"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It’s that time of year: The weather is getting milder and milder. Hibernation no longer feels necessary ...

When Should You Clean Your Walls? But not every wall should be cleaned. In fact, some walls shouldn’t be cleaned, and should be repainted instead. Ziegelman says, “If there is damage to the paint, ...

Cleaning your walls before painting helps the paint stick better and stops peeling, bubbling, and streaking. Use mild soap and water with a soft sponge to gently scrub walls from bottom to top in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Of all the surfaces in your home that need cleaning, walls are probably way down on your list, if ...

Q. I want to paint the walls in several rooms of my house. I have been told it is best to clean the walls first, but they don’t appear to be very dirty. If I do clean them, what do I use? A. You will ...

Hiring a professional painter is like hiring a magician. One day your walls are dingy, the next they're flawless. The only ...

You deep clean your home every so often (fine, once a year, before Great Aunt Agnes comes over). You scour and scrub every surface in sight, from the TV to the oven and even the fireplace. But you’ve ...

With the festive frenzy of Christmas on the way us, it's likely you will be facing a fresh batch of cleaning challenges, including grubby wall marks from tiny fingers and sticky residues left by ...

Walls can get dirty before you know it — from a splatter of spaghetti dinner to the crayon artistry of a roaming toddler to fingers simply reaching for a light switch. It’s easy to pass by walls and ...