Today’s q&a…
Question: What do you call friends that spill red wine on your B&B Charles Sofa?
Answer: Ex-Friends
Not so fast… Simply Spray Fabric Paint is paint that can be sprayed onto soiled furniture transforming the disfigured into something, well, “different”. According to the The New York Times, it is specially formulated not to rub off on [...]
We were reminded of the gentle cleaning properties of toothpaste this past weekend.
Clean+istry’s well meaning housekeeper, while moving several Santa Clara pots along the surface of our Vitsoe shelving, inadvertently scratched the painted metal surface (which of course answers the question of whether Vitsoe shelving will scratch).
Clean+istry noticed the scratches immediately. <insert SHOCK WAVE here> [...]
This past week SC Johnson announced plans to provide complete product disclosure for its entire line of cleaning products by 2012. That includes listings of dyes, preservatives and fragrances. <Applause here.>
Readers of this blog are familiar with our frustration over manufacturers’ refusals to disclose product information on labels and packaging. Even well-known supposedly “green” brands [...]
Wallpaper’s Design Awards 2009 issue is out and several ‘best sinkside’ items merit a Clean+istry call-out.
First, the gorgeous Otavo Tap at quadrodesign.it.
Second, Goodbye Detergent! cleaning products for virtually any space in the home: indoors, outdoors, kitchen and bath.
Forgive us for not profiling each product individually because they’re ingenious: scrubbing cloths for pots and pans made [...]
We missed eco boutique on a recent trip to San Franciso. We are sincerely sorry about that.
John Melecio, in opening his new shop in September and in the midst of a fresh recession, is betting that people a) still clean their homes and b) want to clean them responsibly. He sought guidance from National Geographic’s [...]
One of Clean+istry’s earliest posts outlined the simple steps necessary to make your own soft scrub. It remains one of our favorites. Read it here.
Using baking soda, liquid detergent and a fork to mix, it is a gentle abrasive that finds itself all over Clean+istry’s house, not just tubs and toilets. Last weekend, we used [...]
Lots of ‘people’ (who shall receive no airtime on these pages) have talked of late about breaking the glass ceiling, well what about breaking the granite countertop…with glass? Consider fused glass.
According to ThinkGlass (thinkglass.com), the company responsible for the countertop in the above image, glass matches any common natural stone or man-made material for [...]
Occasionally life tosses a soul mate into your path. You know of what we speak. Completed sentences. Knowing nods. It’s all effortless. Meet Murchison-Hume.
Murchison-Hume is the progeny of Max and Peter Kater. For Max, abandoning graceful living was not part of the bargain upon leaving the world of fashion to become [...]
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 [...]
VIPP and Helena (Supermodel) Christensen have announced the VIPP Charity Auction benefiting Food Bank For New York City and Chernobyl Children’s Project International. Mavens from fashion, design, art and entertainment have been invited to put their own unique touch on the classic Vipp pedal bin (below, Alice Temperley, Fashion Designer).
Clean+istry just happened [...]