Tips For House And Apartment Cleaning

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When cleaning a house or apartment you should have some sort of system or a list to follow, this helps with organization and efficiency,  having a game plan will help get you into a rhythm of things and after a while you will get familiar with your system and increase your speed and also faster and different ways of improving your cleaning. Take into consideration your cleaning supplies as well, having them set in their respective areas of cleaning can help with organization. 


Cleaning tips


  1. Using natural products like lemon, vinegar, and baking soda, these items are very inexpensive and versatile, not only will you save money, but your house will also be left sparkly clean


  2. If you what to remove stains from white clothing, in a bucket filled with 5 letters hot water squeeze 2 lemons and let it sit for about 1 hour, then rinse and repeat until satisfied with the results.


  3. Your cutlery can also rust, when you see your knives or forks develop rust, before it gets worse or you think of throwing them out, stick them in to half an onion for a couple of minutes, afterword wash like normal and the rust should come off, if rust remains repeat process until rust has been removed completely.   


  4. Salt and Grapefruit are a perfect duo for removing stains from bathtubs, the grapefruit’s citric acids combined with salt, working as an abrasive, helping to remove stains.


  5. One tip that many people don't know about is dusting nonmachine washable items, like drapes and curtains with a damp towel in the dryer using it in the fluff setting. 


  6. There are other items that you would never think of using to clean your home, such as coffee filters, they are wonderful for cleaning windows and mirrors.


  7. A nice solution for disinfecting your sponges is to pot them in the microwave from 60 to 90 seconds at full power, doing so will help remove 99% of bacteria.


  8. Her is a tip to keep your mattress nice and fresh, using baking soda and essential oils. Putting a few drops of your favorite scent into the baking soda and spreading it all over your mattress, letting it sit for a couple of hours to soak up body oils and odors, then remove simply by vacuuming it. This can help with sofas and with pet odor, simply repeat the process on the surface you would like to focus on.


  9. Microwaves can get dirty and greasy, but there is a simple solution, in a cup or a bowl, fill with water and some tablespoons of vinegar, microwave for a couple of minutes to steam the interior and after, using a sponge or a cloth wipe the inside with remarkable ease.


  10. A toothbrush and toothpaste are very versatile, here are different ways of using them aside from cleaning teeth.

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  • Help to give silver there shine back. 

  • Remove marks on tables left by markers.

  • Restore your white sneakers to their original look. 

  • Removes coffee stains from mugs 

Jenna White