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How to keep pet hair out of your laundry and remove it from your washing machine

Article in Martha Stewart Living by Caroline Biggs Let’s face it: No matter how much we brush, groom, and love our furry family members, they have a tendency to shed all over our stuff. To make matters worse, pet hair naturally clings to clothing—making it difficult to remove. “Pet hair often embeds or entangles itself with the…

How I stopped using paper towels…entirely!

This has been a years-long battle for me. When I was cleaning homes professionally 8 years ago it was just so easy to ask clients to provide 4-5 rolls of paper towels for a deep clean and use that to wipe, dust and polish everything. Rip, wipe, trash, repeat. At first I thought it’s ok…

Upside of hiring professional cleaning services

Article by Sophia Perry with AZ Moving Pros Cleaning is a job that can be tackled by virtually anyone. However, not everyone will provide you with quality results. And with the time and efforts invested in this arduous chore, you wouldn’t want to settle for anything else than perfection. For this reason, you should really…

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PSA: Change your vacuum filters

It’s spring time! Your vacuum has been working hard all winter and chances are, with the pollen and spring clean season coming up, it will need all the power it can get. Great way to ensure your vacuum is working the way it’s creators intended is to make sure that the filter is clean. A…

Our Organizing Whiz Judit

We’re so happy to introduce our Organizing Whiz Judit. Tell us a little about your background. How long have you lived in America, where are you from and where else have you lived? I was born in Transylvania, Romania and moved to Hungary with my family when I was thirteen years old. In Hungary…

6 Things You Should Do If It Feels Like Your Home Is Never Clean

Article by Caroline Biggs in apartmenttherapy.com We’ve all been there. After a long work week and a mini-marathon cleaning session on the weekend, you look around your apartment and feel like it looks just as dirty as before. So what to do when you feel like your house is never clean, but don’t have…

What Are the Best Toy Organizers?

Article by Karen Iorio Adelson in New York Magazine Strategist For such small people, kids have a lot of stuff. Beyond essentials like car seats and strollers, there are the dozens of toys that children inevitably accumulate — enough to drive parents crazy when they’re scattered throughout the house. “Teaching your kids the importance of being clean…

The Best Shoe Racks and Organizers, According to Professional Organizers

Article by Lauren Ro in New York Magazine Strategist Whether you’re a sneakerhead or a Manolo devotee, you’ve likely grappled with the question of how to store all of your precious shoes in a cramped city apartment. Under the bed just won’t do, and a jumble of mismatched pairs cluttering your entryway isn’t great either. To find…

The #1 Mistake People Make When They’re Cleaning

Article by Caroline Biggs in Apartment Therapy. Believe it or not, there’s a big mistake most people are making when they clean. Not cleaning your home from top to bottom—a.k.a. dusting first and leaving sweeping and mopping for last—can have some major consequences for your housekeeping routine. Don’t believe us? We called on…