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  • A tidy house over the holidays? Not an impossible task

    During the Holidays keeping your house neat and tidy can become complicated and frustrating. By following a few tips, however, it becomes easier. This holiday season, the house is always stormed by guests. Juggling cooking, shopping, tidying up and cleaning can become really difficult. However, here are some tips that can help you make less…

  • Giving dogs and cats at Christmas: why it might be a bad idea?

    As it happens every year, this Christmas the rush for gifts has already begun. The urge to surprise and the desire to please our beloved ones can make us make great choices but also quite risky things. One of these is to give dogs and cats as gifts at Christmas. Buying a pet is not…

  • Children and home cleaning: how to include them?

    Home cleaning, when there are 1 or more children in the house, always seems like a challenge. We are afraid that they will make a mess, run over the freshly collected pile of dust, crumble their snack on the just-washed floorโ€ฆ Yet, if we had the patience to involve them, they would be excellent helpers.…

  • Here’s how to manage moisture at home: a simple tip

    When winter and rain come, houses accumulate moisture that blackens walls, ruins furniture and decor, damages fixtures and plaster. Every year this dilemma arises: how to reduce moisture in your home? You just need to follow some simple tricks and routines to reduce the problem of humidity in your home in a easy way. A…

  • 10 tips for clearing stubborn clogs in a natural way

    Any drain will develop clogs: it’s mathematical. Daily use puts sinks and shower to the test. Food residues, grease, hair, shampoo residues and oily detergents end up in the drains, creating obstructions to the normal water flow. Most of the time clogs in pipes so form gradually, and then just use the usual products. But…

  • 10 items you absolutely should NEVER wash in the dishwasher

    The dishwasher is one of the most useful and widely used appliances. In addition to saving a lot of time, it can sanitize whatever type of objects you usually use for cooking. While the dishwasher is an excellent ally to wash pots and dishes, not all of them are suitable for a treatment at high…

  • Cleaning your fridge and freezer with a few easy tricks

    As commonly known, cleaning the fridge can be a hassle! You should remove all the drawers, then put them back in place. Be careful with detergents though, since we store food in the fridge… Not to mention the hard work of defrosting the freezer! As a good habit, cleaning the fridge should be done at…

  • 10 mistakes you make when cleaning your home

    Cleaning is definitely not funny, yet necessary. For some people cleaning is a pleasant moment, useful for finding peace of mind or to shake the stress off. For others, however, it is a hard time, to be put off as long as possible. However, most of us make a certain number of mistakes when cleaning…

  • Washing machine: how to always keep it clean and efficient

    Did you already try every type of product but your laundry is still not perfect? Maybe the actual problem is not the detergent you’re using, but the washing machine itself. If it’s not perfectly clean, your laundry won’t be either. Many people don’t mind it, but washing machine maintenance is really important and can be…

  • Wooden furniture : 9 DIY methods to clean and protect it

    Wood is a very common material used around our homes and can make any room feel cozy and yet elegant. From pretty mountain cabins to charming beach cottages and country house interiors, wooden furniture makes the difference, making any place special and unique. Like all beautiful things, however, there is a downside: unlike other materials,…