Posted
September 2, 2010 by
deb under
Remedies I grew up with a spotless home. My mother was very good about keeping everything in tip-top shape. I picked up quite a few pointers from her, but dealing with hard water stains was something I didn’t know anything about.
If you have hard water, you’ve more than likely have seen stains appear in your bathroom or kitchen where there is a water source. The minerals from the hard water build up over time, and are not easily scrubbed off. I’ve found the best cleaner at attacking hard water stains is vinegar.
Here is my kitchen sink faucet before I started cleaning.
Yikes, huh?!
Here are the steps I took to treating this baby.
1. I took a few paper towels, soaked them in white vinegar and wrapped them around the faucet.
2. I’d pop in with a toothbrush every 6 hours or so and scrub away the hard water stains and then reapply the paper towels. After 1 day of letting the faucet soak, it looked like this.
It was looking much better already. But it still wasn’t clean enough so I reapplied the paper towels, added a little vinegar and let it soak for about 3 more days, still popping in with a tooth brush every once and a while. Here’s what it looks like now.
It looks much better. Although, it’s still not completely back to new, I couldn’t deal with the vinegar smell anymore. I’ve heard that you can mix a little lemon juice in with the vinegar to help it along. Has anyone tried this? If you have any pointers, I’d love to hear them.
Tags: faucet, hard water, Kitchen
Posted
August 5, 2010 by
deb under
Before & After Totty and Dave sent over their most recent transformations of their home. It all started out in the bathroom. They purchased the house about 5 years ago, and remodeled the bathroom shortly after moving in. Unfortunately, they hired a bad tile worker, and ended up having to redo the entire bathroom a couple years later. Here is a before picture of the bathroom- this is what it looked like when they moved in.
And the after pictures:
Lovely, right? I especially like the benched seating, the sinks and the wallpaper. You can find more details and pictures of the transformation on their blog.
As if tackling the bathroom wasn’t enough, Totty and Dave moved right along to the kitchen. And just like the bathroom, they redid it shortly after moving in. This is their second time redoing it in 5 years! Oh, the patience they must have for dust!! Here is what the kitchen looked like when they moved in.
And the after pictures:
I love the shelving underneath the cabinets, and the beautiful wood floors. Isn’t it an amazing transformation? You can view more pictures and details over on their blog. Thanks so much for sharing, Totty and Dave!
Tags: bathroom, Kitchen
Posted
May 12, 2010 by
erin under
DIY I’ve been in the process of de-cluttering my kitchen. I wanted to try to keep my counter top clean, since our current kitchen has no counter space. I decided I needed to get rid of the huge container that had been sitting on my counter that held pretty much every utensil I had. Whisks of various sizes, pasta forks, spatulas, stirring spoons, and everything else all shared the same container. It was getting super crowded and I don’t use those things all the time so I dumped the entire contents into one of the drawers… better already. Only problem was, a few of the items I use at almost every meal. I decided I needed a smaller container that I could leave out that would just hold a couple of items. The problem with a smaller container is that when I put the utensils in, the entire container would tip over. After some trial and error my solution was that I needed a medium sized container with some type of filler to keep my utensils from tipping and falling out. My solution?
Combine a $1 decorative ceramic pot from IKEA:
A bag of nice decorative rocks:
Add the few utensils I use all the time:
Much better! Nice, clean, and organized!
Tags: DIY, Kitchen, Tutorial, utinsels
Posted
April 28, 2010 by
erin under
Inspiration Kitchens play a major part in every house. Plenty of time is spent in the kitchen, and many memories are made there too. Here are some of my favorite kitchens, all of them calm, serene, and inviting:
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Tags: Kitchen
Posted
February 19, 2010 by
erin under
Inspiration This is something that’s always been on my list of When we Build A house I want this:
This is the CookCook fireplace from Reugg
A woodburning fireplace in the kitchen! There’s nothing more delicious to me than flat breads and pizzas cooked directly over the flame! Plus it’s just so inviting and comfortable! What do you think? A little too much, or great if you have the space? I’d still have a standard oven but would love the ability to light up the fireplace for some real cooking! Are there any things on YOUR wish list?
Tags: fireplace, Kitchen
