Simply making your house your home
We sit and visit family and friends here. We relax and watch TV here. We curl up in a blanket with a good book here. Here is our living room. And to really enjoy it, it should be kept clean, organized and comfortable. Here are some cleaning ideas to help… Read more“Living Room Cleaning”
Your laundry room may be a closet, a nook or an actual room. Regardless of its size, this list will help you keep it clean and organized. Washing machine Dryer Iron You may also enjoy these articles: Dry-cleaning de-mystified Fresh as a daisy laundry tips Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today.
My parents had an electric tea kettle in the 1980s that had a spout to add and remove water. The top didn’t open up like they do today. One day I boiled water for noodles. As I was eating the noodles, I crunched down on something kind of powdery and… Read more“Cleaning your Tea Kettle”
When your coffee maker becomes sluggish and water stops running through it, you don’t need to replace it, you just need to clean it. Commercial cleaners will clean your coffee maker, but why not use something you already have at home? Vinegar. Here’s what you do: You may also enjoy… Read more“Cleaning Your Coffee Maker”
Your entrance is the first thing people see as they enter your home. It doesn’t need to be fancy, but there should be a place to hang their coat and put their shoes. Make your own all-purpose cleaner and glass cleaner to complete the cleaning tasks below. Things to do… Read more“Entrance Cleaning”
Considering we spend about one-third of our lives in the bedroom, it is good to keep it clean and organized. Weekly Cleaning Detail Cleaning You may also enjoy these articles: A clean house is good for your mental health Surviving housework Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today.
The kitchen is the heart of the home. It’s where you cook, visit and entertain so it’s important to keep it clean and organized. You only need four household items to keep your kitchen clean – dish soap, vinegar, baking soda and bleach. The dish soap is an all-purpose cleaner… Read more“Kitchen Cleaning and Organizing”
The bathroom is a busy room and it doesn’t take long for toothpaste spatters and soap scum to build up on the sink. And we all know what can happen to the toilet! Daily maintenance is something the whole family should help with. Rinse out the sink. Wipe down the… Read more“Bathroom Cleaning”
Shubenacadie Sam predicted an early spring for the Maritimes, so let the spring cleaning begin! Regardless of what the groundhog in your area predicted today, why not busy yourself with inside cleaning so when the weather gets nice you can head outdoors? Oh my, I can’t wait! For the next… Read more“Spring Cleaning Schedule”
Organizing a home can be overwhelming. Without the right plan in place, you might give up before you start. Begin with creating a storage area where you can put things you need to keep but don’t use often. Then start small, like a bathroom drawer or a linen closet. Empty… Read more“3 M’s of Homemaking”
