Household Cleaning Tips
How to Remove Candle Wax from any Surface Everyone enjoys a good old fashioned candle. What’s not to love? After all, candles come in all varieties, shapes, colors and scents – which is a definite plus in my book! They make great presents and are the perfect solution to winding down a stressful day. Being…
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Cleaning Stuffed Toys If you’ve got kids, you’ve got stuffed toys. Not just a few mind you—mounds of them. Every child loves a good plush and soft stuffed animal, and as every parent knows, that one toy can quickly become a menagerie of stuffed toys that share in tea parties, conquering imaginary lands, going on…
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Removing the Smell of Cigarette Smoke in the Car If you’ve got a smoker in your car, you might just have a nasty odor in your car. Cigarette smoke is one of the most pervasive odors you can encounter and it can be tough to get rid of once it’s soaked into the upholstery of…
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Cleaning a Blackboard Cleaning the blackboard is a great task to do with your kids. If they are using the blackboard they should help you clean the board as best they can for their age. Give the kids each an eraser and have them remove as much of the chalk and dust from the blackboard…
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How to Clean and Remove Candle Wax Stains I don’t know about you, but every Christmas I end up with candle wax stains on my holiday tablecloth. I know it’s going to happen, and yet, I am somehow powerless to stop it. Our family eats, laughs, drinks and before I know it, it’s December 26…
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How to Clean and Season Cast Iron Pans My grandmother had this big old black cast iron pan that she pulled out for just about every meal. I used to look at the blackened pan, and I asked Grandma why she didn’t just get a new one – you know, one that didn’t look so…
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How to Clean Brass Without Harmful Chemicals Growing up, my mother always had decorative brass figurines around the house. I didn’t appreciate them much at the time, mainly because they always looked old and tarnished. Brass is a beautiful metal that looks stunning when it’s clean and polished. It complements any home décor—until it starts…
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Cleaning Tarnish, Corrosion and Polishing Silver Cleaning tarnish, corrosion and polishing silver is important for many reasons. When your silver jewelry, utensils, and other house ware items start to tarnish, you naturally want to clean them, or at least I do. And when the time does come to clean them, did you know you don’t…
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Suede Cleaning Suede is one of those natural materials that can be very appealing. It’s warm and feels nice and soft and looks (and is) expensive. However, it’s not the easiest thing to clean – no matter whether you’re talking about suede shoes, a suede coat or suede upholstery. That lovely nap is the result…
Read MoreHow to Keep your House Clean In everyone’s world there are lots and lots of things that need cleaning. Household chores are a part of everyone’s life and there are times to just tidy up and times to really get down and scrub. One way you can make cleaning less time consuming and less trouble…
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