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Easy and Fun Tips For Spring Cleaning Your Home

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Real Estate Agent with Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Annapolis MD 21403 DRE# 319853

Easy and Fun Tips For Spring Cleaning Your Home

 

Every household has its own way of cleaning and keeping their abode in tip top form. Here are a few items I love that you can add to your collection when it comes time for spring cleaning

Spring Cleaning Tips

 

  • For Squeaky doors use petroleum jelly instead of oil for a no drip solution.
  • Fill nail holes with a mixture of cornstartch and water till it forms a paste
  • tarnished silverware is easy to clean when you use a cake pan lined with aluminum foil. Fill with 8 cups of warm water (150 degrees) mixed with 1/4 cup baking soda and then lay silverware in pan. Awesome and so easy!
  • Your chimney will stay clean if you throw a handful of salt in the fire
  • Ants hate anything spicy. Sprinkle ground pepper, cayenne, even cinnamon, in their path and you will stop them in their tracks
  • Keep candles in the refrigerator for several hours before use. This will slow down dripping and they will last longer
  • Flat leftover  beer from those holiday parties  are great for your gardens. Plants love the yeast
  • Have you tried baby wipes on carpet stains. They work awesome
  • A handful of rice run through your coffee grinder will sharpen the blades

 

So there you go. A few tips to make this years spring cleaning a breeze

Easy and Fun Tips For Spring Cleaning Your Home

 

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About the Author Martha Brown- As a third generation Annapolitan I love to write about my experiences in and out of the real estate market. Licensed since 1992 all with Long & Foster I am a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and a Seller Representation Specialist (SRS) whose passion is homes in the Annapolis MD area and surrounding communities. My goal is to help my clients understand the real estate market and to then make sound real estate decisions. 

 

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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Martha, these are all great tips ... I like the "natural" remedies and re-purposing of beer.  I've never seen a drunk plant

Feb 27, 2016 01:59 AM
Martha Brown
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Annapolis MD 21403 - Annapolis, MD
Your Homes Around Annapolis Agent

Me too Kathleen. Me too. I have never seen a drunk plany either but I have seen one hungover

Feb 27, 2016 05:22 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

I remember that the secret recipe for a gardening show I worked for started with a can of beer and a can of coke.  The beer tip reminded me of that.

Feb 27, 2016 09:20 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Martha

These are such good suggestions. I echo Kathleen's thoughts on natural remedies. My daughter used to make ALL her cleaning supplies, but as a busy Mom now has moved away from that just a little

Jeff

Feb 27, 2016 11:15 AM
Craig Cooper
Chase International Real Estate - Tahoe City, CA
Creating-Preserving-Growing Wealth in Real Estate

Martha, thank you for the tips. I have not heard of a couple of them and they sound like great solutions.

Feb 28, 2016 03:53 PM
Jim Crawford
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA

Thank you for sharing.  Great tips!  There are so many helpful ideas that can aid and enhance our clients lives.  I like your observations.

Feb 28, 2016 11:30 PM
Martha Brown
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Annapolis MD 21403 - Annapolis, MD
Your Homes Around Annapolis Agent

Hi Chris Ann- We always end up with stale beer from the holidays and the plants love it.

I love natural solutions Jeff. These are so simple too.

Hi Craig. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you get to try a few.

Hi Jim. Thanks so much.

Mar 01, 2016 12:23 AM