Take a break from cleaning (keep it brief, though) and visit Remodelista , where you will find a beautifully curated series of posts, including Taizo Kuroda pottery (pictured below), crafts, hotel chic and the introduction of Muji’s new flagship store in The New York Times’ building (the source of Clean+istry’s preferred white cotton t-shirt).
The [...]
Outdoor grill alert: decks beware of the ‘secret’ sauce. Taste aside, wood and stone surfaces are vulnerable to barbecue sauce, oil and grease splatters. Even pressure washers frequently fail in removing their stains.
The Diversitech Grill pad comes in two dimensions (round and rectangular) and is made from a lightweight and pliable composite fiber cement. Available [...]
No, sadly, air conditioners don’t clean themselves…ever. Avoid the first day of 90 degree temperatures without the benefit of cool air by cleaning and maintaining your unit NOW.
We covered air conditioners in spring cleaning: outdoor, part 1 and now The New York Times’ Jay Romano (Get Ready Now for Summer Heat ) provides [...]
People bond with pressure washers. This is difficult to understand until you own one.
We bought the Karcher K 3.67 M. Powered by electricity, it delivers 1750 pounds of water per square inch (psi)–check out spring cleaning: pressure washers. The unit was fairly easy to assemble in spite of vague/poorly translated instructions. Simple assembly is critical because the [...]
Where have you heard THAT one before?
Day 1 on our new publishing platform was good. Day 2 sucks like a vacuum in need of rehab.
Rather than publish a post with no links or images, we’re in a holding pattern until we figure it all out. If you’re in need of your ‘daily cleanse’, please trot [...]
A funny thing happened this month: clean+istry turned 1.
We began this conversation (why clean+istry) without knowing if there would be “enough” material to sustain it long term. Just the opposite seems to be the case. The more we dig, the less we seem to know.
To celebrate our first year in operation [...]
A new grilling season demands a new grill cleaning brush. Ideally you will will clean the grates of your grill after the coals have burned, but before the grill cools completely. Of course you will not (even Clean+istry does not). Give the warmed grates a brush before cooking when you fire the [...]
It’s that time of year again (Memorial Day) and Clean+istry was reminded of the 5 rules for clean overnight houseguests. Embrace them and repeat invitations will flow your way. Ignore them and prepare yourself for endless ‘Real Wives of NYC’ Bravo re-runs in your sweltering two-room apartment.
Suitcases or travel bags with wheels belong in airports, [...]
Women’s Voices for the Earth is a group based in Missoula, Montana. They’ve been organizing house parties to share the gospel and practical advice about how to make your own green cleaning products.
Frustrated by chemical laden products (even in trace amounts) and by the lack of disclosure from manufacturers, the group is helping people [...]
In Whipping Up A Batch of Furniture Polish, the New York Times publishes some commonly created homemade cleaning products.
With the exception of the window cleaner (Clean+istry avoids the use of ammonia) the soft scrub (see Clean+istry’s, pictured above) and more aggressive, although non-toxic, toilet bowl cleaners are all solutions we mix and use regularly.
Instead [...]