Dirt May Be Hiding in Some Sneaky Places in Your Home — Here's How to Clean It Once and For All

For spotless floors — especially in crumb-y and dirt-prone places like the kitchen and mudroom — go with a vacuum designed to suck up grime from hard surfaces and low-pile rugs. This compact, lightweight Miele Compact C1 Pure Suction Vacuum ($450) is an investment, to be certain — but it's also built to last forever. When you need to switch from the floor to a rug, just use your foot to flip the switch on the cleaning head.