ELIMINATE PET HAIR

It's time to reclaim your sofas, carpets, and black pants.

- ERICA FINAMORE

Rugs & Floors

If it regularly looks like a furnado has blown through your home, it may be worth investing in a vacuum with pet-hair-specific features, like stronger suction, a brush roll designed to prevent hair tangles, and a HEPA filter (see right). The suction part is key for removing fine hairs embedded in the carpet or between tiles or floorboards. For even more muscle, try a silicone broom, like the Broombi (right), which has rubbery bristles that attract hair like magnets and massage fuzzies out of the deepest-pile rugs. Sweep hair into one area, then vacuum it up, brush it into a dustpan, or grab it with a used dryer sheet. These sheets are meant to absorb static electricity, so they also help gather tumbleweeds of hair!

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