Try to clean your brushes and rollers as soon as you finish painting, says Ryan Parr, founder of Nashville Painting ...

Cleaning the oven walls—especially baked-on oven grime ... Remove oven racks to clean separately. Use a soft brush to knock down any stuck-on food bits. Wipe up these loose food particles ...

And if you do it wrong, your brushes will lose their perfect shape or worse. Whether you're touching up your walls or creating an oil masterpiece, cleaning your brushes properly is key to keeping ...