| It is important to keep a checklist of chores that need | | | | dried with soft paper or newspaper. Heavily |
| to be completed on a regular basis. Certain parts of | | | | contaminated mirrors can be washed with the |
| your home will need to be cleaned weekly and others | | | | following composition: 2 cups hot water, 50 g of |
| will need to be cleaned monthly or yearly. | | | | vinegar and 50 g of chalk, mix well and let settle. Once |
| We live fast-paced lives and sometimes neglect, | | | | the liquid is settled, wipe a mirror with it, and then wipe |
| forget or simply are not aware that there are things | | | | it clean with a soft cloth or newspaper |
| that need to be cleaned on a weekly basis. To help | | | | Cleaning floors. It is not recommend to frequently wash |
| you gain further knowledge of weekly cleaning chores, | | | | parquet floors. With careful handling, parquet may be |
| I have compiled a list with some tips to help you on | | | | cleaned no more than twice a year. To make parquet |
| your way with weekly cleaning. | | | | floors shine, use 1 part wax to 1 part turpentine. Stains |
| Cleaning Furniture. Upholstered furniture can be | | | | from a parquet floor can be removed with emery |
| cleaned without taking it out of the room. To do this, | | | | paper, and wiped with the old turpentine. If the stain |
| take a damp cloth (old sheet) to cover furniture and | | | | remains, sprinkle it with talc, cover with blotting paper |
| dislodge fine dust with a special stick. To clear | | | | and iron it. Ink stains from linoleum can be removed |
| lacquered and polished furniture, boil a glass of beer | | | | with emery paper or pumice as well. |
| with a piece of wax. Apply a little warm mass to the | | | | Caring for carpets. Twice a year, you can clean the |
| furniture and let it dry, and then rub with a woolen cloth. | | | | carpet with a hair brush, moistened with water and |
| You can use vegetable oil as well. | | | | ammonia (2 tablespoons of alcohol per 1 liter of water). |
| Water rings on the varnished surface are to be | | | | After cleaning the carpet in this manner, it should be |
| sprinkled with flour, and then take a pad soaked in the | | | | dried with a clean cloth. |
| plant or engine oil, and rub until it disappears. | | | | Removing stains from carpet: |
| Mahogany furniture is wiped with the damp cloth, and | | | | Beer, wine, or liquor can be removed from the carpet |
| then with a dry linen cloth. | | | | with the help of warm water mixed with powdered |
| Cleaning windows and doors. Doors and window | | | | laundry detergent. Coffee and cocoa can be washed |
| frames should be washed with water and ammonia (1 | | | | off with cold water and glycerol (1 tablespoon per 1 liter |
| tablespoon liquid ammonia per 1 liter of water). Doors, | | | | of water). Red wine and fruit juice stains can be |
| frames and colored paint, should be washed with | | | | removed with the help of cold water and a small |
| warm strained tea infuse (2 teaspoons of dry tea per | | | | amount of ammonia. Do not forget: once the stain is |
| 1 liter of hot water). Stains on the glass from the dried | | | | removed, the entire carpet must be wiped with cloth |
| white can be erased with the help of a safety razor | | | | brushes, moistened with a detergent solution, then |
| blade; the leftovers of fresh paint are removed with | | | | simply dried with a sponge. |
| turpentine. Rags for washing windows should be linen | | | | If you care for these items weekly and get stains right |
| or you can simply use newspaper, which will not | | | | away before they sink in, cleaning your house will |
| streak. | | | | become a much simpler task. They key to speedy |
| Cleaning mirrors. Mirrors are to be cleaned with a | | | | house cleaning is to stay on top of daily and weekly |
| cotton pad moistened with denatured alcohol, and then | | | | chores so that they don't accumulate. |