How to Turn those New Year Resolutions into Good Habits?

There always is one resolution that just transfers from one list to another, from one year to the next. But if you are determined to change this and finally fulfil all your goals for the year, then this article is just for you! Check how to overcome the obstacles and accomplish 5 of the most common New Year resolutions. Resolution No1: Eat Healthier This is one of the most common resolutions people make every New Year, but unfortunately, it is one of the first that is being dropped out. Start slow – if crisps and chocolate desserts have been a big part of [...]

January 10th, 2017|Blog|

9 Tasks You Should Include in Your Autumn Cleaning Routine

Summer is over and it is time to prepare your home for winter. Here is a list of 9 tasks you should include in your autumn cleaning list, in order to enjoy a cosy and clean home this year. 1 General indoor cleaning You will be spending a lot of time at home during cold months of the year. This is why a general autumn cleaning of the house is a must. Deep cleaning of carpets, upholstery and mattresses is mandatory. Clean curtains and window blinds, and organise wardrobes and cabinets. You can check our ultimate fall cleaning list here: [...]

September 22nd, 2016|Blog|

12 Tips to Help You Prepare Your Home for an Amazing Summer

We associate summer with vacations, lazy moments on the beach, hiking, and long walks in the park. Cleaning the house is probably the last thing you think about when preparing for summer. But even if you go on holiday, you will still spend a big part of your summer at home and you have to agree there is nothing better than cold cocktail on the patio, or a Sunday barbecue in your garden. We've gathered a short list of chores that need to be done in order to enjoy great summer at home. Read also: How to Prepare Your Home [...]

June 8th, 2016|Blog|

11 Wonderful and Easy Tricks to Clean Silver at Home

Silver jewellery and silver cutlery tend to lose their shine over time and even to get black. This is tarnish – a result of chemical reaction between silver and sulphur in the air. Most silver jewellery and accessories today are plated with very thin layer of rhodium to protect the metal and make it brighter and shinier. However, this thin protective coat wears off making it easy for silver items to blacken. Actually, silver items react not only with sulphur in the air. Perfumes, cosmetics, hair spray, hand cream, oils from skin and even some foods – can get [...]

December 11th, 2015|Blog|

How to Boost Your Property Value When Selling? Part II

Last week we’ve shared a few tips to help you boost your home’s value when selling. We took some ideas from a survey, made by Populus - one of the leading UK market research companies. They asked what are the things that would make potential buyers to reduce or even – withdraw their offer when buying a property. Some of the factors like weak mobile phone signal are not under the seller’s control, while others, related to condition of the house can be fixed. Small renovations, good lighting and clearing the space are just some of the things you can [...]

December 1st, 2015|Blog|

How to Boost the Value of Your Property When Selling? (Part 1)

Last week we ran into very curious article. Sellingup.com – a website for tips on selling property with maximum profit asked Populus - one of the UK’s leading research agencies to discover what are the things that are most likely to put off potential customers when selling your home. Some of the things that can chase potential buyers away – like noisy neighbours, or poor mobile network coverage are beyond seller’s control. But other things that can repulse buyers or make them want serious price reductions – like the condition of your property are completely reparable. Read how to deal [...]

November 24th, 2015|Blog|

7 Green and Easy Green Recipes to Clean an Iron

3 weeks ago we’ve shared nice tricks for cleaning a spot on the upholstery using iron. But what if the iron also needs to be cleaned? Dirty or scorched iron is an unpleasant problem – no matter if you burned a garment and there are pieces left on the metal plate, or there are mineral spots on it. When the bottom of the iron is not perfectly clean the risk of burning your cloths rises. This is why we picked 7 of the most efficient methods for DIY cleaning the iron. Clean a Scorched Iron The burn spots on [...]

July 29th, 2015|Blog|

How to Remove Stains from Upholstery with Iron

If there is something most people hate to do it may be cleaning a stain, especially if it is on sofa, armchair, or other item, that is impossible to cram in the laundry machine. It is just awful when you have to deal with a food or beverage spill on the freshly cleaned sofa, right? But if you are familiar with Murphy’s law you already know that a stain occurs MOSTLY when the upholstery has just been cleaned. However, our cleaning experts shared a little secret: there is a way to spot-clean a stain without having to treat the whole [...]

July 8th, 2015|Blog|

7 Steps For Impeccably Clean Windows

Summer is great time to go on holiday or just spend your vacation at home. But also it is the perfect moment of the year for some chores. Even if you did your Spring cleaning like a pro, there are a few chores that are best to be done in the hottest time of the year. Thorough window cleaning is one of the best (and easiest) summer chores. Follow the tips below to enjoy sparkly clean windows. Get Your Cleaning Supplies We’ve asked the house cleaning specialists to make a list of the right tools you’ll need to clean perfectly [...]

July 1st, 2015|Blog|

6 Tricks for Removing Pet Hair from Furniture and Clothes

Lint rollers are the best tool to use when removing hair, fluffs and lint from clothes. However most rollers have very short life and quickly become useless, especially when you have to deal with pet hair. Some dog and cat breeds like Siamese cats and Doberman dogs have really short thick fur, which is really difficult to remove once it gets deep into fabric’ fibres. […]

June 23rd, 2015|Blog|