Keeping a bit of green in your home might be an aesthetic choice instead of a sound one, but having plants in your home can actually clean and purify the air around you, giving you a healthier, fresher living environment as a result.
Certain plant varieties like Boston ferns, snake plant, peace lilies, and English ivy do the job exceptionally well.
Adding Lemons into Your Dish Washing Load
There's a big debate on whether or not you should place slices of lemon in your dishwasher while you're washing a load. While some people claim that it doesn't do anything, but it doesn't hurt to try it out as long as you do it properly. A common misunderstanding is that lemons can replace regular detergent, so clearly, a few lemon wedges can't clean a whole dishwasher chock-full of dirty dishes if we think about it.
So keep in mind to prepare your dishwasher like you normally would with detergent. Another thing to make sure of is that you fasten the wedge where it won't move around—like the cutlery rack or the top rack on one of the drinkware slots.
Using Bleach is Hazardous
Using bleach on any type of eating surface or appliance should be avoided at all costs and is never a good idea. And yes, this does include the inside of your appliances, like your coffee maker—the surface is a different story; you can freely use a mild bleach-and-water solution to make the outside sparkle and shine. So never use bleach to clean the brewing device of a coffeemaker.
Rather, you can run white household vinegar through the brew cycle to clean out lime-water buildup. Then run through a few cycles of water to eliminate any residual vinegar before you brew coffee again.
Homemade Window Cleaner
Having clean windows doesn’t mean you have to splurge on expensive cleaning sprays. Simplicity is key when it comes to wiping down your windows.
Feel free to skip those commercial cleaners altogether and deliver great results with a homemade solution by combining equal parts of vinegar and water.
How to Clean Your Washing Machine
Just because we rely on our washing machines to keep our clothes clean doesn't mean that they're necessarily clean themselves.
Your washing machine will require a good intense wash from time to time and keep it working at its best, so it will suffice to run a brief but hot wash cycle every now and then with the works detergent and, if it's been a while, maybe use some bleach and then rinse the machine out.