Tips for Keeping Your Home Clean

by denisebogan - April 20, 2015

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Your dishwasher does more than just dishes.

Did you know that you could use your dishwasher to clean lots of stuff around the house! Shhh, don’t tell! You can maximize your dishwasher’s usefulness by cleaning more than the usual dishes. You can clean bath toys, plastic toys and even baseball caps. Make sure you use a normal heat setting and place everything on the top rack.

Use a cold water laundry detergent.

There are many laundry detergents which work well in cold water these days. Opting to wash your laundry in cold instead of hot water will certainly help to save money on your electricity bill. Your clothes should come out just as clean and cha-ching money saved!

Don’t throw those fabric sheets away!

I always see these white squares hanging around in our laundry and always think to myself “what else can I do with these things?” So, I collected them and here’s what I found out. Old dryer sheets can:

Dust your TV screens and electronics
Remove pet hair from furniture and clothes
Be used as a replacement for expensive mop dusting pads
Act as a toilet cleaner. Toss two sheets in the toilet and let sit for a few minutes while you clean elsewhere. When ready, scrub away toilet rings with ease.
Clean your bathroom. Moisten a fabric sheet with a little water and rub on chrome fixtures, shower stalls, doors and curtains to remove tough scum buildup. Once your shower is squeaky clean, grab a bottle of car wax from the garage and apply to the grout and tiles to prevent scum buildup and mildew for up to a year!
Keep your window blinds cleaner longer by wiping them down periodically. The anti-static properties of the product will actually help to repel dust and dirt.

De-gunk your stainless steel pots.

I love to cook but I don’t love to clean the pots. Over time, your stainless steel pots and pans can become encrusted with gunk that is near impossible to remove. When regular sponges don’t do the trick it’s time for something stronger from the hardware store…synthetic steel wool! These can be found in the painting section of the hardware store and are a great at scrubbing away burnt on messes. Feeling kind of lazy? Grab one of your handy, dandy old fabric dryer sheets, place in your pot or pan, fill will warm water and leave overnight. Next morning, the dried on gunk will be much easier to remove.

Use your outside tools to clean your housekeeping tools.

Most of the men I know love power tools and they don’t need an excuse to use them. Your vacuum needs to be cleaned for it to operate effectively and in order to do that, the hoses and unit need to be free of dust and debris. A fast and easy way to clean the hoses of your vacuum is to take it outside and break out the leaf blower. Simply remove the hose from the vacuum and clear it out with the leaf blower.

And finally, it’s time to grab your balls…

A new tennis ball is the perfect scuff mark remover for floors and walls. Dampen with a bit of vinegar and water solution and rub on the marks until removed. New, clean tennis balls can also be tossed in the dryer with your comforters and towels to keep laundry fluffy and static free.

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