Cleaning

The shelf makes this double hamper a 3-in-1 deal!

You know the one: that beautiful, decorative chair you splurge on for the corner of your bedroom. It’s sleek, it’s sophisticated, it makes you feel like the has-it-all-together lead heroine in a Nancy Meyers flick — and it’s truly impeccable at collecting clothing.

Rinse aid makes cleaning shower glass easier and it keeps the glass cleaner longer. Win-win!

I always find it funny that that many of the household items that deal with my dirtiest messes don't have a place on my cleaning schedule to get cleaned themselves.

Want to feel like you live inside a pumpkin spice latte? You're in luck!

I thought this habit would fall by the wayside. Instead, it stuck.

Ghosts, monsters, and pumpkins, oh my!

If you learn to avoid these pitfalls, you'll greatly increase your chances of rescuing your favorite shirt.

From chocolate to red wine to paint to makeup, a lot of substances can become a headache once they come into contact with clothing. But how do they stack up against each other? 

Add a pair of rubber gloves and an old toothbrush, and you’re already one step closer to a less stressful cleaning routine.

During the pandemic, I began ritualizing the sorting of the socks, turning it into a meditative, mindful moment.

If you want your investment pieces to last, it’s a good idea to practice extra care when washing your denim—but not everything you hear has merit. Here, we asked laundry experts to set the record straight.

While there’s no way to make washing a mountain of baby laundry fun, there are little tricks that will make it bearable. And luckily, new parents like nothing more than sharing their hard-earned words of wisdom. 

Finally: a suitable surface to iron your clothes that doesn't hog space.

Even in the areas that routinely get the natural treatment, there's a time and a place for the big guns.

It's a major miracle worker.

My mom's old pet peeve is now one of mine. But there's a really easy solution.

While it may not seem like that big of a deal to gloss through all that text and get to cleaning, you could be missing some crucial details.

These lessons translate easily to the laundry, the dishes, or anything else you take care of around the house.

Say goodbye to gross hairbrushes for good.

While they technically accomplish the same thing—de-wrinkling your clothes—steamers and irons have quite a few differences.

This expert says if you’re doing your laundry correctly, you shouldn’t actually need to strip it.

Your usual stain-removing techniques don't really work with tie-dye.

You should choose whatever method seems to fit your lifestyle and your wardrobe.

The organizer extraordinaire’s TikTok videos, in which she details genius ways to simplify your laundry routine and fold the most stubborn pieces of clothing, have earned her 1.5 million followers. 

We asked a laundry expert, and he gave us two hygienic methods for washing swimwear away from home: the proper way, and the easy way.

Back-to-school season is a great time to stock up on all your organizing must-haves for half the price.

It doesn't matter where you fall on the shoes-on or shoes-off debate — it's time for a deep clean.

It's also perfect for hard-to-reach spaces.

According to these fans, the common kitchen staple is a stain-removal powerhouse — and that goes for essentially any type of stain, from greasy salad dressing to set-in avocado.

Rather than making me feel like I have to do my best to balance everything, the concept of "tilting" reminds me to choose what matters — even in an environment I can't control.

No more spills or dreaded refills!

Here’s how experts purge grit from their clothes and prevent it from popping up in unpleasant spots — including the washing machine.

A four-step playbook for removing grass stains after a rowdy day outdoors.

Why is it that getting into a freshly made bed is one of life’s simple pleasures, but the process of removing and putting on new bed linens feels like such a laborious chore?

I went straight to the pros — that is, people who design, launder, and organize for a living — to get their takes on the essentials for any laundry room space.

Eight people who work in and around what could be considered “messy” professions, from a potter to a plumber, a butcher to a drag performer, share their tips and tricks for avoiding stains while on the job and dealing with the cleanup when the clothes hit the laundry room. 

Laundry experts explain why some clothing tags suggest laying flat to dry in the first place, if you can get away with ignoring the instruction, and how to truly best go about drying these items.

Is there anything you can't handle with vinegar?

Taking a breath to consider where you'll start cleaning impacts how much time and work you have to put in to get the living room spotless.

Here's one thing you should clean before fall weather sets in.

You remember the time that dollop of meat sauce landed on your white shirt and you started rubbing it vigorously with seltzer to try to get the stain out? That might not have been your best move.

As it turns out, the majority of people have probably been using far too much laundry detergent for far too long.

It doesn't matter if you're doing laundry for two or seven, there's one nagging thing that turns the task into a chore and something that takes longer than it needs to: inside-out clothes.

Here's how you can learn to re-frame cleaning as "morally neutral."

While certain belongings may simply require a good dust-and-disinfect, other belongings — like, uh, those moldy food containers still sitting in the fridge — might need a little more love.

The first step is acknowledging that, sure, this is a little strange.

There are many stages in the lifecycle of a cleaning product, and each stage offers new opportunities to be good to the planet.

You can use this handy tool when packing for your next outdoor adventure.

Confirmed: It looks great in the kitchen.

If you’re a hair-loser like me: You’ll only need an hour and three basic ingredients — which you probably already have on hand at home — to fully rehab your brush.

As one impressed reviewer said: "If it can clean this grout, it can clean any grout!!”

It doesn't rot or rust!

“The amount of grossness picked up after one minute was outstanding.”

You might want to do laundry differently, depending on your household's health.

Ever do a load of laundry after a day outside and notice a weird, yellow ring on your shirt collar that you just can’t seem to get out? Here's the fix.

This bait did *not* mess around.

It washes clothes in minutes!

Welcome back to One Good Thing @ Home! This week I take a little detour back into my kitchen to cook up some all natural ingredients that will make you house smell lovely and get rid of old, musty smells from cooking, kids, dirty clothes, you name it. It’s getting REALLY SIMPLE this week, which I love, but I hope there’s enough “meat on the bone” for you rabid DIYers who like to fill the comments with all sorts of good old fashioned feedback. Bring it on.

Don't let your kitchen continue to look like this before photo!

Say goodbye to finding random pet hairs everywhere!

Unlike other repellers and traps, it won’t put a damper on your dinner.

A smelly air conditioner unit is nothing short of gross. But what can cause these exhaust fumes, or gunmetal, musty/mildew-y, burning… (need we go on?) scents? And better yet, how can you get rid of them? After all, you install your air conditioner to cool down the air in your home, not stink it up with unpleasant odors, some of which might even be potentially dangerous.

In my time as a fashion editor, I’ve tried famous methods of decluttering for stories, and even had professionals re-organize my entire closet. Nothing has ever worked as well as this.

Get out stubborn stains from from just about any surface in your home with this roundup of stain removal how-tos.

If you think unpacking is a chore, this one's for you!

"A super-nice alternative to save time cleaning the high-traffic areas."

Welcome back to One Good Thing, where we keep rolling! You know why? Because we’re having fun and you all seem to keep clicking on us, so that’s as good a reason as I’ve had since Covid began to keep doing anything. AND we love to be helpful.

It's affordable, non-toxic, and absolutely effective.

Turns out, there are pitfalls to pod life. The question becomes: Are self-dosing dishwasher and laundry pods actually worth all the hype? If you want to keep using pods for the convenience factor, here’s what experts say about making sure those pods work for you.

I decided to try a week-long cleaning experiment and see if there were any hundred-year-old vintage housekeeping techniques that work for my modern household.

It's a simple and small detail that makes my entire kitchen feel polished when I use it.