Cleaning Fans
If your electric fans get a
lot of use during the warm weather, you know that they can
get dusty and dirty...
Combating Odors
No matter how clean your
house is, everyone ends up with odors from time to time. I
have some easy fighters that should freshen your air in no
time...
Drain Deodorizers
Drains all over your house
can develop some bad odors. Here are some easy ways to get
rid of them and prevent them from coming back...
Easy Clean-ups
There are some messes that
you just don't want to deal with...
Eliminate Smoke Odors
If your popcorn burned in
the microwave or the fireplace smoke backed up into the
house, you know that smoke odor can permeate everything it
touches...
Furnace Maintenance
Can you imagine your forced
air furnace kicking out on the coldest day of the year? A
couple of preventative steps can help keep that from
happening...
Home Efficiency
Did your parents ever say,
hey "close the door do you think I'm paying to heat the
neighborhood?" Well if you have air leaks in your home
that's exactly what you're doing, I have some tips to help
you save money...
Home Essentials
Do you have the top five
home essentials in your house? Here's the list and a few
of the things you can use them for... |
For carpets, clothing and linens the method is the same.
Layer several paper towels over the wax and use a hot
iron. The heat from the iron will transfer the wax to the
towels, no muss, no fuss. If you're using an ironing
board, protect the surface with a brown paper bag or more
paper towels. 
If you blew a little to hard to put out that candle and
ended up with wax on your walls, hold a hot cloth over the
wax and then use a credit card to gently scrape it away.
Then dip a cotton ball in white vinegar and dab at the
wall to remove any residue. 
Need to clean the tail end of a candle from inside a
votive holder? Put it in the freezer for a couple of
hours, when the wax is good and hard, carefully use a
kitchen knife to pop it out from the bottom. Then just let
the container come to room temperature and then wash in
hot sudsy water to which you've added a cup of white
vinegar to remove the waxy residue.