How to Clean Like a Professional: Five Tips for Easy House Cleaning
February 12, 2024
If you have ever used a professional cleaning company, you will certainly know the excitement – and relief – of coming home after a professional cleaning. Kitchen appliances sparkle, the hardwood floors shine, and the whole house smells wonderfully clean – and you didn’t lift a finger to get it done!
However, most people cannot afford to have their home professionally cleaned on a daily basis and need to do at least some minimal cleaning between professional house cleaning visits. As the owner of Kitsap Clean, a Bainbridge Island cleaning company (Washington state), I often get questions for customers on how to keep up their home after we leave and between their regularly scheduled cleaning visits. Here are five easy to implement house cleaning tips to keep your home visitor ready between your professional house cleaning visits.
1. Clean from Top to Bottom
Dust settles, and every professional house cleaner knows that you need to clean a room from top to bottom. Otherwise, you will end up having to re-clean a lot of surfaces! Start by knocking off the dust from high surfaces like ceiling fans and then do a “high dusting” of the top of your rooms to remove cobwebs and dust before dusting lower surfaces like dressers and tables.
2. Use the Right Tools
It is worthwhile spending some money on at least a few professional quality tools like an extension duster – which will let you reach high areas of your room – and a cleaning caddy to hold your supplies. The right tools will save you a lot of time and frustration when you are cleaning.
3. Use Non-Toxic Products Whenever Possible
Using non-toxic products is not just good for the environment – it is good for your own health as well! There are plenty of green options available these days, and you can also make your own cleaning products from items you likely already have around your home. Vinegar and baking soda, for example, are great for many different cleaning jobs. You can also ask your house cleaner for recommendations of what products they like to use, and they may even share some of their own cleaning recipes with you!
4. Use Essential Oils Keep Your Home Smelling Great
This is actually one of my favorite tips for keeping my home smelling great between cleaning days. Sprinkle a few drops of your favorite essential oil on a light bulb and then turn it on. The smell will quickly spread throughout the room. I really enjoy doing this with lavender oil as I find it relaxing, but you can use any oil that you prefer. Lots of my clients like the smell of lemon and mint essential oils, but you should experiment to find a scent you love. You can also change the oil you use to match your mood, and you may even want to consider investing in an essential oil diffuser to use the oils even more easily.
5. Clean to the Right Beat
Listening to music you enjoy while you clean can make the time go by faster while you are cleaning your home. Try to find a genre and tempo that energizes you while you are cleaning!
This Thursday, October 15th, the City of Boulder will be meeting at the town hall to celebrate and inform about Universal Recycling and Composting. All are welcome to join in from 5-8 p.m. at the City of Boulder town hall. From 5-6 p.m. there will be a reception with food and refreshments provided, followed by a presentation which will include some smaller breakout sessions. Some of the breakout sessions will include topics on: zero waste in the home, disposing of hard to recycle items and hazardous materials, for businesses and property owners: how to comply with the Universal Zero Waste Ordinance, creating sustainable sourcing and Zero Waste certification. To learn more about this event, please go to the following link: https://bouldercolorado.gov/lead/zero-waste. If you are interested in attending, it is most helpful to RSVP to this event and you can do so by following this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-zero-waste-boulder-community-in-action-tickets-18514444201.
BOO! Is your home SCARY, and in need of a cleaning? Let Clean Conscience help you with your home cleaning needs. Whether you are in need of a one-time cleaning or you are looking for repeat home cleaning service, let Clean Conscience help you today. We offer a wide variety of services and would be happy to provide you with more information, so please give us a call today at 303-495-2444, or you are welcome to check out our website at www.cleanconscience.com.
As we are approaching the holiday season with many house guests arriving we would like to remind everyone that this is the optimal time to get your home professionally cleaned. Whether you are in need of a one-time deep clean, a move-in or move-out clean, or perhaps you are more interested in repeat cleaning service, give Clean Conscience a call today at 303-495-2444. If you feel like giving the gift of cleaning to a loved one or co-worker, we also provide gift certificates, so give Clean Conscience a call today. We want to wish everyone a very safe & Happy Holiday season.
Most people coming into this will ask: What is ‘bluing’, anyway? The simple and most common answer is that it’s a compound used to counteract the yellowing of laundered fabric. If you search for the uses of ‘bluing’ anywhere, it’s impossible for ‘laundry’ and ‘whitening’ not to come up in the results. But there’s more to this 100 year-old product than meets the eye. Mrs. Stewart’s Liquid Bluing is not only groundbreaking for its ability to make your white clothes even whiter, but also for its versatility. A few drops in a pitcher of water can go a long way in cleaning and improving the quality of your day to:
If the idea of selling your house, and keeping it clean while selling, is on your mind, this blog post is for you! Most sellers have a way of life. Think: having a pile of dirty laundry by the shower (where you remove your clothes), or the pile of makeup on the bathroom counter for getting ready in the morning. The idea of listing your home for sale gets you to thinking “How will I keep it clean and organized, show ready” on a day-to-day basis. Obstacles like late night work session’s, children’s play rooms, making beds in the mornings when there is already little time. You may have already spent weekends prepping your home. Painting. Organizing. Your limbs may be drooping from getting all of the prep work done. You expect a buyer to walk in and immediately put a contract to purchase and your life can get back to normal. Not quite. In many markets the industry average for a home priced right, and in good condition should sell within 160 days of being on the market. In easy terms, that could be five months or longer. In the beginning of the process you are enthusiastic! Exuberant! You know each day the right person may walk through that door! As the first month passes your diligence is waning. Keeping the house clean, fresh smelling, and organized is a big job. Let’s look at some ways to easily keep things from piling up, or the process of picking up after all the members of the family easy.
As a company that provides cleaning services for Ocean First Divers we are proud to announce that recently they have been awarded the Blue Certified eco-label. This organization is continually researching and implementing ways to improve their business, and they joined the Blue Certification program because they wanted a “step-by-step system in order to achieve more efficient business practices, increase cost savings, and attract more clients who care about the ocean.” To read more about this incredible organization and perhaps learn how you can also get more involved, please visit Ocean First website at https://www.oceanfirst.blue/.
When it comes to cleaning, we all want to get the job done quickly, easily and efficiently. As simple as that may be, for a lot of homeowners cleaning becomes a very stressful, time consuming task that ends in frustration and unsatisfactory results. We’ve come to find that the root of the problem generally lies in the methods or products used that only seem to be doubling your work, or causing more harm than good! So as usual, in our bid to help you make house cleaning quick and easy, we’ve come up with a list of 10 common cleaning mistakes that are wasting your precious time and doing more harm than good to your home.
Balancing the tasks of keeping a home properly cleaned while also providing care and support for a family can often feel like no less than a Herculean effort. Throw in the added concern of adhering to a cleaning routine that is environmentally-friendly, and you may begin to feel overwhelmed. However, maintaining a clean household while simultaneously utilizing cleaning methods that are environmentally-friendly doesn’t have to be impossible—and it doesn’t have to be difficult. While hiring professional housekeeping in San Diego can help aid in tackling the more laborious home-cleaning tasks for you, there are still small ways in which you can practice sustainable cleaning on a regular basis. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to ditch the toxic, harsh chemicals found in typical cleaning products and strive for more eco-friendly cleaning, this is it. Fortunately, the tasks of keeping your space clean and helping to keep the environment healthy are able to coexist peacefully. Here are some helpful tips you can use to make your eco-friendly cleaning goals easier and reduce your waste:
We are often asked the following question: “what makes your cleaning service different?” The short answer is our level of commitment to healthy cleaning. We carefully consider a lot of factors before selecting our products and equipment (including but not limited to: effectiveness, sustainability, environmental impact, etc). Of all of the equipment we use, perhaps none is more important than the vacuum. One huge benefit of our service is the reduction of in-home allergens; as an allergy sufferer this issue hits me close to home. All of the vacuums we use carry a certification by the American Lung Association (ALA) – proving ability in improve indoor air quality. We exclusively use Pro Team products carrying an ALA certification that are extremely effective and allow us access to those extra hard to reach areas! We are unique in that we use two types of vacuums. The traditional (or upright) vacuum is something that most are accustomed to seeing. We take things a step further and also use a backpack vacuum (also known as a Ghostbuster vacuum for all of you Bill Murray fans). The backpack vacuum is much more effective on non-carpeted areas (such as wood and laminate) than the upright vacuum and also effectively reaches under furniture with ease. One of our Pro Team backpack vacuums in action – if you look closely you can actually see the dust-bunnies quivering in fear!
Did you know that indoor air can be contaminated with industrial chemicals such as benzene,formaldehyde and trichloroethylene? These chemicals are used extensively in building materials, furniture materials, paints, inks, varnishes and adhesives. Over time, these chemicals are emitted into the air. Benzene and formaldehyde are known carcinogens and continued research indicates that trichloroethylene is carcinogenic in many animals. At Clean Conscience, indoor air quality is an important aspect of our green cleaning process. That’s why we use ProTeam vacuums. All ProTeam vacuum models collect at least 99.9% of indoor air pollutants. Between green cleanings, you can keep your indoor air free of toxic pollutants with certain house plants. The following is a list of plants that will capture at least two of the three indoor air pollutants mentioned above. To see a more extensive list of air filtering plants, see this table.
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