Okay, so
maybe some of you won't find this as AMAZING as I do, but I'm in love with a
very silly thing - a cleaning solution.
Let me give you some back story.....
We moved
into our ‘flipped’ house about 7 years ago. It has tiled floors throughout with
the exception of the bedrooms. They started out pretty enough, but apparently
the grout wasn’t sealed and it slowly got to be a dirty dingy mess. I’ve made
attempts several times to clean it, but with almost the entire house covered in
it, I typically quit after about an hour with only 3 sq ft completed. It has
gotten so bad recently that we’ve even contemplated bringing in the pressure
washer and shop-vac (classy, right?). But today, I had an epiphany! I’ve seen a
lot of Pinterest posts with homemade cleaners lately – typically using vinegar,
baking soda, and other common household items. So I decided to play mad
scientist. I mixed together equal parts baking soda and peroxide and poured it
on my grout. I let it sit and get bubbly for about 10 minutes and then ran a
toothbrush over it. It came off like a dream! Seriously – NO SCRUBBING! I’m now
a woman on a mission. I’ve already been out to pick up more baking soda and
peroxide and have some sitting on the kitchen floor as I type. I can’t wait to
get through the whole house and then get the grout sealed up properly. I’ve
never been so excited to clean!  | ||
| Before and After |
What area of cleaning do you struggle with? Do you have any secret weapons for cleaning around the house?
I did it on my bathroom floor. It worked and these tiles are OLD! Can't wait to do the whole bathroom. I also used it on my glass top stove, worked like a charm!
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