maintenance
Housekeeping tips: Getting rid of glue stains on furniture
If you have to glue your furniture, then you better do it carefully – it can be pretty hard to get rid of glue stains. But even if you already have these stains, you can get rid of them, or at least make them less noticeable.
Kate Yakimchuk glue cleaning tips tips Helpful tips 19 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Cleaning laptop dynamics safely
If you love listening to music and watching films without earphones, then you should keep the dynamics clean. Dirty dynamics can make the sound quieter, and they may also change the quality of the sound a lot.
Kate Yakimchuk laptop cleaning tips gadget cleaning Helpful tips 19 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Taking care of antique furniture
If you love the sophisticated beauty of antique furniture, then you probably have a nice collection of amazing art pieces and furniture. Antique furniture can be extremely expensive, so it requires regular and careful maintenance.
Kate Yakimchuk cleaning tips old furniture care Helpful tips 16 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Dusting cushioned furniture
If you love soft and comfortable furniture, then you probably have lots of cushioned items – they are beautiful and extremely convenient to use. The main problem is that even if you don't spill anything on them, they can become dusty in a few months, or even years.
Kate Yakimchuk dusting tips cleaning dust Helpful tips 16 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Keep the entrance clean in winter
When it's cold and wet outside, it's almost impossible not to leave any footprints in your house. While you can always clean the floor, it often takes time and effort to do it – so what can you do?
Kate Yakimchuk cleaning tips winter Helpful tips 16 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Washing a kitchen sink – how often should you do it?
A kitchen sink can be a pretty dirty place, simply because it constantly contacts with grease, dirt, food particles, which cause bacteria to grow. Therefore, you should clean your kitchen sink regularly to avoid smell and disease – but how often should you do it?
Kate Yakimchuk kitchen sink cleaning tips odor washing Helpful tips 15 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Taking good care of knitted sweaters
Knitted sweaters are cozy and simply beautiful, and they can also last for decades, especially if you take good care of them. Depending on material and type of your sweater, it might require different types of care and maintenance from you.
Kate Yakimchuk washing tips clothing care hygiene Helpful tips 14 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Furniture varnish cracks – reasons and solutions
Even high-quality furniture can dry out over time, and it can cause furniture varnish cracks. It doesn't look good, and it's fixable – but it's always easier to prevent the problem than to fix it.
Kate Yakimchuk furniture fixing Helpful tips 13 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Furniture polish – renew it by yourself
If your furniture looks a bit dull or rough, then it might need a new layer of furniture polish. While you can always hire a professional to do it for you, you can also try doing it by yourself.
Kate Yakimchuk old furniture cleaning tips ideas Helpful tips 13 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Stained wood furniture – how to take care of it?
Stained wood furniture looks amazing, and it can last for a long time, but you should take good care of it. While stained wood is usually sealed and protected from sun and water, this wax or polish can be easily damaged if you're not careful enough.
Kate Yakimchuk old furniture materials fixing Helpful tips 12 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Washing your decorative blankets – how often should you do it?
While it's normal to change your bed sheets regularly, it's not that obvious whether you should wash your decorative blankets too often or not. Decorative blankets can be quite different, and their material and the way you use them can affect their cleanliness a lot.
Kate Yakimchuk washing tips blanket hygiene cleaning tips Helpful tips 10 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Suspended ceilings – how to clean them?
Modern suspended ceilings can look as good as the regular ones, and they can also last for decades. Meanwhile, they will only remain good-looking if you take good care of them.
Kate Yakimchuk cleaning tips washing dirt Helpful tips 9 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Dirty footprints and light floors – clean them quickly!
Light-colored floors can look absolutely amazing, but they require regular cleaning, or they will become dirty quickly. On rainy days, you can leave dirty footprints almost immediately, and it's usually better to clean them as soon as possible.
Kate Yakimchuk cleaning tips washing Helpful tips 8 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Taking the trash away – how often should you do it?
Bigger families often use bigger trash bins – simply because it takes way less time to make them full. Meanwhile, using bigger trash bins doesn't mean that you can take them away less often, because dirt can bring lots of unpleasant odors.
Kate Yakimchuk trash cleaning tips home odors Helpful tips 6 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Dirt or comfort – should you use a carpet?
From many items, carpets tend to be the dirtiest – simply because of how much dirt they collect. They can accumulate hair, debris, and dust quickly, so you have to take good care of them to make them feel and smell good.
Kate Yakimchuk carpet cleaning tips dirt dusting tips Helpful tips 6 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Professional cleaners – do they do everything?
In some cases, it's easier and faster to hire professional cleaners who can take good care of your house and make it clean again. Meanwhile, professional cleaners can't do just everything – they have a special list of things they can do when taking care of your house.
Kate Yakimchuk cleaning Helpful tips 5 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Cleaning the tile joints
Not just the tiles themselves, but also tile joints require regular cleaning and maintenance to look good. Over time, tile joints can become dark and dirty, and it's always easier to avoid it than to fix it.
Kate Yakimchuk tiles cleaning tips washing Helpful tips 5 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Baking tray cleaning – get rid of the grease
Of all things you have to clean at home, grease might be the worst – it smells, it stains other things, and it's hard to get rid of. If you have a full baking tray of grease, then you can still clean it and make it look perfect.
Kate Yakimchuk cleaning tips cooking baking Helpful tips 3 January 2024
Housekeeping tips: Cleaning your house after many guests
If you're about to have a huge party, then you should be ready not only to clean your house before they arrive, but also after they leave. Many guests can create lots of mess, so you should put some time and effort into making your house nice and clean again.
Kate Yakimchuk party cleaning tips guests washing tips Helpful tips 2 January 2024
Maintain your stovetop clean: Housekeeping tips
If you cook a lot, or just have a black glass stovetop, then you know how quickly it becomes dirty. You can be a careful and clean person, but still get your stovetop dirty every time you use it - so what can you do?
Kate Yakimchuk cleaning tips washing dirt Helpful tips 2 January 2024