Quick House Cleaning Fixes

Even if you take advantage of the great house cleaning services Royal Maids offers,  there is still a lot to do between visits or for the little things not covered in the cleaning package (like cutting boards and silk flowers).   You want to not only keep your house clean, but everything in it too.

Here are twelve great quick house cleaning fixes for keeping those little things in life running smoothly and looking great in the process.

• Once every six months or so give your wood cutting boards a good oil-down with vegetable oil. Let it stand overnight and wipe off the residue in the morning. The oil keeps the board from staining.  By implementing this quick fix just twice a year, your cutting boards will last you for years to come.
• Do you have lint on your dark colored clothes?  You can remove it by adding a cup of white vinegar to the wash and don’t put towels in with the shirts. Save towels for their own separate loads. Keep your black shirts looking great and fade-free longer by washing them inside out.
• Cleaning silk flowers is easy: just put them in a paper bag with some salt and shake. The salt will absorb the dust and leave your flowers looking like new.
• Spray your Tupperware with Pam or a similar non-stick cooking spray before pouring in a tomato-based sauce and there won’t be any stains! This fix also works well if you cook eggs in the microwave.
• To remove stuck-on food in your casserole dish, fill it with boiling water and add a few tablespoons of salt or baking soda. Let it stand overnight if necessary. In the morning, empty the water and salt mixture, rinse, and wipe dry.
• To remove rust from baking pans, scour them with a cut potato dipped in powdered cleanser.
• Do you have brown grease marks on your pots, chrome burner rings, etc.? You can soak them in ammonia overnight to get rid of the stains. In the morning, empty, rinse, and dry with a soft cloth.
• To remove a water stain from a glass vase, simply fill with water and drop in a couple of Alka Seltzer tablets. The plink, plink, fizz action not only calms your stomach, but cleans your glassware too!
• Get rid of the smell of garlic on your hands by rubbing them on stainless steel. Weird, but true!
• Boiling a cup of water in your microwave oven will loosen the stuck on food particles and all you have to do is give it a quick wipe for it to be sparkling clean again.
• Use liquid body wash in the shower instead of soap and never deal with soap build-up again. (That’s one trick the soap makers won’t tell you.)
• Blood stains? No problem.  Get them out fast by using hydrogen peroxide.  It’s cheap, easy to find, and gets the job done.

There are a dozen tips for today.  Are you going to rush out and try them?  What housekeeping tips can you add?