Oh no! You’ve let your little darlings loose with the paints, and now it’s everywhere! If only you knew how to remove acrylic paint from carpet, upholstery, and clothes! Well, guess what, you’re in luck; getting acrylic paint on a carpet doesn’t mean they are ruined forever. I’ve been there and done that, so I’m going to share with […]
Category Archives: Cleaning
In this category, we have some amazing posts which cover all aspects of keeping your house clean. I share all my professional cleaning tips to help you keep your home clean with all the same products and tools I keep in my kit!
We all love our kids, but jeez, they are grubby little things! When my kids were little, my car was always filthy, and it’s not much better now! Often, we ferry our kids around to their sibling’s sports events, on shopping trips, long journeys, and we nearly always give them snacks along the way. One tiny […]
There’s nothing nicer than the feel of a new carpet under your toes, but what if you’ve got an old carpet and have nasty carpet smells? In this post, we talk about carpet smells, their causes, and how to eliminate them. Types of carpet smells Feet If your carpet smells like stinky feet, it could […]
Whether you’re a parent or a pet owner, you will to need to know how to get pee out of a mattress at some stage in your life. It’s not the most exciting subject to discuss, but it’s something that gets asked a lot in my Facebook group (you can join here), so here goes! […]
In my last post, we talked about how to get rid of maggots in a bin, which led to a considerable amount of emails asking if I had any tips for cleaning a wheelie bin, so in this post, I will address some of those dirty bin questions you’re all dying to know! The bacteria […]
We all love a long lazy summer when we fling open the windows and doors and enjoy the gentle summer breeze drifting through our home. Then we open the lid of our recycling bins and are faced with a disgusting maggot infestation. In this post, I’ll be showing you how to get rid of maggots […]
Is your Shark vacuum brush not spinning? Follow these simple steps to get it working like the first day you brought it home. I love my Shark Duo. It’s the best vacuum I’ve ever had, but it doesn’t pick up as well as it should during a massive housework purge, which can be annoying. Luckily, […]
Help, my house smells like burning plastic. What can it be? This is a question that people ask me all the time. It is a nightmare to have a burning plastic smell and not know where it is coming from. Firstly, let’s begin by saying that if you notice a strong electrical burning smell in […]
Things are very different for the modern homemaker these days, with an over-scheduled calendar, work, kids and family commitments; it’s hard to know how to master the skill of modern homemaking. Modern homemakers do have an advantage over our predecessors in the way of washing machines, dishwashers, high-quality vacuum cleaners, steamers, a plethora of cleaning […]
With the emphasis on saving the planet, more and more of us are choosing to buy natural products to help kick start our plastic-free journey. We often splash out a bit more money on these beautiful, natural products, and we’d like them to last us a lifetime. With this, comes the added challenge of cleaning our gorgeous, new, wooden combs without ruining them. Whatever […]