As much as we love our household pets, they can create cleaning headaches. Whether it's muddy paws, fur on upholstered furniture, odors and occasional accidents, we can spend quite a bit of time cleaning up after our furry friends. Since pets will never be able to clean up after themselves, the

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The experts at Merry Maids offer these tips to help you breeze through the dirty work fast. Make every move count. Work around the room once without backtracking. Carry your equipment and supplies with you so you don't make dozens of aggravating trips back and forth across the room. Work fro

A clean, orderly house can make your home sell faster. Here are tips from the experts at Merry Maids that won't cost a lot but can make a big difference in the appearance of your home. It is amazing how just a little attention to detail will add that special appeal that buyers are looking for!

It's the spick and spans versus the feet-draggers. Spouses, children and roommates, as dear as they are, are often sources of frustration when it comes to who does what and how much around the house. Whether you work hard around the house or work hard at avoiding it, the experts at Merry Maids o

As each new year presents a fresh, clean slate, clearing the clutter typically makes the top 10 lists of our most popular resolutions. Yet some of our seemingly colossal projects can mean procrastination and little follow-through. Here are a few tips from the experts at Merry Maids on how to sort th