For a spotless house during holidays with family, utilize these 40 effective cleaning strategies and hacks.
Spick and Span in No Time!
Clean your home from top to bottom with these fantastic cleaning hacks.
by Amber Usher, BuzzFeed Staff
Ciera Velarde, BuzzFeed Staff
Get Your Home Sparkling Clean
Kick off the holiday season with a spotless home! These hacks will help you tackle even the grimmest grime.
1. Baked-On Oven Gunk? Mix dish soap, baking soda, and water into a paste. Apply the paste on the burnt pieces and let it sit for 15 minutes (don't forget to groove to some holiday tunes). Wipe away with a damp cloth, and voila! Your oven will be gleaming.
2. Stubborn Oven Residue? Use a heavy-duty oven scrub cleaner to blast away grease and grime. Your oven will look like it's never been used!
3. Fantastic Fife's Prevention Tip: Place a cookie sheet or reusable liner on the bottom rack of your oven to catch spills and splatters.
4. Sparkling Keurig: Clean your Keurig by washing the K-Cup holder with soap and water. Fill the water reservoir three-quarters with vinegar and let it run a full cycle for a bacteria and calcium buildup buster!
5. Simple Keurig Cleaner: Use cleaning pods like regular K-Cups to clear stale water taste inside your Keurig.
6. Fridge Shelves Made Easy: Line your fridge shelves with washable mats, making clean-up a breeze compared to scrubbing the fridge itself.
7. Toilet Bowl Scrubber: Use a pumice stone toilet scrubber to combat hard water, calcium buildup, iron, and rust, so you'll never cringe when guests see your toilet.
8. Deep Clean Your Toilet: Scrub beneath the rim and around the water jets for a thorough cleaning.
9. Magic Showerhead Elixir: Fill a plastic bag with vinegar, add a sprinkle of baking soda, and let it soak for a couple of hours. Remove the bag, and watch mildew, rust, and buildup vanish like magic!
10. Cleaning on the Go: Slip on mop slippers to effortlessly pick up dust, dirt, and pet hair as you move around the house.
11. Tub Stain Remover: Apply soft cleanser to a sponge or cloth and scrub in circular motions. Rinse thoroughly with warm water and behold your clean tub.
12. Powerful Spray Mold and Mildew Remover: Banish built-up dirt in your shower with this amazingly potent solution that will make your tile look brand new.
13. Motorized Brush Fantastic Fife's Approval: Rubbermaid's power scrubbing brush takes the pain out of cleaning hard-to-reach areas like tile grout, window and door tracks.
14. Dust Master: Use a microfiber duster that captures dust like a magnet and prevents it from settling on other surfaces.
15. Clean Those Fan Blades: Slip a pillowcase over each fan blade and wipe away the dust. All the dust stays trapped inside the pillowcase, so you won't sneeze your way through the cleaning process!
16. Time-Saving Blind Cleaner: Clean two blinds at once with this amazing blind cleaner, leaving you wondering how you ever lived without it.
17. Lamp Shade Lint Roller: Use a lint roller on lamp shades to quickly remove particles and restore their fabulous shine.
18. Fur-Friendly Carpet Cleaner: Run a rubber squeegee brush across your carpet and remove pet hair that you didn't even know was there (ewwww!).
19. Kitchen Stove Sparkle: Mix dish soap, hydrogen peroxide, and a sprinkle of baking soda, then scrub with a dish brush. Use a cooktop cleaning kit if the grease still won't budge.
20. Stove Top Marvel: Sprinkle flour on the sink, scrub with a microfiber cloth, and say goodbye to a grubby sink.
21. Splash Guard Scrub-Down: Use an old toothbrush to clean the underside of the splash guard. You'll be astounded at how easily it removes gunk and grime.
22. Garbage Disposal Refresh: Pour vinegar into the bottom of your dishwasher and run it on hot to dissolve any remaining grime and odors.
23. Dishwasher Detox: Use dishwasher-cleaning tablets to leave your dishwasher spotless and smelling great.
24. Microwave Miracle: Fill a bowl with water and lemon, microwave for six minutes, and wipe away the crud with a paper towel.
25. Angry Mama Cleans Up: Use an Angry Mama cleaner to lift burnt-on food splashes from your microwave.
26. Stubborn Stain Slayer: Apply mayonnaise to a paper towel, put it on the stain, and press a warm hair dryer over it. The mayonnaise, heat, and pressure will penetrate the wood and lift the stain effortlessly.
27. Marker Eraser Extraordinaire: Use cleaning erasers to erase marker or crayon marks like they never happened.
28. Hairspray and Magic: Apply hairspray to the scribbled area, let it sit, and wipe away the ink, no matter how stubborn.
29. Smudge-Free Stainless Steel: Use this stainless steel cleaner to remove smudges and leave your appliances gleaming.
30. Tight Spot Swiffer: Use this 2-in-1 ultra-slim brush and scraper to clean those often overlooked small crevices.
31. Plastic Shower Liner Rescue: Toss your plastic shower liner in the washing machine with towels to eliminate stubborn soap scum stains.
32. All-Purpose Cleaning Power: Stock up on this versatile all-purpose cleaner that can be used on a multitude of surfaces, including floors, counters, walls, windows, tubs, sinks, and more.
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- Keep your market-ways-posts looking pristine by regularly wiping them down with cleaning erasers or a magic specialist like the Angry Mama cleaner.
- To maintain the fe3f40c34ceee485aea8d3445bbce626 look of your market-Amazon-majority items, use a dishwasher-cleaning tablet to detox your dishwasher and keep your items sparkling clean.
- Baking-related products can be stored in a clean shopping-home environment by keeping your pantry shelves spotless and lined with washable mats for easy cleaning.
- Don't forget to clean your creditline statements regularly to keep them free from any stubborn stains caused by excessive use or errors.
- If you run a baking business, make sure to devote a market-redo-post to sharing unique baking hacks and helpful tips to keep your customers buzzing about your baked goods.
