That's why Riley, a cleaning expert at GermSmart, recommends keeping your bathrooms guest-ready for those impromptu visits that won't leave your embarrassed about the state it's in. "No one wants to ...

The kitchen may be the heart of a home, but health experts notes it's also the dirtiest room in the house. According to the National Sanitation Foundation, areas where food is stored and prepared have ...

Skip deep cleaning chores like carpets, windows, appliances, and closets until cooler months. Stick to light tidying and embrace a little mess to enjoy summer more. Clean early, keep supplies handy, ...

Here's how to have a sparkling clean home every week. Kathrin Ziegler / Getty Images At the end of a long work week, the last thing you want to think about is cleaning your home on your day off. But, ...

Making a to-do list is a major step in being productive in any area of your life, from your personal pursuits to your work responsibilities, but when it comes to cleaning your home, you may not think ...

We’re all pretty set with our daily and weekly cleaning routines: wiping counters, vacuuming floors, and doing laundry is almost second nature. There are some cleaning tasks, however, that don’t need ...

A century or two ago, spring cleaning was less of a tradition and more of a necessity. “In a time when people heated their houses with coal or wood, not only was there more dirt on everything after ...

As warm weather approaches, 80% of Americans plan to tackle spring cleaning tasks, according a survey by The American Cleaning Institute. As you consider decluttering and organizing the forgotten ...

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Keeping your home clean is a matter of building small habits rather than taking on an all-encompassing clean every day. "You don't maintain a clean home by doing one major, deep clean," says Scott ...