General Home Cleaning

This is great general housekeeping advice that friends pass along to one another. Just general, good-to-know stuff about keeping house.

Picking my all time best cleaning tips is a tall order, but I've narrowed it down to the most effective and handy tips I know. All-Purpose Cleaner I know when you look in the cleaning aisle, you see so many different products and you’re trying to figure out: “Which one do...
Wondering the proper way to clean your remote control? Let Melissa show you the right way! We've looked at the manufacturer's instructions to determine the safest and most effective way to clean a remote control and this is how it's done. Some people may wonder, how do I disinfect my remote since...

Do FEWER Dishes!

Doing dishes is one of those jobs that must get done, even when it's the last thing we want to do. I think it’s safe to say that we all want to know how to do dishes less often and more efficiently, so today we are going to share...
With a new year comes the whole "new year, new you" theme that drives everyone a little crazy. We do all of this stuff in January, and then by February, it kind of falls apart. So, what I'd like to do is give you 10 rules for a cleaner...
Potty training is a big milestone for little ones and parents and cleaning the potty chair is a daily must.
I am in the process of building a house, which means I can say with confidence that there are about a billion decisions to make: from what kind of door hinges to install, what type of tile to use on the backsplash, to where each electrical outlet goes. Today...
In many homes—I can't say all or most, but in many homes—there is at least one bottle of hydrogen peroxide. It always comes in a brown bottle because once exposed to sunlight it becomes unstable, it separates, and becomes useless. When buying it you will most often find it...
As the first day back gets closer, we've decided to share a few more back to school cleaning tips with all of you. Desk Cleaning and Organization Have you ever heard the saying ‘a cluttered space is the sign of a cluttered mind?’ If that’s the case, clear your mind by having a...
Cream of Tartar sounds way fancier than it really is. In fact, it's known in the scientific community as Potassium bitartrate, but sounds way classier as cream of tartar.  Don't you feel a little more bourgeoisie now?  It kind of sounds like a 19th century toothpaste that royalty used. I...
If you're using a laptop, just pause for a second and try to remember the last time you cleaned it.  I don't mean giving it a quick sleeve-wipe, I mean a real, legit cleaning.  Right.  Don't worry boo, I got you. Your laptop is one of the germiest places in your...
Whether you're moving up, downsizing or moving out for the first time, selling a space is a big job and your goal is to snag top dollar for your space. The best way to do that is to make it look incredible—clean, decluttered and a blank canvas for prospective...
If you are cooking for the holidays, I want some. Send me a care package. We always complain that we eat too much but it does happen only once per year (that's the real reason LuluLemon pants exist).  And you know you've pinned like 2,398,439 recipes that you want to...
It’s the one thing that you can find in almost every home. Wooden cutting boards have become a staple item in kitchens everywhere. They provide a hard, durable surface for all your chopping and dicing needs. But many people don’t know how to properly care for their cutting boards....
We've been talking a lot about decluttering here at Clean My Space and most of our conversations center around decluttering our physical space - and you guys have been rocking that! One area that we haven't really touched on, which we know is a big one, is DIGITAL DECLUTTERING....
It's about time we wrapped up our spring cleaning series and because we wanted to go out with a bang - we have decided to tackle one of the most requested areas in my home ... my bedroom closet. It's an area that we've just managed but haven't ever dedicated...
Rubbing alcohol is famous for being able to kill bacteria, but there are so many other uses for rubbing alcohol around your home, specifically in the realm of cleaning. One thing to note: in order for rubbing alcohol to be effective at killing bacteria it has to be at...