Nothing can be worse than lingering odors in the home. Whether it is from cooking, pets, or mildew and mold in the home, the smell can be very offensive to both you and your guests. Removing lingering odors from the home can be a daunting task, but many easy steps can be [...]
These procedures may help remove stains on hard surface floors, but cannot guarantee complete removal. Burns, holes, or “permanent” stains may require a replacement “patch” of that section of the floor.
Caution: When working with any chemicals, carefully read and follow the label directions for using that chemical, especially any cautions on safe use! With solvents, [...]
The kitchen cutting board gets a lot of use and this means that it gets a lot of exposure to bacteria. Proper cleaning of the cutting board is essential to your good health. Whether you use a wood or a plastic cutting board, you should clean and sanitize it after every use.
Cleaning [...]
Removing window decals from windows can be a tough task if you don’t have the correct equipment for the job. However, whether your decals have been forever etched into the windows of your vehicle or simply baked onto your child’s bedroom window, complete removal of them is a simple and easy task once you are [...]
Real Wood
Regular removal of dust with a soft cloth or a vacuum cleaner brush is all the cleaning needed for most real wood paneled walls and woodwork. Occasionally, if soil sticks to the surface, clean with a commercial cleaner made for wood paneling, or a cleaning wax made for wood, following directions exactly. Always test [...]
Dust settles on upholstered furniture just as on hard surfaces, and should be removed regularly, about once a month, depending on environment and use, with vacuum cleaner attachments - the upholstery nozzle and crevice tool. A brush will remove some dust if you do not have a vacuum, but will also scatter dust around. However, [...]
There are furniture cleaner products that will remove waxy buildup. If you have been using a beeswax product, then you have been applying too much if you have buildup. You shouldn’t have to wax more than once or twice a year and just dust between applications. If you have been using a paste furniture wax [...]
Furniture polish for wood products absorbs oil into the wood. Many oils found in our kitchen work very well. Mix 2 parts of olive oil and 1 part lemon juice. Apply and polish with a soft cloth. This leaves furniture looking and smelling good.
Unfinished Wood: Many websites will tell you to use mineral oil for this. [...]
Cleaning your fridge helps keep the food you in it fresh. By keeping spills to a minimum, the food that is stored in your fridge will not take on the scent or flavor of other foods.
In order to properly clean your refrigerator, follow next steps:
Turn the temperature off. Your refrigerator will be open for a while, so it is not [...]
A canister vacuum cleaner is heavier and larger then most other types of vacuum cleaners. That’s why they are also more exspensive. However, these type of vacuum cleaners is also more quiet and vacuums better. It is an excellent type of vacuum cleaner for almost every area where you could use a vacuum cleaner including [...]
