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34 THE RURAL VOICE
Home Decorating
Tips to help
spring cleaning
Patti
Robertson
operates
Classic
Interiors in
Wingham.
By Patti Robertson
1 have been as busy as a beaver —
painting, polishing, rubbing,
scrubbing and washing everything in
sight. A flurry in the activity in my
ritual of spring housecleaning!
The other day while tackling the
stove it dawned on me just how many
simple little household items I use to
get a job done. An example: the
common Q-tip or toothpick. Whether
it be a small craft project, a paint
touch-up or getting into hard -to -reach
corners and crevasses I find that both
of these get in there with the greatest
of ease.
Old toothbrushes are a great soft
scrubbing tool that work wonders on
surfaces that I do not want to damage
or mar and yet need deep down extra
power to remove grit and grime.
Likewise a nail brush comes in handy
as an alternative scrubbing buddy and
I find one a great help in the laundry
room where I utilize it to either
gently scrub stubborn stains out or
use a bouncing action to softly drive
the stain from a loose woven fabric.
Of course, I would be remiss if I
failed to mention my all-time
favourite cleaner, white vinegar. This
gem of a cleaning product is a mild
acid and works wonders in cleaning
the dust and grime from ornaments,
knick-knacks, china, windows, floors
and one of my constant usages, as a
laundry softener in the rinse
cycle...no static cling, no soap
residue and no sludge buildup in the
washing machine as each rinse acts as
a cleansing bath for the machine!
Baking soda is another household
and budget -friendly product. It mixes
up into a great paste for the cleaning
of all chrome surfaces, is wonderful
on the porcelain surfaces of