While a new coat of color can be a welcome change in any room of your house, and even when you've left all of the windows open, that tell-tale new paint smell tends to linger. So we asked experts how ...

Here are a few immediate actions to help alleviate the worst of the smokiness as quickly as possible.

We aren't ready to smell like grandpa quite yet. In fact, it's not even healthy to be breathing in mothball air! Sure, mothballs are a common go-to when it comes to protecting clothing and other items ...

Fluff up pet items. Toss blankets, beds, and toys in the dryer on low with a dryer sheet. Regular grooming. "The cleaner the ...

The satisfaction you get when you paint a room or your home's exterior is immediate. All at once, a fresh coat can make a surface look new and a space feel different. Getting rid of paint, on the ...

Is there a funky smell in your car–especially when the air conditioner or heater is on? If it smells musty like a sweaty sock, the car care experts at Consumer Reports have some easy ways to ...

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If you were lucky enough to get through the L.A. wildfires with your home still intact, you might be facing another problem: that smell. As anyone who ever tried concealing the clingy smell of ...

On the list of unpleasant odors, cat pee lingering in your home ranks pretty high. If you happen to have a feline housemate you know all too well the challenge of getting that cat urine smell out of a ...

As hard as it is to believe, a lot of people still smoke cigarettes—nearly 30 million people in this country alone. Aside from the well-proven health impact, smoking also has a long list of ...