DIY and Crafts: 20 Cleaning Tips for Neat Freaks

20 Cleaning Tips for Neat Freaks

Are you a neat freak? Do you know someone who is? Neat freaks have the absolute best cleaning tips, and if you fit the bill, you’re going to love these ideas for getting your place spic and span. What are you waiting for? Break out the cleaning gloves and get to work!

Cleaning Tips That Neat Freaks Will Appreciate

Make your glass stove top look like new with these EASY cleaning tricks – all you need is baking soda and wet rags. It really is that easy. Click the image to read more.

Clean grease off wood cabinets with a mixture of vinegar, olive oil, and water.

You won’t believe how powerful common kitchen ingredients can be for cleaning. Baking Soda and Vinegar can get SO much done with little effort.

via eHow

Grout cleaner not doing the job? Opt for toilet cleaner instead! Just fill this in the grout lines, let it sit 10-15 minutes, scrub it, and then clean it up. You’ll be amazed at the difference!

via Life Prekarious

Did you know that you can remove all that gunk from your toaster with cream of tartar and a little water? Bar Keeper’s Friend (affiliate) works well, too.

via A Real Life Housewife

Clean the garbage disposal with this DIY cleaner to make it smell AMAZING!

via One Crazy House

Club soda, white vinegar and Dawn can get water spots and stains out of upholstery. Finally… your car seats can be clean again!

via Indulgy

Anna Moseley recommends using a Magic Eraser (affiliate) to clean glass shower doors. It works better than anything else she’s tried!

via Ask Anna Moseley

Fed up with a stinky vacuum filter? Toss it in the dishwasher! Don’t put any dishes in with it, though.

via A Girl and Her Needle

Use tongs and microfiber cloths to clean your blinds. Seriously, you’ll wonder why you ever tried it any other way!

via One Crazy House

Fill a dish wand with dawn and vinegar to clean your shower. You can even clean it while you’re in the shower… What could be easier than that?

via Joyful Homemaking

Rub wax paper over your faucets after you’ve cleaned them to make the shiny surface more resistant to water stains. (See more wax paper tips!)

via Creekline House

Zap sponges in the microwave for 2 minutes on high to kill 99% of germs.

via Moms Against Cooties

Clean window tracks like a pro with this technique. You’ll need an old toothbrush, baking soda, vinegar and a butter knife.

via The Intentional Mom

Speaking of vinegar, it’s the perfect thing to clean your top-loading washing machine. You only need to do it a couple times a year, but you can do it more often if your clothes start getting a musty smell.

via Practically Functional

And if you have a front loading washing machine, a towel soaked in bleach and warm water are all you need to get rid of mold in the gaskets. Remember to ventilate the room well when using such a strong bleach mixture.

via Clean and Scentsible

Pour a small amount of disinfectant into your toilet brush holder to keep it smelling nice and to help keep germs at bay.

via Home Depot

Put a baggie of white distilled vinegar around your shower head and allow it to sit overnight. It’ll get rid of all that gunky buildup by morning!

via The Melrose Family

It’s so, so important to clean your dryer vents and ducts. When lint gets trapped there, it can start fires. This tutorial shows you how to clean them thoroughly.

via Pretty Handy Girl

I don’t know about you, but it seems I can never get my glass cooktop completely clean… until now. These three ingredients will have it looking shiny and new in no time!