With holiday entertaining likely coming up, you want everything to shine — especially your dishes. But what about those wine glasses (any glasses, really) that tend to get cloudy every time you wash them? You know they’re clean, but they never seem to look that way. What guest wants to drink out of that? Well, […]
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Don’t Even Think About Cleaning With These Detergents!
When you’re shopping for laundry detergents, what do you look for? Are you brand loyal to one kind or another? Do you buy whatever is on sale? Do you use what you always used growing up — out of habit? Maybe you look for gentler, safer alternatives to traditional detergents. These are all valid […]
Made With Vodka: Cleaning Recipes
As far as DIY cleaning solutions go, vodka (and hey, the cheaper the better) is actually right up there with vinegar. Here are some clever vodka cleaning hacks that will have you singing the praises of this versatile elixir. 1. Room Diffusers You can make your own room scent diffusers with vodka, essential oils, water, […]
10 Dollar Store Products That Will Clean and Organize Everything
I don’t know about you, but I love the dollar store. When I’m about to do some serious cleaning or run out of my common housekeeping supplies, I run straight to the dollar store. You can’t beat the value for all your favorite home cleaning needs, and they have a lot of stuff to help […]
Correct Ways to Care for Lacquer Furniture
Did you know most commercially-made pieces of furniture are coated in lacquer? It’s that hard, protective, shiny topcoat that was first used on art-deco furniture, but now it’s pretty commonplace in furniture manufacturing, especially for pieces that are coated with a color that doesn’t occur in nature. If you’re not sure if you have lacquer […]
Cleaning Ice Melter Off Your Winter Leather Shoes
You finally found them — that ideal pair of leather boots that will keep your feet warm and dry through the winter months — without making you clunk around in moon boots. Remember those? Ugh. Hooray for progress! Now that you’ve found the perfect winter pair, you want to take care of them. And if […]