Choosing floor tile with color or range

In case you haven’t noticed, the posts this week are all about making flooring selections that are not the standard, plain jane selections ... of dark hair on the floor. This makes cleaning maintenance more frequent and more of a headache. The floor ... . With the right grout color, the floor can seem more uniform and less grid-like. When the floor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:18:05

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Making Cleaning Eco-Friendly With Perfect Planet

When it comes to going green it’s really become quite the rage ... . The Perfect Planet floor cleaner loosened everything up and gave the tile a nice sheen. The floor polish ... for the Environment program isn’t easy. What it Came With Perfect Planet by Weiman Squeeze & Clean Floor Cleaner [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 02:01:27

OUT, Damned spot!

I’m cleaning today.  Kitty took the kiddos to the train museum at the park, and I’m tackling jobs that require loud music ... -scrubbed the hardwood floors in the living room with Murphy’s, cleaned the kitchen floor (likewise with rag and elbow grease), went to the store, rented the steam cleaner, refilled the water softner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:30:53

Sticky Vinyl Floor Tile Messes? Get Free Sierra Plank Konecto Flooring Samples

Sticky Vinyl Floor Tile Messes? Get Free Sierra Plank Konecto Flooring Samples Filed under: Announcements, Internet, General, ... . You need no more than a vacuum and a slightly damp mop for day to day cleaning. There is also a range of dedicated cleaners to help with tougher spots. You can also make a plan with scuff marks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 12:56:06

Glitter, Baby

No, I'm not talking about the re-release of the SEP book. I'm talking about the little glittery things all over my house ... in my foyer. Glittery pieces sprinkled on the tables and rugs and hardwood floor and are hard to clean ... life. And while I'm doing that, I see all sorts of things that need to be done like cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 06:02:00

Staying in the lines

Today Jack asked if he could color. I said sure, and grabbed a set of crayons he had gotten for Christmas ... for me, right? Because I have a stash of non-eco-friendly cleaning products in the house ... direct supervision, on the carpet downstairs. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:38:40

And we don't even have a dog yet.

Today I was faced with an issue I seem to have. Well I've known I have it, ... ...cleaning perfection. Now don't misunderstand and think I have to have a perfectly clean house ... that I had just finished vacuuming. The carpet I vacuumed after vacuuming the wood floor next to it. Did [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:50:00

A New Take on An Old Song

Chanukah has arrived, and with it comes songs that have become traditional here in the States. One of those "must sings" is the dreidle song ... hardwood floor has a nasty dentI have a little dreidel, I made it out of gin That dreidel wouldn't turn ... it on the floor it nearly killed the dogI have a little dreidel, I made it out of plastic I put a gimel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 11:07:00

Creating Free Sony Plasma TVs

You’re looking at buying televisions and you’ve got your eye on a Sony plasma television ... that the maintenance is easy and straightforward. A hardwood floor is hygenic, hypoallergenic, and easy to clean. Finishes are one of the most important features of hardwood flooring and will strongly influence [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:46:14

CES 2009: Cleaning Made Easy with iRobot

As if having a robot for a vacuum cleaner wasn’t enough, iRobot has gone even farther and created several products to make cleaning easier ... McDonald and exclusive look at the new iRobot Looj. The Looj is the gutter-cleaning robot that blows leaves ... . For those of you who aren’t familiar with the iRobot Roomba, it is a vacuum-cleaning robot [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:18:39

My Original Sins: Making Peace with Revelations & Judith Jamison, Thanks to Barack Obama 1-16-09

(Note from Anne: this essay is rewritten from its original version of April 29, 2008. The essay is complex, and I’ve tried to make the sequence easier to follow. The topics: my reading erotica in Manhattan’s Lolita bar in July 2007; my decades-old confrontation with the NYPD in Harlem; [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:50:47

The Steam Cleaning Demon

So a month or so before Christmas I called my mom and told her that if she wondered what to get us for Christmas, she could get us a steam cleaner for our carpets. We only have two rooms with wall-to-wall ... that she had a steam cleaner that she never used and now that she had mostly hardwood floors had no need [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:56:40

Picking the Right Flooring

Picking the Right Flooring Published by Qandishah Brown on January 9, 2009 in Flooring ... of flooring depending on the area that you are covering. A great option for flooring that is cheap ... vacuuming and wet cleaning will ensure that it lasts. Its also wise to clean up sills to avoid staining [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 09:19:11

Murphy’s Oil Soap on Pre Finished Hardwood Floors - Reader Question

Question: A cleaning company used Murphy’s oil soap to clean our hardwood floor.  Now there is a dull film over the floor.  How can I clean the floor to it’s original luster?  This is a new floor with a clear coat ... the floor. It is very important to use the right soap to water ratio because the product [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 22:14:01

Some facts about slate flooring

Some facts about slate flooring By Adam Peters | January 3, 2009 by Adam Peters This article talks about the various features of slate flooring ... from rock. In case you are tired of the hardwood floors that are normally used in houses, you can always opt for slate flooring. This kind of flooring resembles hardwood flooring in that it is a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 23:15:11

77 Surefire Ways to Increase Your Home’s Value

It’s more than just a roof over your head, or a place you go when work’s over – your home is probably the most valuable asset you own. So it makes perfect sense that you maintain, nurture and enhance its appeal, and make it, well, the perfect home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:49:56

Book Excerpt: Heavenly Places by Kimberly Cash Tate

It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour ... their own business. I didn’t know this for a fact, of course—that they minded their own business— [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 07:00:03

Most Haunted Places in Tennessee

Halloween isn't the only time of the year when ghosts come out to play. If you know where to look, ghosts and demons are not too far away. Take the time to see what ghosts haunt some of Tennessee's most haunted places. Reports of strange and unexplainable noises, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 12:06:46

Beach Houses Series #4 - Hamptons House Style

    I can't do a series on beach houses without discussing my favorite beach house ever (or my favorite movie house ever, because they are both the same) - the house from the movie "Something's Gotta Give."  For those of you who haven't heard of this movie because you have been living on the moon for the past five years or you have [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 07:57:56

Friday Night ATS Hoops Handicapping

GREG GAMBLE’S 2008 HARDWOOD PICKS: 30-22 ATS…58% NBA 20-13 - NCAA 7-8 - Teasers 4-1 - Church League 69-0 GREG GAMBLE’S 2008 PIGSKIN PICKS: 63-44 ATS...59% NFL 23-19 - NCAA 20-15 - Teasers 20-10 - Lovely Ladies 69-0 While most view Jameer Nelson's ole running mate merely as a role-player, now that he's out, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:28:44

Since 2009 to now….

During New Year’s Eve dinner which we ate relatively late, around 8 pm because we knew we were going to be staying up late ... .  We are re-doing our floors, getting a new bedroom set, a flat screen for the master bedroom, new tile [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:38:58

Cleaning Floor Hardwood Protection

Purchasing hardwood flooring was the easy part. The next step, and probably the trickier part, is keeping your hardwood floors clean and protected ... . The key to success is to do a little?.often! That?s right, constant and consistent care to your hardwood floors is the best remedy to keep them beautiful and long ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 20:45:40

Keeping your floors clean

Busby SEO Test If your floors could talk, what would they say? ... will be happier you did. Busby SEO Test Multi-Floor Cleaners At least once a month, your floors need ... in sewage systems. It’s just the responsible thing to do. Multi-Floor cleaners are safe to use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:44:17

Five Tips to Maintain Your Indoor Water Fountain

Five Tips to Maintain Your Indoor Water Fountain Published January 9th, ... by an increase n the moisture level. If you have a hardwood floor, we recommend putting a sheet of Plexiglas between a free standing fountain and the floor surface. Increased moisture can be a benefit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:46:42

Pet News - Pet Advice - Pet Photos

Company Looks for Next Celebrity Dog or CatThe Dog ChannelDog and cat owners invited to participate in photo contest ... that airborne pet hair is never allowed to build up in your air. This means you'll spend less time cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 12:54:00

Using oil-based soap on hardwood floors

I’ve recently become something of a regular on the FloorTalk blog by fellow flooring blogger Shannon Bilby, ... . Recently, she  posted her findings about using Murphy’s Oil Soap on a hardwood floor.  In recent ... the blog sponsored by the World Floor Covering Association.  Shannon always has something [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:54:27

She’s a Good Mother, My Mum

Today’s post is an homage to my mother, and how wonderful she is ... , and I have quickly learned to keep sick toddlers corralled in the areas of the house with hardwood ... , I was cleaning dried vomit out of E2’s hair and dried [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:55:06

Natural Gas Space Heater

Natural Gas Space Heater Heaters are important piece of equipment, especially for those household that are located in the colder regions ... , but that is only because of the fuel they use. That does not mean they are lower quality equipment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:23:08

the Best things in Life are...

the Best things in Life are... It's been a Full day! ... Cleaning. So that's exactly what I did today. Most people say the Best things in Life are Free but I think ... at Kitchenaid told me I was buying a Self-cleaning oven, but I've tried it their waybefore [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:33:10

Ease Allergy Suffering By Greening Your Room

It is estimated that we spend at least a third of our lives in our bedrooms ... on the carpet. Studies are also showing the vacuum cleaners do not pick out as much as we thought they did [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 11:00:41

Cat-Ching! Careers for Cat Lovers

Dog Carried Off By Predatory Bird, Vet SaysWXII12.comWoman Found Dog Suffering From Crushed Leg More Than 400 Yards AwayWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- A 3-year-old dog suffered a crushed leg after being picked up by a large predatory bird and dropped more than 400 yards away [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 16:35:00

Lower Florida Keys Real Estate 12/30-12/31/08

NEW LISTINGS: Active 12/30/08 Listing # 109939 29819 Tropical Trader Rd Big Pine Key, FL 33043-3118 Listing Price: $209,000 County: ... is on a lock box and easy to show. Earnest money is to be held by the Seller's Title Company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 01:05:01

Murphy’s Oil Soap FAQ

There are a lot of misconceptions out there about Murphy’s Oil Soap and hardwood floors ... is a safe, naturally gentle soap, specially formulated for cleaning wood floors, furniture ... be safe for wood floors, furniture, and other wood surfaces? Murphy’s is recommended for cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 21:49:03

It's true what you've heard: I live a very glamorous and exciting life.

Did I tell y'all I was going to take vacation this week? ... up and when I went to brush my teeth I discovered I had no water service. I made multiple calls to the City [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 20:19:00

iRobot Roomba 415 robotic Vacuum

The iRobot Roomba 415 Robotic Vacuum is the item of the day on Woot ... carpet and hard floor Edge-cleaning side brush grabs dirt and debris from walls and other hard ... -adjusts for carpet, tile, and wood floors. Multi-Surface Cleaning: hardwood, tile, linoleum, and low [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 12:08:32

Blowin' in the Wind

This post has nothing to do with my last one. Baby brother, you may read on ... thing left of the barn was a cement floor (that exists to this day; he rebuilt over the old site [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 12:56:00

How to Prepare Your Place for a Date

How to Prepare Your Place for a Date By Ada Denis | December 1, 2008 by Ada Denis Quick, ... unbelievable and repulsive” to “careless and unsanitary.” Take a toothbrush and scrub the grout between [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 08:52:21

How to Make a Pet First Aid Kit

Don't Forget a Pet First Aid Kit for the Home and Car! Don't forget a pet first aid kit for the home and car! ... first aid kit for the home, you’ll also want to keep an emergency first aid kit for pets in the car ... if you encounter another person’s pet that’s been hurt. I keep an emergency kit in my car and I’ve used [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:00:52

Cleaning Engineered Hardwood Floors

Cleaning Engineered Hardwood Floors, What's the best way to get a streak-free floor? [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 05:00:00

Researching Remarkable Hardwood Floors

Our view is that a hardwood floor is most desirable for the dining room. A hardwood floor is hygenic, hypoallergenic, and easy to clean ... hardwood floors or real tile or stone. Strip flooring is 21/4″ wide and can be used to visually enlarge the size of a room. If you have an existing wooden floor, this should first be over boarded [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:39:33

Tips on installing hardwood floors

To start with, hardwood types of floors are a perfect sort of flooring for today’s residences on account of the fact that they’re packed with ... . At this time, there is a more urgent need for that natural and rustic finish which a hardwood floor ... necessary to learn about cleaning hardwood floors quickly in houses. Don’t enablefurniture [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:59:20

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