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How to Clean a House with Pets

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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There are more than 60 million pet dogs and more than 70 million pet cats in the U.S. Besides dogs and cats, birds and horses are also popular pets. Not only that, several households prefer exotic and specialty pets like iguanas, snakes, frogs, ... more »

How to Clean a Living Room

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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A living room, similar and often synonymous to a family room, is a more formal sitting area for entertaining guests. The casual, no-frills activities are often reserved for the family room whereas the living room is used for quieter activities ... more »

How to Clean a Messy House

By Larryamon

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Is your house a complete mess? Don’t know where to start cleaning? Are you overwhelmed just thinking about cleaning your house? Have you tried cleaning up your house but felt like you got nowhere fast? If the answer to any of these is yes, then ... more »

How to Clean and Defrost a Refrigerator

By Henry

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Cleaning and defrosting the refrigerator is not something that most people love to do—but it’s one of life’s necessities. It can help your refrigerator run more smoothly, extend the life of the appliance, keep food fresher, and even help out the ... more »

How to clean any surface naturally.

By jessicamhays

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You can clean any surface even your childs toys without using harmful chemicals! And it will not scratch the surface... more »

How to Clean Beer From Carpet

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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One hundred bottles of beer on the wall, and then one fell ..... more »

How to Clean Carpets

By Jacqueline Spencer

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If you have carpets it can sometimes be a challenge to keep them clean. These steps may help with the carpet cleaning process... more »

How to Clean Crayon From a Wall

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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What is it about toddlers and crayons and walls? Instead of sharing those colorful thoughts of yours with the doodling toddler, do something really off-the-wall: Get little Sam or Susie to help you make the colorful wax disappear... more »

How to Clean Crayon off of Nonporous Surfaces

By Christina Ellis

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Here is a quick fix for removing that inevitable crayon drawing from the wall or the table or the tile floor..... more »

How to Clean Fiberglass Bathroom Surfaces

By Murray Anderson

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You wouldn't think cleaning a fiberglass bathroom surface (like the walls of a shower stall) would be difficult, or even necessary. After all, they get rinsed with hot soapy water pretty much every day. However, after showering, the warm moist ... more »

How to Clean Out a Fireplace and Chimney

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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A clean fireplace and chimney is your best defense against a dangerous chimney fire... more »

How to clean out your gutters and down spouts

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Although we all would love to have the new leaf guard gutters in place if you didn’t clean your gutters in the fall it is good to do so now before those large rains hit. You don’t need a lot of cleaning supplies to get the job done as you will ... more »

How to Clean Pewter

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Pewter - which consists mostly of tin - doesn't tarnish, but it will develop a dark patina. It's doubtful whether you should remove the patina, because doing so may detract from the value of your piece. Either soap and water or some of the ... more »

How to Clean Silk Flowers/Leaves

By Clem-Media

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The decorating has begun, and the silk poinsettias, holly leaves and mounds of garland have been brought back out to do their thing for the holiday. But, someone forgot to wrap them in protective covering, and now they are more a testament to ... more »

How to Clean Smoke Damage from Walls and Fixtures After a Small Fire

By Sheila Wilkinson

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Smoke can make a mess of walls, drapes and fixtures. Although the task looks daunting, there are ways to make cleaning soot and odors efficient--and nearly painless... more »

How to Clean Up After a Home Party

By Ruby Bayan

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Home parties are great because everyone can be most comfortable to enjoy, play, socialize and have a memorable time together. Being the host of a home party, however, you have to clean up the place after all the guests are gone. It may look ... more »

How to Clean Up After a New Year’s Party

By RockOnRockL

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The champagne is gone. The countdown has ended. The ball has dropped. Hosting a successful New Year’s Eve party comes with the inevitable hassle of spending New Year’s Day cleaning it all up. Follow these tips to help you tidy with ease and begin ... more »

How to Clean Your House FAST

By tmckay

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You will learn how to keep your house clean without spending a whole day every week cleaning it... more »

How to Control Fleas

By Hillary Marshall

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They invade our homes like an enemy army. Biting us, making us itch and taking up residency in our pets coats. Nobody likes or can ignore fleas. Fleas are a pest in every sense of the word. Being proactive with flea control can help reduce the ... more »

How to De-Clutter Your Child's Room

By bunbun

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If you have a child who is a pack-rat and has a difficult time keeping his room neat or throwing things away, it's time to help him get rid of the clutter... more »

How to DeClutter your Home

By Sheila Wilkinson

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Organizing a house full or even a room full of clutter can be a daunting task. Without a simple and foolproof system as a guide, its nearly impossible to make any headway. This Six Box Toss should prove to be the last system you'll ever need... more »

How to Do House Cleaning Economically

By Catwhitehead

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Today's men and women are so busy that cleaning becomes an expensive task there's no time for. To enjoy a comfortable, clean home with less cost to your time and pocketbook, try some of these tips... more »

How to easily remove wax from carpet

By mollzs2003

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If you've spilled any amount of wax on your carpet, don't worry! There is an easy way to remove it without any stains... more »

How to Eliminate Fruit Flies

By Fossman

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Whether a dish of apples and bananas or a tempting slab of fruit cake, fruit flies seem an inevitable enemy, no matter how clean you keep your dwelling. Before, the only precaution was storing you goods in inconvenient places. Cakes in cupboards ... more »

How to Eliminate Kitchen Odors

By Ruby Bayan

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The food preparation and cooking activities in the kitchen make it the area of the house most susceptible to generating and retaining odors. Food flavors from exotic meals, molds from expired dishes, and the musty stench from the garbage disposal ... more »

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