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 ...

Doing laundry is not fun. Having to lug all your clothes to the laundry room, wash them, dry them, and then fold all of ...

Sort laundry by color (lights vs. darks) to avoid dye transfer. Separate loads of laundry by fabric, weight, and care labels. Prep clothes by turning them inside out, zipping zippers, and using mesh ...

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 ...

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 ...

Set it and forget it. This underrated washing machine setting does more than you think — saving time, effort, and making ...

Let’s be honest: Doing laundry is not fun. Having to lug all your clothes to the laundry room, wash them, dry them, and then fold all of them—it’s exhausting. And to add even more work, some folks ...

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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