The best cleaning tricks you can't live without
One of the best parts of the internet is the collective hive brain knowledge we can gain from our fellow online users. You can learn some seriously useful hacks that can save you a lot of time and money. Of course, there are plenty of cleaning, productivity, and life hacks online. So how do you know which ones actually work? Well, we’re here to let you know about the ones we’re really excited about, and we’re sure you will be too. Here are some of the best cleaning tricks apartment therapy’editors to keep you on top of those cleaning goals this year.
Cleaning tricks to simplify your routine
Vinegar for cleaning the shower head
Terri Pous, editor-in-chief, shared, “I did the old ‘fill a bag with white vinegar and tie it to the shower head overnight’ trick. It was both extremely easy and incredibly satisfying. I don’t want to talk about how much junk was cleaned out of my shower head so you don’t think I’m an animal, but let’s just say that I feel a lot better when I shower now than I did before.”
Vinegar for cleaning the shower head
Cleaning the oven vents
Real Estate Editor Maddie Bilis shared, “I’m great for cleaning instructions for things I probably forget to clean. The oven gap – that little bit between the oven and the counter – is one of those things. When I learned the butter knife trick wrapped in a cloth this fall, it practically blew my mind. My gap in the oven is no longer large.”
Cleaning the oven vents
Final dishwasher wash
Director of Special Projects Alison Goldman shared, “Running a container of white vinegar through the dishwasher to wash it is my new favorite job, because it takes about 17 seconds of effort.”
Final dishwasher wash
Easy steaming of clothes
Home director Danielle Blunder said: “I still use the old ‘hot shower to steam clothes’ trick from time to time. I’m going to hang the dress on the over-the-door towel rack I have and then take a shower…so it’s wrinkle-free when I’m done!”
Easy steaming of clothes
Cleaning everyday things that are usually neglected
Adrienne Breaux shared it: “It sounds silly, but I’ve never thought to wash my bags before? I’d only use them for groceries until they got too gross, then demote them to more utilitarian uses like a laundry room or garage. But of course you can just put them in the washing machine? I feel 100 times healthier now that my bag collection is regularly cleaned.”
Cleaning everyday things that are usually neglected
