A freshly painted room is great, but the smell that lingers for a while afterward is not. To get rid of the smell quickly, ...

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Damp carpet smells are typically caused by trapped moisture, mold, or bacteria. Use an enzyme-based or vinegar-water solution depending on whether mold is present or not. The key to preventing musty ...

Have you ever ripped open the packaging on a long-awaited new couch or coffee table only to be greeted by a pungent chemical smell? New furniture smell isn’t just an unpleasant byproduct of buying ...

It happens to the best of us: You start a load of laundry with every intention of switching it out to the dryer after its cycle, but distractions happen. And this is when mildew occurs. Fortunately, ...

Dear Heloise: To easily open the freshness/safety seal on jars of peanut butter, vitamins, medicine containers, hand creams, ...