Wooden furniture makes for beautiful, elegant interior design. Whether it’s a coffee table for placing your brew on each morning, a statement-piece dining room table with enough room for everyone, or a cozy rocking chair — wood furniture is still as popular as ever. Like many things in your home, wood furniture requires extra care and cleaning to keep it looking its best. Dusting, wiping and waxing wood are all great steps to take when routinely cleaning and preventing future wear and tear, but you typically can’t use the same cleaning products you use elsewhere in your home. To help you clean your wood effectively, protect your investment and take care of it, we’ve created a Spy guide for cleaning...
While the theme of the season continues to be "hot girl summer," admittedly, we're more into clean girl summer. There's just nothing like the feeling of cracking open a brand new package of rubber gloves, taking a whiff of the bright, lemony scent of cleaning products, and scrubbing every nook and cranny of your home. Lucky for us, (and just in time for the heatwaves to come), one Facebook user has found the secret to your cleanest swimming pool ever, using a handy cleaning product that everyone already knows and loves—Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Why a Backyard Stock Tank Pool Is (Still) a Very Good Idea 16 Fun Swimming Pool Accessories for Your First Summer Dip In a Facebook post...
Today post is all about stainless steel sinks, but in the interest of full disclosure, I feel I must admit that I don’t actually have a stainless steel sink at home. However, we do have a stainless steel sink in the kitchen at the OGT Studio, and I have enough experience with it to know firsthand just how tricky it can be to keep it looking truly clean. But today I have a brilliant tip to share with you that makes it much easier! In fact, this tip will not only leave your stainless steel sink looking clean, it’ll be gleaming! And the process couldn’t be easier. As it turns out, all it takes to shine up a stainless steel...
Sponges get all the blame when it comes to germs in the kitchen, but according to findings from Bounty paper towels—with help from Bill Nye (the Science Guy), actor and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik, and others—the cleanup tool has a sidekick: the dish towel. Eleven percent of survey respondents admitted that they’ll only replace theirs after a full week of use, despite the fact that in the report, infectious disease expert and microbiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera says “used dishcloths can be a haven for bacteria,” including E.coli. Think of everything that hits your countertops in the course of a week—now imagine spreading that around with the same towel you use to dry plates with. “Because they are multipurpose and often go...
s. You’ll be seeing your beautiful reflection in no time at all! Imagine – It’s early in the morning. You are the first one to wake up. You hear birds chirping, your house is quiet. You are enjoying that wonderful morning and you already know – the day is going to be amazing! You look towards the windows and you see the sun rays peeking through the curtains. You get up, you open the curtains, and… And… You are standing in front of the nastiest windows you’ve ever seen in your entire life! Fingerprints, dog nose prints, splashes with unknown origin, grease, dust… Where is all of this even coming from?? Now you know what this day is perfect for...
