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Date: 2008-08-22 21:02:31
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Carpet cleaning, eco-DIY style
To reuse is better than to recycle, which is why I decided to deep clean my existing carpet over buying new eco-friendly carpet — though I put off ... , and dyes. Step 2. Rent a carpet cleaner at Home Depot. A full-day rental cost me $24, though ... much dirt the carpet cleaner pulled up! Both the shampoo and the cleaner worked amazingly [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 22:13:53
Invisible rug design for making a controlled mirage
Jensen Li and John Pendry of Imperial College London have come up with a theory for how to create a carpet that would cause anything swept under it ... silica and silicon can be used to make such a carpet. According to them, the carpet would work ... . The researchers said that a carpet based on their idea would actually look highly reflective, much [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 16:40:06
What to Look for in a Carpet Cleaning Company
If you’re moving out of an apartment or just happen to have a lot of spills on your carpet, ... it. If you decide to go the easy route and hire a carpet cleaner, here are some things to compare among ... received. Not all carpet cleaners are the same. There is definitely a wide range of quality [more...]
Date: 2008-06-20 01:51:50
Bissell: We mean Clean (CONTEST, Canada included)
I have five cats. Five cats + 1 DH + 1 child = DISASTER for your carpet. If I told you how many times I steam clean a month, you wouldn’t believe me ... of innovative floor care products such as vacuums, carpet sweepers, carpet deep cleaners and bare floor ... and wear, our tan carpet can take a HUGE beating. I know personally, our stairs see the most [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 22:44:21
What You Should Know About Carpet Care
by Qandishah Brown We all love having carpets in our homes, but do we really know how to take care of them? ... your carpet more than this. Take the time to clean baseboards and other areas that may be difficult ... that carpets can be sensitive and you should never use laundry soap or dishwashing detergent [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 14:05:43
How Much Does Carpet Cleaning Cost?
If you have never had your carpet cleaned before, you might be a little in the dark as to what to expect ... . The first is by the room. This is probably the most popular method of pricing used by carpet cleaners ... quotes and choose wisely. The author operates a carpet cleaners directory website. Find companies [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:50:58
How Much Does Carpet Cleaning Cost?
If you have never had your carpet cleaned before, you might be a little in the dark as to what to expect ... . The first is by the room. This is probably the most popular method of pricing used by carpet cleaners ... quotes and choose wisely. The author operates a carpet cleaners directory website. Find companies [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 12:51:09
How Much Does Carpet Cleaning Cost?
If you have never had your carpet cleaned before, you might be a little in the dark as to what to expect ... . The first is by the room. This is probably the most popular method of pricing used by carpet cleaners ... quotes and choose wisely. The author operates a carpet cleaners directory website. Find companies [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 20:51:08
Spot Shot Mom Review
Posted by bookroomreviews on October 5, 2008 I am very particular about my carpet but it’s difficult to keep it too clean with kids running around, ... odors Anti-Resoiling agents protect carpet Approved by the Carpet and Rug Institute for product ... into the basement where the stains are the worst and tackled all of the dark stains in my carpet. All I [more...]
Date: 2008-10-05 14:56:08
Carpet Maintenance Alternative Solutions
It may always be a problem for some home owners as far as maintaining carpets is concerned. Some would use the traditional vacuum cleaner but the matter of additional energy costs due ... clean carpets better. 1. Salton Wings Broom. This is a natural way to clean your carpet, using over [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 23:37:42
Who's Who... Know Your Carpet Types
It's BAAAAAAAACK. According to Domino wall-to-wall carpet is back in a BIG way. Here's a quick glossary to help you tell your Saxony from your Shag. ... traffic areas. But they're rough on the feet and are the very devil to clean. Nylon, durable ... for your carpet. Deep pile carpets like saxony or shag call for a thicker underpad while lower [more...]
Date: 2008-10-05 21:18:35
Philadelphia Carpet Cleaning Solutions
Philadelphia Carpet Cleaning can be complicated, with so many solutions and methods to choose from. No matter what the job is, whether commercial or residential, Main Line Carpet Cleaners is ready ... . When hiring Main Line Carpet Cleaners you can be assured that our well-trained certified [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 22:55:46
Sharkey had a little accident
I just love the way sisal carpeting looks throughout my homes, but just like any carpet, sisal does not fare well with spills, ... a fantastic job of making those stains disappear. It’s called Host Dry Carpet Cleaner Shaker Pack ... s environmentally friendly. Dsc_2934 Here’s the wonderful Host Dry Carpet Cleaner Dry Pack [more...]
Date: 2008-07-21 02:34:30
Choosing Your Carpeting
Choosing Your Carpeting By Qandishah Brown | January 15, ... compared to any other flooring. However it can be easy to land a carpet that wont last and is wrong ... pricing and looks. Fibers or what material the carpet is made of can be important when picking [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 16:29:34
I seem to have misplaced my cape...
Today I woke up when Rowen and Elliott came into our room and said, “Superhero!” Normally this would be a cute thing ... carpet cleaner and our professional-grade carpet cleaning machine (which is seriously one of the best ... . Acrylic Paint. On the carpet in the office, there’s a brown and blue pool. There’s a drippy blue trail [more...]
Date: 2008-08-27 17:46:37
Carpet Cleaning
We just had our carpet cleaned on the first week of December last year ... it again. Hubby doesn't like looking at the carpet with stains. You can see spots of our DD's spilled ... to the room. I don't want her to be exposed too much with the carpet cleaning reagents. I heard a lot [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 09:05:00
Review: Greased Lightning Multipurpose Cleaner
Here’s what Mom Fuse “Mommy Reviewer” Colleen from Living Life One Day At A Time had to say about Greased Lightning Multipurpose Cleaner… Review: ... Multipurpose’s claim that it will remove carpet stains as well. My oldest son has a white carpet ... Multipurpose would be able to tackle those stains as well. The result? My son has a white carpet again [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 06:05:03
Ziggler Collection Rug
Purchasing carpet an be extremely expensive - especially having it installed into your home can cut a huge dent into your savings ... of your house, for a true carpet look. Just like this Ziggler Collection Rug. It has a classic and contemporary ... the price of installing carpet. This, and many other great rugs are sold at modern2modern’s rug line. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 03:28:01
Decor - Artfelt Carpets at Eco Terric
alicia keshishian rugs Celebs may dominate the red carpet, but anyone of us "unknowns" ... , who was a renowned rug expert with a successful carpet business in Washington D.C. The business ... can walk proudly down the green carpet by simply selecting decorative rugs that are not just works [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 18:10:00
Never Underestimate A Money Grubbing Woman With Two Kids Who Have Been Taught To Clean.
Final out on the old house was today. It went fine- interesting, but fine. Turns out. . .the “new” carpet was actually the old carpet ... for the people cleaning were kept. So. . .ummm. . .we have our year’s supply of cleaning stuff ... that ruined certain rooms and I’ve been living with serious carpet mildew for over a year now- the only [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 00:06:15
Amway Gabe
Tobe Steamer Oxiclean Kaboom Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel ProCaulk Snuggi Empire Key Lime Cove Feldco These are all things, places, ... . Nope. He's singing about replacement windows and new carpet. He really wants us to buy new carpet from Empire. Buy today, installed tomorrow. WE COULD HAVE NEW CARPET TOMORROW, MOMMY!! I knew [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 21:41:35
Carpet Cleaning
I've been sitting down in couch watching TV for over an hour while in front of the computer. We had a great day after my husband decided to rent a carpet cleaner from Home Depot. He decided to rent it because our carpet cleaner wouldn't work last night. My husband and I helped each other [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 01:38:52
Sick Furniture, John Travolta and Me
You’ve heard of Sick Building Syndrome? It’s when a new building furnished with carpeting, ... disease because of exposure to carpet cleaning chemicals. Since 1982, scientists have debated whether the connection between carpet cleaning and Kawasaki is real. But I can tell you this: I got [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 16:14:17
Kim Stolz Takes A Trip Down The Red Carpet
FROM MTV NEWSROOM: Gearing up for tomorrow night’s glitz and glamour, Kim Stolz decided to scope out the 2008 VMA red carpet runway. It might just look like a red rug to you, but Kim’s learned it takes a small army over a week’s worth of work to bring this year’s carpet to Paramount Studios. Starting at Bronson Gate [more...]
Date: 2008-09-07 01:44:32
"Tonight I Wanna Cry"
I was so depressed after the carpet guys left as pretty much every single room in my house was really messy ... places that I have been cleaning up, carpet guys broke Brooke's shower curtain rod, the carpet guy ... . It wouldn't be so bad, but it's been over a month now that I've had workmen in my house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 03:48:00
Trashed Rental Transformation
Ok, time is up. Here are the before and after pictures of my rental house ... : What the house looks like tonight: Quite a difference huh? I still need new carpet and new ... but I should have shampooed the entire carpet with it. I was pouring it straight on to the carpet [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 03:02:00
Life on a Budget.
If I had my way, I'd hire a house cleaner. And then a dog walker. And then a part-time cook ... ALL OVER the carpet, and at the very moment I wrap up the vacuum cord and put it away they deposit more bold black hair covering our off-white carpet, I will cut it off. (who puts off-white carpet [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 19:03:00
What's in your rug?
What's in your rug? Exposure to various chemicals and pollutants is often linked to a greater incidence of unexplained neurological diseases such ... surfaces. Typical samples of household carpet have been found to contain high concentrations of various ... Danger Children are at high risk. Not only do they spend more time on the carpet, but they are [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 15:46:00
Elliott - sweet and .. sticky..
Elliott - Random Friday Morning, October 24 Originally uploaded by SpragueLab I captured this one of Elliott playing outside last Friday morning ... , and some scrubbing. I pulled it up with our Little Green Machine (yes, we own two carpet cleaners ... to its depths by spilling pink nail polish on the carpet as he tried to paint his fingernails in [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 18:49:59
Jessica Alba: FAshion Moment
I openly admit that I have a small clothing addiction. It may be why I love red carpet shows - for the clothes and not necessarily the interviews. As Hollywood takes over D.C. for the next few days, they have brought their red carpets with them [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 17:22:44
Carpet Restoration 101
If you are dealing with an older carpet that is stained and unsightly, but your budget doesn’t call for replacement, ... to traditional cleaning methods. After you have determined the origin of the stain, it’s time to start spot ... or not a stain is organic (pet, food, drink) or chemical (ink, cleaning fluid, oil). Once [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 13:52:01
today i’m a blockhead
faerie ferns. hopefully they will spread out into a lush carpet of ground cover in my hosta bed, which sits squarely in the shade. in my head i can see it clearly—a cool green carpet of tough little fern fronds completely ... . i think i have a dozen good-sized patches of it now. it’s not as low-to-the-ground as i’ [more...]
Date: 2008-06-15 20:00:29
Renting Vs. Buying - We Ended Up Buying
Date: 2008-10-22 02:28:42
Penelope Cruz Stumbles Into Celebrity Vortex By Mistake
We love this story. Spanish senorita Penelope Cruz is at the London Film Festival, promoting her Woody Allen movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona, ... up, and she’s reduced to flogging carpet cleaner, perhaps? Shudder. Photo: Getty Images ... and has dazzled the crowds on the red carpet with her beauty and class. Squeezing her A-list self [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 11:46:27
Horrors
Many years ago, my mother had some beautiful wool carpeting laid on the stairs and the large landing up stairs in her home. It was a gorgeous, as well as sturdy carpeting. It's still there today. A little more worn, with some cat-inflicted damage on the stairs but still quite serviceable. This evening it was defiled [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 06:31:00
A strange-sounding illness leads to speculations and misinformation
The tragic loss of Mr. and Mrs. John Travolta’s son, Jett, has led to endless media speculations ... to have been believed by Travola, it is not an environmental illness caused by exposure to carpet cleaners or other ... to do with carpet cleaners. It’s more likely from an infection, she said.She also addressed another popular [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 23:16:00
Is it worth it to buy a steam cleaner for the carpet? (pfblogs.org)
Steam cleaning the carpet is not my favorite thing in the world. I’ve rented the little Rug Doctor type machines before, and while they work great, shampooing the carpets is a lot of work. Did I mention a LOT of work? So sadly, we almost never [more...]
Date: 2008-09-21 15:59:28
Changing Carpets
Last 2 weeks ago, me, the husband and my 2 little boys checked on a carpet store near our place! ... it has stains and dirt that it can't even be clean due to colored pens mess and some others ... so a great saving will be pass up to the customers! How cool is that?And if you have pets around [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 09:13:00
I keep trying to write…
But then something inevitably happens. Amy runs up and shuts my laptop lid, meaning that I get distracted ... ; washing walls; swearing about the carpet stains; washing everything that isn’t tied down. I might ... around so that ours will fit a cot, cleaning the carpets (Nathan’s job) and making sure [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 23:03:32
Curbly Recession Busters: How To Spruce Up Your Own Digs For The Holidays
It's the time of year you turn a critical eye to the interior to see what needs to be spruced ... everything a thorough cleaning from top to bottom. You'll get an instant boost of feeling in control. 2. Get down and clean that disgusting carpet. Clean carpet is really a necessity. 3. Nothing [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 20:35:31
Tales of the Cleanup
Okay, so I rolled back the carpet, removed the detergent-soaked padding (no way in hell a cleaner would have fixed that), and sprinkled the carpet with baking soda. Bad idea - the baking soda got into my throat, nasal passages, etc. and provided hours of irritant pleasure! I did then spray it with water, but that only [more...]
Date: 2008-09-09 14:35:31
Those darn spots!
Howdy folks. I’ve been busy… and have dealt with a sick child all last week and the other one is sick, tonight ... a carpet cleaner from WD-40 but I did know that WD-40 was an awesome product that I keep in my house… ... out and use! =) If you’re house is like mine - random spots show up in the carpet. I never know how [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 00:01:32
Production Pullback: Industrial Production December 2008
Today, the Federal Reserve released their monthly read of industrial production showing truly dramatic declines to the aggregate production and ... , with particularly significant declines coming specifically from home appliances, furniture and carpeting ... and Carpeting sub-component on both a time series and year-over-year basis, construction supply [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:54:00
Sacredy Cat
I woke up this morning while it was still dark. Groggy, I headed towards the bedroom door ... from Cat, whose front right paw was firmly attached to the shag carpeting. I set her down and she plopped ... she had managed to get a loop of the carpeting over her claw cover and around the base of her nail. I went [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 15:40:33
Canvassing vs. guerrilla marketing
he doorbell rang right in the middle of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”. A man wanted me to know about his new residential carpet cleaning company. We have hardwood ... , what could the cleaning company do to put the service into context and make it relevant to home (and carpet [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:11:24
Purchased a Hoover SteamVac to Deep Clean My Carpets
When I first moved into my apartment a year ago, my carpets looked brand new. Even though I vacuum regularly, months of shoe and sneaker traffic, feline hairballs ... . I was considering hiring professionals, but this would be an expensive proposition. Hoover SteamVac [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 15:00:33
The Day After, Fixing Common Thanksgiving Stains
You know the person at big family gatherings like Thanksgiving, (or my Aunty M's christmas bash) who can't be trusted not to score a messy direct hit on cherished linens, upholstery or carpet ... rubbing alcohol. That should get it, then wash like you normally would. On Upholstery or Carpet - Again [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 16:03:41
messy nook
Date: 2008-09-08 07:38:21
Sort Out Thanksgiving Stains
You know the person at big family gatherings (like Thanksgiving) who can't be trusted not to score a messy direct hit on cherished linens, upholstery or carpet ... rubbing alcohol. That should get it, then wash like you normally would. On Upholstery or Carpet - Again [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 16:03:41
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