Best Pro Tips

Tools, tricks and recipes for a spotless home

Think you know how to clean? These tools, tricks and recipes will help your house shine.

Schar Ward cleans the old-fashioned way— with homemade cleaning solutions, rags made from sheets, and a little elbow grease. With decades of experience, she’s tackled dirt, grime and stains that aren’t for the faint of heart, and she doesn’t think you need fancy new products to clean. With a little knowledge, you can get the job done with many of the household cleaners you probably have lying around. Here are some of her favorite techniques to make your house shine.