Housecleaning tips

[wolfsoul]

Get a cat! LOL Seine is the best little bug catcher, I haven't seen one in months! She's always on the look out for bugs to catch.

LOL now that you mention it I remember a few weeks ago, Sketch had caught a spider. I worry so much that he might catch a dangerous one (black widows are very common here, and occasionally hobo spiders). He's a hunter, that little guy.

[mruffruff]

Did you know that lamp shades might be cleanable?

I washed (gently) two pleated lampshades last week. They were in good condition with plastic linings, but very dirty. I used a stiff brush, but that wasn't enough. So I hosed them down carefully in the yard and let them dry in the sun.

Worked great!

I always start at the top and work down in a room. Ceiling fans first, floors last.

[lv4dogs]

To keep things smelling fresh & clean in the winter months, put a dryer sheet in your floor register. (You lift up the register & put the sheet between the register & the floor so it is held in place)

I dust furniture before I vacuum. For many years I did it the other way around. Wonder what the rest of you do?

I usually dust then vecuum too.