Here are a few immediate actions to help alleviate the worst of the smokiness as quickly as possible.

Here are a few immediate actions to help alleviate the worst of the smokiness as quickly as possible.

Two years ago, I discovered that clean smarties around the Internet were using their handheld steamers to clean their homes and I thought that was brilliant, so I started doing it right away, too.

Who wants to clean walls regularly, let alone every wall in the house? It seems high-effort with low-return. Would anyone even notice you did it? Washing walls turns out to be a good idea, and it ...

Vacuuming sucks—but not if your vacuum is clogged. In that case, instead of collecting dirt, dust, pet dander and whatever else has found its way onto your floor, it leaves some of that debris ...

Many bottled cleaners and potions wear labels boasting about their natural ingredients and green bona fides. But you may already have an earth-friendly cleaner in your kitchen fruit bowl: a lemon, ...

Loosen the food debris by filling the pan with water and bringing it to a boil. Use baking soda and distilled white vinegar for a chemical-free way to clean burnt pans. Avoid scrubbing burnt pans with ...

No matter how tidy you try to be, the space between your stove and counter is one of the messiest spots in the kitchen. Crumbs, grease and little spills all seem to end up in that narrow gap, and ...