Cleaning is never fun, much less when it’s one of the tricky spots in the house such as your ceiling fan, oven or carpet. These areas (and others) just seem to accumulate dirt, dust and grime and just won’t get clean no matter how hard you scrub.
Luckily, there’s help at hand: these once daunting tasks actually have very simple solutions! We’ve found the answer to these hard problems.
To clean off that hard-to-reach dust, simply place a pillowcase over a fan blade and then slide it off, holding the blade to wipe it down. Not only will you clean the dust from the fan, but the fluff will remain inside the pillowcase. Once you have cleaned all of the blades, take the pillowcase outside and turn inside out, shaking the dust out or into a bin.
Hair is one of the most difficult things to get out of the carpet. Try as you might, it just doesn’t seem to budge, or you can’t seem to get all of it.
Luckily, there’s one foolproof way to collect the pet and human hair that accumulates on your carpet: all you need is a cheap plastic squeegee from a $2 shop.
To get the hair, simply pull the squeegee towards you, going with the grain of the carpet. You’ll soon have a bunch of hair!
Aluminium foil! It is as simple as that to remove rust from chrome surfaces.
Just take a piece of aluminium foil, around 8-10cm should be sufficient, and soak it in warm water. Rub the rusted area with the foil until it clears, if the rust is bad this may take some time and elbow grease. You could also try washing the area down with vinegar prior to using the foil if it looks to be particularly stubborn. Then wipe the residue off and your area should be shiny as new.
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Remember, grout does sometimes turn darker when it’s wet. So if you’re not totally impressed with how sparkling white your grout is right when you finish rinsing it, wait a few hours until it dries!
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All you need to do is blot the urine as much as possible with paper towel, then pour club soda over the stain. The carbonation will bubble up the urine and the salts will keep it from staining. Do this several times and then blot well.
This can be so hard to do! Use a solution of one litre of warm water and 1/2 cup of cornstarch. Sponge it on the windows, and then buff off!