Dear Home-Ec 101, One of my darling monsters spilled acrylic paint on my laminate counters. Then, being the smart little cookie he is, he placed one of my cookbooks over the stain to hide the mess. I don’t know when this happened, but it was long enough to let the paint dry. I don’t care …
Heather says: Every once in a while I get a reminder of exactly why I started this site. After an interesting discussion on Facebook, my good pal Kathy T agreed to share her first experience grilling kabobs via a guest post. Prior to this site, I’d frequently find myself coaching friends through meals, either over …
Dear Home-Ec 101, Hi! I hope you lovely gals can help me… My husband and I are remodeling a house, and we installed laminate, faux wood floors. We probably did it backwards, because since installing the floors, we’ve had plumbers and tilers in…and now the floors are filthy! We need advice on how to clean …
It may be called a den, but it doesn’t have to look like bears live here. – Heather, to her kids, too often Welcome to the Deep clean Challenge Week 5. Just joining us? So far, we have: Cleared Clutter Cleaned the Kitchen Cleaned the Bedroom Scrubbed the Bathroom Are you seeing progress? Let us …
The kitchen is the heart of the home. Or something like that. Even if the kitchen isn’t the heart, you will likely spend a significant portion of your life at least passing through this part of your home. Why are we cleaning the kitchen for Week 2 of the Deep Clean Challenge? It can be …
Hi Home-Ec 101I had a candle burning under the edge of my cabinet, and it got hot enough to burn it. Some of it is light, and some a pretty dark burn. I have attached pictures. I tried baking soda and water, didn’t work. The furniture markers and crayons did not work. I’ve read about a super fine 0000 steel wool …
A is for apples and apple cider, use it in French toast, oatmeal, and pancakes, or pie. Ammonia, never to be mixed with bleach. It also keeps your windows sparkling clean. B is for Bacon, the king of all cured meat. B is also for budget and we buckle down when we must. B is …
Heather says I had a couple of questions come in this week that I didn’t post. 1. I have a loveseat that got wet how do I fix it? I wrote back and found out that it isn’t leather, it’s sort of cloth, but I never got a definitive answer on how wet. Without being able …
It’s said to be the heart of the home. The kitchen is certainly the most used area with a lot of traffic. It’s also the source of a lot of work, but there is a certain satisfaction in making it clean and shiny. Here are some articles that might help you; click the title of …
The floor of a home is the canvas that family life gets lived on. Sometimes it is a fresh clean canvas and other times it is full of stains and spots. It often gets overlooked, but keeping it in good shape does improve the room. Here are some articles about taking care of flooring; there are …