Read this list of the most clever cleaning hacks for your home. These ideas are super easy and great if you need a quick clean.
1. Clean your baseboards by wrapping a microfiber cloth around a broom secured by a rubber band. Spray a little dust cleaner on the cloth and use it to wipe away dust on baseboards. You can even use this trick on your dusty walls.
2. Use dryer sheets to clean dust off ceiling fan blades. This can also work on the floor baseboards to collect dust. It picks up dirt and dust AND leaves behind a fresh smell, making it great for dusting!
3. Use your toothbrush as a scrubber – perfect for tile grout and small corners big brushes can’t reach.
4. Sprinkle a mixture of baking soda & essential oil on the carpet, wait an hour, and vacuum it up. Baking soda is a natural deodorizer and will remove any odors and leave your floor clean. This is my favorite cleaning hack!
5. Use the same baking soda & essential oil mixture on your mattress to absorb dirt and odors! Just like the carpet, leave for an hour and vacuum up.
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6. Mix equal parts of baking soda and liquid dish soap as a grout cleaner around kitchen tile.
7. Have you ever thought about how much bacteria your cleaning supplies have? GROSS. Microwave your sponge to kill bacteria and germs. Wet sponge and put in microwave for one minute (throwing it in the dishwasher is another easy idea)
8. Use a lint roller over hard to clean areas that regularly collect dust such as your lamp shades, widows curtains, screen doors, and hanging decorations.
9. Use the dishwasher to clean household appliances (if they are dishwasher safe) such as toothbrush holders, soap dishes, toys, organization bins, and other containers.
10. Mix 1:1 ratio of water and white vinegar in a microwave safe bowl and set for 5 minutes in microwave. This loosen up left behind food, grease, and other grime. Once done, wipe the microwave down with a washcloth with ease.
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11. Instead of wasting a swifter pad, use a clean sock over head of swifter to collect dust and dirt on your floor. Throw your sock in your washer to clean and you just saved a pad (cost & eco friendly)
12. Use a coffee filter screen to clean surfaces of laptops, tv screens, or other delicate surfaces. Coffee filters clean smudges without leaving lint.
13. Clean your dishwasher by placing a cup of white vinegar on the top rack of an empty dishwasher on a quick hot water cycles. This will remove built up doors and grime collected over time.
14. Use nail polish remove to get rid of pen stains on fabric. all you have to do it wet a cotton ball with polish remover and dab it in fabric to clean.
15. Add a few drops of essential oil to the inside cardboard of the bathroom toilet paper roll. This is a great hidden way that makes your bathroom smell great.
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16. Shake a little baking soda in the bottom of your kitchen trash can before putting in a new bag, keeping the trash from smelling.
17. Vacuum cabinets and hard to clean corners using a the hand held attachment. This is especially useful for bathroom cabinets that have built up hair and makeup products.
18. Clean your blender by filling it with warm water and a drop of dish soap, then turning it medium speed for a few seconds.