My absolutely unorthodox homemaking tips

Being on holiday made me realise that some of the 'easy' homemaking or cleaning strategies that I use aren't known by everyone ... of vinegar.One cleaner I do buy is Vanish for carpets. This will clean anything I can't manage with vinegar ... baking soda mixed with dishwashing liquid to clean stainless steel. (equal amounts) - you just saved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:23:00

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Carefully with the mold in your home

Do you ever feel breathless while in the house? Breathless can be caused by several things, in addition to dust and dirty air can also be caused by a fungus or molds in the wall next ... suspicious-smelling carpets, and using white vinegar or bleach to clean mold from garbage cans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:56:59

Shampooing Berber Carpet

I didn’t want to do it. I’ve heard horror stories about shampooing berber ... I was filling. Not once, though, during cleaning the actual carpet did I have to stop and dump ... with vinegar and forgo the detergent, but I really needed that extra cleaning power this time around [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 15:35:44

Removing Cigarette Smoke Odor From Couches

Dear Home Ec 101, I recently purchased a sofa and loveseat from a lovely couple who listed the furniture on a popular online auction site ... , but you can’t Kilz a couch, sadly. With a couch, it’s going to take some work. If you have a carpet and upholstery cleaner, good deal. Use it to clean the couch with a mixture of about half vinegar and half [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:07:14

SLIME: No Redeeming Social Merit But it Sells

August 5 1977- Slime is not a B film playing second bill to "Sheba, the Slug Queen" at the local drive-in ... with water and vinegar or soap. Dry cleaning will not remove Slime."A Mattel spokeswoman defended Slime ... extremely rude.The novelty item also sticks to drapes, carpets, furniture and hair. And it sells. "We can't [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 05:07:00

Why I Like to Clean and Some Tips on Cleaning

There's something about a freshly vacuumed carpet or newly washed windows that gets me excited - call me boring and dull, ... vinegar on porcelain or ceramic tile because they claim the grout will discolor; I personally ... but I really do love cleaning stuff! The fascination started when I was a young chap, often [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 17:48:29

My Weekend with White Vinegar, and Fathers be good to your daughters

Posted by Xeno on December 14, 2008 If you ever have to clean up after a person who pukes and pees on your carpet, be warned: ... of baking soda 8 ounces of Listerine mouthwash a carpet knife a few thousand dollars for new carpet and a new mattress 2) Pull up the carpet. At this point, you will see exactly in how many places [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 07:43:46

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