Archive: August, 2008
Cleaning tips from Grandma Owen, Floors and Carpets
Freshen carpets – liberally sprinkle oatmeal, salt or cornflour, leave for at least two hours and then vacuum. Brighten colours in a faded carpet use a mix of one part vinegar to two parts hot water. Soak a cloth in the mixture, simply rub into your carpet, watch the colours come back! Blot up pen [...]
Read moreRecent Rug Cleaning
This week I have found myself with a large quantity of rugs, in one case, the rug had not been cleaned for more than twelve years! I was looking forward to seeing the amount of dry soil that I could get out of it before any cleaning took place, I prepared my dust collecting plastic [...]
Read moreNot so sunny Eastbourne
I was rudely awoken last Thursday as lightening flickered across the sky and torrential rain tried to beat its way into our bedroom, in August I expected to have our windows open and sunscreen sitting next to the front door, but not this year. I came downstairs as the phone rang, ‘hi, its Lakeland in [...]
Read moreUseful Cleaning & Household Tips from Grandma Owen
Move furniture easily by putting foil pie dishes under each leg, now the furniture will slide easily over the carpet. Furniture dents in your carpet? A cube of ice on the dent will lift the carpet pile. Whoops! a smashed glass will leave small shards on the floor, use a piece of white bread to [...]
Read moreGrandma Owen’s housekeeping tips
Here is another collection of useful cleaning tips from yesteryear. Keep salt near you cooker to avoid a grease fire- After a spill, sprinkle your salt, when the oven cools simply brush off and wipe clean with a damp sponge. To rid appliances of yellowing – Mix a half a cup of bleach, one quarter [...]
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