Summer is the time for slowing down. We love the longer warm days, short weekend road trips, and back porch get-togethers with neighbors. We visit faraway friends and places, spend extra time outdoors ...

Spring cleaning is trendier, but there are plenty of cleaning tasks for every season. Here are a few chores to check off your list for summer. For almost every category below, vinegar is a star player ...

Home maintenance is the last thing you want to worry about in the summertime. To prevent heat, humidity, dust, grime and pests from taking a toll on your home, employ these summer cleaning tips ...

Even when you're not spending time outdoors, bugs and other pests can find a way to encroach on your lifestyle. Many times, people are guilty of making common cleaning mistakes that can lead to ...

The sense of accomplishment with a room-by-room cleaning strategy is real, plus there are plenty of ways to make it your own.

Drawing from the experience Consumer Reports experts have picked up from their own home cleaning duties, we’ve found that cleaning a living room doesn’t have to be an all-day affair. From wiping down ...

A worker at Abigail's Tap Room in Grafton power washes an awning on Thursday, June 19, 2025, on the last day of spring. The next day was the start of summer. John Badman is a 1982 graduate of ...

We rely on our washing machines and dryers to clean our clothes, towels, and linens regularly, but they also need to be cleaned from time to time so that they can do their jobs well. Because as ...