In the past I have showed you how to clean with all sorts of interesting stuff – Borax, vinegar, corn starch, baking soda… but I have yet to show you how to clean with a handy ingredient you are sure to have on hand – SALT! Pure, old, table...
Having a little bottle of something to clean up daily spills and crumbs on the kitchen and bathroom counter makes on-the-go cleaning a cinch. Keep a bottle of this handy along with a clean microfiber cloth for those quick in-between cleans. It’s great to get in to a daily...
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...
Sometimes, grimy windows require a next level solution. Use what professional window cleaners use by mixing up this easy solution in a bucket and head outside with your double sided squeegee to make quick work of exterior windows.
1 cup of white vinegar
1 gallon of hot water
1...
If you notice your drains, be it in the kitchen or bathroom, aren’t working as well as they could be and emit an unpleasant odour, it’s likely because there is a build up of grease, hair, decomposing food and other waste. You want to break that stuff down and push it through...
As part of our Back to School series, I'll show you how to clean ink, marker and crayon stains. Remember to always treat a stain as soon as possible, since the faster you tackle it, the more likely you are to get rid of it. Also, when removing stains...
Fabric softener helps to relax and soften fibres during the laundering process. If you love the concept but don’t love the waxy coating and strong scent traditional fabric softeners leave behind, try this extremely simple method instead.
1 jug of white vinegar
50 drops essential oils (the scent will...
We use all-purpose cleaner all the time. It’s basically the staple of the cleaning world. But what is all-purpose cleaner, how is it different from disinfectant, what’s the best all-purpose cleaner, what’s the best disinfectant spray, and how do you make DIY all-purpose cleaner?
We have so many questions from...
Removing something sticky or adhesive can be a challenge, and if you don’t want to stock a bottle of the double G in your cleaning cabinet, whip up your own on an as-needed basis to quickly remove adhesive. Now, because it is a greasy product by nature (oil helps to deactivate...
Floors, the bane of the diligent cleaner's existence. Floors are prone to mess, dirt, dust, grime, etc. And hardwood floors pose a particular challenge, as they have particular cleaning needs.
I get a lot of questions about cleaning hardwood floors. Specifically, I get a lot of questions about how to...
Castille soap is a great natural cleaner on its own, it is made from olive oil. Greasy messes occur in the kitchen mostly, and this is a cleaning product you can whip up as needed to tackle those greasy situations. Baking soda helps to provide natural abrasion, and citrus...
If you notice a little rust spot, tackle it as soon as you can! Also, the item which got rusty needs to be hand washed and dried as opposed to exposed to moisture to avoid oxidization.
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 fresh lime
Rub the rusty area with the lime flesh...
Cleaning dust, fingerprints and marks off screens is certainly important to keep the item in great shape. However, we know we’re not supposed to use any old product on these electronics because cleaning them with anything other than something safe could ruin the finish, take off the protective coatings or damage...
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...
Ack! The household pet did it again. Pet stains should be blotted up with paper towel and treated immediately, or else it’ll leave that odour behind. This mixture not only helps with the odour, it helps with the staining. Mix the following together and treat that stain stat!
1/4 cup table salt
...
If your clothing smells a little funky but isn’t quite ready for a wash, this is your middleman solution. A few spritzes of this and your clothing will smell fresh and be ready for a new wear.
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup liquid fabric softener
And...
