Home & Garden

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Seeing dark or black lines on the carpet along your baseboards? Learn what filtration soiling is, what causes it, and how to clean it effectively.

Blue painters tape is utterly INDISPENSABLE around the house! It's great because it sticks to the surface, but leaves no sticky residue when removed.

A melamine foam sponge is the one I use most when cleaning. Curious about the safety of melamine foam? Here's what you need to know about melamine sponges and how they work.

Here are the best ways to store paint so you can actually reuse what's leftover at some point.

Big Oven is the first recipe program to meet my recipe organization needs. Review of BigOven, Mastercook, Mealmaster, Cookn, Living Cookbook, Now You're Cooking.

See why Cooklist is the BEST app for storing recipes! I use it to: Track items in my pantry. Find recipes using what's in my pantry. Update my grocery list.

This gravity-fed water bowl prolongs the time between when you have to refill your dog's water bowl. I LOVE not having to refill the water bowl every day!

Want a new tree in your yard? You can save money by doing the tree planting yourself... it's easy! See how to plant a tree step by step -- in just 4 steps.

DIY spice rack ideas to organize your kitchen! See how I used paint stir sticks to make my own spice drawer inserts. Yep, a $4 DIY spice drawer organizer!

Here are 5 great tips to save time when you're packing up your home for a move...

Do you know how to clean a jetted tub? It's easy! See how to clean & sanitize a soaking tub with jets yourself using a jetted tub cleaner & biofilm remover.

After reading the Marie Kondo book and watching her 'Tidying Up' series on Netflix, I started following the KonMari method of living minimally. Now, I surround myself only with things I love... and I save a lot of money!

Lotus Trolley Bags are larger, sturdier, and more durable than most reusable shopping bags. See the 16 reasons I ditched my other reusable grocery bags and only use Lotus totes for grocery shopping now!

I am a professional house cleaner and I have come up with a 2-step method for cleaning hardwood floors that is the fastest for me and gives the best results without all of the excess work. Here are my best tips for cleaning hardwood floors.

I've used essential oil diffusers for years. First plastic ultrasonic diffusers and now glass nebulizing diffusers. Here's a point-by-point comparison summarizing my experience using nebulizers & ultrasonic diffusers.

Doggie Driver is like a REAL golf club. The KONG Rocket Tennis Ball Launcher has unique features. And there are many unique ChuckIt Tennis Ball Launchers!

I have 2 large dogs that go wherever I go! Here's my list of dog travel necessities. (Important things to pack for dog car travel + dog car accessories.)

Is fabric softener necessary? Does it work? Is it bad for you, your clothes, or your dryer? The truth about fabric softeners & dryer sheets - myths debunked