Hot Housekeeping Posts
How To: Make your own air fresheners
Why buy chemically made or synthetic air fresheners that only mask smell or can be unhealthy? Watch this video and learn how to make safe and effective air fresheners at home using baking soda, vinegar and whatever scents you choose like cloves, cinnamon or lemon. Make your own air fresheners.
How To: Fold Flat and Fitted Sheets
Do you feel fitted sheets always look messy when folded and wrinkled before they go on the bed. They are so big and awkard to fold. This video shows how to fold sheets so they stay wrinkle free.
How To: Hand wash clothes
In order to hand-wash your clothes, you will need the following: a sink with a stopper, a laundry detergent designed for hand-washing (e.g. Woolite), a stain remover, fabric softener, and a drying rack.
How To: Iron shorts
Joyce Danielson, our professional wardrobe expert tells you how to iron pockets, add pleats as well as iron seams and cuffs. She also explains how to interpret care instructions on the label and how to wash and iron your shorts accordingly. Why look like a slob when you can look like a prep?
How To: Fold bed sheets
Our expert will show you how to fold your bedclothes properly, including flat and fitted sheets, pillowcases, blankets, and quilts. Learn an easy, compact method to store your spare linens, and get tips on how to make a template that will help your sheets fit in your linen closet. Take these techniques and make little improvements to your house cleaning routine. Remember, the key to doing things you dread is to make them as easy as possible. Work smart, not hard!
How To: Iron sheets
In this series of home laundry videos, you will find out the best way to iron your sheets from an ironing expert. Joyce Danielson shares her insider tips on when to leave out the starch and how to tame fitted sheets as well as those heavily creased new sheets fresh out of the package. She also discusses folding tips, how to iron and fold pillowcases, and shares her insights on how to pass the time while ironing.
How To: Make easy Indian food recipes
In this series of cooking videos you'll learn how to make a quick Indian meal from expert Mona Sishodia. She demonstrates how to make vegetable curry, batter-dipped and fried vegetables called Pakora, and a stuffed potato tortilla, which is a variation on a staple of the Indian diet. Mona takes you through the recipe step-by-step, explaining the ingredients and spices you'll be using and some of the health benefits of spices commonly used in Indian cooking. She shows you how to make dough for...
How To: Iron clothes
In this video series, watch as professional homemaker Vickie Pavone teaches how to iron clothes and other household items. Learn how to iron fitted sheets, how to iron flat sheets and pillow cases, how to iron a blouse, how to iron a skirt, how to iron pleats, how to iron a men's button down shirt, how to iron a men's polo shirt, how to iron slacks, how to iron denim, how to iron a law enforcement uniform, how to iron clothes using starch, how to iron, delicate silk fabrics, how to iron synth...
How To: House cleaning
In this series of informative videos you will learn new ways of cleaning your home. Watch as our expert,Paige Williams, demonstrates cleaning techniques for cleaning the bathroom sink, bathroom, and fixtures. You will also learn more about cleaning the dust from your ceiling and light fixtures. See our expert demonstrate mopping basics and other techniques for cleaning household floors and walls. Get tips on cleaning faucets and countertops in the kitchen and bathroom. Cleaning windows and ot...
How To: Clean minerals and deposits from bathrooms
In this video series learn from Mark Williams a 6th year Registered Plumbers Apprentice with over 11,000 hours of experience as he discloses tips and techniques such as what chemicals to use to clean your bathroom; how mineral deposits build up; what causes certain stains to form; how to get rid of stains and deposits; how to prevent stains, deposits, and decreased functionality of your sink, toilet, and bathtub.
How To: Pressure wash your house
In this DIY home improvement video series, learn how to pressure wash the exterior of your house—as well as the sidewalks, driveway and deck. Our expert will show you where to get a pressure washing machine, how to hook it up, what wands and tips to use, and how to start the pressure washer. Then follow him as he takes you around the house—from roof, to eaves, to windows, to exterior walls—showing you the proper pressure washing techniques for cleaning. After watching these videos, you should...
How To: Steam clean your carpet
DIY carpet cleaning is here. And you can steam the sucker too! Part 1 of 14 - How to Steam clean your carpet.
How To: Keep your home clean
This set of videos will give you first hand knowledge of professional housecleaning tips. The best place to start is with a house cleaning schedule. Just like the rest of your life you have to make room and time to do things and cleaning is no different. Our experts advocate that you sit down with a calendar and chart out what cleaning needs to be done throughout the year. This will give you a date on which different chores need to get accomplished. Next learn all the supplies that you are go...
How To: Clean the kitchen
This video series leaves nothing to the imagination when it comes to cleaning the kitchen. Atiya covers everything from cleaning the refrigerator to wiping down walls.
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