will Keep You Safe at Home

Here is a semi-annual of home maintenance tasks to check off, all in one place, to make sure your home is not only clean, but safe.

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Oct 20, 2019

This Lesser-Known Dryer Setting Will Save You Hours of Ironing

Days and weeks go by while the flowery blouse and the flowy dress hang unworn... because you pulled them out of the dryer wrinkled and you just do. not. want. to iron.

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Oct 5, 2019

53 Positive, Productive Things You Can Do While You’re Watching TV

If you're worried about spending too much sedentary time on the sofa while you're catching up on your latest obsession, here are some ways to integrate some small life improvements to your TV time.

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Sep 27, 2019

21 Smart Ways to Keep Your Living Room Clean, Forever

Here are some creative and attractive ways to set up your living room so it looks clean just about all the time.

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Sep 22, 2019

18 Small, Practical Ways to Get Your Home Ready for Fall

Staying in tune with the change of seasons helps in some small way to feel in sync with the Bigger Picture.

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Sep 20, 2019

Why It’s OK That I’m Re-Starting My Budget in September

Starting fresh allows me to take stock of exactly where I am right now and to move forward with purpose.

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Sep 19, 2019

Stick a Tennis Ball on the End of Your Broom to Make a Super-Powered Floor Cleaning Tool

This technique is safe for use on all kinds of hard flooring. And it's so handy that you may just keep the tennis ball on your mop handle for good.

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Sep 15, 2019

12 Top-Rated Amazon Finds for Cleaning and Storing Your Cast Iron Skillet (Starting at $3!)

If there was ever a cookware staple that could last well enough to be passed down generation after generation, it's cast iron skillets. Here are some top-rated Amazon finds that will help you keep your cast iron in good shape to last a lifetime and then some.

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Sep 6, 2019

This Might be the Quickest, Most Satisfying Weekend Project You Take On All Year

Here's how to chip away at whole-home organization while also still living your life.

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Sep 6, 2019

7 Easy Mistakes You Can Make When Cleaning the Bathroom

Here are a few bathroom cleaning mistakes that, when corrected, will leave you with a speckless and functional washroom with far less work.

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Aug 18, 2019

I Discovered a Wildly Simple Way to Get the Inside of Your Fridge Sparkling Clean

While it's definitely possible to clean out your fridge in about half an hour, the task can be pretty arduous. Until now.

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Aug 8, 2019

9 Useful Ways to Use Up Food Coloring Outside of the Kitchen

Here are nine useful or fun ways to use your food coloring and bring the rainbow to projects outside of the kitchen.

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Aug 8, 2019

The 10 Easy Habits You Should Steal from Impossibly Clean People

These 10 guidelines can apply to any area you want to tackle, and will make every cleaning endeavor go just a little bit more smoothly.

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Aug 7, 2019

The 21 Best Travel, Laundry, and Packing Hacks of All Time

Here are 21 of the best hacks of all time—for packing your clothes, stowing your delicate jewelry, and doing laundry on the go—that will help you squeeze every drop of joy from those golden vacay days.

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Aug 6, 2019

5 Things in the Kitchen (and Laundry Room) You Need to Clean More Often

Cleaning routines are great, but when you're operating on autopilot, you can miss things that are plainly visible to anyone in a more present state of mind.

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Aug 2, 2019

One Icky Reason You May Want to Put Dryer Sheets Under the Legs of Your Table

Dryer sheets, especially fragranced ones, have gotten a bad rap as of late. But these very same fragrance-laden fabric softeners are excellent at keeping one thing away.

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Jul 28, 2019

4 Ways to Find Storage for Clutter that “Doesn’t Have a Home”

In a list of "rules to live by for keeping a tidy house," the topper would certainly be: A place for everything and everything in its place. But if you don't have an "in its place" spot to put things, you won't ever feel empowered to put them away.

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Jul 26, 2019

There are 4 Ways to Dry a Swimsuit—But 3 of Them You’ll Regret

The thing that will make the biggest difference in your swimwear's longevity is how you clean and care for your suit—and especially how it's dried.

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Jul 25, 2019

5 Things that Make Your Bathroom Look Messier Than It Is

Here are some common culprits that make a clean bathroom appear disheveled.

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Jun 25, 2019

I’m Changing the Way I Think About Dining Out—And It’s Helping More Than Just My Budget

Even though our family of seven rarely eats out without a Kids Eat Free promo, eating meals out at restaurants is expensive.

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Jun 23, 2019

A Reverse To-Do List Is the Smartest Way to Reach Your Big Decluttering Goals

Reverse to-do lists begin at the end of the day. Here are three rules to keep in mind as you're writing one.

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Jun 15, 2019

17 Things to Declutter Before Summer Starts

Embrace the in-between-ness of spring, put the winter behind you, and make room for the coming season.

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Jun 13, 2019

I Keep My Shelves Decluttered By Only Buying Books AFTER I Read Them

I decided to majorly thin out my book collection—but to my surprise, it wasn't something that made me sad. Instead, I loved the library I was left with.

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Jun 12, 2019

6 Things You Should Always Clean Before Dinner (and 7 Things to Clean Right After)

It doesn't matter how you divide the labor in your house—if you want a cleaner kitchen, put somebody on each of these 13 tasks.

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Jun 10, 2019

Why Your Space is Always Dusty: 2 Ways You Might Be Dusting Wrong

It's true: Dusting seems futile. But that's no reason to let it go. Here are two ways you might be dusting wrong.

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Jun 3, 2019

Disney World Has a 30-Step Trash Can Rule That You Can Use to Declutter at Home

It takes a lot of effort to appear effortless. Disney parks don't become the "most magical places on earth" without an enormous amount of behind-the-scenes problem-solving.

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May 26, 2019

44 of the Best Chores for Kids, by Age

You're letting them know that you trust them, you're counting on them, and that they're an indispensable part of their family unit.

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May 20, 2019

These Classic $10 Organizers Will Double Your Cabinet Space

They offer next-level organization, save me time, and preserve my mental balance

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May 19, 2019

The Best Plant for You, According to Your Birth Order

My generation grew up being told things likethere’s only one you. But I have to admit that it’s been jarring to discover—through astrology, enneagram types, and other fun personality quizzes—how much parts of me can be so eerily similar to everyone else.And isn’t that the value of personality frameworks? They give us parameters for understanding how we tick and help us navigate life with others and life in general.

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May 14, 2019

My Great Aunt’s Laundry Trick Makes Coming Back From Vacation Painless

I don't get stuck in re-entry inertia with a suitcase clogging up our bedroom for a week or more

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May 12, 2019