Dear Heloise: Martha D., in Southfield, Michigan, missed the point about flowers at a funeral in a recent column of yours. Of course, the dead person can’t “appreciate the beauty,” But family and ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year—until a guest at your Christmas party spills red wine all over your living room carpet. Or sloshes their coffee across your best table linens. Holiday mishaps ...

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Holiday gatherings are fun, but they can also bring with them a lot of inevitable messes—from spilled coffee or wine on the rug to stubborn gravy stains on the tablecloth. Since leaving a stain for ...

Q: We painted our brick fireplace white. But after some use, smoke has stained the brick. What’s the best way to clean it? A: Soot is mostly carbon particles, but it often has a greasy nature that ...

Problems with cleaning smoke produced by burning candles and soot from fireplaces are the subject of messages I get frequently. Until I discovered Lestoil, a heavy-duty multipurpose cleaner that ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year—until a guest at your Christmas party spills red wine all over your living room carpet, or sloshes their coffee across your best table linens. Holiday mishaps ...