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Household Hacks
Here you will find a collection of articles, blog posts, and advice columns from around the web on a variety of cleaning and organizing hacks for your home. Inclusion here should not be considered an endorsement of the advice or guidelines given. In fact, when reading these types of articles I almost always find a few points I disagree with, but overall there is usually enough good advice to make reading them worth the time. Check back regularly for new articles, and please let me know if you find a broken link.
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New links as of: 2017.07.01
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Bathroom
How to Clean Your Shower Curtain
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Bedroom
The Best Way to Clean Your Pillows
Floors
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Healthy Living
10 Unconventional Tips to Help Minimize Home Allergies
12 Household Toxins You Should Banish from Your Home
How Not to Be Gross in 2016: 21 Ways to Kick the ‘Ick’
How to Turn Your Home Into a Flu-Fighting Machine
Kitchen
4 Natural Ways to Clean Odor from a Garbage Disposal​
9 Ways You’re Loading the Dishwasher Wrong
10 ways to cut the clutter on your kitchen counter
10 Weird Ways Your Groceries Can Clean the Kitchen
11 Better Ways to Organize Your Pots and Pans
15 tips for a squeaky clean fridge
How to Clean Burnt Pots & Scorched Pans
How to Clean Your Cutting Board
The Best Way to Organize Your Refrigerator
How to Organize Your Refrigerator Drawers and Shelves
Why You Should Pull Your Fridge Away From the Wall
Laundry
7 Clothing Care Myths You Should Stop Believing​
7 Ways You're Ruining Your Bath Towels
An Easy Refresh for Stinky Bath Towels
How to Keep Your Clothes Safe During the Drying Process: The Perfect Dryer Settings
How to Remove Stains: 20 Genius Tricks that Really Work
Six common mistakes you make when doing laundry
This is the biggest mistake you're making with your laundry
Tips to Cut Time at the Ironing Board
What’s the difference between fabric softener and dryer sheets?
Miscellaneous
5 Handy Household Uses for Vinegar​
6 Things You Should Never Clean With Vinegar
10 Astonishing Feats You Can Accomplish with Kitty Litter
Organizing & Decluttering
7 Things You Should Never Store in Your Basement or Attic
7 Things You Shouldn’t Store in Your Garage​
Organizing Mistakes That Make Your House Look Messy
Peter Walsh's 7 Secrets of a Master Organizer
Shareable's Top 17 Decluttering Tips
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Pest Control
13 Natural Ways to Keep Pests Out of Your Home and Garden
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Pets
10 Foolproof Ways to Eliminate Pesky Pet Hair. Fur Real.
Plumbing