December 8th, 2008
Finally, it’s the eagerly anticipated Clean+istry Gift Guide 2008. For the tidy (or not so) in your life.
Who could resist the Normann Washing up Bowl? It is multifunctional art with a million applications. $75 at MoMAstore
The soap-brush by Menu of Denmark and designed by Jacob Munk is not only highly functional and earth-friendly, but it [...]
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September 9th, 2008
On our previously noted journey to Conran’s this past week, we picked up Clipper Mill’s Chamois Covered Sponge. We’ve been looking for a more pleasing alternative to the pop-up sponge that we keep next to the basin in the bath.
The package reads: The Sponge Absorbs - The Chamois Dries - ALL AT ONCE!
Could [...]
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July 25th, 2008
This week, we begin a new feature called clean links…links to other things we’ve read of interest over the week. We begin by posting a picture of THE most blogged house of the week.
villa peet by studio klink. See the whole spread at yatzer, creepy bunnies and all. It’s a great house. [...]
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July 24th, 2008
Cyber Clean is a Swiss compound (a combo of viscosity and elasticity) that sinks into the crevices of your computer’s keyboard, capturing dirt, germs and yesterday’s lunch.
Lest you think we have strayed too far from Clean+istry’s core mission, did you know the average computer keyboard has been proven to accumulate more germs than a public [...]
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July 2nd, 2008
When it comes to cleaning the digital house, how many lives of plasma television screens have been cut prematurely short by well-intentioned brigades of housekeepers with bottles of Windex and rolls of paper towels?
Audiovox Accessory Corp, the maker of all manner of digital accessories, comes to the rescue this fall with Surface, a series [...]
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April 18th, 2008
Question: What is it about wooden decking that Clean+istry dislikes most?
Answer: Wooden decks almost always look grungy and in need of a good scrubbing.
We may have a remedy.
For $90 (although we think you’ll end up spending more), almost anyone with a stone patio or wooden deck can own a power washer. And [...]
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April 14th, 2008
(o.c.d. sunday (posted on monday): a series of small cleaning tasks that upon completion say “I am better than you.”)
Clean+istry got a new car last week and so we are starting our automotive section today.
Anyone who has ever tried to use conventional household vacuum attachments in the car is well familiar with the frustration. [...]
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