This week on “housekeeping” day we returned from our job to greet a sparkling kitchen and several black marks of unknown origin on the wall next to our bed. We believed them to be the handiwork of the vacuum’s soft brush plastic surround because upon closer inspection the offending instrument had left several small, mark-hugging [...]
Certainly one of the most unusual new pieces of furniture featured in last week’s New York Times coverage of the Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse, Clean+istry wonders which vacuum attachment we would use in cleaning side tables made from bales of hay.
Upon closer inspection, the bedspread would appear quite a cleaning challenge too.
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shoes off signs, #5. A little girlie in blossoms, with some edge provided by galvanized steel.
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shoes off signs, #4. a little parisian. with a hint of brocade.
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shoes off signs, #3. The no compromise approach.
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The Electrolux Versatility is the first bagless upright from Electrolux, but that’s not even half the story.
The Quick-Release Wand has a unique buckle that when pulled releases it and the hose system from the vacuum for cleaning high and down low (up to 14 feet).
Bagless cyclonic technology with a 12 Amp motor is designed to [...]
Cleaning baseboards. Martha says monthly. Clean+istry says weekly (bi-weekly at the most). Take note of drafts in the home where dust accumulates more frequently.
Here’s why. If dust is allowed to sit on a baseboard and then becomes exposed to moist air (change of temperatures, seasons, etc.), it has the potential of adhering to the paint, [...]
We’ve been spring cleaning the kitchen this week in our spare time and we’ve just one more thing to add.
After you’ve emptied drawers and cabinets of their contents and before wiping insides with a damp cloth, vacuum the area using the soft brush attachment. The vacuum will eliminate most of what’s there making the damp [...]
Here, in all its glory, is the spring cleaning 2009 guide.
Spring-cleaning as you all know is the Olympics of cleaning. We’re reviewing our past posts on the subject and updating them. Although we’re not quite done (we should be by week’s end) the old guidance is still valid. Some of the links, however, may be [...]
The Electrolux Design Lab 2009 competition has boldly taken aim on the next 90 years.
Corresponding with the company’s 90 birthday (happy B-day, Electrolux!), this year’s competition (it’s 7th) challenges undergraduate and graduate industrial design students to imagine new appliances that will shape the way people prepare and store food, wash clothes and do the dishes [...]