Hive Tip: Clean Your Rug

There comes a time, as with every surface or space in your home, for a more thorough clean that gets beneath the surface of what you can see or smell. Your rug would benefit from a deep clean once or twice a year—unless your rug is subject to excessively high traffic or it has noticeable spots or stains, in which case you’d want to clean sooner.

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Hive Tip: Improve Indoor Air Quality

Minor impacts of unhealthy indoor air quality include headaches; irritation of your ears, nose, and throat; and dizziness, among others—but more serious effects can include cancer and respiratory diseases. Filter the air, introduce fresh air, and manage humidity, experts say. Here are 12 ideas for improving indoor air quality, whether you or someone in your home has allergies or environmental conditions outdoors are causing poor air quality inside.

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