How to clean and restore garden furniture
Is your outdoor furniture looking a bit shabby? Here are all the tips you need to restore garden furniture, and take it from lacklustre to lovely in hours.
Care and cleaning
Take a look at these clever care & cleaning guides for every room in your home. Keep your home and furniture in pristine condition with our hacks and how to guides. Having a clean and tidy home is one of the easiest ways to immediately improve your day-to-day quality of life.
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How to clean a dishwasher with vinegar, tweezers and other surprise cleaning methods
You can't expect a filthy dishwasher to produce pristine dishes
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Image credit: Debi Treloar Credit: Debi Treloar How to clean a kettle with lemon, vinegar and other easy-to-implement methods
Give your kitchen kettle the once-over and get it sparkling
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Image credit: Lizzie Orme Credit: Lizzie Orme How to clean a TV screen with Vaseline, distilled water, coffee filters and more – do away with the dust!
Get your box back to its best
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Image credit: Robert Sanderson Credit: Robert Sanderson How to clean a microwave with lemon, washing-up liquid, baking soda and more
Micro-wave goodbye to dirt, grease and stains
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Image credit: Lizzie Orme Credit: Lizzie Orme How to clean a burnt pan using salt, cola, baking soda – and other techniques
Who's ready to roll up their sleeves?
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Image credit: Tim Young Credit: Tim Young How to clean an iron with salt, toothpaste, paracetamol and more – plus other iron-cleaning tips
Tick the boxes for gliding and gleaming with these top tips
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Image credit: Joanna Henderson Credit: Joanna Henderson How to clean an oven and hob – including the oven rack and glass door
Here are the easiest ways to clean an oven and bring back its sparkle
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Image credit: Colin Poole Credit: Colin Poole How to clean a smelly washing machine – banish mould, bad odours and residues
Your clothes won't be clean if your washing machine isn't
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Image credit: Dan Duchars Credit: Dan Duchars How to clean upholstery – the best way to clean a fabric sofa or armchair, including using vinegar
Discover how vinegar makes a great upholstery cleaner – and get your sofas looking like new
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Image credit: Debi Treloar Credit: Debi Treloar How to clean windows – get sparkling windows inside and out without streaking with our expert tips
Let in the new-season sunshine with our window cleaning ideas for perfect panes
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Image credit: Caroline Arber Credit: Caroline Arber Are you doing your laundry all wrong? These common mistakes could be ruining your clothes
Learn to look after your washing...
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Image credit: Olly Gordon Credit: Olly Gordon How to make money from recycling common household items – from print cartridges to tea towels
You could bank £100s a year
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Image credit: Douglas Gibb Credit: Douglas Gibb Your ultimate 2019 cleaning calendar! One big job to tackle for every month
We've vowed to make this year our tidiest yet
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Image credit: Colin Poole Credit: Colin Poole How to unblock a toilet – the quickest and easiest way
Follow our step-by-step guide to unblocking a toilet
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Image credit: Bridget Peirson Credit: Bridget Peirson How to clean and maintain your chimney and heating stove in time for winter
Get your stove and chimney ready in time for winter
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Image credit: Philip Lauterbach Credit: Philip Lauterbach How to clean a fridge freezer – sort your cool box before the Christmas cram
Because nobody likes a drawer full of mouldy veg sludge!
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Image credit: Tim Young Credit: Tim Young How to get rid of ants – the safe and simple way
Here's how to get rid of ants and keep them out of your kitchen and home for good
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Image credit: Mel Yates Credit: Mel Yates How to keep your pets cool this summer
We might be suffering in the heat, but think about our poor, furry pets...
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Image credit: David Giles Credit: David Giles How to clean a bathroom – the easy way to get your bath, loo, shower and sink sparkling
These top cleaning tips will get your bathroom looking like new
