Common household ingredients like distilled white vinegar and baking soda can both clean and disinfect your toilet when used regularly.

Cleaning windows with a homemade vinegar wash is easy and effective. Add dish soap for tougher jobs and use microfiber towels for streak-free results.

Why spend so much time carving jack-o'-lanterns and arranging Halloween displays, only for the gourds to start decaying a few days later? Keep pumpkins from rotting—and keep your autumnal displays ...