Anywhere: Dyson V10 Absolute Cordless Vacuum
Anywhere: iRobot Roomba 690 Robot Vacuum
iRobot Roomba 690 Robot Vacuum with Wi-Fi/Alexa, $297.49, available at Amazon | Also available at:
Best Buy,
Target, and
Home Depot
If you absolutely hate cleaning, let a robot vacuum do the work for you. While you're outside of the house, it can make use of all that empty time to clean your house and even automatically return to its docking station to recharge. It senses where there are concentrated areas of dirt and moves around your furniture so you won't return home to find it jammed in a corner.
The app lets you schedule cleaning sessions anywhere, while Alexa and Google Assistant compatibility integrate it seamlessly into your smart home set up.
Anywhere: OXO Microfiber Hand Duster
OXO Good Grips Microfiber Hand Duster, $9.99, available at Amazon | Also available at:
Target and
Bed Bath & Beyond
This soft, fluffy duster captures all the dust settling on your shelves and countertops in one fell swoop. Flexible and lightweight, it's comfortable and easy to maneuver around tight, tricky spaces. Its reusable head is machine washable, though it's best if you simply handwash it in cold water.
If you need something to reach tall surfaces, OXO's 3-in-1 Extendable Duster, which extends to 8 feet, collapses to 3 feet, and comes with three interchangeable brush heads, is also highly rated.
next slide will load in 15 secondsSkip AdSkip AdAnywhere: Evriholder Pet Hair Removal Broom with Squeegee
Evriholder Pet Hair Removal Broom with Squeegee & Telescoping Handle, $15.41, available at Amazon
Whether you're dealing with thick pet hair or a slippery spill, this dual-use broom can handle it. The 100% natural rubber attracts hair and debris "like a magnet" from hardwood, linoleum, and traditionally difficult surfaces like carpet and rugs. Then, use the built-in squeegee edge if you need to wipe off liquids from windows, showers, tile, and hardwood. It can extend out to 5 feet.
Kitchen: O-Cedar Spin Mop and Bucket Floor Cleaning System
O-Cedar Easy Wring Spin Mop and Bucket Floor Cleaning System, $29.97, available at Amazon
Amazon's Choice for the best mop is this well-designed system that allows for hand-free wringing. The bucket has a special spinner, activated by a foot pedal, that spins your mop and keeps water splashes contained.
The mop head itself rotates 360 degrees and is shaped like a triangle to better clean the corners of your home. When wet or dry, microfiber is especially effective on hardwood floors and tiles, like the ones in your kitchen.
Anywhere: Mrs. Meyer's Everyday Cleaner
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Multi-Surface Everyday Cleaner (3-pack), $11.97, available at Amazon | Also available at:
Walmart,
Target, and
Home Depot
Natural cleaning brand Mrs. Meyer's makes this plant-based multi-surface cleaner that cleans as well at traditional chemical-laden ones but doesn't leave any harsh odors behind. Instead, after it's removed dirt from your countertops and surfaces, it has a sweet, pleasant, and flowery honeysuckle scent. Other nice scents from the brand include basil, lavender, and lemon verbena.
Kitchen: Topist Angry Mama Microwave Oven Cleaner
Topist Angry Mama Microwave Oven Cleaner, $8.58, available at Amazon
Rather than stick your head in your microwave and hack away for half an hour at the food crud that has been in there since 200 heating sessions ago, use this accessory to loosen it up first. Add vinegar, water, and lemon juice to the fill lines on the body and microwave the Angry Mama for five to seven minutes, after which any stains will be loose enough to wipe down quickly. It should cut down your cleaning time in half and make your microwave usable again in time for dinner.
Kitchen: Easy-Off Oven Cleaner
Easy-Off Professional Fume Free Max Oven Cleaner, $3.99, available at Target | Also available at:
Amazon and
Home Depot
People rarely ever wipe up their oven messes immediately, but they come to regret it weeks later when the baked-on spills and grease don't budge. Make your oven look brand new again with this affordable, fume-free cleaner, which works on ovens, oven doors, broilers, broiler pans, and stainless-steel surfaces to clean up those tough messes. Spray it and leave it on for at least five minutes and up to 40 minutes, then wipe down with a cloth or paper towel.
next slide will load in 15 secondsSkip AdSkip AdKitchen and bathroom: Green Gobbler Liquid Clog Remover
Green Gobbler Liquid Clog Remover, $11.97, available at Amazon | Also available at:
Home Depot
Living in a house involves the constant battle of unclogging pipes and drains. If you're not fishing out bits of food from the sink, you're probably unraveling a never-ending string of hair from the shower drain. Green Gobbler's clog remover clears your drains by liquifying everything in its path — grease, hair, scum, food, and more. It comes in a dual-chambered bottle and you use one chamber for sinks and tubs and both chambers for toilets.
Kitchen: Krud Kutter Concentrated Cleaner and Degreaser
Krud Kutter Concentrated Cleaner and Degreaser, $5.97, available at Amazon | Also available at:
Home Depot and
Walmart
This multi-use cleaner can be used all over your house, including exterior parts like driveways and patio furniture. As a powerfully concentrated degreaser, it's especially useful for your kitchen because it can take out food and drink stains, grease, oil, gum, and soap scums. Dilute one part concentrate with 10 parts water and you can cover up to 75 square feet of surfaces.
Living room and bathroom: Stoner Invisible Glass Premium Glass Cleaner
Stoner Invisible Glass Premium Glass Cleaner, $5, available at Amazon | Also available at:
Walmart,
Target, and
Home Depot
People who have tried this glass cleaner, available in both aerosol and spray form, never go back to any other products. Your mirrors and glass surfaces will emerge sparkly clear and streak-free since it doesn't contain any soaps, scents, or dyes. It's also ammonia-free. Once all your bathroom and living room glass surfaces are clean, feel free to use on your car to remove the stains, droppings, and other dirty casualties of driving outside.
Living room: AmazonBasics Cleaning Cloth
Living room: Hoover PowerDash Pet Carpet Cleaner
Hoover PowerDash Pet Carpet Cleaner, $89.99, available at Amazon
If you have the double whammy of a pet (or pets) and carpeted floors, you'll want this specialized Hoover cleaner. The under-$100 appliance both cleans and offers antimicrobial protection, and it comes with a removable nozzle to rinse off dirt and grime.
It also has a dual-tank system that keeps your clean water separated from the dirty water, and its signature HeatForce technology means your carpets will dry faster.
next slide will load in 15 secondsSkip AdSkip AdBathroom: Method Daily Shower Spray Cleaner
Bathroom: Clorox ToiletWand
Clorox ToiletWand, $8.73, available at Amazon | Also available at:
Walmart,
Target, and
Home Depot
The ToiletWand comes with disposable sponges that are preloaded with Clorox cleaner, eliminating the need to buy separate toilet bowl cleaner. The sponge pad clicks securely onto the wand and gets into areas of your toilet that a brush can't, and once you're done cleaning, it comes off with a click so you never need to touch it. This system also means you won't have a dirty toilet brush sitting in your bathroom at all times.
Bathroom: The Crown Choice Grout Cleaner Brush
The Crown Choice Grout Cleaner Brush, $10.99, available at Amazon
Getting into the tiny lines of your bathroom is difficult without a specialized, narrow brush like this top-rated one. It has sturdy, angled brushes to reach the soap scum, grime, and mold stuck in your grout, but it's equally easy to wash afterwards in hot, soapy water. The thick one-inch handle is fairly comfortable to hold, which certainly helps as you dig into the floors and walls of your bathroom.