Decorative feather pillows or soft down bedding can feel great until you get the cleaning bill! Learn how to wash feather pillows and down bedding at home or your local laundromat. When I was a little girl, I always thought it strange that my mom preferred a pillow that seemed … [Read more...]
Laundry Tips to Make Your Life Easier
16 laundry tips to help you clean difficult to wash items, update your laundry room, or tackle tough stains Laundry is a never-ending chore. Some chores give you the satisfaction of not needing to be immediately repeated, like cleaning the sinks or wiping down the mirrors. At … [Read more...]
20 DIY Cleaning Products
Three years. I've been doing this blogging thing now for three years, and some of my most popular posts are still the cleaning tips and tricks or DIY cleaning products. I don't know if it's because we want to eliminate chemicals where we can, or if we just want to save some … [Read more...]
No Sew Bolster Pillow
I am NOT a seamstress. I have never sewn a thing in my life. Actually, that's not quite correct. My mom tried to take me to a lady who taught sewing and we even went as far as buying lovely fluorescent orange material (give me a break, it was the early 90's) and a skirt … [Read more...]
How to Clean Slippers (without ruining the rubber soles)
Have you ever wondered how to clean your fuzzy slippers with rubber soles without ruining them? It's actually really easy and doesn't take too long! This is the answer for how to clean slippers without using the washing machine. I love slippers. I wear them just about every … [Read more...]
How to Wash and Whiten Pillows: Vol. 2, Day 100
Some people in this house (I'm not naming names, but they are all boys) go through pillows like I go through a batch of chocolate chip cookies. Quickly. They get lumpy, smashed down in the middle, smelly and YELLOW. Ick. I don't know why, but my boys sweat buckets all … [Read more...]
DIY Dryer Sheets: Vol. 2, Day 49
Sometimes a photo will go viral on Facebook or just fill the home feed on Pinterest. That kind of thing is exactly why I started this blog. I kept seeing things online and thinking, Really? But does it really work? Is it that easy? I've had a few failures and … [Read more...]
DIY Wrinkle Releaser: Vol. 2, Day 28
When I was in college, I made it my personal goal to avoid ironing at all costs. I managed to go for weeks without every ironing a thing. And I wasn't wearing jeans and t-shirts, either. I attended a conservative Bible college where the men wore shirts and ties and the … [Read more...]