We know we like to go on about cleaning green and natural ways of cleaning our homes, but at Maid to Shine, all-natural cleaning is one of our passions. Itâs also a great topic for discussion since there are endless points to be made and mulled over. One such topic is castile soap: a wonderful, […]
A Green Cleaning Mindset
So, you want to clean green. Youâve done your research; youâve found and purchased the certified green products. Youâve gathered your âclean greenâ arsenal; youâve organised, and youâre ready to go. But what if youâve done all that, and you still feel stuck? How does one even begin to âclean greenâ? Especially in a world […]
Tidying Up the Lampshades
Are dusty, fuzzy lampshades putting a cramp on your clean home style? Or, you might glance at your lampshades in panic, realising you never even thought about cleaning your lamp shades! Even though itâs a tricky item to cleanâor an item we overlookâthere are plenty of professional tips for cleaning our lampshades so that theyâre […]
Quick Hacks to Get the Most from Your Cleaning, Pt 2
Last week, we began looking at several different cleaning habits and tricks that can help us get the most out of our house cleanings. Our efforts to clean our homes efficiently can be a mere matter of the habits we keep while cleaning. Adjusting them to make our process more proficient can give us a […]
Quick Hacks to Get the Most Out of Your Cleaning, Pt 1
With limited time, sometimes itâs hard to know how to get the most out of cleaning our homes. Busy schedules donât make it any easier. But weâve found that the best way to get the most out of a cleaning is to make it as efficient as possible. The more structured and efficient the cleaning, […]
How to Get Kids Cleaning
One of the big questions of being a parent is how, when, or if you should get your kids to help with the cleaning chores around the house. Should parents expect kids to help with cleaning? And if so, when? Enlisting the help of our kids can be a great asset to a householdâs cleaning […]
Pro-tips for the Best Vacuuming
Vacuuming floors is the cornerstone of a thorough cleaning. Not only is it the final, finishing touch to the cleaning regime; but itâs important and pivotal to the upkeep of clean floors. It takes up dust and dirt thatâs settled into the fibres of carpets and rugs, making the air and home that much cleaner! […]
The Best Professional Dusting Tips
Dusting is a key, important element to our cleaning routine. We expect it when we hire professional maid services to clean our homes, and itâs something we canât skip over ourselves for the times we are cleaning our homes. Dusting not only cuts down how much dust is in the air, but it can also […]
Chase Away Winter Blues with a Clean Home
What should we do when the winter blues come? Winter can impact us emotionally in unique ways. Winter might not affect us all in a negative way, but it can be known to bring on the winter blues. One creative way to boost one’s spirits and be rid of the winter blues is to declutter […]
Give Your Guest Room a Professional Cleaning!
Guest rooms should be a cosy, comfortable spot for our house guests to retreat to while theyâre away from their own homes. And it brings joy to us as hosts to be able to provide such a comfortable space for them. This week weâll talk about the little things we can do to give our […]