Why do we like the Julien bath console by Troy Adams?
Quite simply, the slab of CaesarStone topping the drawers. CaesarStone is easy to clean, virtually maintenance free and can, when fabricated properly, look stunning.
And with Clean+istry’s guide to simple basin maintenance, your bath will always be ready for a visit from mom.
Clean+istry supports widespread adoption of the Toto Washlet (we covered it some time ago). We will use every opportunity to get behind it.
Read all about it in today’s New York Times.
Utility sinks. You know them. Those less-than-perfect oversized cast iron sinks with the chipped porcelain enamel. You’ve seen them in janitorial closets and in apartment building laundry facilities. Your eyes register their presence and then pass right over their depth, their function, and their perfection.
No clean home should be without one.
If you [...]
We could not have said it better ourselves.
Don’t miss Best Bets in this week’s New York Magazine with some very clever, and some very snazzy, items to organize your life.
Clean+istry loves the Flo stepladder (we wrote about it several month’s ago). The Multipot charging center for your phone, iPod and anything else requiring a [...]
Kitchens need to breathe. The ventilation system is your kitchen’s lung, extracting smoke, humidity, grease, grime and odor. Moving moist air from the kitchen is one part of a home’s mold prevention program.
Clean+istry (along with most manufacturers) recommends monthly check-ups, but greater frequency may be required given how much you cook.
Ventilation systems vary. Our Miele [...]
Clean+istry is generally a minimalist when it comes to cleaning gadgets, but Caldrea’s cleaning caddies are both pleasing to the eye and practical.
This one is particularly handsome. So much so, you might even “forget” and leave it on the kitchen counter.
Find it at cheftools.com.
Unless resources are vast and slabs of stone are employed, tile is a necessary material for the bathroom.
The task of selecting tile is daunting given the endless choice available, but you do. And once installed you are ecstatic. Dreams can be realized. Particularly the ones selected at Ann Sacks or Waterworks.
And then [...]
Disposable sweeping cloths revolutionized dust mopping. Unfortunately, the conventional ones carry one huge drawback: they are derived from petroleum products and after they clean the floor, they end up clogging the earth. Now, what’s the point in that?
Method has come up with a disposable sweeping cloth for its oMop. And get [...]
After soaking your whites (undergarments, socks, t-shirts…) in a mixture of warm water and the juice from two lemons for 30 minutes prior to machine washing (lemon is a natural brightener and eliminates the need to use chlorine bleach in the laundry), place the lemons in the microwave and set the timer to one minute. [...]
A man who dreams of creating the technology to clean the exterior of his house may just be the man of our dreams.
It’s a clean idea and a cool house. Read “Nice, but can it wash itself?” and dream.