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Summer is the right time to enjoy the sun. We tend to spend more time out and meet friends. Being away from home doesn’t count as an excuse not to keep your home clean. Here are the best summer cleaning tips. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you struggle with domestic tasks and get bored at the very thought of cleaning? You shouldn’t neglect your cleaning responsibilities. Learn how to get in a cleaning mood in no time. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever wondered how you can save time when doing the cleaning? Do you spend more than necessary on cleaning products that don’t work very well? Check the following tips and you will deal with all problems right away. Read the rest of this entry »

Every house wife knows that at least a day is needed to clean the entire house from the ceiling to the floor. It may be true that domestic cleaners are quick, but they rely on professional experience and work in a team. If you need to keep your home clean by yourself the following tips are for you. Read the rest of this entry »

Christmas is approaching. We should be ready for guests stopping by. Your home should be clean and spotless. But as any routine if you want to do it well, you should have a good plan. Read the rest of this entry »

Women are now business-women. Time for everyday cleaning is reduced to almost no spare time. Our grandmas washed the stairs daily, to prevent dirt from entering the house. In our busy days, cleaning is often underestimated. Dirt has not changed over time, it accumulates in corners, spider cobs cover the walls, dust falls on furniture. Learn few modern domestic cleaning tips on how to keep the dirt away.

Lock the dirt out. Most of the dirt comes in through the entrance of you home. If you are not old-fashioned to wash the doorsteps daily then you can put a doormat to reduce the dirt at the door. Place as much mats as you can. Washing helps a lot done at least once a week.

Good insulation also keeps the dirt away. Most cleaning services are aware that buildings located  in busy traffic areas require more cleaning and more vacuuming. Carpets absorb all the dust coming from the streets, so keep your windows closed tight in rush hours.

Slippers can transmit dirt from room to room. Keep them in the entrance hall. Remove your shoes at the door to avoid bringing dust, mud and germs in. Vacuum the doormat and the rug near the front door.

Wipe all furniture with a damp cloth. Start from the top down and clean gently. Treat wooden furniture with the recommended wood care products.

This is the final sequence of the No more stains guide. We hope you managed to ease your domestic cleaning and bring all the staining to an end. We will finish the cleaning guide with tips how to clean tomato, urine and vomit stains. They are some of the dirtiest stains that may ever occur. You’d better stick to our tips in order to manage to clean them thoroughly.

Tomato stains on clothes: Rinse immediately with lukewarm water. Next blot with a cotton dipped in water and vinegar solution. Use a stain remover if necessary. Rinse with water and wash as normal.

Tomato stains on upholstery and carpet: Treat the excess residue with a napkin. Pour a little rubbing alcohol and and blot with a cotton towel. Apply a stain remover if needed.

Urine stains on clothes: For delicate fabrics prepare a solution of white distilled vinegar mixed with cold water. Hot water is suitable only for fabrics that can sustain it. Then wash as normal.

Urine stains on upholstery and carpet: The best solution to this problem is to use paper towels to blot the stain if it is still liquid. Use a sponge soaked in a solution made of 1/4 cup vinegar, a spoon of liquid dish washer and few drops essential oil.  Leave the solution to sit for 1/2h and blot with a clean wet towel.

Vomit stains on clothes: Any excess residue should be removed using a paper towel. There is another cleaning method. You can simply rub the garment between your hands while rinsing it under streaming water. Apply a stain remover if needed.

Vomit stains on upholstery and carpet: Wipe away all remaining residues. Use a sponge soaked in a borax and water solution. Clean with cold water and use a carpet cleaning product if needed.

Those were all the cleaning tips that we have gathered for you. Try them and give us some feedback. Remember that if you need deep cleaning you can acquire such only by using professional cleaning services.

Today we continue with red wine, rust and tea stains. We hope we managed to help you improve your domestic cleaning with our No More Stains Guide.

Red wine on clothes: Try to blot the stain as soon as possible using a towel dipped in club soda. Use a borax solution if necessary. Wash as normal.

Red wine on upholstery and carpet: Use club soda and blot dry. Apply a carpet cleaning product if needed. In the last resort use some glycerin and leave it to stand for a few hours. Fresh stains can be easily cleaned with a sponge soaked in warm water. For deep cleaning of old stains on upholstery pour some talcum powder on the stain and cover it with a damp cloth to absorb it. Apply glycerin if necessary.

Rust on clothes: Moisten the spot with water and spread a tartar cream on it. Hold it above a pot full of boiling water. Then rinse with lukewarm water.

Rust on upholstery and carpet: Do not use caustic commercial rust removers. Here is a green tip. Pour some lemon juice on the stain and add some salt. Leave it to stand for an hour, not more and wipe it off with a moisten sponge.

Tea on clothes: Spread some borax over the stain. Pour hot water on the stain and start cleaning it towards the centre.

Tea on upholstery and carpet: Absorb fresh stains with paper towel. Pour some carpet cleaner or use a borax mixed with a little water. Apply a stain remover if necessary.

The deep cleaning stain elimination guide continues. Learn how to deal with latex-base, oil-base paint, and perspiration stains.

Latex-base paint on clothes: For fresh wet stains apply rinsing in warm water. Old dry stains are harder to remove. Apply treatment with some water-soluble paint. If needed use varnish-remover.

Latex-base paint on upholstery and carpet: Use a dull knife to scrape the excess paint. Prepare a solution of one teaspoon mild liquid detergent and hot water. Blot the spot with some water to rinse it. Apply a carpet cleaner if necessary. For dried paint  do as written above.

Oil-base paint on clothes: These stains are hard to remove, better act immediately. Apply a rubbing alcohol treatment and wash the stained fabric in one-to-one solution of distilled vinegar and milk. Leave it to soak in this solution if needed.

Oil-base paint on upholstery and carpet: Wipe the paint away if it is still wet. For dried paint use a dull knife for scraping it. Blot with a towel dipped in some rubbing alcohol. Repeat if necessary.

Perspiration on clothes: New stains can be treated with an enzyme stain remover. For old stains make a solution of distilled white vinegar and water. Use non-chlorine bleach for white clothes.

If you like the No More Stains Guide series, please comment if you think that we have omitted any stain types, or write us if you have any ideas about the themes of the post. We are here to help you with the domestic cleaning.

Any stains remaining? Today you will learn how to clean lipstick, milk, mustard and nail-polish stains. Keep consulting our no more stains guide to alleviate your domestic cleaning.

Lipstick on clothes: The stain is sticky and oily. For deep cleaning please contact a professional cleaning services provider. You may try the following: use a white cotton towel and place the stain face down on it. Put a stain remover and rub gently. Wash with water and re-apply the stain remover. Wash as normal.

Lipstick on upholstery and carpet: Wipe the stain with a napkin and wet it with some rubbing alcohol. Absorb it with a white cotton towel. Apply some stain remover if necessary.

Milk on clothes: Pour some water on it and apply a stain remover. Wash as normal.

Milk on upholstery and carpet:An old milk stain may have a heavy smell. Use a sponge to blot the stain and pour a carpet cleaning product.

Mustard/Curry on clothes: Some immediate treatment is required, dry mustard stains are irremovable. Wash with cold water and apply a liquid dish washing product. If it is an old stain use a little glycerin. Remove the glycerin after 30 minutes using a solution made of equal parts water and white distilled vinegar.

Mustard/Curry on upholstery and carpet: Scrape the stain immediately. Blot with white distilled vinegar, leave it to stand for 5 minutes, and rinse with cold water.

Nail polish on clothes: Try to make the stain fade by rubbing it with a towel damped in rubbing alcohol. Use a stain remover if necessary. For colour safe fabrics you may resort to applying an acetone-based  nail-polish remover.

Nail polish on upholstery and carpet: Blot the stained area with rubbing alcohol. Use carpet cleaning product if the stains remains. You may apply an acetone-based  nail-polish remover if the upholstery is colour resistant.