Answers to your cleaning, organizing questions & more!
I know this can be a tedious task but the good news is that there is a super easy way to clean grout lines! Here’s what you will need: 1. Bleach Pen 2. Sponge (these are the ones I use, they’re my favorite) 3. Cleaning gloves 4. Grout sealer (this is the same one that I used) Step 1: Start by filing in your grout lines with the bleach pen. You don’t need a lot, just a fine line along the entire grout line. Note: When I posted the original post on cleaning grout I had a lot of readers… Read More
The sunshine is here! When we look out at the beautiful spring day we don’t want to see fingerprints, smudges, or mildew. Today we are learning how to clean windows! Materials needed: Cleaning bucket A few drops of dish soap Squeegee 2 microfiber cloths Q-Tips (if yours are as bad as mine you will need a lot) A small cup of white vinegar Paper towels (these are my favorite) Tutorial: First we are going to start with washing our windows and wiping down our sills. Traditionally you think of washing your windows with glass cleaner and some paper towels but… Read More
Today we are going to learn how to clean vents by washing and waxing them! I know it sounds crazy but this is another one of those fun things I learned from my mom. It’s important to wash your vents at least once a year but it’s good to dust them throughout the year to keep the dust from building up on them. To make dusting easier, today we are going to wax them. Yep, just like you would your car! Here’s what to do: Step 1: Remove your vents and wash them. You can do… Read More
This is the last day of the Vinegar Series {sad face}. I don’t know about you but I have learned so much from this series! If this is the first vinegar post you’ve seen then you can go back and read all of them here. Today we are talking about four easy beauty tips. I know secretly {or maybe not so secretly} we all want to look young longer. Hopefully these tips will help you to do that naturally and inexpensively! #1 Get rid of Blemishes Oh man, you better believe I will be using this one! “To get rid… Read More
Vinegar is great to use in the house but there are also lots of ways to use it outside! Here are 4 great ways to use vinegar in the garden! #1 Animal deterrent I wish I had known this trick when we built our first house, out in the country, because I couldn’t keep the pesky deer from eating our plants! Deer, as well as other animals, “including cats, dogs, rabbits, foxes and racoons, [don’t like] the scent of vinegar even after it has dried. [To keep these pesky] visitors out of your garden [soak] several rags in full-strength white… Read More
If you’ve missed anything on the tour START HERE. Welcome, everyone! I am so excited to share lots of kitchen organization tips with you today! Let me start by telling you that my kitchen is very small. We live in an older home and have a galley style kitchen. However the great thing about a small space is that organization is the key to it’s success! So without further ado let me show you my kitchen. When you first walk in you see two open cabinets. My husband tried to tell me that taking the doors off would make… Read More
Today is the big launch for the organized blogger’s home tour: Spring into Organization!!! I am so excited to get to be a part of the tour and I can’t wait to show you my organized space {tomorrow}, as well as see all the other organized spaces on the tour! There will be giveaways and a free printable along the way, plus a huge link party on Friday! You won’t want to miss it!!! The tour starts today {Monday, 12am EST} at my good friend Becky’s house! Becky is the author of Organizing Made Fun and she’s going… Read More
Among the many great things that vinegar can be used for, restoration of old items is another way to revive something dingy and make it look new again for a fraction of the price! #1 Cleaning an old Stove or fireplace Before starting this tip make sure that the stove and/or fireplace has cooled completely and is “dust and rust free by cleaning thoroughly with a cloth or brush dipped in white distilled vinegar.” After the stove has been wiped down “create a creamy paste using black lead and white distilled vinegar. Apply to all metal areas. Buff to a… Read More