Life hacks for cleaning

Every apartment owner dreams of living in perfect order and sparkling cleanliness. But not everyone likes to arrange cleaning, as this process is laborious and takes a lot of time. To ensure that cleanliness in the house always pleases households, and the rooms are not cluttered with unnecessary things, it is recommended to use useful tips for cleaning, cleaning various surfaces and organizing storage.

To achieve a pure white bathtub edge, you need to dip cotton pads in the bleaching solution, place them on the dirty areas and leave them overnight. This procedure helps to get rid of mold, so that the bathroom will shine cleanly. And for the bathroom to become snow-white, you will need to fill it with hot water and dissolve a double portion of a special oxygen bleach. The sparkling whiteness will appear the very next morning. To remove limescale, you can similarly apply citrus fruits sprinkled with salt.

To clean the surface of the mirrors to a perfect shine, wipe them with a vinegar solution diluted with water in a 1: 1 ratio... To get a pleasant aroma, you can dilute the resulting liquid with a few drops of lemon juice or essential oil. In order to get rid of rust, you should walk over the corrosion spots with cut lemon soaked in table salt. This will completely remove the rusty areas.

To prevent dust from accumulating on the ventilation hatch, it is recommended to rub it with wax after cleaning the surface, as this will prevent the adhesion of dust particles. You can use a rag wrapped around the knife to clean holes where dust has clogged. Before starting the cleaning procedure, soak it in detergent. To clean walls and ceilings that are difficult to reach, all you need to do is grab a mop and put a rag on it. The shower cubicle and its walls, on which soap stains form, can be cleaned using a stiff brush and a chemical cleaner designed for glass cleaning. You can also use a car wiper.

Faucets will sparkle too if polished with baby oil on a regular napkin. A similar method is suitable for rubbing the metal handles of cabinets and doors. If your home has granite countertops, you can clean them by mixing a quarter glass of alcohol, a couple of cups of water with 5-6 drops of liquid soap in a spray bottle. Use a mixed solution to wipe down surfaces for effective cleaning.

Baking soda is the best solution to keep your tiles and joints clean. Also, baking soda will prevent slipping and the formation of a greasy film on the tile covering. With soda, you can clean the sink by sprinkling it on a moistened surface, then wiping it with a sponge, which must first be moistened with a small amount of hydrogen peroxide. This will remove scratches and stains.

To make the microwave oven clean and get rid of unpleasant odors, you will need to put a container filled with water and lemon slices in it, then turn on the device for 5 minutes. The oven can become clean by making a special cleansing paste with your own hands. To do this, mix 1 cup of baking soda and 1 tablespoon of soap diluted with water. The consistency of the solution should resemble pancake dough. You need to lubricate the dirty areas and set the timer for 15 minutes, then rinse the applied paste from the surface of the oven and wipe the oven with a dry cloth.

The hotplates of an electric stove are cleaned by applying a paste mixed of soda, liquid soap and water. After application, the solution must be kept on the burners for 15-20 minutes. Then wash them thoroughly and let dry completely. If stubborn stains appear on the gas stove, you can use a paste made from baking soda, water, and a small amount of hydrogen peroxide. The mixture is left on the surface for 5-10 minutes, after which the treatment areas are wiped with a sponge or kitchen towel.

A low concentration of water line peroxide with a soapy solution is also suitable for cleaning the floor. The mixture will help clean various stains on your flooring. And to remove stains on the carpet, it is recommended to take vinegar in a 1: 2 ratio with water. Then moisten a towel with the solution, cover the stain with it and place the steam iron on top for 30 seconds. To make the furniture cleaner and remove stains, you need to sprinkle it with baking soda, leaving it for 20 minutes. After this procedure, the soda is carefully collected using stiff bristles, and the furniture is vacuumed.

For leather furniture that is scratched, you need a shoe polish that matches the color of the furniture. Microfiber furniture can be cleaned with rubbing alcohol and a sponge. It is recommended to use a light colored sponge or one that matches the color of the furniture to avoid shedding. After the alcohol-treated areas have dried, wipe the contaminated areas with a stiff brush.

When putting things in order in a room, the basic components are the absence of unnecessary things and the arrangement of all interior items in their places. In the freed up space, it will not be difficult to find the right thing, as well as invite guests. In addition, perfect order will make life easier for household members from a practical point of view. First you need to disassemble the closet. Remove wardrobe items from its shelves that are no longer worn, become worn out, out of size, rarely used or abandoned altogether, as well as broken accessories.

There is no need to leave shoes in the house that rub your feet, are very worn out or leaky... This also applies to frayed bags, washed bathrobes and worn-out household clothes. In this case, it is recommended to approach thoroughly the decluttering of the room space. For each item that randomly occupies space, it is worthwhile to define a personal area in which it will always be stored. First of all, you should place objects that are in sight.

If things have accumulated in the house that are rarely used, but may come in handy in the future, it is recommended to prepare the boxes and complete various items in them so that they do not lie in plain sight. If unnecessary or out-of-order copies are found, it is worth immediately sorting them out for disposal. It is recommended to distribute things in separate storages on the basis of the presence of similar signs.

After categorizing things that take up extra space and create disorder, it is worth moving on to organizing the unloaded space, namely, to the distribution of things on the shelves. Thanks to this, it will be possible to achieve functionality and ease of maintenance of the things stored in the room.

If cleaning is required at an accelerated pace, it is recommended to set the timer for the required time, and then proceed with the de-cluttering. When clearing different rooms from trash, your approach is required. So, from the bathroom and toilet, you should throw out expired means for caring for and washing the body, get rid of old washcloths, sponges and empty tubes that have become unusable detergents. With large volumes of work, you do not need to try to clean very quickly, because later it will be difficult to find the required items. So that mountains of trash do not fill the whole house, it is worth making such an audit on a regular basis, getting rid of everything unnecessary in a timely manner.

However, if the items are in good condition, they can be donated to a charity or given to friends. To create comfort, you should start by cleaning the hallway. There should not be many pairs of shoes on the floor; they should be put away in the shoe storage. Jackets should not hang in a pile on hooks; it is better to hang excess outerwear on hangers in the closet. Figurines and figurines are great places for dust to accumulate. And it takes a lot of effort to wipe them, so you should get rid of unnecessary souvenirs or put them in a place that is less prone to dust.

To hide the huge amount of wires stretching across the room, you should use these helpful tips. If the extension cord gets tangled under your feet or gets in the way, taking up a lot of space on the table, you need to allocate a box for it. Make the required holes in it and put the chargers and cables there. You can fix the extension cord and wires under the table - you will need binders that fix in the right place using screws. The extension should be fixed closer to the wall under the countertop. After that, all devices are connected, and the wires are collected using clamps.

If you need to hide a long wire, you can use a construction stapler. With its help, it is possible to fix the interfering cable with clips next to the table leg.Another option is to use cable ties to hold the wire. You can also use a wide Velcro - pressing it with screws on the back of the tabletop, attach an extension cord to it. If the wires are dangling under the work table, the best way to fix the problem is to thread them through special cable ducts that are sold in every hardware store.

To avoid confusion in the cables in the future, you need to organize them correctly. To do this, collect cords from various devices lying around the house that are not in their places. Then place them in the provided box, into which insert the cardboard dividers. Now you can put the wires there, secured with cable ties to avoid tangling. Other secrets of quick cleaning

• So that cleaning does not drag on for the whole day, it is important to correctly distribute forces and decide on a plan for cleaning the rooms. For this purpose, so that you do not have to rush between rooms, it is recommended to take with you a plastic box in which you can put the necessary cleaning agents.
• To streamline the storage of detergents, it will not be superfluous to put things in order in the nightstand in the kitchen... Hooks should be installed to hang rubber gloves, and brushes and rags should be neatly folded. After all, it is easy to find the right tool in perfect order.
• To quickly clean the toilet, pour the cleaning liquid into it and go on business. After the time has passed, you can simply walk the toilet brush along the walls.
• To save on the purchase of expensive cleaners, you can ask for help from folk remedieswho can do the job just as well as their competitors.