When we bought our house, the main bathroom upstairs had been recently renovated by the previous owners, and I LOVED the way it looked! Everything was pretty, and white, and had that traditional look that I love. The only problem was the pedestal sink. Gorgeous? Absolutely! Functional? Not so much… Pedestal sinks don’t have any storage underneath, and they don’t usually have flat counter space ...
Cleaning
Simple Toy Organization That Really Works!
Keeping toys organized can be a huge pain in the butt! I pride myself on being pretty organized, so I figured it wasn’t going to be that hard to keep stuff organized after AJ was born. And then all of the sudden the house was a friggin’ mess with baby stuff and toys EVERYWHERE! Oops. :-) I’ve tried out a few different ways of keeping toys organized, and this one is by far the best. It’s so simple ...
How To Clean A Microwave With Vinegar & Steam; No Scrubbing!
I originally published this tutorial on how to clean a microwave years ago when we lived in our apartment, but it’s been such a popular cleaning tip that I’m sharing it again! We've never been good at remembering to cover food when we microwave it, so I end up cleaning our microwave this way a couple times a month, and it works every time! I even made a video so you can see just how easy it ...
How To Clean Grout With A Homemade Grout Cleaner
I originally published this homemade grout cleaner years ago when we first moved into our apartment. The grout was disgusting and I needed to find a way to clean it. But it's been such a popular cleaning tip that I'm sharing it again! I've used it again and again, and it still works great; 5 years later this is still my go-to recipe for a homemade grout cleaner! I even made a video so you can see ...
The Best DIY Jewelry Cleaner
I forgot to take my rings off when I was cleaning bath toys the other day, and the bleach oxidized the metal and they were pretty much immediately tarnished! I had some other jewelry laying around that was tarnished as well, so I figured it was the perfect time to clean them. I did a little research on the best DIY jewelry cleaner that you could make yourself, rather than having to buy something, ...
How To Make A Scrub Brush For Your Drill
I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for anything that will help make cleaning easier, especially when it involves tons of scrubbing. I had an extra brush head for a palm brush laying around and thought “I bet I can turn this into a scrub brush attachment for my drill.” Turns out, I was right, and it was SO easy to do! Now it’s crazy easy to clean anything that requires scrubbing; I just ...
2 Surefire Ways To Disinfect & Clean Bath Toys
If you’ve had the cold and flu bugs going around your house this winter, make sure you disinfect and clean your kids’ toys so that no one gets sick a second time! I decided to start with AJ’s bath toys, because those are pretty gross anyway and prone to getting moldy. While there are tons of different methods for getting dirt and stains off of toys, if you need to disinfect them and get rid of ...
How To Clean A Bathroom Exhaust Fan
Does your bathroom mirror get foggy after you take a shower? If so, it might mean your bathroom exhaust fan isn’t doing its job! All that heat and humidity in the air isn’t good for your walls, and they make your bathroom the perfect breeding ground for mold and mildew. When your exhaust fan is working properly, it helps remove excess moisture and odors from the air. But just like anything else, ...
15 Often Overlooked Areas When Cleaning Your Home
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CuVerro for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.Do you do spring cleaning every year? It’s easy to forget about some of the nooks and crannies in your home when doing your regular cleaning. But spring is a great time to do an extra thorough job and tackle those often overlooked areas when cleaning your home!BTW, I have a great giveaway ...
His And Hers Master Closet Makeover Reveal
Thank you to EasyClosets for sponsoring this post! As always, all opinions are 100% my own.Our master closet makeover is complete, and I’m so excited! If you remember from my previous post, we decided to give our master closets a makeover using EasyClosets because the closets in our master bedroom were not being used to their full potential. But now the closets are amazing, gorgeous, and ...
His And Hers Master Closet Makeover
Thank you to EasyClosets for sponsoring this post! As always, all opinions are 100% my own.One of my favorite things about this house when we first moved in was the master bedroom; it’s a huge space, light and airy, and it has two giant closets! We moved all of our things up to the bedroom and unpacked into the closets, but after a while we realized that even though the closets were spacious, ...
How Clean Is Clean?
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CuVerro. All opinions are 100% mine.CuVerro sent me an ATP tool to test how clean our home is, and ever since I tested our bathroom faucet handle and it came back at more than 4 times the level considered “sanitary”, I’ve been thinking about what it actually means to be “clean”. We certainly clean our home regularly, but how clean is ...
