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Homemade Furniture Polish

Polishing wood furniture is a cleaning task I often neglect. I’ll wipe the furniture down if I see a layer of dust, but I don’t clean or condition the wood nearly enough.  Thankfully, the Spring Cleaning season energizes me to accomplish some of those areas I often forget. If polishing wood furniture is on your [...]

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Clean Your Garbage Disposal :: Your Guide to a Clean & Organized Kitchen :: Step 12

[pinit] Step 12 :: Clean and Refresh the Garbage Disposal Have you seen those garbage disposal cleaning tablets at the store? The ones that that have a lemony smell that clean away the grime? Well, you can make your own quite easily. DIY Homemade Garbage Disposal Cleaning Tablets Ingredients: Vinegar Citrus slices or peelings Ice [...]

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DIY: Make Your Own Bathroom Tub and Tile Cleaners

Written by Taylor, Contributing Author Cleaning your bathroom is something we all have to do, but it most likely doesn’t rank high on your list of favorite activities. However, our families spend a lot of time in this room, and in the process we expose our bodies to whatever chemicals and substances we’ve used to clean it [...]

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DIY: Clorox Anywhere Spray

Apparently everyone in my city has Clorox Anywhere Spray on their back to school list because I’ve been to 6 stores and all are out of stock. Since it’s so popular, I did a little search on their website to see what all the fuss was about. According to the Clorox website in the FAQ [...]

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5 Essentials For Your Starter Homemade Cleaning Supplies Kit

Written by Taylor, Contributing Author It’s back to school time around my house, and it may be around yours too. Each year as I get the kids back out of the house (well, the older ones anyway) I feel the need to do a big cleaning session for my home. After a busy summer when the [...]

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DIY: Homemade Magic Eraser

The Magic Eraser can sometimes seem like a miracle worker. It can clean anything from soap scum to scuff marks to kitchen appliances. It cuts elbow grease in half and takes the work out of cleaning! But, did you know you can make your own version at home? A homemade magic eraser! [pinit] I looked [...]

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How to Clean Fruits & Vegetables from your CSA Box

[pinit] Have you picked up your first CSA box yet? We just picked up our second batch! I don’t know about you, but knowing that fresh, in-season fruits and vegetables will be filling our fridge each week seems to give the extra boost we need to make sure every single bite of it gets eaten. [...]

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DIY: Homemade Hand Sanitizer

Have you ever wanted to make your own Hand Sanitizer? Ramblings of a Happy Homemaker shows you how! Do you have a homemade cleaning recipe to share? I’d love to share it! Submit your tip by emailing idreamofclean{at}idreamofclean.net.

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Does Inexpensive Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Work?

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Cleaning Baby Toys

With a new baby on the way, I’ve been in the mood to take my toddler’s baby toys out of the attic and get them ready for our new bundle of joy. Many of them are extremely dirty and I’m not sure if it’s from previous playing or just from being stored for two years. [...]

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