PARTY FOUL Trust the Experts to Remove Barbecue Stains
Save the Environment – With 5 Organization Hacks
You may want to throw away your bread tags, old rakes, and shower curtain rings, but what if you can reuse them for a more sustainable, organized lifestyle? You’ll never lose your remote control or confuse your power cords again, and it won’t even cost you anything extra. No. 1: Use shower curtain rings to hang clothing items. Tank tops and delicates (like scarves) tend to scrunch and pile up in the corner of your closet or drawers. But if you’re replacing your curtain rings anytime soon, don’t toss your old ones — you can attach them to hangers and hang ties, belts, hats, and many other accessories! No. 2: Organize power cords with old bread tags. Have a chaotic power strip that’s impossible to navigate or reorganize on the fly? Luckily, you already have labels that’ll easily attach to any cord you have: bread tags. One side of your bread tag may list the “best by” date for your bread. The other side is blank! That’s where you can take a permanent marker, write down the name of the cord, and attach it to the cord near the power strip. No. 3: Repurpose old drawers to be under-the-bed storage. Most people will throw out their old wardrobes, but if you have leftover drawers, you don’t have to get rid of them. Refinishing them is optional — they make great storage containers as-is for under your bed! Store toys, board games, and more beneath your bed, sofa, or anywhere else that has a narrow opening. No. 4: Convert an old wine rack into towel storage. It can be a tough task to stow your towels in a fashionable way. But as you begin to upgrade your home decor, you may find an extra wine rack on your hands, which happens to be perfect for storing rolled towels! No. 5: Use a hollowed book for remote control storage. Have a thick book that you’re about to get rid of? It might feel sacrilegious to repurpose a book, but it’s also one of the coolest ways to celebrate literature in a stylish, practical way. Hollow out a book and use it to store many things, including remote controls.
As vaccination rollouts accelerate and the spread of COVID-19 slows down, we’re all just itching to get back to summer parties, vacations, and fun! With that comes the long-cherished summer barbecue. After all, May isn’t just National Hamburger Month; it’s the unofficial start to grilling season for Michiganders! (Although, if you’re anything like my family, grilling season is year-round.) But stains have a way of ruining all the fun. When mustard squirts out of the hot dog bun and down the front of your favorite polo, or splashback from the wine bottle hits Grandma’s silk shirt, stains are almost inevitable. So, when they make their way to your clothing, keep this guide in mind!
DON’T SCRUB IT!
Rubbing a stain will only make the situation worse. This is the easiest way to push a stain into a piece of clothing — or any material for that matter — and ruin it. Take silk for example. When you rub it in an attempt to remove a stain, you're actually lifting the color from the fabric, too. Silk materials are only dyed at the top layer. Unlike cotton, which is dyed all the way through, silk will lose its color faster.
If you do attempt to battle a stain, remember to blot, not rub, and use cool water.
TRUST THE PROS INSTEAD
The best way to protect your garments from further damage due to a pesky barbecue party stain is to take it to a professional dry cleaner. In particular, any stains that involve barbecue sauce and mustard are going to require professional knowledge and care. In our experience, these are the most difficult to remove. Janet Davis Cleaners has been removing all kinds of stains from clothing, bedding, rugs, and other materials for more than five generations. We have the tools and know-how to safely remove a stain from a silk shirt or your nice slacks without discoloration or damage. If you or a fellow partygoer has a barbecue mishap this summer, don’t panic! The favorite shirt isn’t ruined. Instead, trust our team to remove that pesky stain without further damage.
We hope these tips will inspire you to reduce and reuse! See you next month!
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