It’s better to do cleaning and housekeeping works daily
rather than saving everything for one big cleaning task. Get into a daily house
cleaning routine: making the bed, doing the dishes after every meal or at
least at the end of the day, and sweeping the kitchen floor. This will ensure
that your house looks fresh and cleaner every day!
Make Your Own Window Cleaner
You need not to use fancy window and mirror cleaning sprays-
they are not only costly, but also inefficient for cleaning stubborn stains. Take
one and a half cup of water, and one and half teaspoon each of white vinegar
and rubbing alcohol in a mug. Put three drops of peppermint essential oil into
the mixture and fill it in a spray bottle. Your homemade cleaner is ready – now
spray it on windows and wipe with a lint-free cloth such as a microfiber cloth.
To permanently remove the menace of water spots from glass shower door,
rub it with lemon oil twice or thrice a month. The presence of lemon oil will
cause the water to bead up and roll off, thereby keeping glass doors clear and
shining.
Tea-Stain Your Fabric and Get Antique Creamy Look
You need not to throw badly stained kitchen towels. You can tea-dye
them to get a new creamy brown colour and nice look. Take a metal bucket with boiled
water and put five black tea bags in it for 10 minutes. Now take out the tea
bags and put the stained linen in the tea mixture and stir gently. Let it soak for 10 minutes or until you get
the desired shade.
Now remove the fabric from the tea mixture and rinse well with
warm water and dish soap. The approximate volume of water and the cloth size: 4
cups of water and 4 single cup tea bags will dye roughly 1 yard of fabric.
Wooden Furniture and Kitchen Cabinets
Use natural oils like lemon oil (Old English or Milsek) to revitalize
the wood and continue to nourish and protect the wooden furniture and kitchen
cabinets. The lemon oil will also help to remove wax build up along with water
marks on the wood. Use a plain cloth to rub the oil into the wood and let it dry
for 10 minutes or so.
Use flour-sack tea towels made of pure cotton in your
kitchen for general cleaning. They are better than paper towels to dry glasses
lint-free and to wipe down the stove.
Kitchen Sink
Sprinkle baking soda on the stains or on a damp rag and gently
scrub to remove stains in sinks or to buff scuffs off floors. Another method
is: make a paste of 1 cup borax and 1/4 cup lemon; apply it on a damp sponge to
clean floor tiles and porcelain sinks.
You may not believe, but it's a fact that your dirty kitchen sink sometimes
accommodates more bacteria than your toilet seat. That’s why we emphasise to call
a quality house cleaner to thoroughly clean your kitchen and bathroom every
weekly or fortnightly.
To disinfect the kitchen sink, first clean it with soap and water.
Next, spray a mist of vinegar and hydrogen peroxide one after the other. Allow
the sink to air-dry. Apply a few drops of mineral oil on a soft cloth and buff
the stainless steel sink to avoid water build-up and mould growth. This will
also make the sink looking clean and sparkling.
Calendar and Checklist for Yearly Special Cleaning
Ensure that you do the following cleaning tasks at least once a
year: wash the windows inside and out; flip and vacuum your mattresses; deep-clean
toilets, tub/shower, carpets, and the floors; change the furnace filter- it is
better if you can do it twice a year.
These sophisticated cleaning tasks require expertise and hard
work. It’s always good to get professional home cleaners to do the tough house cleaning
chores. They will be doing it perfectly and so you need not to worry about
hygiene and quality housekeeping. Also check with well known house cleaning
companies for available cleaning packages that could save you some bucks too.
For your information, Select Home Cleaning provides dependable and
affordable domestic house cleaning service that will leave your home looking
great every time. This award winning home cleaner services Auckland, Hamilton,
Tauranga, Wellington & Christchurch. Call them on 0800 000 907 for a free
quote.
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