So, you want to clean green. Youâve done your research; youâve found and purchased the certified green products. Youâve gathered your âclean greenâ arsenal; youâve organised, and youâre ready to go. But what if youâve done all that, and you still feel stuck? How does one even begin to âclean greenâ? Especially in a world […]
Are dusty, fuzzy lampshades putting a cramp on your clean home style? Or, you might glance at your lampshades in panic, realising you never even thought about cleaning your lamp shades! Even though itâs a tricky item to cleanâor an item we overlookâthere are plenty of professional tips for cleaning our lampshades so that theyâre […]
Here at the Maid to Shine blog, weâre quick to give you tips to help you achieve a cleaner home. We love giving helpful tips and tidbits. There are tricks for making your routine faster, and there are even tips to get the best deep clean. There are even cleaning habits that can become a […]
In the rush to clean green and as natural as possible, vinegar seems like an excellent candidate for cleaning naturally! While it is a multipurpose cleaner, it is not an all-purpose cleaner. Several years back we wrote about the ways vinegar can actually strip your wood floors. Itâs a bit of a shock learning that […]
Last week, we began looking at several different cleaning habits and tricks that can help us get the most out of our house cleanings. Our efforts to clean our homes efficiently can be a mere matter of the habits we keep while cleaning. Adjusting them to make our process more proficient can give us a […]
With limited time, sometimes itâs hard to know how to get the most out of cleaning our homes. Busy schedules donât make it any easier. But weâve found that the best way to get the most out of a cleaning is to make it as efficient as possible. The more structured and efficient the cleaning, […]
One of the big questions of being a parent is how, when, or if you should get your kids to help with the cleaning chores around the house. Should parents expect kids to help with cleaning? And if so, when? Enlisting the help of our kids can be a great asset to a householdâs cleaning […]
What better to sweep out the metaphorical cobwebs of the old year than with a New Yearâs Cleaning Resolution? Give your home a fresh, new start with the New Year by creating your own, New Yearâs resolution for cleaning your home! A New Yearâs Cleaning Resolution Check List You donât have to follow these tips […]
Vacuuming floors is the cornerstone of a thorough cleaning. Not only is it the final, finishing touch to the cleaning regime; but itâs important and pivotal to the upkeep of clean floors. It takes up dust and dirt thatâs settled into the fibres of carpets and rugs, making the air and home that much cleaner! […]
What should we do when the winter blues come? Winter can impact us emotionally in unique ways. Winter might not affect us all in a negative way, but it can be known to bring on the winter blues. One creative way to boost one’s spirits and be rid of the winter blues is to declutter […]
