Consign your feather duster to the bin! They simply spread dust from one place to another.
Use a dampened cloth to banish dust. Spray furniture polish builds up on our furniture and will form a layer that actually attracts dust to it rather than repel it.
Wash your cleaning clothes after each outing as they can harbour germs. This will ensure clean cloths that give a streak free finish.
Avoid nasty kitchen smells by wiping out your bin each time you empty it. Don’t forget the inside of the lid too.
Another cause for kitchen smells can be food debris left in the dishwasher. It can build up around the door seals and in the filters. Wipe the seals and rinse out the filters on a regular basis to avoid this.
Wash the blades of your liquidiser and food processor. Don’t simply swill it with water and put it away, remove the blades and clean separately to avoid a build up of food underneath.
Always close the toilet lid before flushing! There’s a plume that escapes once it’s flushed and you can imagine what escapes in that!
Wash your reusable grocery bags. Now that we’re all remembering to take them shopping with us don’t forget to wash them every now and again. Especially if you use them for meat and fish. Be sure to turn them inside out before throwing into the washing machine.
Clean door handles, remote controls and mobile phones often. They are used more than most things in the home so it makes sense that they will need cleaning more than anything else.
Take out all the removable parts of your coffee machine and wash separately. Failing to do so just encourages bacteria to grow.
Use the upholstery attachment on your vacuum cleaner for furniture. Remember that dust accumulates there too.
Clean from top to bottom so dirt and dust falls onto uncleaned surfaces. Always vacuum floors last.
