This comprehensive step-by-step cleaning, deodorizing and care guide covers everything under the covers.
Dishwashers are NOT self-cleaning, at all. In fact, they are little storage containers for your dirty little secrets. Further, you can't get a good clean load through when your dishwasher is dirty. They are known to harbour fungus, along with old food and proliferate bad odours throughout your clean...
Carpet
Knowing you have guests coming in a few days, plan ahead and deodorize or steam clean your carpets. Carpets are like sponges- they absorb everything that settles on them. If you’ve ever noticed your home has a certain ‘smell’ to it, we highly suggest getting to those carpets. Your...
Tis’ the season when glitter, tinsel, and holiday trees invade the homes of thousands. But what do you do when the glitter and glam starts falling faster than snow and makes it’s way onto your carpet and clothing? You clean it up using these handy tips.
We’ll break it down...
If you are cooking for the holidays, I want some. Send me a care package.
We always complain that we eat too much but it does happen only once per year (that's the real reason LuluLemon pants exist). And you know you've pinned like 2,398,439 recipes that you want to...
Oh no! It’s noon and you just found out your guests will be arriving early. With no time to spare, you must get to cleaning! So what do you do when you are strapped for time and want to make a good impression? Focus on these 5 areas and...
Day 5 | Shining Up Flatware, Dinnerware and Glassware for the Holidays
A huge part of the holiday experience is setting and dining at the festive table. No matter what you are celebrating, your table sets the stage and drums up excitement among your guests. Whether you are bringing out...
Day 4 | Clean Holiday Decorations
With Holidays so close, our homes are undoubtedly filled with holiday decor (no matter what holiday or combination therein is being celebrated).
To keep these items looking gorgeous all season long, here's what I suggest..
Cleaning Holiday Decor
Decorations, Ornaments & Nativity Scenes
To dust even the most...
Day 3 | Safely Dispose of Cooking Grease
I've heard that a plumber's rate triples on Holidays, and there's no surprise that clogged pipes occur most often during this time.
Fats, oils and grease seems harmless, but indeed it is not.
When in liquid form, it is being beckoned by the kitchen...
Is your house a breeding ground for the cold or flu bug?
Here's a great way to keep germs out this winter. This is not designed to turn you in to a germophobe, it is designed to give you the confidence in knowing what to clean so that you don't...
One of THE most requested CMS videos and in-depth articles is 'how to clean your car'. Since we know that it will take a good amount of time and resources to create this full video (which we don't yet have), I wanted to provide you a quick “cliffs note”...
Baseball Caps. Most guys wear them. Most guys sweat in them. Most guys never clean them. Ok, girls wear them too and probably don't clean them as much as they should. Regardless of your sex, you sweat and leave smells, oils and colors in your hat. Keep your hat clean so that...
Your refrigerator is one of the hardest working appliances in your home.
Often overlooked, it endures spills, stinky odors and overcrowding on a daily basis and never gets a break. A clean refrigerator helps keep food fresher and is less likely to have issues down the road. There are various...
Cleaning expert, Melissa Maker, walks you through the products and tools you'll need as well as the simple steps to cleaning a toilet quickly and effectively in 3 minutes.
Tools you'll need
Rubber Gloves
Use separate ones for the bathroom (these ones are while, choose another colour for the kitchen).
Cleaning Toothbrush
Use an...
Myth 1: Dishwasher detergent is safe to use on your car.
Remember all those commercials about how dishwashing detergent ‘fights grease’ and ‘eliminates streaks’? As appealing as it may sound to use that on your car, consider it a huge no-no if you ever want to get that showroom SHEEN...
Pillow talk. It's usually sexy and almost never about how clean or dirty your pillows actually are. We get asked all the time here at the CMS HQ about how to clean pillows properly. Well, I've investigated the situation, and have discovered the best way to clean a pillow—an...
