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.

In the military, a neatly-made bed is a reflection of a soldier's discipline and attention to even the smallest details - they have beds which are made so crisply, one can bounce a quarter on them. Now I've never been in the military, but I do understand the value...
Toasters, the unwanted wedding gift, the college dorm necessity, and the perpetuator of our addiction to carbs. Anyway, that aside,we get asked all kinds of toaster cleaning questions.  And, I can’t blame you, because the toaster is this compartmentalized gadget that gets placed neatly in a corner and all the...
What do shoes, carpets, drapes, dogs, chairs, onions, dirty laundry, beds and fish have in common? They all make your house smell bad and believe me when I say there's like 150 other things in your home right now that are adding to what's called the 'scent signature' of your...
This comprehensive step-by-step cleaning, deodorizing and care guide covers everything under the covers.
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 going to show you how to clean your window like a professional... Do you know why professional window cleaners use microfibre pads and squeegees to clean...
Back in my school days, the end of August brought me bittersweet feelings. You see, summer has always been my absolute favorite time of year and I never wanted it to end. I did anticipate my return to school to catch up with friends, obviously go back to school...
For those of you who brown bag it everyday, you probably are quite familiar with the plastic container. For those of you who have ever used one or worse, microwaved some delicious spaghetti sauce in one of these - you also know what a pain they are to keep clean. The...
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...
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...
A streaky mirror is not a clean mirror, despite the number of times you've tried cleaning it. Streaks are frustrating, unsightly and off-putting.  We all think we know how to clean mirrors, but once you learn my secret product and technique you'll have the shiniest mirrors on the block. For starters,...
Fitted sheets are what one calls, a pain in the behind. Let's face it, that 'elastic-y' part is the troublemaker—wreaking havoc on our folding attempts. It becomes frustrating, then challenging, then infuriating, and finally a sense of hopelessness ensues and the sheet ends up rolled up into a tight, wrinkly...
There are only two things in this world more monotonous than hand-washing dishes: watching grass grow, and watching paint dry. However, for most of us, washing dishes is a tedious reality. Even if you have a dishwasher, you still have to deal with items that aren't dishwasher safe, along with...
Who doesn't love Halloween?! Nothing is better than getting free candy, am I right? As an adult I still love Halloween because now I get to hand out treats to all the little ones (and some not so little ones from time to time). But, along with all the...
A few weeks back we made a video all about washing dishes using your hands. Following this, I received 73,240 requests for a video on washing dishes using your dishwasher, and because we here at Clean My Space do absolutely everything that we are told, here is a video all...
Earlier this year we made a video about cleaning your room and in 7 short months, it has garnered over 250,000 views and more than 1,000 comments. Now, a thousand comments are a lot to go through, let alone to reply to - so, we have made this video you...
Cleaning doesn't really come naturally for kids, does it? It sure didn't for me.  So it's no surprise that we get asked about the best ways to get kids to clean quite a bit. Now, Chad and I don't have kids yet, but we’ve done a lot of research and have asked...