If you're willing to invest in a more expensive option, wool carpets are a great choice. Not only do they feel luxurious underfoot, they are naturally insulating and stain-resistant. Saxony carpets, ...

Next, screw the lid on. You will see the rusting wool change the vinegar’s tint, which you will use to brush onto the wood. The color and darkness of the stain depends on the amount of steel wool ...

Think back to when you were taught to do laundry: You probably learned a set of hard-and-fast rules — separate your wash by color; hot water for whites and cold water for darks — that you’ve ...

There’s some good science behind this now-outmoded stain-removal tip: Rubbing alcohol is an excellent ink stain remover, and hair-spray formulas used to include alcohol among the ingredients.