House Cleaning and Stain Removal Tips
Cleaning Silver with Aluminum Foil Silver is a wonderful alternative to gold when it comes to jewelry, picture frames and travel mementos such as spoons. It’s shiny, elegant, less expensive and holds its value just as well. But silver, like gold, requires regular cleaning to retain its beauty. Cleaning silver with aluminum foil (also spelled…
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How to Clean Gold Jewelry at Home We all know that special feeling we get when we put on a new piece of gold jewelry. The new ring, necklace or bracelet is shiny and all of our friends and coworkers notice how beautiful it is. But over time, under normal, everyday wearing conditions, gold can…
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The Best Way to Clean Hardwood Floors Clean, shiny hardwood floors add warmth and depth to any living area. But hardwood floors aren’t always easy to maintain. They can be damaged by dirt, snow, sand and improper cleaning. The best way to clean hardwood floors is to read these tips for cleaning your floors and…
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Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks Spring is marked by a lot of different things: budding trees; sprouting flowers; warm sunshine; robins and in many houses, spring cleaning. Whether you love it or hate it, spring cleaning is a way to rid your home of accumulated dirt and grime and start the new season with a…
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Natural Ways to Get Rid of Mold and Mildew Thinking about disgusting mold and mildew reminds me of my first apartment way back when. One day I pulled the shower curtain back and noticed this pink colored cast to the shower curtain, bathtub surface and shower walls. I didn’t know what it was at first…
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Cleaning Dirty Upholstery Upholstered furniture is a great addition to any home. The different patterns and colors can make even the most dingy looking room look warm and inviting. Some people might shy away from buying upholstered furniture, or they may go as far as throwing away their upholstered furniture once it becomes dirty. A…
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Cleaning Suede You love your suede jacket but you rarely wear it. Why? Because, like so many other suede lovers, you are afraid of getting it dirty. 1. You know that once you get it dirty you’ll never be able to wear it again. 2. Suede has the reputation of being both difficult and expensive…
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How to Clean Granite Countertops Granite countertops are all the rage these days. No one seems to renovate their kitchen anymore without installing granite countertops. But, you may wonder, how hard are they to take care of? Is it easy to clean granite? Absolutely! One of the hardest stones available for countertops, granite comes from…
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Floor Cleaning Tips and Tricks Have you ever had a friend recommend a great new floor cleaner only to discover that it made the floors in your home look streaked, cloudy and older? Not every floor is alike and that means that not every floor cleaner will work on it. So what’s a desperate homeowner…
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Removing Musty Smells from Clothing When you wash your clothes and they come out of the dryer, they should smell fresh and clean right? Not musty smelling. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case and the problem is very real. There can be quite a few reasons why your clothes smell musty. Maybe it’s the washer,…
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