Summer is coming! Or, depending on where you live, summer is here. In Toronto, where I live, the temperatures are starting to soar. And while I’m so excited for summer BBQs, pool hangouts, and all kinds of summer fun, I am not excited for sweaty feet and stinky shoes.
So...
It would blow your mind just how many things you can clean using simple baking soda.Yup, that little box of white powder that sits in your fridge can do a lot more than sit, in the fridge. So, what the heck is this baking soda stuff anyways?
According to Wikipedia:
“Sodium bicarbonate...
Vinegar. It's pungent, acidic, tangy, makes you crumple up your nose and tear up, or brings up memories of eating fish and chips out of newsprint. Whether vinegar brings a smile or a scrunch to your face, you can't argue the tons of household uses it has. So because...
Whether you know it or not, your house has a unique smell. It can range from a light, fresh scent all the way to a musty, stale, wet dog kind of smell. The unfortunate part is, you get so used to this smell that you don't even recognize it...
I have this white board in my office, and it has all of my strategies, ideas and sayings about work, along with a few doodles that my husband made for me (which I don't have the heart to erase). It's pretty personal so I'm not going to photograph it. ...
So, according to the internet, there are like a million different home remedies to remove price stickers (price tags) from glassware. So, I investigated three of them to see which one really works the best.
1) Vinegar (soak sticker with vinegar, leave for 5 minutes, rub off with cloth)
2) Peanut...
So often, we hear from new grads, newlyweds or people who are moving out of their parents' house and into their own place. Their biggest question for us is how to stock their new space with the right cleaning tools and products. Admittedly, it can get confusing to know...
You all know I love vinegar, right?
I actually made a whole video on it's awesomeness not too long ago - and a wicked post to go along with it, it is life changing (OK, dramatic, but I think you get it).
Vinegar has a million cleaning uses - which is...
The simplest things are often the most impactful. I love when things are easy!
If you notice a smell coming from a room, area or enclosed space, consider creating a small room deodorizer that will neutralize the smell.
All you need to create this powerful little treat is the following:
Baking...
It's true, I love a good DIY cleaning recipe. It's also true that not everyone likes the smell of vinegar—which happens to be at the center of many of these recipes! Vinegar is a staple in the DIY cleaning world because it has so many amazing cleaning properties. That...
In my opinion, rubbing alcohol is one of the most underrated cleaning products in the world. But don't look for it in the cleaning aisle—it's usually kept in the first-aid section of stores, because isopropyl alcohol also acts as an effective disinfectant for cuts.
Ethanol or isopropyl alcohol are commonly used as the...
There's a simple reason why dish soap is a true workhorse in the cleaning world: because a good rule of thumb is to always start every cleaning job with the gentlest, safest, most basic product available to do the job—and that product is almost always dish soap.
Dish soap has...
Who doesn't love a good DIY cleaning recipe?
The good news is, you can make your own, residue-free fabric softener for a few cents!
What the Heck is Fabric Softener, Really...
Fabric softener is designed to remove static cling and soften the clothing so that when it comes out of the dryer,...
I guess this would be my equivalent to a 'what's in my bag' video for a makeup guru. Except I deal with cleaning products, and hardly wear a lick of makeup when cleaning. Yes, when I do videos I'm in makeup, but that's because our cameras are beyond an acceptable...
Baking soda is a white powder that is indeed magical. If you've been hanging out with Clean My Space content of any sort (video, blog or otherwise) for some time now, you probably know about my passionate love-affair with baking soda. This little box of awesomeness is basically cleaning...
We made a video a couple of years ago about 5 homemade cleaners, and, well, it alllllllmost broke the internet. Almost.
I know that DIY cleaners are a big hit - they work so well and save money (and are secretly fun to make!). So, I’ve come up with 5...
