pauli12
- Home owner /
- Location:
- United States /
- My favorite style:
- shabby chic, eclectic, not contrived /
- My next house project:
- We bought an older home and ended up completely redoing everything. Making decisions before having time to think has been the great challenge!
pauli12 commented on an ideabook
Can-Do Cleaning Strategies for Busy People
While you dream of having a maid (to go with the cook and chauffer), this simplified cleaning routine can keep your real-world home tidy Full Story »
I decided to try something to see how it worked and it does work and it is easy.
I fill a spray bottle with half vinegar and half water and a few drops of bleach alternative clear joy dishwashing soap.
When I get out of the shower I spray it, the tub (from having bath night before, and the lavatory and any surface that needs it.
I have old washcloths for the purpose of wiping the tub out ready to go and then I wipe the handle on the shower (rail) because it is bronze and I don't like it to stay wet. Then I swipe the lavatory. It takes me about 3 minutes and the bathroom is clean.
I use this same mixture for the toilets and do them about 2 times a week.
I mix half bleach and half water and put it in a dishwashing container and squeeze it under the rim of the toiler and in it and let it set and just flush, and I only have to use the brush on it every few months.
I was surprised this works so well.
It is just my bathroom so this is not a busy bathroom. My husband takes showers in it but other than that it gets only my use. Maybe that is why it is easy to clean... might not work if it was a busy bathroom.
I deliberately didn't get glass doors on my shower because I like to have a white curtain that I can take down every so often and throw in with my white towels and bleach.
Using all white towels is easy for me because I don't have to worry about sorting colors.
I have loved these results and now use only vinegar and water to clean with.
I even use it on my cherry floors if they need it.
I save money on cleaning supplies.
Bleach and vinegar are my 2 cleaning friends.
In the laundry we installed an inexpensive hanging rail above the laundry tub so you can dry up to 20 shirts on clothes hangers there rather than trudging out to the clothes line, which makes me less inclined to run the dryer.
Regarding the clothes dryer safety issue - we installed a new fire alarm just outside the laundry door so I can sleep easier at night now when I run my dryer, as will get an early warning if there is a fire. Best $20 we ever spent.