Laundry Rooms: Bob Vila's Picks

Everyone knows the basics of doing laundry, like separating the darks and lights, but do you know all the laundry rules? Click through to learn what mistakes you're making when doing the laundry that could damage your clothes or even your appliances. | 15 Laundry Mistakes You’re Probably Making

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It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the selection of products claiming stain-removing, odor-busting, laundry-cleaning power. But which laundry detergents prove their mettle when tested against what’s in your laundry basket?Detergents are more than just soap. They contain special ingredients that play a role in color fastness, stain removal, and deodorizing. Fortunately, you don’t need to […]

Adding a sink to the laundry room opens up a whole new dimension in cleaning convenience, letting you easily presoak stained clothes in the same area as the washer and dryer. The sink is bound to go above and beyond laundry duty, too, as the perfect spot for tidying up after kids’ crafts, washing out […]

Adding a sink to the laundry room opens up a whole new dimension in cleaning convenience, letting you easily presoak stained clothes in the same area as the washer and dryer. The sink is bound to go above and beyond laundry duty, too, as the perfect spot for tidying up after kids’ crafts, washing out […]

Adding a sink to the laundry room opens up a whole new dimension in cleaning convenience, letting you easily presoak stained clothes in the same area as the washer and dryer. The sink is bound to go above and beyond laundry duty, too, as the perfect spot for tidying up after kids’ crafts, washing out […]

When used imaginatively, ordinary items can have practical magic. Here’s some inspiration for employing everyday household goods in unusual—and helpful—ways.

What’s black and cool and red hot all over—in appliance showrooms and up-to-the-minute kitchens and laundry rooms? It’s black stainless steel, the modernistic finish gaining popularity for refrigerators, washers and dryers, stoves, and dishwashers, currently available from such manufacturers as LG, Bosch, Frigidaire, Samsung, KitchenAid, and GE. While black stainless isn’t yet close to toppling […]

Let the year’s best house transformations inspire you to embark on your own renovation.

Let the year’s best house transformations inspire you to embark on your own renovation.

It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it! And if you’re the one on laundry duty, you’ll want some serious detergent to get those soiled clothes clean. With the help of water, and the rotation of the washer’s inner drum (in a front-load machine) or spindle-like agitator (in a top-load machine), detergent lifts […]

It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it! And if you’re the one on laundry duty, you’ll want some serious detergent to get those soiled clothes clean. With the help of water, and the rotation of the washer’s inner drum (in a front-load machine) or spindle-like agitator (in a top-load machine), detergent lifts […]

It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it! And if you’re the one on laundry duty, you’ll want some serious detergent to get those soiled clothes clean. With the help of water, and the rotation of the washer’s inner drum (in a front-load machine) or spindle-like agitator (in a top-load machine), detergent lifts […]

Use these 31 cleaning shortcuts to turn the grimiest estate into a prime estate in minutes.

When they’re operating as intended, we take our appliances for granted. But when they betray us—when they go on the fritz and send our lives into chaos—we stop and take notice, and suddenly we're filled with questions. Why is my appliance acting up? Is there a quick fix? How long should an appliance last, anyway? Read on for answers to these questions and more as we tackle the 15 biggest appliance questions.