When you first learned to do your own laundry, you were likely taught to wash colors, whites, and perhaps even lights separately from one another. The tactic makes sense to prevent darker pigments ...

Between loading your soiled clothing in the laundry basket and tossing it in the washing machine lies one essential practice: sorting. Although it's easy to brush off this process during prep, it ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the most tedious laundry day tasks is sorting clothes into individual piles so that they can be washed in separate loads according to ...

We've all been there. You want to wear your favorite white T-shirt and best-fitting jeans, but both are in the laundry hamper. So, you decide that it won't hurt—just this once—to toss them in the ...

Checking pockets before doing laundry is an important step that saves you from a lot of trouble. Small items like coins or ...

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Q In your recent column on washing white T-shirts, you did not say how much bleach to put in a load. My wife passed away, so I am learning. Please tell me the amount I'm supposed to use. Is a cup ...

Is your laundry room a chaotic dumping ground for dirty clothes, or is it a haven of quiet and calm? For many of us, the latter can seem unattainable in a space overwhelmed by piles of laundry, ...

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