While it certainly doesn’t feel like fall right now in North Carolina, we are just a few short weeks away from cooler temperatures and a transition back to indoor living. This is the time of year when I like to do a deep house cleaning in preparation for the holidays (and cold and flu season!).
Whenever possible I opt to use natural and/or homemade cleaning products, so I’ve developed my own DIY home cleaning recipes {see them here}. When I use those cleaners along with my HomeRight SteamMachine, I’m able to keep my house clean and sanitized without using lots of harsh chemicals.
If you haven’t used the power of steam to clean and sanitize your home, learn more about the incredibly versatile SteamMachine {here}, or shop for your own {here}. As we do every time we share a HomeRight post, we’re hosting a giveaway at the end of this blog post so you can enter to win your very own SteamMachine.
The SteamMachine is so useful in the kitchen. It’s 290° steam is hot enough to sterilize every surface, from countertops to floors. Add the wire brush attachment to clean the ring of gunk from around the faucet of your kitchen sink and scrub grout lines in tile floors and backsplashes. If you have baked-on goo in your microwave or oven, the SteamMachine knocks that out in seconds. I even use mine to clean my coffee maker, which always seems to need it desperately.
Using the power of steam to clean a bathroom is a no-brainer, since this is one of the germiest and dirtiest areas of the house. Just like in your kitchen, you can use the SteamMachine to clean your faucets, countertops, tile, and grout. If you have glass shower doors and hard water, then the SteamMachine will clean soap scum and hard water stains off your doors in no time {read more about this process in this post}.
If nasty gunk has accumulated around the bottom of the toilet, the jet nozzle cleans and sterilizes every nook and cranny.
Tile flooring and wall tiles in the shower can be deep cleaned using the large cleaning brush attachment to remove dirt and grime. Follow with the chenille mop pad and the brass utility brush for scrubbing grout, and your tile will look new again!
In the bedroom, the SteamMachine cleans grime and dust off of baseboards using the jet nozzle followed with a wipe down with a cleaning rag. Mattresses, furniture and pillows can be steamed to kill dust mites.
I try to wash my drapes twice a year, but I can’t stand ironing them after they’ve been washed. The SteamMachine knocks wrinkles out so I don’t have to iron, and for my nicer sets that are dry clean only, it takes the place of an expensive trip to the dry cleaner. Don’t even bother to take them down–just steam them on the rod!
In the closet, the SteamMachine is a perfect clothes steamer for fabrics that can’t tolerate being ironed.
My living room cleaning checklist includes steaming furniture and pillows to remove spots, stains, and odors. I also use it to spot clean rugs; we have pets and kids and it seems like there’s always something to clean up!
In the fall, I like to use the SteamMachine to tackle the dust and grime on our vinyl window blinds. The drapes are next, followed by the baseboards, and then we’re ready for company!
Last but not least, I thought I’d mention the most obvious use for a steamer–to remove wallpaper! During the fall months, I’ll often take on several home improvement projects to get our home ready to host guests for the holidays, and one year, that project list included removing dated wallpaper. I couldn’t have done it without my HomeRight SteamMachine. {Read more about removing wallpaper using the SteamMachine here}
I really do use my SteamMachine throughout the house, and love how versatile and easy to use it is. Enter our most recent giveaway for your very own SteamMachine below, and good luck!
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