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Cleaning Plain & Simple
By Donna Smallin
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A clean home can leave you feeling satisfied and stress-free, but cleaning is a chore few people truly enjoy. When it's time to clean those long-forgotten crevices, a well-organized cleaning reference book can be just the inspiration you’re looking for.
Cleaning Plain & Simple (Storey Publishing, 2006) by Donna Smallin leaves no floor un-mopped. It covers cleaning dilemmas of every room, including the ones that may not be high on your cleaning radar like the garage.
Try Smallin's natural recipe for removing oil stains from concrete:
• sprinkle with baking soda
• rinse with boiling water
• scrub with a stiff bristled brush
Smallin provides natural solutions for many cleaning queries, from stain removal and oven cleaning to removing window decals. There's a stain removal chart in the appendix that makes a handy reference you could photocopy and post in your laundry room to help you quickly remove an ink or nail polish stain. You'll also find a list of stain-removing no-no's to avoid like squirting hair spray on an ink stain, which can leave residue or affect the colour of your fabric.
The author doesn’t forget the great outdoors, with cleaning tips for your gutters, roof, birdbath, deck, outdoor furniture, barbeque, and pool.
Donna Smallin is a cleaning expert and author of another book, Organizing Plain & Simple (Storey Publishing, 2002).
-- By Dayna Boyer
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