Cleaning your home can be a real faff when you're juggling different tools and appliances to tackle each room. Switching between dusters, cloths and mops can really slow you down and it's probably not ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It's safe to say many people dread chores. The word itself implies that whatever the task at hand, it's ...

Cleaning the inside of the oven may be one of the most dreaded household chores of all time. I know I tend to put it off - ...

The sandwich cleaning method involves repeating your initial cleaning step—like vacuuming—after your main cleaning task to catch leftover debris and boost sparkle. This method is especially helpful ...

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Cleaning used to be an all-or-nothing proposition for me. I would tackle the whole house at once, for hours at a time until it was done. Everything looked glorious—well, at least for a few days, ...

I hate cleaning my baseboards. For nearly every other cleaning task you can think of, I have a reminder set on my phone so I never forget to do it. Clean the bathroom? Check. Wash the comforter? Yup.

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