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It’s amazing how commonly the most important household chores get overlooked due to the “out of sight, out of mind” principle.

Cleaning and maintenance is an unavoidable part of life. You’ve to clean your body, you’ve got to clean your living space, and yes—you’ve got to clean your sex toys.

If your brass has loss its brassy bite, it's time to clean it up.

Although the idea of living without a dryer might sound itchy and scratchy — for many, it’s just a way of life. My husband and I don’t currently have a dryer in our home and aren’t big on drying things at the laundromat. Here are a few tips we’ve picked up along the way to end up with clothes that dry quickly and end up super soft! And guess what? Follow these suggestions, and your clothes can be hang dried and still soft, too!

We put four all-natural silverware-cleaning methods to the test, and one came out on top.

Shaving cream contains active ingredients—surfactants, emulsifiers, and cleansing agents—that are similar to the ones found in other household soaps.

And you probably already have everything you need in your kitchen.

With just a few 15-minute tasks a day, you can have a presentable house pretty much all the time.

Here's how to properly clean and disinfect your floors without rolling the dice on damaging them.

Your approach to keeping the kitchen clean needs to be less whack-a-mole and more strategic.

Home chefs everywhere are loving how easy it is to use their iPads in the kitchen when they’re following recipes. But guys, I don’t have an iPad. Or a printer, for that matter. So my MacBook Pro comes with me to the kitchen in a dangerous display of hubris. And last night, it happened. I dripped water on the brick of the power cord. Luckily, I found there are some things to do if your power cord gets wet so that it can be saved (hopefully).

Last week, I was getting ready for my mother to come for a visit. So naturally, I had to clean out my fridge! I used the method she taught me, and 20 minutes later, my fridge was mom-worthy clean. The inside of your fridge can be clean in no time, too, (and clutter-free) with these four easy steps. Ok—time to roll up your sleeves and get to work! This is also a great chance to toss older or forgotten food while you’re at it. You can do this all at once or in sections.

From super simple cleaning solutions to what can—and shouldn't ever—be mixed with lemon juice.

For everyone out there who is on Team Hand Wash (by choice or by force).

For when you know it *is* clean, but it doesn't ever *look* clean.

How long has it been since you properly cleaned your toilet brush? Or—gasp!—the toilet brush holder? Here's how to do it.

Home Hacks month has inspired us to undo all of the bad DIYs left in our home by previous inhabitants. For example, the 4-foot-long vintage mirror in the bathroom was callously splattered with paint when someone constructed a questionable homemade shelf next to it. Luckily, removing the paint was easy, non-toxic, and didn’t damage the glass at all.MaterialsWhite VinegarWaterEquipmentRagSaucepan1. Boil three tablespoons of white vinegar with three tablespoons of water.2.

It's time to take a break from all that close-knit nightly snuggling and give your throw pillows a wash.

It’s inevitable. If you have a pet and a nice wool rug, you will, at some point, have to clean your pet’s mess off said wool rug. You’ll get angry, you’ll assign a time out, then you’ll use this cleaning method to remove the funk, and all will be well. This is our go-to method for cleaning up pet messes on our rugs around the house. If caught quickly, it’s really the best possible, non-toxic way to clean pet stains from a rug.

Here's what you need to do to avoid build-up—a telltale sign that your plant friends are faux.

Fabric softener can be beneficial—but here are a few ways NOT to use it.

The first step is: don't panic. The cleaning process isn’t as bad as you think.

Years of use or neglect can make for one discolored and dingy tub or sink. Here are a few tips to keep the porcelain on your antique fixture looking next-to-new.

If your sleeping space is dusty, stuffy, or generally unclean, how can you expect to stay well?

White vinegar is the darling of homemade cleaning supplies.

Even if Fabuloso is the staple of your cleaning routine, there are probably a few tricks you didn't know you could try.

There’s nothing quite like sitting down for a relaxing bath only to find water with floating black flecks, hair, and who-knows-what-else. Unfortunately, if you’re the owner of a jetted bathtub, this lament may seem all-too-common given that the crevices of the jets tend to collect gunk that is hard to clean by hand. But there are some simple ways to keep those jets clean using basic household ingredients. Fill the tub until the jets are covered by 2-3 inches of hot water.

If you've ever experienced the pain of a burnt frying pan, I bring good news!

Does your pot frequently runneth over? If you’re part of the regularly-sets-off-the-smoke-alarm-while-cooking-dinner club, chances are your stove burners are in desperate need of attention. To get a really good, deep-down, clean-clean, you’ll need to actually remove the burners from the stove and use some good old-fashioned elbow grease. While technically you can turn your burners all the way up and have the food burn off, this method is much more effective.

They're not really deserving of a prime display on the vanity. But where your toothbrush ends up when you're done brushing does kinda matter.