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...
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...
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...
This comprehensive step-by-step cleaning, deodorizing and care guide covers everything under the covers.
Blinded by your blinds? Don't stress. Turning your wooden, plastic or aluminum blinds from eyesore to eye-catching is as easy as 1 (dust), 2 (wash), 3 (maintain). In this step-by-step guide, I detail my speedy, straightforward method.
When it comes to cleaning slatted blinds (both vertical and horizontal), there are...
How to use the HOME ASSESSMENT:
Criteria (both cleanliness and tidiness are covered in each rating):
Cleanliness
1 – Dirty: Heavy and obvious buildup of dirt, dust, marks and stains, odors are present, rotting food and garbage overflow
2 –Moderately grimy: Visible dirt, dust, marks and stains, somewhat smelly, some food and garbage
3...
It's crucial to check your cosmetics and toiletries for signs of degradation. While nothing too harmful can come from using expired products, some may lose efficacy, some may cause minor irritations and some will become downright unappealing and not look, smell or act as initially intended.
For that reason, taking...
In the Closet...
I decided that as part of Spring Cleaning, I'm going to tend to one of the most neglected areas in my home - the front closet - or the coat closet - or the entry closet..it has a lot of names, but I'm referring to closet which...
It should not come as a surprise that the most crust-laden place in my kitchen is...That gap between the stove and the counters!
How hideous is this mess? No one thinks to deal with it, but springtime is a great time to pull it out and get a quick little...
Kitchen cupboards and kitchen drawers, yes, they need to be cleaned this spring.
Now, before you start kicking and screaming (because I know this is a big job), I am going to show you how to make it as simple and methodical as possible. That way when you are doing...
Our beloved washing machine has officially thrown in the towel (sorry, I had to). This machine has appeared in countless Clean My Space videos and posts. In its final wash, where it made enough noises to scare a burglar away, we just knew it was no longer going to...
Aside from cleaning the usual stuff during spring cleaning, here are 5 ways you can turbo charge your efforts and earn extra brownie points. These are critical spaces in your home which are often forgotten but need some love, too.
If you're looking for quality microfiber cloths that will last,...
It's about time we wrapped up our spring cleaning series and because we wanted to go out with a bang - we have decided to tackle one of the most requested areas in my home ... my bedroom closet.
It's an area that we've just managed but haven't ever dedicated...
A self-cleaning oven, i.e., the holy grail of appliances! Wouldn't it be great if all our appliances were self-cleaning? I could retire from Clean My Space, and we could all kick our feet up and watch Netflix all the time. Sadly, this isn't the case. And a lot of...
It's not easy to get me to clean out my closet. Can you blame me? I like my clothes! Who knows, I may even wear that shirt again one day, the occasion may arise when I really, truly, need it. But, even I had to admit, that the time...
Spring is right around the corner, and that means it's time for Spring Cleaning! For many of us (myself included), that can feel really overwhelming. Well, spring cleaning doesn't have to be that big, thankless job that eats up a whole weekend (or worse, several weekends). Here are my seven tips...
