Today clean dreams friday takes us to Johanna Beach, Australia to a study of glass, steel, concrete and rammed earth by Nicholas Burns Associates: Johanna House. Have a nice weekend.
Located next to a national park on 100 unspoiled acres above the sea.
Four bedrooms, two baths, living room, open kitchen, cellar.
Today The New York Times tackles the questions of how to dispense with ghosts and toxic household chemicals.
Joyce Walder writes an entertaining and surprisingly informative article about how to spiritually spiff up your home in the event that it is shared with an unwanted presence. (Don’t get excited however, she does not deal with the [...]
When it comes to Halloween, about the only thing to be counted on is its messy aftermath. Susan Fornoff, writing for the San Francisco Chronicle gives 5 tips for dealing with Halloween mess, 3 of which concern cleaning.
Treat candy apple stains by rinsing the fabric in warm water, followed by rubbing liquid detergent into the [...]
Consumer Reports rates top vacuums in its October 2008 issue.
The Kenmore (Sears) Progressive with Direct Drive 35922 (above) topped the upright division. This bag-equipped Kenmore upright has manual pile-height adjustment, a full-bag indicator, suction control, a brush on/off switch, and HEPA filtration. It weighs 21 lbs. Overall score: 75/100. Price: $350.
The Kenmore (Sears) Intuition 28014 [...]
November is upon us and we almost forgot to review indoor fall clean-up chores. As we have repeatedly stated on this blog, given the quality of home construction Fall/Spring cleaning requirements are largely bi-annual reminders to attend to deeper cleaning details.
It is a fact that as temperatures drop fresh air circulation rates in your home [...]
Bona Hardwood Floor Cleaner is GreenGuard Certified for indoor air quality. We use it. It’s our favorite.
Most hardwood floors these days are finished with a water-based polyurethane requiring no special waxing. In general, we tend to keep water away from our floors unless we are cleaning a spill or other special circumstances dictate a more [...]
sensor soap pump, by simplehuman. As readers of this blog know, we are minimalists when it comes to countertops, but the case for the sensor soap pump is compelling.
You’ve just tossed olive oil onto vegetables with your fingers before roasting them. How do you apply soap to oily fingers with minimal disruption?
Bathroom fixtures and handles [...]
Vroom may be the answer to dry spills in the kitchen that we have been seeking.
We’re huge advocates of rescuing spills in the kitchen with a vacuum since we never learned how to operate a broom and dustpan. Portable vacuums frustrate us, with their puny power and odd shapes making them awkward to store. Retrieving [...]
These 5 tips to care for your screens are almost too simple to post. So we won’t. We’ll just link.
via sfgate.com
The case for a clear bucket is clear. How else does one determine that the water is dirty?
We do not intend to sound trite. But it is true. There are many buckets made of many colors, but when washing either floors or windows, it is far easier to see the water turn brown, telling you [...]