GREENSBORO, N.C. — Over the years 2 Wants To Know has learned some great tricks to make spring cleaning easier! Most of them come from Consumer Reports. Let's break it down by each area of your home.

After a long, hard day, nothing beats the delight of crawling into a bed made with freshly clean sheets. Or at least, you thought they were fresh and clean. If your bedtime is soured by musty, dank ...

You clean your floors, your counters, even your baseboards — but when was the last time you cleaned your washing machine? If your answer is "never" or "I didn't know I had to," you're not alone. One ...