Cleaning Tips

With all of the new cleaning products available to us, coupled with a new sense of environmental awareness regarding pollutants, it can be confusing to know exactly the tools we need in our cleaning toolbox. We want to make sure our homes are sterile of harmful bacteria and germs, so we purchase the strongest and harshest chemicals. But at the same time, we need to keep it a non-toxic, breathable environment for our families... so what are the alternatives?

Most of us clean as our mothers taught us. There is wisdom to be found in what is passed down through the generations, but unless your mother was named Martha Stewart, you MIGHT be doing things incorrectly.

For example, my girlfriend Bethany (a very hip homemaker herself, I might add!) recently pointed out that it seemed the obvious way to clean her Pergo floors would be with standard floor cleaner. She found out recently through a bit of research that the floor cleaner only added a dull film to her floors. Switching to the correct method (washing with warm water only), gave her Pergo floors an attractive shine! (For the record, I don't think I was cleaning my Pergo floors properly either!)

That is the reason we are here: We are here to help you optimize your cleaning techniques to give your home a shine that will make you proud!

In the following paragraphs, you will find tons of tried and true tips on how to clean your home. Click and see if there is perhaps some small nugget of information that you can add to your cleaning repertoire!

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Create a cleaning schedule YOU can live by!
Overwhelmed with the task of keeping your home clean? Check out some cleaning tips and advice on how to keep a realistic schedule for cleaning house. Included is a nifty cleaning chart you can print out to keep you on track and prioritize your cleaning needs.

Deep Clean and Deodorize Your Mattresses
Deep clean your mattresses with these simple steps. Learn how to clean pet messes, the smell of cigarettes, baby odors, etc. out of your mattresses! Refresh the most important piece of furniture in your home!

Dusting 101
All you ever needed to know about dusting. Our dusting tips are environmentally-friendly and require no synthetic products!

Desitin: A diaper rashes best friend, a Mom’s worst nightmare!!!
Do you wonder how to get those tough kids stains out of your furniture? Jamie shares with us her story of how she triumphed over Desitin stains! This easy tips will help with many other spills and messes.

Green Cleaning
No need to use harsh chemicals in your home, when all you need for a HEALTHY clean home might just be in your pantry! Recipes and tips on how to clean your home using all-natural, non-synthetic ingredients.

Product Review: Oxiclean Baby
By Daisy Paige, Editor, The Hip Homemaker Blog
"Ladies, if you're anything like me, you may have found yourself in a laundry nightmare after your first little one arrived. Not only did I find myself doing load after load of laundry, but I wasn't drying some of it because I didn't want any stains to set in. Let me tell you, it became quite the juggling act."... [Read More]

Remove Musty Odors and Mold from Clothes, Fabrics, and Dolls.
Removing mold and musty and stale odors from your clothing and other household items is easier than one might imagine!

Dealing With the Joys of Vomit in Your Carpet and Furniture
It's a gross topic, but dealing with offensive odors, especially caused from vomit, is an important part of keeping a clean home. We did our research and tested it in our own home to bring you the best (and most natural) cleaning products to use to remove the odors permanently!

Fun and Unique Homemaking tips
Save time and money with these bizarre and totally fun homemaking tips!