Number one: Walls

• Wash your walls from the bottom up because this will prevent streaking.


• To clean your walls use ½-cup ammonia, ¼-cup white vinegar, and ¼-cup baking soda in 1 gallon of water. Just remember never mix bleach and ammonia together because they are toxic chemicals.


• If you are cleaning textured walls, use nylon socks instead of a sponge or rag because the socks won't leave material chunks behind.


• Tie a dust cloth over your broom to dust walls covered with wallpaper and work from the top down.


• Use an art-gum eraser to remove pencil marks and other non-greasy spots from non-washable walls


• To remove crayons or other greasy spots apply a paste of cleaning fluid and fuller's earth and cornstarch. Allow the residue to dry and then brush it off. Repeat the treatment until the spot is gone.

Number two: Windows

• You can make your own spray cleaner by filling a spray bottle with 3 tablespoons ammonia, 1-tablespoon vinegar, and the rest water.


• To dust blinds you can tie a rag around a ruler. Spray the rag with dusting spray and run the flat end across each blind


• Use old newspaper to shine windows


• Clean windows on overcast days and during normal temperatures to avoid streaks. To spot streaks you need to dry the inside of the window in one direction and the outside of the window in the other direction.


• For your windowsills pour diluted rubbing alcohol on a rag and rub down the entire surface. Dust off the sill with a clean cloth.

Number three: Kitchen

• Pour club soda onto your counter and clean with a soft cloth. Rinse with water and then wipe it dry.


• To clean and shine a stainless steel sink you can use club soda or baking soda.


• Use a cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol to remove stubborn water spots.


• Use vinegar to remove spots on stainless steel. If your stainless steel sink is rusty, rub it down with lighter fluid.


• For white porcelain sinks, line the bottom of your sink with paper towels and saturate with household bleach. Allow it to sit for eight hours and then rinse. Never use bleach on colored sinks

Number four: Bathroom

• Lighter fluid will remove stains from porcelain sinks and bathtubs


• Use vinegar and water to shine up a dull wall. After washing with vinegar and water polish walls with a dry cloth.


• To clean grout use 2 tablespoons of chlorine bleach mixed with one quart of water. Dry the grout thoroughly and then apply several coats of lemon oil. Allow each coat to dry one hour before applying the next coat.


• You can use kerosene to remove rusty tile marks.


• Lemon furniture oil will remove water spots on metal frames.


• White vinegar will make glass shower doors sparkle.


• If your mirrors have a dull haze, use rubbing alcohol to remove the haze. You can also use rubbing alcohol to remove spots from bathroom fixtures.


• Use a solution of ½-cup vinegar, 1-cup ammonia, and ¼-cup baking soda added to one gallon of warm water to clean your shower. Allowing the shower to run on hot for five minutes will steam the dirt loose.