45 Useful Cleaning Tips and Tricks Every Clean Freak Needs To Know

1 Trick to keep your faucets shiny and free from water spots

1. Trick to keep your faucets shiny and free from water spots: I’ve been watching way too much Downtown Abbey on Netflix lately. I’ll admit that when I was trying this trick out, I felt just a little bit like some kind of clever old-fashioned butler who had all the best tricks up my sleeve for keeping things in tip-top shape. I also felt a little ridiculous, (via The Creek Line House)

2 Icky sponge? Use a binder clip to keep it dry and prevent germ build up

2. Icky sponge? Use a binder clip to keep it dry and prevent germ build up (via Clorox)

3 Take this baby and slice through the hair in one go and clean it out

3. Take this baby and slice through the hair in one go and clean it out: using a seam ripper to clean hair out of a vacuum (via Rehana Du Jour)

4 Clean Vacuum Filters in the Dishwasher

4. Clean Vacuum Filters in the Dishwasher: (via A Girl and her Needle)

5 How to get your stainless steel appliances looking brand-new again

5. How to get your stainless steel appliances looking brand-new again: Over the years my stainless steel toaster has built up a sticky skin that I couldn’t get rid of until today!! I even tried Goo Gone and that didn’t work. You’re not going to believe what did the trick! Its so smooth and clean now! I just want to rub it each time I walk past….Read More (via A Real-Life Housewife)