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Ultimate Cleaning Tips & Tricks Guide: 31 Ideas For A Sparkling Home
Although cleaning the house is not my favorite activity, I always love the results. That
feeling of accomplishment when you see the whole place sparkling justifies the effort. But
if you really want your house to sparkle then you must clean it thoroughly. It can be
exhausting but there are ways to simplify your work. We’re prepared 31 must -read tips for
you to check out and try.
1. Homemade Gunk Remover
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Kitchen cabinets accumulate gunk and it’s not a pretty sight but you can fix the problem
with this homemade gunk remover. Mix one part vegetable oil and 2 parts baking soda and
use a sponge or a cloth to clean the cabinets.{found on site }.
2. Wash Legos In The Washing Machine
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Lego pieces, especially small ones can get very icky and if you want to clean them one by
one it would take forever. So put them all in a laundry bag and into the washing machine.
Add some soap and then simply take them out and let them dry.{found on gettinby }.
3. Clean between the oven glass with a wire hanger.
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Cleaning the oven can be very painful and the most annoying part is that the window glass
always seems to be dirty. That’s because you have to clean in between too. See the fulltutorial on how to clean your oven glass at askannamoseley.com .
4. Remove labels with Oxiclean.
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Removing the labels from bottles or jars is not an easy task but you can greatly simplify the
process if you use OxiClean. Fill the sink with warm water and add a scoop of oxiclean. Let
the bottles soak for 30 minutes and the labels come off.{found on site }.
5. Clean the iron with salt.
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Cleaning the iron is very simple if you know this tip. First sprinkle salt onto the ironing
board, turn the iron to the highest setting and set off the steam option and then simply iron
over the salt. The dirt sticks to the salt and the iron becomes clean and shiny.{found on
amumntheoven }.
6. Remove pet hair with rubber gloves.
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If you have a cat or a dog then I’m sure you’re at war with all the hair then leave around the
house. But it’s not that difficult to remove all that hair. All you need is a pair of rubber
gloves. Run your hand over the upholstery and the hair with cling to the glove.
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7. Whiten yellowed pillows with this mix.
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It’s so annoying when you have pillow covers or other things which used to be white but
now they have a yellow shade. But the good news is you can fix that. Mix the following
ingredients: 1 cup of laundry detergent, 1 cup of powdered dishwasher detergent, 1 cup of
bleach, ½ cup of borax and very hot water.{found on onegoodthingbyjillee }.
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8. Fix the scratches in wood furniture with vinegar and olive oil.
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If you have an old wooden table with the top all scratched and ugly, don’t throw it out
because it can still be saved. Mix ½ cup of vinegar with ½ cup of olive oil, dip a cloth in
the mixture and rub it onto the wood. The scratches completely disappear and the wood
looks like new.{found on domesticblisssquared }.
9. Remove hard water with vinegar.
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The nasty built up you often see on and around the faucets and in some other areas is
definitely not something you want to have in your home. But you can easily remove it with
vinegar. If it’s a flat surface, pour some vinegar and let it sit for about 20 minutes. For the
faucet, you can use paper towels soaked in vinegar.{found on site }.
10. Clean the oil stains on the driveway
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IF you have white heat marks on your furniture then, to remove them, you’ll have to use
more heat and moisture. Take several layers of cloth and spray them with water. Put themover the stain and then iron over for about 15 seconds.{found on littlegreennotebook }.
12. Clean a microfiber couch with alcohol.
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To clean a microfiber couch you need a white sponge so there is no color-transfer and
rubbing alcohol. Spray alcohol on the stained area and scrub with the sponge. Let the area
dry. Then take a bristle brush and re-fluff the area.{found on 551eastdesign }.
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13. Make your grill non-stick with an onion.
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Getting ready for a barbeque? Don’t forget the onion. That’s right, you need an onion if you
want to make your grill non-stick. Just cut the onion in half and rub the cut side on the
heated grill grate.{found on youtube} .
14. Clean the bathroom faucet with lemon.
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Instead of using all sorts of cleaning products which may or may not be toxic, try instead a
more natural approach. For example, you can clean the bathroom faucet with lemon. Cut a
lemon in half and scrub the hard water stains on any fixture.{found on broccolicupcake} .
15. Clean the shower head with vinegar and a plastic bag.
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Make your shower head look like new again using distilled white binegar and a pastic
baggy. Pour vinegar in the bag and secure it to the shower head. Let it soak with an hour
and wipe clean with a wet towel.{found on site }.
16. Make your own window cleaner.
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All you have to do to make sure you have clean windows with no streaks is use water,
vinegar and dish soap. Mix these three ingredients and your windows will be sparkly clean.
Also, remember to use newspaper. Spray the windows with the mixture, use a white cloth
to wash them and then dry them up a waded up newspaper.{found on mom4real }.
17. Clean the stove burners with ammonia.
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If you ignore them, the stove burners and the grates can end up looking disgusting and
nobody wants that in their kitchen. So what can you do? It’s simple actually. Clean the
stove with ammonia. Take ¼ cup of ammonia and seal it up with one of the burners in a
plastic bag. Let it sit overnight and then it should wipe clean with a sponge.{found on
thevspotblog} .
18. Cleaning solution for the kitchen sink.
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Make your own cleaner for the kitchen sink using the following ingredients: liquid dish
washing soap , distilled white vinegar, baking soda, rock s alt, lemon or lime and ice. You’ll
also need an old rag, a toothbrush and a soft sponge. Rinse off the sink and sprinkle baking
soda onto the surface. Make a paste and rinse. Scrub the rim with a toothbrush soaked in
baking soda paste or soap.
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You’ve probably noticed that wood cutting boards retain dirt so here’s how you can clean
them. You need 2 tablespoons of white vinegar, 1 cup of water, ½ lemon, sea salt, mineral
oil or board oil and a towel. Wipe down the cutting board with a mix of vinegar and water.
Cut a lemon in half, dip it in sea salt and scrub. Wipe with water. Then dip the towel into
mineral oil and massage it into the wood.{found on site }.
20. Clean the tub with grapefruit and salt.
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If you prefer to use natural or homemade cleaners, here’s one you can use for the bathtub.
All you need is a grapefruit and ¼ cup of kosher salt. Cut the grapefruit in half, sprinkle
with salt, wet the tub and sprinkle the remaining salt around the bottom. Scrub the
grapefruit around the shower or tub. Rinse with water.{found on aptt }.
21. Make your own oven cleaner.
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To clean the oven, you can mix baking soda and vinegar. You also need a bowl and a
spatula. Scrape the debris with the spatula. Sprinkle baking soda all over the floor of the
oven. Then spray vinegar over the baking soda and spread the paste around. Let it sit for
10-20 minutes. Scrub in a circular motion.{found on instructables} .
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22. Clean the blinds with vinegar and water.
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If you have a kid who just discovered the magic of permanent markers, then you’ll most
likely find works of art on the floor and furniture. Don’t worry, it can be removed. First puta dab of white toothpaste on the marker and rub with a damp cloth or paper towel.{found
on mylifeandkids }.
24. Iron out carpet stains.
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Some stains just won’t come off the carpet, no matter what type of cleaner you use. But
there’s a solution for that. Spray window cleaner over the stain, put a cloth or towel over it
and iron. Repeat until the stain comes off.{found on pintester }.
25. Clean silver with salt and baking soda.
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Both salt and baking soda are commonly used in homemade cleaning products. But why
not mix them? If you do that you get a very nice cleaner which you can use on silver.
Combine equal amounts of salt and baking soda.{found on onsuttonplace} .
26. Microwave the kitchen sponge.
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Kitchen sponges allow germs to pile up so it’s a nice idea to get rid of them. It’s very easy.
Just the sponge in the microwave fo 5 minutes. It will kill almost all the germs.{found onmomsagainstcooties }.
27. Clean the garbage disposal with lemon vinegar ice.
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Here’s now you can naturally clean your garbage disposal: you need 3 -4 fresh lemons and a
bottle of white vinegar. Roll each lemon and then slice it into small chunks. Put the pieces
into the separate holes of the ice cube tray. Fill the tray with white vinegar. Freeze the
cubes. Drop 1 cube in the disposal every night.{found on lifehacker} .
Get rid of the smell.
28. Homemade air freshener recipe.
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Here’s another nice recipe. You need apples, an orange, a lemon, cranberries, cinnamon
sticks, whole cloves and vanilla extract. Put everything in a saucepan and add some water.
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer.{found on site }.
30. Citrus vinegar cleaner.
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Make a natural cleaner which smells wonderful using citrus peels and white vinegar. Take
the citrus peels and put them in a jar. Cover with vinegar and let it sit for 2 weeks. Remove
the peels and dilute with water (1:1). pour into a spray bottle.{found on
fortheloveoffoodblog }.
31. Make your house smell like spring.
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For this recipe you need a small stockpot in which you put water, a lemon and a few sprigs
of rosemary. Add 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla and let the mix simmer all day long.{found on
morganmoore }.
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