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How to Clean Baseboards and Keep them Dust-Free

December 31, 2020 by Katie Berry | Leave a Comment

How to Clean Baseboards without Bending or Kneeling

Discover how to clean your home's baseboards even if you have a bad back. You'll see so much less dust floating around when you're done. The wood trim that runs around the base of a room's walls has a different name depending on where you live. Some people refer to them as baseboards. In other areas, they're known as skirting boards or skirting. Other names include … [Read more...] about How to Clean Baseboards and Keep them Dust-Free

How To Vacuum Floors the Right Way

October 22, 2020 by Katie Berry | 6 Comments

Once you know how to vacuum the right way, your floors will be cleaner than ever and your carpets will last longer, too. Are your carpets starting to look dingy or turning dark on the edges at the base of your walls? Do you notice more pet hair or dust motes flying around in your home's air? Maybe your home has developed that "old house" smell even though it's newer. Or … [Read more...] about How To Vacuum Floors the Right Way

How To Clean Bookshelves And Books

October 22, 2020 by Katie Berry | 3 Comments

How to Clean Books and Bookshelves

Your treasured volumes can last a lifetime once you know how to clean bookshelves and books to keep them free of dust, bugs, mildew, and stains. At some point in every booklover's life, pulling a favorite volume off the shelf leaves a bare spot surrounded by a thick layer of dust. Or worse yet, an insect or foul odor escapes when they open a book. Dust, pests, and mildew … [Read more...] about How To Clean Bookshelves And Books

How To Clean Lampshades of Any Kind

October 22, 2020 by Katie Berry | 8 Comments

clean fabric lampshade

Knowing how to clean lampshades is one of those finicky cleaning tasks that take your room from tidy to truly clean. Between grubby hands, household dust and pet hair, lampshades tend to get grimy. The thing is, lamps are like jewelry for your room: if they're nice they'll accentuate your room's beauty, but if they're in bad shape they'll make it look … [Read more...] about How To Clean Lampshades of Any Kind

How To Clean A Vacuum Cleaner

October 28, 2020 by Katie Berry | 7 Comments

How To Clean A Vacuum Cleaner

Knowing how to clean a vacuum cleaner will protect your machine and also your flooring. A clean vacuum works better, so you'll be saving yourself time, too. How To Clean A Vacuum Cleaner Vacuuming is one of my least favorite household chores. I hate everything about it: the noise, the attachments that never stay put, and the hassle of trying to wrap the cord properly -- … [Read more...] about How To Clean A Vacuum Cleaner

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