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.

Here’s the situation with earbuds - and to better know what we're cleaning, let’s back up a minute and quickly understand our ears a bit better. According to Wikipedia, ears produce earwax to protect the skin of the human ear canal, assist in cleaning and lubrication, and also provide...
You might have noticed during our recent home tour video, that we have a hodge-podge of wood furniture at Clean My Space HQ. And since a popular ask has been how I clean it, I decided to go over in detail how to clean and care for wood furniture. As surprising...
Tips for getting your home cleaned, organized, and ready for back-to-school.
A place for everything and everything in its place. Cliché – yes. But super important for all the teachers getting ready for the school year to start. With so many young minds to shape, having an organized and welcoming classroom is a great first step, especially when so many other...
Something that I know causes a lot of frustration and anxiety in a home is cleaning. I mean, money is up there too, but so many arguments centre around who does what and when and how often. And yes guys, even I stress about cleaning. So here are 5 ways that...
One thing that makes your kitchen look crusty, rusty and straight-up gross is that sneaky, hidden area just above your cooktop which absorbs all of the smoke and grease from your cooking. Now, this was never really dirty for me until I got into cooking with cast iron, and...
We, here at Clean My Space, have made quite a few videos about cleaning your bedroom. But one topic we haven't covered yet is decluttering—which is a very important aspect of making your bedroom the most peaceful and inviting space possible. So this week, we're talking about 5 handy ways you can cut...
  Do you have a Dogenstein or a Catzilla? It can certainly feel like you're battling a super-villain when it comes to pet hair—get rid of it, and it seems like mere moments later there's twice as much as before. If you're going to rescue the city—I mean, your home—here are,...
My garage had yet to see a car in it, until now. Yes I know, embarrassing, but true. Since we moved into this house over 5 years ago, our garage has become a catch all that was in need of a major overhaul. Boxes and old packages, sports equipment, winter...
The garage, I think, is hands down the hardest “room” in the house to clean. Why? Because everything you don’t want in the house usually ends up there (I speak from personal experience). The garage is boiling hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter. It’s dirty. It...
As I said before (see part 1), while cleaning the entire garage is a job and a half as they say, I often find it easier to chunk big jobs like down into smaller projects to make it more palatable (and frankly so that it will fit into my...
I’ve been all too excited to share my kitchen reno journey with you guys and I have to tell you, one of the things I knew was coming was one epic post reno clean up. So, rather than just doing it like a normal person (#youtubelife), we’re going to set up...
I've been going through one heck of a kitchen renovation, and it's pretty much done (yay!).  I am so pleased with the results, and it's been such a joy to set up and cook in a kitchen that feels like 'me'.  We purchased and installed all new cabinets (glass...
Keeping your kitchen clean isn’t always easy. Beyond daily maintenance, there are a few areas that need a little extra TLC.  Here, I’ve compiled a list of the 5 dirtiest places in your kitchen, and how to clean them using original blue Dawn and a few other little secrets! Kitchen...
Your kitchen is likely one of the most high traffic areas in your home. It goes without saying that by getting the most attention, it also needs the most attention to keep it clean. The last thing you want is to spend hours cleaning, only to have it destroyed in...
There are some things I'm going to keep to myself, but one thing I'm willing to go entirely public with is my pure disdain for vacuuming. It's just too much.  It drives me crazy.  It makes me mad!  But this post isn't an opportunity for me to vent, it's actually...