PAINTING TIPS FOR EXTERIOR OF YOUR HOME.

Living room

Get rid of musty smells by spraying an air deodorizer on the couch and other hotspots.

Replace old throw pillows with new ones in bright colors. It will bring color and a feeling of newness to the room.

Attack your TV, DVD player and other electronic gadgets with a specialized cleaning solution. Use a formula that gently cleans and helps repel dust between cleaning.

Give chandeliers and glass wares a quick shine. Put on a pair of cotton gloves and use a damp one to dust and polish and the other to dry. Use this technique on glass-covered pictures and paintings too to prevent water from seeping through the frames.

Use a soft cloth and no-wax furniture polish for the furnitures while the nooks and crannies can be dealt with a soft brush.

Turn off the light and when the bulbs are cool enough, wipe them with a damp cloth to remove the dirt. This will make them brighter when you turn the lights back on.

Kitchen and dining

Raid you pantry and throw out everything that’s been there for ages. Check expiration dates carefully. Wipe each item before putting them back.

Dirty fridge handles can use a scrub down. Textured ones can be cleaned with erasing pads.

New placemats, like new throw pillows will add color and freshness to your dining room tables. Floors, wall and windows

Sweep thoroughly dull hardwood floor and apply a fresh coat of wax.

A clean window can be achieved by using a squeegee dipped in window cleaner and dried using a microfiber cloth to minimize streaks.

A duster with extension handles will do wonders in cleaning blinds as well as clearing the cobwebs especially those hard to reach areas. Maybe you thought it is high time for you to change the outdoor color of your house, then the following things can help you: 

Government restrictions.
Check with your local building and planning department for guidelines. Codes governing exterior house colors may be in place. This particularly applies in historic districts or redevelopment areas. 
Homeowner associations 
Most homeowner associations have guidelines on what you you can do. It is better to check them out first before you choose the color.
so what’s a person to do? You can either lower your standards and just ignore the mess, or you can think smart and keep your house tidy with little effort.

Unfortunately there is no way to avoid housework. But you can keep your house clean and sparkling in less than 30 minutes a day, if you just get organized.

The very first thing you need to do is gather all your cleaning supplies and place them in one spot, organized neatly. I do mean “all” your cleaning supplies, the glass cleaner, the furniture polish, the wax, the cleaner, the dusting cloth – all of it! Next organize it in groups that make sense as to how you would use it. So if you’re going to do the windows you just have to grab all your window supplies, or if your cleaning the bathroom, you’d grab all the bathroom supplies. Use the old KISS formula – “Keep It Simple Stupid.” Don’t make extra work for yourself.

Next place a clothes basket in every room where dirty clothes might land. Then train your household members to drop their dirty clothes in the hamper, and not on the floor. If it’s in their room, it should be as easy to use as the floor. If you’ve got kids, get creative, with a hamper that’s their favorite cartoon character or action figure. Make it fun!

Assign duties to other members of your house. Kids, even younger ones, can be good helpers. Give them tasks that they are capable of completing. As an incentive you can reward them. You can take them to a matinee or give them a treat if they complete their chores. If they get an allowance make them work for it. No kids, then you’re on your own, unless you have a modern day husband who participates in the household chores.

Be logical in your cleaning. There are two strategies that work well. With the first, you do a thorough cleaning once or twice a week. You choose a task, then start at one end of the house and move completely through the house until that task is done. Then start your next task. You’ll save valuable time by not jumping from one task to the other.

The second strategy is favored by working woman and men, because it takes less than 30 minutes every day, and you don’t have to look forward to cleaning house on your days off. With this strategy you do one room at a time, and set time limits as to how much time you’ll spend in each room.. So lets say the kitchen gets 8 minutes, Bathroom gets 5, bedrooms get 5 each, and on and on, depending on how many rooms you have. You can adjust the 30 minutes up or down, but it should never be more than 45 minutes.

In the kitchen, wipe down the stove, fridge and dispose of any food that needs to be tossed. Wipe down the counter tops and the sink. Empty the dishwasher. Sweep the floor and give it a quick mopping.



In the bathroom pick up dirty laundry and toss in the hamper, wipe down the tub, shower, and sink. Clean the toilet last. Mop the floor if it needs it.

Bedrooms just need the beds made, dirty laundry picked up, and clothes put away. A quick dusting and vacuuming every third day is sufficient.

Tidy the living room, pickup books and “stuff” that are lying around. Wipe off tables. Dusting and vacuuming every second or third day is sufficient.

By doing laundry amongst other activities, you’ll save yourself more time. Throw a load in while you’re watching TV or making super. Fit it into other activities, so you’re not faced with ten loads at the end of the week.

Get organized and cleaning your house will become a breeze. You’ll have less stress worrying about it and more free time to enjoy the things you like to