Apartment Therapy Archive: Sep 2022

With just a few 15-minute tasks a day, you can have a presentable house pretty much all the time.

Here's how to properly clean and disinfect your floors without rolling the dice on damaging them.

Your approach to keeping the kitchen clean needs to be less whack-a-mole and more strategic.

Home chefs everywhere are loving how easy it is to use their iPads in the kitchen when they’re following recipes. But guys, I don’t have an iPad. Or a printer, for that matter. So my MacBook Pro comes with me to the kitchen in a dangerous display of hubris. And last night, it happened. I dripped water on the brick of the power cord. Luckily, I found there are some things to do if your power cord gets wet so that it can be saved (hopefully).

Shaving cream contains active ingredients—surfactants, emulsifiers, and cleansing agents—that are similar to the ones found in other household soaps.

And you probably already have everything you need in your kitchen.

"WOW! This beautiful and astonishing cleaning tool has saved the day!”

Last week, I was getting ready for my mother to come for a visit. So naturally, I had to clean out my fridge! I used the method she taught me, and 20 minutes later, my fridge was mom-worthy clean. The inside of your fridge can be clean in no time, too, (and clutter-free) with these four easy steps. Ok—time to roll up your sleeves and get to work! This is also a great chance to toss older or forgotten food while you’re at it. You can do this all at once or in sections.

From super simple cleaning solutions to what can—and shouldn't ever—be mixed with lemon juice.

Incorporating secondhand furniture into our homes is a great way to keep things green, but sometimes the smells that come along with them can really give you the blues. If Uncle Harold’s desk is just too good to pass up (unlike his chain smoking habit), worry not—there are a few things you can do to get rid of that cigarette smell from furniture. These helpful tips should help you lessen or completely rid your furniture of those yucky smells.

Feeling like you're always battling dust? These simple secrets will keep your space dust-free.