Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks for Your Des Plaines Apartments

This spring cleaning season, it is not only about tiding up your living spaces, it is also about restoring and cleaning housewares and appliances. If done properly you will be able to save a lot of money, and even save family heirlooms! This spring season, we have some great eco-friendly remedies that will add a fresh touch to your Des Plaines apartments kitchen!

It’s That Time Again

Spring cleaning means not only focusing on your living quarters, but your kitchenware and appliances as well. Having shiny appliances and pots and pans will increase the tidy look that we are trying to achieve. This is especially true if you have your pots and pans hanging above your stove or displayed anywhere about your kitchen.

Green Tips and Tricks

Fortunately, we have an all-natural and earth-friendly mixture that you can make, using things you already have in your kitchen cupboard! This spring cleaning season is all about going green! If you have ever experienced the pain of a burnt frying pan, especially a newly purchased one, we have great news! We have a solution, chemical-free, that will cut your scrubbing time by half. Plus, it will ensure you get to keep your pans!

For this project, you will simply need 1 cup of white vinegar, 2 tablespoons of baking soda, and a scouring pad.

First, place the pan on your stovetop and fill the bottom of the pan with a thin layer of water. Next, add the vinegar and bring the pan to a boil. At this point, your pan should be looking cleaner already. Remove the pan from the heat and add the baking soda. At this point, expect some fizzling up of the mixture! Make sure you do this step above a sink for any spillage.

Next, empty the pan and use the scour it with your scour tool, if you must, it is okay to add some dry baking soda for this step.

For any stubborn areas, add water to the baking soda (making a paste) and leave on the area for 30 minutes. Next, simply clean the pan as normal and ta-da! Your pan will be good as new.

Spring Cleaning the Green Way

It is important to adopt all-natural remedies when dealing with kitchen or bathroom items. In this manner, we avoid having toxic and harsh chemicals in places we do not wish them to be!

Do you have any toxic free chemical solutions that you like? Let us know in the comments!