Storage & Cleaning
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How to Clean Better and Faster—Use All 5 Senses
Want to clean better and faster? Pay attention to all 5 senses. Here's how.
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Ready-For-Fall Cleaning Tips
Readers share their ideas for getting the house in order for fall.
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How Clean Is Your Home?
Is your home scrubbed top-to-bottom or does a swipe-of-the-hand dusting cut it?
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Daily Clean-Up: Use A Homemade Window Cleaner
Next time you're wiping down your windows, opt for this natural, homemade recipe made from water, vinegar, lemon juice, and liquid dish detergent. With the lemon juice and detergent, any greasy palm marks will come right off.
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Daily Clean-Up: Polish Your Floor With Olive Oil
Give your floor that extra shine by mopping it with vinegar and hot water and finishing the job off with a touch of olive oil.
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Daily Clean-Up: Eliminate Rodents And Ants With Borax
Wherever you've had rodent problems, sprinkle borax in that specific area--they won't go near it. For ants, mix the borax with some sugar and douse it in the problem areas. The ants will pick up the borax and bring it back to their nest.
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Daily Clean-Up: Banish Sink Odor With Citrus Peel
Avoid dumping large chunks of food from unfinished meals into the sink...even if you have a garbage disposal, which leads to mold and pungent smells. Crush orange or grapefruit peel in the garborator to banish the bad odor.
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Daily Clean-Up: Clean Tall Glassware With Rice
If you're having trouble cleaning any grime or residue from the bottom of a tall glass or vase, try this simple formula of baking soda, vinegar, and dry rice.
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Daily Clean-Up: Easy Way To Clean Silverware
Keep your silverware polished and shiny. Fill up your sink with hot water then douse baking soda into the sink. Put in a sheet of tin foil and then let the silverware soak.
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Daily Clean-Up: Use A Homemade Toilet Bowl Cleaner
The last thing you need when cleaning your toilet is to inhale toxic fumes while scrubbing and cleaning away. Instead try this natural homemade toilet bowl cleaner made of baking soda,olive oil and essential oil.
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Daily Clean-Up: Use A Homemade Sink Cleaner
It's a little unbelievable but the easiest recipe for a sink cleaner is comprised of two food ingredients: Lemon juice and Cream of Tartar. Just mix them together to make a smooth, thick paste, apply to the dirty spots, and scrub and rinse.
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