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Person's hand cleaning the bottom of a wall with soft cloth. - Fotoduets/Getty Images To clean your walls before painting, stick with a soft rag or sponge with warm water and maybe some dish soap, and ...

Cleaning painted walls may seem like a daunting task, but it’s actually quite simple, albeit time-consuming. When washing walls, whether you’re doing yearly cleaning or getting rid of a stubborn stain ...

Consider yourself a diligent deep cleaner? You already know how to make your home sparklehow to clean your kitchen, how to clean your bathroom, how to clean baseboards and how to clean windowsbut have ...

I vividly remember the first few weeks in the home we'd recently moved into, freshly painted with Benjamin Moore's iconic color, White Dove (which, as you might imagine, is a beautiful shade of white ...

Even on my best Sunday, when I have it in me to do a deep clean of my apartment, I always feel like I forgot about an area. A few places I’d bet a lot of people, myself included, forget to clean (or ...

Humans built the first walls thousands of years ago, and we’ve been avoiding cleaning them ever since. Smudges around light switches? Of course. A sponge and some gentle soap, and those high-traffic ...

Stop. Before scrolling any further, note that the first step of washing walls is identifying the material and type of paint finish that you'll be cleaning. Don't use water on walls made of unsealed ...

Even though you carefully selected the wall art, paintings and wall decor that fills your home, there’s a good chance you aren’t cleaning these items, and it won’t take long for dirt and dust to leave ...