House Cleaning Tips & Home Care Guides

Oh man, a flood. That’s never fun for anybody. Floods are messy business that can put a real damper on anyone’s mood (pun intended). Initially, a flood can cause all sorts of damage to your home, your possessions, and personal belongings. And even weeks later you can...

For the longest time growing up, I avoided touching the fabric softener on my mother’s laundry machine. I actually didn’t understand the bottles purpose. I knew from the label it was designed to make fabrics softer, but still I felt like if I poured it in the wrong...

Summer time is a great time for having a barbeque with friends and family. Warm weather, good times, good food, right? Well, for that matter, Fall and Spring are great times too. And in some climates, Winter isn’t such a bad a time for a BBQ either. After being used a...

Dealing with mildew in your home is fun...said no one ever. You have seen mildew building up at some point in your life. It’s black, slimy, and gross. You don’t have to know exactly what mildew is to know you don’t want it in your home! But... Let’s take a moment to...

Red wine. Is there any substance more spillable on this earth? Seriously, right behind spaghetti sauce and wing sauce, red wine is one of the most dangerous stain producing things ever to exist. It’s bad enough to spill anything on your clothes, especially when out...

Cleaning out your dishwasher. It almost seems counter intuitive, doesn’t it? Cleaning a cleaning machine? Shouldn’t it be cleaning itself as it cleans your dishes? Well, yes and no. But mostly no. There are parts of a dishwasher that need your tender love and care to...

I don’t like when grease pops and lands right in my eyeball. Who does, right? But I still love cooking up some greasy foods. Even when I’m being “healthy” and frying up some pan seared salmon, popping oil in my pan just can’t be avoided! After you fry basically...

Every home has a smell to it. Most of us can become nose-blind to smells we live with. Maybe you didn’t discover yours did until a visitor pointed it out to you. That would be embarrassing. There are plenty of products on the market designed to help you mask household...

What makes those glasses look so cloudy? Why do they look dirtier after being in the dishwasher than when they went it? If you’ve wondered this before, then we are going to clear up a couple things today! Get it? Clear up! We’re going to make your glasses clear again!...

Wicker furniture is really great at bringing a rustic, antique sort of posh to your home decor. When combined with most styles, wicker can easily make a complement to most homes. You can paint it up, or dress it down. For me, wicker reminds me of front-porch-sittin’....

You just made an amazing casserole and devoured it all! The table is cleared and you put all the dishes into the dishwasher to be cleaned. You check back to empty your clean dishes only to find that you baking dish is still caked with burnt food and dry grease! Oh no!...

Your bedroom. It’s your sanctuary. Nobody is ever allowed in. It’s not for the public. It’s your retreat. It’s where you go to get rest recharge every night so you can wake up ready to take on another day in the morning. You are a walking battery, and your bedroom is...