Articles by Leslie Reichert

Cutting boards take a lot of abuse — they’re designed to handle cutting, smashing, even pulverizing. It’s important to keep them up to the task by making sure they’re properly cleaned and sanitized. Cutting boards made of wood or plastic are porous to varying degrees and require different cleaning techniques….

Whether it’s an antique rocking chair you got from your great-grandmother or a brand-new sleigh bed, you probably want it to last a long time and look beautiful despite the years. Here’s how to protect your wood pieces.

Whether it’s an antique rocking chair you got from your great-grandmother or a brand-new sleigh bed, you probably want it to last a long time and look beautiful despite the years. Here’s how to protect your wood pieces.

There are few better ways to spend a chilly winter’s day than in front of a cozy fireplace. But even if you use your fireplace only once or twice a season, it still needs to be cleaned and cared for correctly. Of all the things you can clean with just soap and water, soot is not one of them. Cleaning…

There are few better ways to spend a chilly winter’s day than in front of a cozy fireplace. But even if you use your fireplace only once or twice a season, it still needs to be cleaned and cared for correctly. Of all the things you can clean with just soap and water, soot is not one of them. Cleaning…

The holidays can bring joyous moments. Those fireplace gatherings also can leave soot behind, decorated trees produce sticky sap, and those bûches de Noël can leave chocolate stains on the tablecloth. But don’t let these things get you down. Here’s how to beat the 12 stains of Christmas.

We all have friends who tell us they’ve found the perfect vacuum. But you should realize that your friend’s ideal appliance may not be the perfect one for you. Everyone has different preferences and different homes. Let’s take a look at some of the different kinds of flooring used today and which type…

We all have friends who tell us they’ve found the perfect vacuum. But you should realize that your friend’s ideal appliance may not be the perfect one for you. Everyone has different preferences and different homes. Let’s take a look at some of the different kinds of flooring used today and which type…

Can you still remember your parents yelling at you to close the refrigerator door? Although they might have just been trying to keep the energy bill down, they were also protecting the food in the fridge. There are “rules” for keeping things safe and healthy in your refrigerator. The first and…