The following are some helpful home cleaning<\/strong><\/em> tips that are easy and inexpensive.<\/p>\n Scrub your entryway.<\/strong> Wipe down your front door, give the doormat a good shake, and make sure dust and dirt haven\u2019t collected on floors and furniture legs. These are the first things guests will see when they arrive, so keeping them clean will guarantee a good first impression.<\/p>\n Focus on the kitchen.<\/strong> People tend to gather around the food during the holidays, so make sure your kitchen looks and smells nice. Don\u2019t forget to dust the light fixtures and flush sink drains with boiling water.<\/p>\n Whatever you do, don\u2019t neglect the restroom.<\/strong> Don\u2019t just wipe surfaces; break out the stiff-bristled brush and scouring powder to really scrub things clean.<\/p>\n Sniff out bad smells.<\/strong> If you clean your home and something still doesn\u2019t smell quite right, make sure to use some Clear the Air.\u00a0 We guarantee to completely eliminate any odors in your home you\u2019d rather guests not notice.<\/p>\n Give your garbage disposal some love,<\/strong> considering how much it will \u201cconsume\u201d this season. To cut down on odors, chop up a whole lemon \u2014 rind and all \u2014 and let the disposal gobble it up. Throw in ice cubes to sharpen the blades.<\/p>\n How about one soap for everything?<\/strong> If you\u2019ve got a bottle of castile soap ($10 for a 16-oz. bottle), you\u2019re ready for anything. It can be laundry detergent, mopping solution, and shampoo, just to name a few.<\/p>\n Make sure you can see the guests coming.<\/strong> Keep windows clean and streak-free on the cheap with an easy mixture of vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Wipe down windows with a reusable microfiber cloth.<\/p>\n With all your holiday cooking, stovetops and ovens are bound to get dirty.<\/strong> Baking soda and water make a simple scouring solution that can scrub off that baked-on gunk.<\/p>\n To save money, make your own bathroom cleaning products.<\/strong> For example, to unclog a drain for pennies, pour half a cup of baking soda followed by half a cup of vinegar down the drain. Cover the drain for at least 30 minutes, then flush it with boiling water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Clear the Air would like to share some helpful holiday home ready tips. If you are expecting guests this holiday season, you might want to do a deeper clean than simply fluffing the pillows and wiping down the counter tops. The following are some helpful home cleaning tips that are easy and inexpensive. Scrub your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4,16],"tags":[405,109,406,420,421,419,24,25,38],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1528,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802\/revisions\/1528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}