Hacks & DIY

Blood stains in fabric, furniture, and clothes can be a real bummer. Wherever the fresh or dried stubborn stain is, learn how to remove it thoroughly. Here are some simple cleaning hacks. Let's get that blood out!

Tired of your house smelling like the meal you just cooked? If you're like me, you like your home and your clothes to smell fresh and clean. Here's how to get rid of bad odors.

Learn why you should use vinegar to clean everything from carpets to glass to your washing machine. Let's explore all the goodness it has to offer!

The thing about cleaning implements is that they get beaten, bashed, and broken down, especially if you aren't using them properly. This article will show you how to refurbish an old broom.

This article looks at effective drain cleaners that can be put together using common household substances. They are inexpensive and don't involve the toxic chemicals often found in commercial cleaners.

Here are some helpful tips for decluttering your bookshelf, and why it's okay to let some books go. Decluttering doesn't have to be stressful.

Here are some simple and pain-free things you can do to make your house look clutter-free all the time, with only a little bit of effort on your part.

Switching from conventional home cleaners to using essential oils for cleaning can be life-changing if you want to live more naturally and avoid dangerous chemicals in your home. Here are the best essential oils for cleaning and 10 ways to use them.

This article teaches you how to easily and inexpensively make laundry soap in bulk that works! Safe for all washers, including high-efficiency.

From deodorizing your garage with dried mustard to cleaning out your dryer with vinegar, here's a list of some simple, natural, healthy ingredients you can use to get a clean-smelling home again quickly and easily.

This article will walk you through how to make your own washing soda at home to help you clean all sorts of crazy messes in your house fast and easy. All it takes is an oven, a cookie sheet, and a box of baking soda.

Maybe you have decided to go off-grid. Maybe your washer or dryer has broken down, and you can't fix or replace them. Maybe the power went out. Whatever your situation, sooner or later you are going to need clean laundry. Here is how to get your laundry clean without electricity.

Clean sticky label glue from glass jars using coconut oil. The adhesive residue comes off in minutes using this method.

Make natural cleaning products to clean any part of your house from goods you have in your kitchen or pantry.

If you hate housekeeping, these 25 hacks to get it done quickly will help you get on doing what you'd rather be doing.

When ceramics leak, they get consigned to the garage. How annoying! But, don't worry: you can make them leakproof again in minutes. Here's how!

Bamboo furniture is a great addition to a home. If weather damage begins to show, follow these easy steps to bring your bamboo furniture back to life and ready to be used once again.

Turn an empty diaper box into a functional storage bin.

Save money and foster a healthy home by making your own cleaning products for kitchen, bathroom, and carpet.

Simplify your cleaning routine, meal prep, wardrobe, and kitchen gadgets to make housekeeping a more pleasant and satisfying experience.

If there's a sudden horrible stink in the sink, here's a quick, easy, and inexpensive solution.

No one likes housekeeping tasks, but they're a necessary evil. Here are a few suggestions to make your housekeeping duties less stressful and some tips and tricks for maintaining a less stressful environment.

Whether you need to remove labels from a jar, a new appliance, or a window (any hard surface), these tips and tricks will help you get rid of not only the label but also that horrible sticky glue.

In just a few minutes, learn how to clean silver objects without damaging them by using a solution of washing soda, hot water, and aluminum foil. With these tips and tricks, it's a job easily done!

Baby wipes aren't just for diaper changing. Use these cheap products for a variety of personal and household uses.

You can save money and the environment by using white vinegar and baking soda to clean just about anything. Vinegar has some surprising uses.

Cleaning green is becoming more necessary. Here are easy ways to clean green. You can clean your tub, microwave, windows, and soap scum from faucets all without harming the earth.

Learn all-natural ways to patch a hole in the wall, keep your eyes from tearing as you peel an onion, remove stains, and more.

No more harsh chemicals to clean away the tarnish from brass and copper treasures! Here's how to clean copper and brass without nasty chemicals. A few tasty items from the kitchen, and you are on your way to chemical-free tarnish removal!

You don't have to spend hours cleaning your house! Here's how to recapture wasted time and clean your house in five minutes.

Make your home a healthier place for you and your family by cleaning with white distilled vinegar.

This article explores easy methods for removing melted plastic from surfaces without causing damage.

Trying to save money, my health, and help the environment means simplifying and cleaning up my cleaning supplies. You can use household items for homemade cleaning products, including methane spirits and vinegar.

A DIY demonstration on how to clean silver with baking soda and aluminum foil: aluminum reduces the oxidation of the silver, allowing the silver metal to return to its shiny state. Silver tarnish is silver sulfide, and heavily tarnished items may create a sulfur odor when this method is employed.

Don't you just hate it when you stain something and don't know the best way to clean it? Here are the best DIY cleaning hacks!

Although ink stains aren't as easy to remove as protein-based stains, if you know which tricks to use, you can remove them from almost any surface- including clothes, stone, wood, tile, and leather.

Lipstick is essentially a dye in an oily base, which makes stain removal difficult without the proper techniques. Luckily, a few home remedies exist to help you kiss those lipstick stains goodbye!

Sometimes leather furniture can have a nasty smell. Learn how to get rid of those horrible toxic fumes for good!

Pine resin smells wonderful at Christmas time, but I hate the black marks it leaves on my hands (and anything I touch) for days. This year, I discovered a miraculous solution for removing sticky slime from my hands and skin: waterless hand sanitizer.

When we decided to put Pergo-laminated flooring in our home, I was worried about having to buy some special proprietary blend of cleaning product for it. Luckily, this wasn't the case, and I'm able to make a cleaning solution with common household items for pennies per bottle. Here's how!