Quick and Easy Household Cleaning Tips
May 25, 2006 by
"Housework is a treadmill from futility to oblivion with stop-offs at tedium and counter productivity." - Erma Bombeck (U.S. humorist, 1927-1996)
By following these quick and easy household cleaning tips, you can escape the futility and chaos of doing housework, and have more leisure time.
ADHESIVE RESIDUE FROM LABELS
Rub the label with a cotton ball soaked with rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover.
BLINDS
Turn the slats downwards. Start at the bottom of the blinds and spray your way to the top using a foaming tub and tile cleaner. Wait until the foam has begun to drip from the top then sponge off, reverse the slats, flip the blind over and repeat from the back. Dry and rehang. This painless procedure should only take you 10 to 15 minutes.
Be sure to spray the cord as well!
BRASS
Coat freshly polished brass with wood finishing oil, like tung oil. To remove the oil, use paint thinner on a soft, cotton cloth. Regularly polish the brass and coat with the oil.
BATHTUB
For hard water stains in the bathtub, cover the tub in paper towels, soaking them in full strength vinegar. After a couple of hours, remove the soaked towels. Your stains will be gone.
CAN OPENER (ELECTRIC)
Electric can openers can collect a lot of "gunk." Who wants to open a can of tuna for lunch after opening Fluffy and Fido's dinner the night before? Use an old, soft toothbrush dampened with 2 or 3 drops of any essential oil to clean in and between those small parts. Rinse, and the gunk is gone.
CANDLES
*To keep candles looking fresh and new, rub a soft cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol over the stems.
*To remove untidy wax from candleholders (not wood ones), soak them in hot water and rub off softened wax.
*To mend a candle that has broken in half, hold the two pieces under very hot water and melt the wax. Then press the two parts together.
*If you store candles in the freezer before using, they burn longer and drip less.
CAT
An economical way to keep a cat's litter box fresh is to shred or tear newspapers and mix them with baking soda. Place them in the litter box and change often.
CAT HAIRS
To get cat hairs off furniture, rub the affected areas with a damp sponge.
CHINA
By following these quick and easy household cleaning tips, you can escape the futility and chaos of doing housework, and have more leisure time.
ADHESIVE RESIDUE FROM LABELS
Rub the label with a cotton ball soaked with rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover.
BLINDS
Turn the slats downwards. Start at the bottom of the blinds and spray your way to the top using a foaming tub and tile cleaner. Wait until the foam has begun to drip from the top then sponge off, reverse the slats, flip the blind over and repeat from the back. Dry and rehang. This painless procedure should only take you 10 to 15 minutes.
Be sure to spray the cord as well!
BRASS
Coat freshly polished brass with wood finishing oil, like tung oil. To remove the oil, use paint thinner on a soft, cotton cloth. Regularly polish the brass and coat with the oil.
BATHTUB
For hard water stains in the bathtub, cover the tub in paper towels, soaking them in full strength vinegar. After a couple of hours, remove the soaked towels. Your stains will be gone.
CAN OPENER (ELECTRIC)
Electric can openers can collect a lot of "gunk." Who wants to open a can of tuna for lunch after opening Fluffy and Fido's dinner the night before? Use an old, soft toothbrush dampened with 2 or 3 drops of any essential oil to clean in and between those small parts. Rinse, and the gunk is gone.
CANDLES
*To keep candles looking fresh and new, rub a soft cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol over the stems.
*To remove untidy wax from candleholders (not wood ones), soak them in hot water and rub off softened wax.
*To mend a candle that has broken in half, hold the two pieces under very hot water and melt the wax. Then press the two parts together.
*If you store candles in the freezer before using, they burn longer and drip less.
CAT
An economical way to keep a cat's litter box fresh is to shred or tear newspapers and mix them with baking soda. Place them in the litter box and change often.
CAT HAIRS
To get cat hairs off furniture, rub the affected areas with a damp sponge.
CHINA
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