Retro Remedies for a Radiant Home CLEAN CLASSICS
Mint will suppress summer stink.
Need Help? Call Brauns “Dependable, and Mr. Brauns and his staff work hard to ensure that you don’t have to worry about anything!” —Harry G. “The best law firm I’ve yet to come across. I’ll be sure to let them handle all my accident cases. They keep you updated on every step they take! It’s just awesome. You also get a welcome gift; everything is just amazing. If you have a question, they have the answer!” —Ms. Carmichael Today’s home makeover marketplace is full of high-tech goods and gadgets designed to keep your spaces clean. However, looking to the distant past reveals plenty of practical (and, in many cases, less expensive) options to bring your pad back to perfection. Here are three vintage cleaning tips that still work well today. Markers are no match for rubbing alcohol. Most parents encourage their children to explore their artistic side. Still, the possibility of your little ones becoming future Picassos can become problematic if they use markers to turn your refrigerator, countertops, walls, or other nonporous surfaces into makeshift art galleries. Instead of shrieking in horror upon discovering their creations, reach for rubbing alcohol and apply it to a cloth. Rubbing the fabric on the scribbles will dissolve the pigments, making it easier to restore your child’s ad-hoc canvas to its original, clean condition. Of course, you may want to snap a few photos of your child’s art before wiping it away — and consider purchasing more appropriate things for them to draw on!
Although the air tends to cool off this time of year, summer will be here again before we know it. If heat and humidity make your garbage cans stink to high heaven, you can find the answer to overcoming the odor in your
garden. Grow or purchase fresh mint and place a sprig in each can daily. You’ll be amazed by how quickly the stench goes away. Tidy pet hair without time travel. Pets bring joy and companionship to our lives, but their hair can do a real number on our rugs and upholstery. Interestingly, the secret to purging pet hair emerged nearly 80 years ago. In the May 1946 issue of Better Homes & Gardens, a reader recommended rubbing a wet rubber sponge on the affected areas — a process that rolls up the hair into easy-to-remove balls. A writer from the magazine decided to test this method last year — and the decades-old directions still did the trick.
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