The Ask Anna Blog

Subway Tile Kitchen Wall & Tips for making it an EASY job

A couple weeks ago we took on the project of tiling our kitchen backsplash, only I wanted our backsplash to go all the way up to the ceiling. Ever since taking down the upper cabinet (over a year ago) I have been dreaming about tiling this wall with white subway tiles. I knew that I had to wait to get new counters before we tiled and we had to save up money for the new counters, which took just over a year, but now that we finally have them I had been chomping at the bit to tile this wall!… Read More

How to Clean a Crock Pot to make it Look Brand New!

I recently shared this tip on Periscope but I thought it would be fun to share it on my blog too. Do you follow me on Periscope? If you don’t, you should, it’s a lot of fun getting to chat live with all of you! You can find me under “askannamoseley”. 🙂 Back to the tip. I honestly don’t even know how crock pots get dirty in the metal cooking area but today I’m going to share a tip that will get your crockpot looking brand new again. I’m sure your crock pot has never been this dirty, but just… Read More

How to Clean the Gunk around the Sink Drain

I’ve posted this tip on Instagram and Facebook but I though it was finally time that I wrote a post about it because people love this tip! You know that gunk that builds up around the drain in the bathroom sink? Mine is usually a pink-ish color and it looks pretty nasty. Well I have a very simple solution for how to get rid of it in between bathroom cleanings, or just in general if it doesn’t want to come off when you clean the sink. Here’s what you need – Denture cleaner tablets Hot water Sponge or microfiber cloth… Read More

10 Things you can Clean with Steam Instead of Chemicals

You all know how much I love the HomeRight SteamMachine Plus, right? I talked all about it in my video tutorial earlier this year. But today I wanted to show you 10 things you can clean in your house using the SteamMachine Plus, instead of having to use harsh chemicals. I figured I’d do a fun little roundup instead of me writing 10 individual posts showing you all the same info. 🙂 These are all great cleaning tips, written by my fellow HomeRight Ambassador friends, just click on the title to take you to the post. #1 How to clean… Read More

How to Clean Oven Glass so it looks Brand New!

Looking for an all natural way to clean your oven glass, with minimal effort? This is my go to tip for cleaning the oven glass and the inside of the oven! Years ago, when I first started blogging, I wrote a post about how to clean oven glass. Over the years I’ve had lots of people comment on that post, some telling me it didn’t work for them. Wanting to find a solution for my readers I decided to revisit this tip and today I’m going to share how I did it a little different this time. How to Clean… Read More

The Secret to Clean Glass Shower Doors (the easy way!)

Here’s the real-deal, EASY way to clean glass shower doors & leave them spotless. This tip is from a car glass repairman and works wonders! Everybody has their own ways of cleaning. I have noticed that people have different ideas of clean. And I have really noticed this as I have looked around the internet (Hello, Pinterest!) to find solutions to household cleaning questions. I often run into “solutions” that just don’t work for my housekeeping problem. My latest problem was our spotty soap scum, streaky, hard water stained glass shower. You might not have noticed it immediately upon… Read More