Do you feel that cleaning takes you a huge amount of time? Or do you have trouble finding cleaners that are effective yet healthy and environmentally friendly? As in many other areas, it is wise to know a few small tricks when cleaning, which can save time and energy and make sure that your apartment will be clean without the use of potentially harmful cleaners.
Here are five tricks that will definitely help you maintain cleanliness in your apartment…
1.Always vacuum both sides of the carpet
Carpets are one of those items in our apartment on which stubborn dirt accumulates very quickly. A little more thorough vacuuming of carpets can thus make your home much more hygienic than it would otherwise be. So we advise you to always turn the carpet when vacuuming and vacuum it from the other side, which is something that only a few people do. This can slightly extend the time between individual deep cleanings. If you want to provide additional refreshment for the carpet, we recommend that you sprinkle baking soda on it, wait a few hours and finally vacuum the carpet.
2. Help yourself with toothpaste when cleaning
It is known that many cleaners full of harmful chemicals can be replaced with alcoholic vinegar or baking soda without much harm. However, there are plenty of other safe ingredients that can be a very high quality replacement for classic cleaners. These include toothpaste, which is especially useful for removing stains from walls, polishing silverware and faucets, and for cleaning sports shoes.
3.Clean the inside of the shower enclosure during the shower itself
Cleaning the apartment will be much less tedious and time-consuming if you take care of individual tasks by the way. If cleaning the inside of the shower door or walls is not close to your heart, especially when you are fully dressed, which is probably the case for most people, we advise you to spend a minute every day while preparing to take a shower. Thus, stubborn dirt will not be able to accumulate on the surface, which would require a huge amount of removal effort. So it is good to have a special brush near the cabin for this task, which will be completed from now on as if in a blink of an eye. If you are mainly concerned about removing limescale from bathroom equipment, we advise you to quickly wipe off the rest of the water droplets after each use. This habit will get into your blood quickly and eventually you will do it completely automatically, without any special thinking - but later on, of course, you will have significantly less work to clean up.
4.Give each thing a "home"
For every thing you have at home, find a place where it should be stored - its "home". This will make cleaning much easier, as you will only return the item that is out of place "home".
5. Use salt and lemon to clean kitchen boards
Cutting boards can quickly become a real breeding ground for bacteria, so it is very important to take care of regular and thorough cleaning of these gadgets. Two simple ingredients can help you with this - salt and lemon. Sprinkle the wooden kitchen board with salt first, then rub it with a slice of lemon. Leave on overnight before washing the board under water.
6. Be creative when using the dishwasher
The dishwasher is not only useful for washing dishes. You can wash many other things in it - from children's toys to make-up brushes and hair brushes - and save some valuable time and energy. Just check that the items you intend to wash in the dishwasher can withstand the high temperature.
7. Take a few minutes each day
Campaign cleaning is actually the hardest part. Instead, sacrifice a few minutes each day to keep the items where they belong. If you rinse the plate under running water immediately after eating, washing will not be a problem at all, otherwise rubbing the dried dishes will be much harder to deal with.
I hope my advices helped you a little bit with cleaning your apartment.
Happy weekend!
Love you @Teji
Very good advice .