| Moving from your old house and into your new one | | | | works wonders on getting rid of nasty odors. Simply |
| means an extensive cleaning process is ahead of you. | | | | shake a little in the bowl and let it sit for a few |
| It's not the best chore in the world to tackle, | | | | minutes, no more than 10. Now use a toilet brush to |
| especially when you have a mountain of moving | | | | scrub, taking care to get the top edges of the bowl |
| boxes to pack, moving companies to research, and | | | | which are often missed when cleaning toilets. Send |
| numerous furniture pieces to disassemble before | | | | your dirty water down the pipes with a good flush, |
| your relocation takes place. Fortunately, going green | | | | and you're ready to move on to the mirrors. |
| with your cleaning is easy, not to mention cheap. | | | | Mirror Cleaning 101 |
| With just a few, simple products, you can get rid of | | | | Club soda is what you're going to need here. To cut |
| mildew buildup in your shower, clean the tile in your | | | | the leftover remnants of gel, toothpaste, or hard |
| bathroom, and even put Windex to shame on your | | | | water, add one teaspoon of lemon juice to a spray |
| mirrors. Here's what you'll need to make it all happen: | | | | bottle with club soda. Wipe with a soft cloth until |
| Baking soda | | | | your reflection sparkles. Onwards, to your cabinets |
| Borax (or sodium borate) | | | | and counters! |
| Castile soap | | | | Eco-Friendly Cabinet and Countertop Cleaning |
| Club soda | | | | Take your pick of either borax or baking soda and |
| Hydrogen peroxide (3%) | | | | shake some onto your surfaces. Scrub them squeaky |
| Lemons | | | | clean, or until you run out of elbow grease. To clean |
| Water | | | | your faucet fixture, spray on some club soda. |
| White Vinegar | | | | Zesty Floor Cleaning |
| Spray bottles | | | | Mix one quarter of a cup of castile soap (liquid) with |
| Cloth rags, preferably terry-cloth | | | | half a cup of lemon juice and pour in a bucket with 2 |
| Cleaning Your Shower | | | | gallons of water. Grab your handy mop and get to |
| The shower is perhaps one of the most difficult | | | | work. Use the leftover solution on the other tile and |
| places to scrub completely clean, but you can | | | | hard flooring around your house. |
| accomplish removing mildew and mold by mixing half | | | | Now that you know how to effectively clean your |
| a cup of hydrogen peroxide (or half a cup of white | | | | old bathroom without using any harsh chemicals, you |
| vinegar, which works just as well) with one cup of | | | | can enjoy using the same strategies in your new |
| water in a spray bottle. Spray throughout the shower | | | | bathroom. But not after a much needed nap from all |
| stall, as necessary. The best part is that there's no | | | | the hard work you did in your old house to get your |
| rinsing necessary! Move on to the tub, and use borax | | | | bathroom sparkling and shining for the folks who |
| to scrub-a-dub-dub your tub clean with a sturdy | | | | move in after you. When you wake up, you can |
| brush. Rinse with water, and move on to noble task | | | | start finding moving companies to help make the |
| of cleaning your throne, aka toilet. | | | | transition as clean and smooth as your newly |
| Guide to a Greener Toilet | | | | scrubbed bathroom! |
| Baking soda is perfect to use on your toilet, since it | | | | |