Total Cleaning Guide

Cleaning

See helpful advice and how-to guides for cleaning your entire home, including the kitchen, the bathroom, and the floors. Learn how to clean every room and every item in your home, plus how and when to use common cleaning products and tools.

using oxygen bleach to clean dishware
11 Genius Ways to Use Oxygen Bleach to Clean Your Home
cleaning products on the countertop
An Actually Realistic Guide to Cleaning When You’re Living on Your Own, From a Pro
Woman cleaning a stove top
Burning Plastic Smell in Your House? Here's What to Do About It
Holiday living room mantel
The 7-Day Spruce Up: Get Ready for the Holidays
Brightly decorated dorm room with lots of storage
The 7-Day Spruce Up: Get Back-to-School Ready
Clean bedroom
Bedroom Cleaning Checklist: How to Clean Your Bedroom Efficiently
How often should you replace your pillows
This Is How Often You Should Replace Your Pillows, According to Experts
how to dispose of a couch
How to Dispose of a Couch the Right Way
White plastic chairs sprayed with all-purpose cleaner and wiped with sponge
How to Clean White Plastic Chairs
adding cleaner to a sponge
15 Bad Cleaning Habits You Need to Break
Dirty damp musty towels in a laundry hamper
How to Get Rid of Musty Smells In Your House
Stainless jewelry being washed in hand next to soaking bowl and cleaning materials
How to Clean Stainless Steel Jewelry
Broken wine glass on wooden floor
How to Clean Up Broken Glass Safely
dusting off an indoor plant
7 Places You're Forgetting to Clean
White walls with stains being cleaned with green cloth and all purpose cleaner spray
How to Clean White Walls: 4 Easy Methods
Tape being pulled of green metal container leaving residue
How to Easily Remove Tape Residue
Flat-screen computer monitor being cleaned with cloth on office desk closeup
How to Clean a Computer Monitor
Grease stain on light jeans next to paper towel roll and old toothbrush
How to Get Grease Stains Out of Jeans
Person cleaning a crystal chandelier
How to Clean a Crystal Chandelier
Sticker partially peeled off of candle next to houseplant, towels and scrub brush
How to Remove Sticker Residue From Plastic and More
Self-clean button being pressed on oven
How to Use Self-Clean on an Oven
Vacuum hose with brush attachment passing over mattress with mites
How to Remove Dust Mites in a Mattress
Dry cleaning solvent removing brown carpet stain with gloves and paper towel
How to Properly Use Dry Cleaning Solvent
Gray hightop Converse sneakers being scrubbed with brush next to cleaning materials
How to Clean Converse Sneakers
Black permanent marker line being cleaned with cotton swab on tank top
How to Get Permanent Marker Out of Clothes
White upholstered chair being cleaned with vacuum hose with throw blanket on top
How to Clean Upholstered Chairs
Slightly raised view of a pool table
How to Clean Pool Table Felt
Mold in bathtub and tiled wall crevice next to scrub brushes
Does Vinegar Kill Mold? (DIY Spray Instructions)
White fabric blinds covering bright window
How to Properly Clean Fabric Blinds
Mold cleaned off mold on side of mattress with sponge and gloves
How to Get Rid of Mold On Your Mattress
finishing touches for guests
The Ultimate Cleaning Checklist Before Having Company Over
Light blue Allbirds sneakers being cleaned with bristled brush
How to Wash and Care for Allbirds Sneakers
Closeup of someone scrubbing mold off of a wall
How to Clean Mold Off Walls
How to clean a Tempur-Pedic mattress
How to Clean a Tempur-Pedic Mattress
Indoor-outdoor carpet with brown and black stripes covered with plants and outdoor furniture
How to Clean Indoor-Outdoor Carpet
Wine glass being wiped with brown cloth over striped napkin
How to Clean Wine Glasses Properly
Broken glass being swept up with broom
Can You Vacuum Broken Glass? Here's How to Handle It
Wooden ceiling fan wiped from dust with purple microfiber cloth
How to Rid Your Entire Home of Dust
Gray gardening gloves being scrubbed with soft-bristled brush near outdoor plants
How to Wash and Care for Gardening Gloves
Bobby Berk in his living room with his dog
Why Bobby Berk Says Fall Cleaning Is Totally Underrated
Room paint supplies
Don't Call a Pro Yet—You Can Actually Fix These Home Problems Yourself, We Promise
Decorated hallway with white arched walls next to staircase
9 Essentials Everyone Needs for Their First Home, According to Pros
5x5 cleaning method on our entryway shoe shelf
I Tried the 5x5 Cleaning Method in My Home, and It Only Took 5 Minutes
Wiping off a remote control
7 Items Around Your Home That Are Way Dirtier Than You Think (and How to Clean Them)
Person cleaning a white sink with black faucet
Our Editors Share Their Favorite Cleaning Hacks They Actually Swear By
Spring cleaning dusting a makeup desk surface.
7 Spring Cleaning Tasks That Are a Total Waste of Time, According to Pros
Floral flat sheet tucked tight underneath mattress in hospital corners
I Tried 'Hospital Corners' on My Bed, and I'm Never Going Back to Life Without Them
Doing dishes and cleaning the apartment kitchen
We Asked An Expert for Her Best Tips to Help You Conquer Spring Cleaning
Mouse nesting in a chair near droppings.
Accidentally Vacuumed Mouse Droppings? Here's What to Do
coffee grounds and beans
How to Get Rid of Dead Mouse Smells Quickly and Effectively
Home Organizing
6 New Year Cleaning Resolutions You Can Actually Stick to, Straight From the Experts
Two people washing dishes
10 Things You Should Never Wash With Soap, According to Pros
Cleaning Chimney
What to Know About Chimney Cleaning Costs: A Complete Guide
A bottle of bleach being sprayed on a black tile floor.
7 Items Experts Say You Should Never Bleach
dirty kitchen sink
The Dirtiest Places in Your House (and How to Clean Them)
White couch with re-stuffed cushions surrounded by houseplants and shelves
How to Restuff Couch Cushions
Blue air mattress with hole covered with a patch
How to Patch an Air Mattress, With or Without a Patch Kit
White flat paint on wall being cleaned up by gray towel in hand
How to Clean Flat Paint
Treating Mold in Basement
How to Identify and Treat Mold in Your Basement
The ultimate fall cleaning checklist
Ultimate Fall Cleaning Checklist
Gold bracelet and ring in black encased box next to tooth brush and dishwashing liquid
How to Clean Gold Jewelry the Right Way
Overhead view of a bar of soap next to a scrub brush and latex gloves
22 Surprising Uses for a Bar of Soap Around Your Home
Clean and gray car mat in front seat car floor
How to Clean Car Floor Mats: Rubber & Cloth
Living and dining areas in clean open-concept house
Our 30-Day Spring Cleaning Checklist Is Here to Save Your Home from Mess

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