Washing your windows is a tedious chore — so you want to make sure you get it right the first time. To avoid having to redo your work, we tapped from Carolyn Forte, director of the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab to get her expert advice. Start by investing in the following items. How to …

Gardening can be intimidating for newbies – a daunting list of rules and regs and unpronounceable Latin names to memorise before you even get near a plant. Yet when it comes to the world of houseplants, it is almost always too much care, rather than too little, that is the problem. In fact, overwatering, particularly …

Whether you consider yourself an ironing pro or are brand new to the task, avoid these common errors: 1. Ironing fabrics that are too dry. Mist creases with your iron’s spray feature. This dampens and relaxes the fabric so when the iron passes over it, wrinkles vanish. Use the steam burst feature to give stubborn …

You’ve probably seen that awful gunk that accumulates on your iron over time. It’s the result of synthetic or natural fibers melting onto the soleplate of your appliance when it’s too hot. And since melted fibers can snag and stain fabrics, we tapped Carolyn Forte, director of the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab, to find …

Coffee spills always happen at the most inconvenient time: as you’re running out the door, in the middle of a dinner party or just when you finally sit down to curl up with a book. Good thing Carolyn Forte, director of the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab, shared her advice with us on how to …