Dear Heloise: Martha D., in Southfield, Michigan, missed the point about flowers at a funeral in a recent column of yours. Of course, the dead person can’t “appreciate the beauty,” But family and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soot on wall after a house fire - Ethen Dell/Getty Images No matter their size, house fires are an incredibly frightening thing to ...

Q: We painted our brick fireplace white. But after some use, smoke has stained the brick. What’s the best way to clean it? A: Soot is mostly carbon particles, but it often has a greasy nature that ...

What Is the Easiest Way to Remove a Soot Stain? For effective soot stain removal, make sure the area is as dry as possible. At first, soot can be oily, so you want to first vacuum the area, which you ...