How to Maintain Your Upholstery
There is nothing more relaxing than coming home from a hard day at work and putting your feet up on the sofa to relax. The downside to this is that over time, even with just simple everyday use, your upholstered furniture will start to look dirty and worn. The good news is that with preventative […]
How to Remove Pet Hair from Your Home
Having a family pet makes life more interesting and fun. Unfortunately, the downside to pets to that they leave fur and hair everywhere they go. Even if your pets aren’t allowed on your bed or the living room furniture, pet hair from other surfaces can transfer to your clothes and hair on your clothing can […]
Best Way to Clean Your Curtains or Drapes
Curtains and drapes hang in your home, primarily to help block sunlight and offer you privacy. But as they hang, curtains and drapes can get dirty. Dirt, dust, and dander can settle on them, and small stains may appear, especially if you have children who touch them often. It is important to maintain and clean […]
How to Clean Your Blinds
When was the last time you cleaned your blinds? Like drapes, once they become noticeably dirty, it’s past time for cleaning. The best way to clean blinds is to dust them regularly before dirt, pet hair and bug spots build up to intolerable levels. Although many helpful cleaning sites advertise how “easy” it is to clean dirty […]
4 Ways to Party Proof Your Floors
Protecting your floors from a party disaster can be a challenge! Whether you’re indoors on light-colored carpet and worried about wine spills or on your back deck and dealing with sticky food droppings, a fun party can leave behind some not-so-fun side effects. You don’t want to stress out your guests by forcing them to […]
How Should I Maintain High Foot Traffic Areas?
Foyers and hallways are two of the highest traffic areas in your home. Without the proper care, the floor in these rooms can soon begin to look tired and worn out. You can help maintain the beauty of your home’s floors by using these four tips.
How to Properly Care for Tile Floors
Your tile floors take a lot of abuse. Without the right maintenance, it is easy for them to wind up dingy and detract from your home’s appearance. Use these tips make sure your flooring stays beautiful and will continue to last for years to come.
Tips for Reducing In-Home Air Pollution
You expect your home to be a relaxing respite from the stress of the day. You also want it to be the last place in the world where you and your family have to worry about staying healthy. One key to ensuring that your interiors are good for your body is to cut down on […]
How to Maintain Your Wood Floors
Whether your home’s wood floors are solid or engineered hardwood or made of bamboo or maple, they add natural beauty and upscale appeal to your interiors. They can continue to look good for decades and even add value when you sell your property but only if you keep maintaining them properly.
Why You Shouldn’t Wear Shoes in Your Home
Imagine dropping your gum on the grocery store bathroom floor. You’d throw it out immediately. Flushing toilets send up a fine mist, then along comes the janitor’s mop to spread the results around the rest of the floor along with (maybe) sanitizing chemicals. Plus, many shoes have probably walked across that floor since its last […]
Cleaning Up After the Holidays
Once the holidays are over, it is difficult to feel enthusiastic about taking down the decorations for storage and returning your home to its pre-holiday order. But the sooner you do it, the better you will feel. These tips will help you tidy up the seasonal mess without stressing you out.
What Are the Best Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products?
Traditional cleaning products have been in use for years, so what’s the big deal? Is eco-friendly house cleaning all it’s cracked up to be? Though different techniques work for everyone, more and more experts are starting to agree that green cleaning is the method of choice whenever possible. Here’s why.
5 Common Mistakes People Make When Cleaning Their Floors
Most people think they know how to clean the floors of their homes the right way, but they often make mistakes which can leave the floors less than clean and may cause damage. You can save money with DIY floor cleaning, but only if you do it correctly. Here are five tips to help keep your floors sparkling:
Getting Your Home Ready for the Holidays
It may be hard to believe, but the holidays are just around the corner. Before you know it, you will be rushing to stuff the turkey and trying to find time to finish your last-minute holiday shopping. So, the last thing you want to worry about is whether your home is clean and ready for […]
Your Part in Keeping Your Carpet Clean
Walking into a room with a fresh, clean carpet is one of the best feelings in the world. Keeping your carpet clean is pretty simple as long as you keep up with it. To ensure it stays clean and fresh-looking, you’ll want to get help from professional carpet cleaners that know how to properly handle […]
Cleaning Tips to Keep You and Your Family Healthy
Are you sick and tired of cleaning your home? Well, unfortunately, if you don’t clean your home well enough, you can have a difficult time keeping your family and yourself healthy. Every year, thousands of people get sick from the bacteria in their own homes. But with proper cleaning, you can help to reduce many of the illnesses […]
The Dirtiest Places in Your Home (and Why)!
No one wants their family to live in a dirty home, but are you neglecting your home’s dirtiest parts? You may think that the most germs are on your toilet seat, but you are wrong. According to Dr. Chuck Gerba, a professor of microbiology at the University of Arizona, a toilet seat is one item in your home which is extremely unlikely to make you […]
Tips on Maintaining Leather Furniture
Art Van and other furniture stores have been boasting tent sales, anniversary sales, best-of-the-summer sales, just-because-we-want-to sales, and so many other sales all summer long here in Metro Detroit. Okay, so we made some of those up, but you get the point. Furniture stores are always offering great deals on furniture. But once you leave […]