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Nice and New: Fred and Friends Dust Bunny
In the past, I've given you the lowdown on how to dust and where to dust . . .
Cut Cleaning Time With Microfiber Towels
Recently on CasaSugar, we've been looking for ways to cut down on home cleaning time. Readers offered up their personal tips and had some great suggestions.
A few months ago, I switched to microfiber towels to clean my home's sinks, floors, windows, tabletops,and mirrors—basically, anywhere I'd previously been using rags or paper towels.
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Casa Quickie: Give Your Houseplants a Shower
While the general rule with houseplants is to not fuss with them too much, occasionally washing their leaves is a really good idea. That's because a thin layer of dust can hinder the photosynthesis process, impeding plants' ability to grow.
To clean your heartier, bigger houseplants, occasionally crowd them into your bathtub and give them a nice, gentle shower.
How-To: Go Green in the Kitchen Without Spending Money
So, you've learned how to go green in the bathroom without spending any money. But you shouldn't stop there! There's still more eco-friendly business to be done around the house.
How-To: Spring Clean Your Bedroom
Have you started your Spring cleaning yet? If not, you can get inspired with my Spring Cleaning Checklist, which you can download and print out. The PDF lists cleaning and organizing duties room by room, to keep things simple.
How-To: Spring Clean Your Living Room
Have you started your Spring cleaning yet? If not, you can get inspired with my Spring Cleaning Checklist, which you can download and print out. The PDF lists cleaning and organizing duties room by room, to keep things simple.
Casa Quickie: Mirror, Mirror
For the easiest and cheapest way to get your mirror clean, dilute white distilled vinegar with water, and put the mixture in a spray bottle. Spritz your mirror and wipe it off with a newspaper. When you're done, the paper can go straight into your compost, so this method's not only cheap, it's eco as well.
How To: Dust
Dusting: a simple, crucial, and often overlooked task of housekeeping. No pointing fingers here, but you may have noticed that letting dust accumulate amounts to a heavy-duty grime job that's not good for your house or your immune system. What you might not know is that new houses are more likely to acquire dust quickly because they don't have the air circulation that older, draftier homes do.
Gift Guide: The Slightly Disheveled Home Enthusiast
One of my friends is so well-organized and super-tidy that she has a side business as a personal organizer. Alas, that's not the case for most of us — myself included! It seems as if half of my home time is spent simply organizing the clutter and tackling the dust bunnies.
Link Time!
- Re-Nest looks at ways to save water by killing your plumbing.
- A Way to Garden shares the leaf love.
- YumSugar queries about your appliance addictions.
- HGTV introduces you to the 2008 Green Home winner.
- Daily Dose features the top five floor lamps.
- Danny Seo's enamored with artful kitchens.
- Desire to Inspire shares the interior design of Tobi Tobin.
- Craft instructs on pinwheel coasters.
- The Hardware Aisle wipes up with a cool eco microfiber cloth.
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