Not to put a damper on your holidays, but Clean+istry was way in front of the current economic catastrophe with recession cleaning tips. Even though 2009 looks to be a frugal year, there is no reason it should not remain clean.
weekend task: recession shopping guide
recession cleaning part 1: pH neutral dishwashing detergent
recession cleaning part 2: [...]
We spent considerable time with vacuums in 2008 because the vacuum may be the most important household cleaning appliance EVER created. Nothing does so much to eliminate the dust and grim that will attack your furniture and floors.
raycop antibacterial vac (pictured above)
electrolux underbed bagged vacuum cleaner
iRobot, pet series
vroom
consumer reports rates top vacuums
electrolux EnviroVac
the first green [...]
While shopping (you remember how to do that, don’t you?) for Thanksgiving, keep these 5 essential cleaning items for the holidays close by. Yes, we can all pick up an extra bottle of liquid dish washing detergent, but some things can slip our minds.
First, have tons of extra kitchen towels on hand. The Organic Flour [...]
The EnviroVac bagless cleaner, Z2952A claims to be the energy saving light bulb of vacuum cleaners by using 30% less energy, while picking up 20% more than the competition.
How? The motor uses a mere 800 Watts, when competitive cleaners guzzle 1,600 Watts or more. And it does it, hopefully, without sacrificing cleaning performance. (Note: Clean+istry [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The iRobot roomba, pet series, from this angle is a gorgeous appliance. Still, we ask ourselves, does anybody actually own one?
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We finally bought plynyl doormats, from Chilewich (in chesnut) for our front entry and rear sliding doors. Very hot.
Clean+istry is generally not impressed with maintenance guidelines offered by manufacturers, but the plynyl website knocked our shoes off. (figuratively speaking. We strictly adhere to a shoes-off policy)
Plynyl is a woven synthetic fiber that is frequently installed [...]
We’re all feeling a little, how do you say, pinched this week. Correct? Just as our financial markets need a bit of confidence, so do we. Clean+istry will guide you through a few basics of DIY cleaning solutions. But first, you must purchase the ingredients. We don’t expect you to manufacture your own cleaning supplies [...]
Hurricane Ike blasted Galveston on Saturday and Hurricanes Lehman, Merill Lynch and AIG are pounding Wall Street and Main Street today.
In response, Clean+istry found itself washing a plate for about a minute while staring into space. The kitchen counter top received a three step clean-up after dinner (wet wipe/soap wipe/Method Daily Granite wipe). We elected [...]