Residential

How to get smoke smell out of clothes: wash with baking soda or vinegar, repeat before drying, and send dry-clean-only pieces out. After a fire, too.

How to get mildew smell out of clothes: soak in oxygen bleach, rewash warm with white vinegar, and dry them fully, in the sun if you can. Steps inside.

How to get static out of clothes: a wire hanger, damp hands, or a water mist fix cling fast, and drying less and sorting synthetics stop it at the source.

A laundry service for seniors picks up at the door and brings clothes back clean and folded. What it handles, what it costs in LA, and how to set one up.

Why do my towels smell? Usually they stayed damp too long, went too many uses between washes, or came out of a mildewy washer. Here’s how to fix each one.

Will dry cleaning remove stains? Often, if the stain is fresh and the cleaner knows what it is. Why old, heat-set stains are harder, and what to do first.

How to wash a quilt: test every fabric for bleeding, follow the care label on a modern quilt, and wet clean an old cotton quilt by hand, never in a dryer.

How to wash a puffer jacket: zip it, turn it inside out, run a gentle cycle with a mild or down wash, then tumble dry on low until the down is fully dry.

How to wash a heated blanket: follow the tag, run a one to five minute gentle wash, skip bleach and dry cleaning, then a short tumble and a line dry.

How to wash microfiber towels: a load of their own, mild detergent, warm or hot water for grime, no fabric softener, and a short dry or a rack.