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.

Something that a lot of people struggle with when it comes to cleaning is how to properly clean a shower and bathtub. Seriously, we get asked this a lot. And while we do have an older video on how to clean a bathtub, we've taken some of your feedback...
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...
The world's a little upside down right now. We all find ourselves searching for some sort of comfort while we navigate the landscape of our new normal. Perhaps, like me, your sleep is all messed up, or maybe you're having trouble working or studying, or maybe, your plugging along...
It is staggering how much food we waste. A recent study showed that Americans waste approximately 25% of all food that they purchase. That's essentially taking every fourth grocery bag and tossing it in the garbage on the way after shopping. When we think about food waste a lot...
Many of our habits are formed at a very young age—and that goes for cleaning habits as well—which is why so many parents want to encourage their kids to clean and develop good habits from a very early age. With this in mind, I want to pay homage to...
I think the kitchen is one of the most complicated spaces in the home to clean and maintain. Kitchen cleaning can be really time-consuming. And with so many appliances, types of stains, different surfaces, and more, cleaning the kitchen can be overwhelming.  I've written articles on cleaning kitchen appliances, including:  How...
Doing the 2020 gift guide has been such a welcome project this year for me. Without getting into the gory details, let’s just say that 2020 has not been my year, and I know for so many other people the same holds true. Previously, our gift guide focused on...
The holidays are upon us, and while festive parties and family dinners are still an unknown, one thing is for certain: dirt waits for no lockdown. Whether you're planning small celebrations or opening your door to a few choice family members (see ya never, annoying Aunt Edna), there are...
Look back on the genius and creative cleaning hacks we whipped up for you in 2020.
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...
We've always been big on reducing the amount of waste that our household generates over here at the Clean My Space HQ. Over the past year, we've all been facing situations where we've had no choice but to use a lot of disposable products which has, in turn, generated...
Can I tell you one of the hardest things to keep up with? One of the things Chad and I are constantly cleaning? The floors. They're easy to ignore until you find three-day-old shriveled cereal bits, tiny chunks of dried Play-Doh, or clumps of pet hair so large they may require...
Over time towels can get stinky and scratchy, but I'm going to tell you how to make towels look, feel and smell great.
Potty training is a big milestone for little ones and parents and cleaning the potty chair is a daily must.
How clean is the air in your home? I bet it could be better. Let me tell you how to improve indoor air quality.
There are a few areas of the bathroom that you should be regularly cleaning, that you probably aren't. Lets talk about the less obvious.