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.

If you don't know this about me already, I am going to make it crystal clear for you: I do NOT like vacuuming. However,...
We spend good money upgrading our homes. Gorgeously designed homes; sigh.  We dream about them, pin ideas about them to our most treasured Pinterest boards,...
If you live in a house, you have greasy fingerprints on the wall. You can't avoid them.  And heck, you can't really figure out how...
I started a cleaning service company here in my home town of Toronto back in 2006, it’s called Clean My Space - who would...
I've been asked a lot lately about cleaning windows and in particular 'what's the best way to clean a window' - so today, I'm...
Did you know that the average American household throws out about 25% of all food and beverages that it purchases? While that may not...
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...
Is cleaning your bathroom tiles part of your regular bathroom and kitchen cleaning lists? I'm guessing no because it is one of the more...
Do you know what job is even LESS exciting than vacuuming? Cleaning your vacuum! Nevertheless, it is an important job that should be done...
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...
Do Steam Cleaners actually work?  We investigate.. Infomercial-mania I adore the art (and science) of infomercials.  I remember sitting up late at night when I was...
Kitchen cupboards and kitchen drawers, yes, they need to be cleaned this spring. Now, before you start kicking and screaming (because I know this is...
Storage space is a finite resource, especially when you live in a city where real estate is crazy expensive! So, it's important that whatever...
Let’s face it - over time, your hairbrush can get pretty nasty. It fills up with dust, oil, hair and hair products, dandruff, dirt...
If you are a regular visitor to our site then I know a few things about you. One, you love saving money and two,...
If you ever come by my house around 7 AM, you'll hear the whir of my beloved blender (well, I've got a noise dampening...