Category: cleaning

The Absolute Best Homemade Laundry Stain Remover

I’m excited to tell you how to make a fabulous, if not magical, do-it-yourself homemade stain remover. This stain remover recipe is so easy and cheap to make. And wow, does it perform! Just let me be clear at the get-go: While this stain remover works super well on fabric, upholstery, and carpet in the…


6 Tips to Make Your Shower Doors Sparkle

Like dishwashers and washing machines, shower doors help get other things clean—while accumulating an impossible-to-get-rid-of ring of soap scum themselves. Luckily, a little preventive care (and a few quick cleaning tricks) can help your shower door stay sparkling clean. Banish Buildup With Pantry Ingredients People swear by the incredible soap scum-slaying ability of distilled vinegar…


Winter Decluttering: Less Stuff, More Peace

Wintertime is an especially opportune time to take stock of your belongings, separate what you use or love from everything else, and allow the latter to move on from its place in your home. It’s this time of year you’re likely spending more time inside. Come spring, you might find yourself flinging open the windows…


Around the House, Borax Is as Good as Gold

Buried deep in the Mojave Desert is one of the biggest and richest deposits of borax on the planet—one of the best-kept secrets of the Southern California desert. Around your house, this pure white mineral is as good as gold. Commercially, borax is marketed as 20 Mule Team Borax to boost the power of laundry…