15 Expert Cleaning Hacks to Spark Spring Cleaning Joy

[@SongmakersCry]

There is something incredibly satisfying about watching someone else clean.

[@cleanmyspace]

Thank you for appreciating the art of cleaning with me!

[@jeanniebeisel9565]

I have a teddy bear that was given to me when I was very very sick and in the hospital when I was seven. He is so thread-bear and worn, that I keep him in a box and never take him out for fear he will fall apart. He is fifty-seven years old. Every now and then, I open the box to look at him and remember the comfort he gave me❤.

[@mungbean345]

Aww! 🥰 Glad that the hospital visit was a success and that you're both still around. It's hard being that sick as a kid!

[@Be_Still_ps46.10]

Awwwww ❤❤

[@sammyberger3867]

Hi Melissa, I put my oven racks in the dishwasher, horizontal, so nothing get's blocked. Remove it towards the end of the cleaning cycle, the scrubbing is SO easy, put it back in the dishwasher to get rinsed. The rack is as new! Takes not more than five minutes to scrub, nothing else :) If the rack is very dirty, don't spend more time, simply repeat the whole procedure. Once it is sparkling clean again, it takes even less time to scrub (after the dishwasher did it's work) it'smore wiping it down :)

[@trademarktm2222]

Brilliant! I never thought to put the racks in dishwasher. 😊

[@AdilChoudhury800]

More ways to clean! But clean my space is best ❤

[@colleenpeck6347]

I'll try that clever idea. I don't like the idea of cleaning oven racks in my new soaker tub .😒

[@jogiese3483]

I just love that you kept your sash from "Brownies" or "Girl Guides", I was a Brownie and Girl Scout and remember those years with fond memories! I enjoy the videos, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@Tina06019]

I have kept mine, too. Tbh, I inherited my own Brownie and Girl Scout uniforms, which my parents had saved. They saved EVERYTHING, but there were some real treasures in their hoard. (NOT a ‘rodents and rotted food’ type hoard, more of a too-many-clothes-and-papers-type hoard. RIP, Mom and Dad.)

[@susan5661]

My husband and I each have a memory box for personal sentimental items. Works so great. We keep them in our clothing closet for easy access.

[@lambchop206]

both my kids were in scouts, and i saved their sashes too! They are grown now, and appreciate the effort I took.

[@Just.The.Next.Step.]

👏👏👏

[@debbiemize2269]

I am 72 years old and still have my Brownie Beanie ( a little cap I wore with my brown uniform dress). I also still have my Camp Fire Vest with all my badges and beads that I earned. I don’t remember what they mean, but I do remember how hard I worked to earn them!

[@kimw4324]

More pet cleaning hacks please. And cat liter box

[@yvonnelanese-coppola4999]

I got enamel litter boxes, found at the side of the road. They are oval, pretty big. I use them instead of plastic, because with their nails when they dig it scratches the sides. So the smell gets in there and it’s very hard to get out. I looked into stainless steel litter boxes, but found them to be expensive. It did cut down on the smell, and they are very easy to clean😊 Hope that helps!!!

[@nancykavanagh]

I do have my Brownie Handbook and badges from Brownies/Girl Guides too. Not in my linen closet! But I have plenty of blankets/afghans knitted/crocheted by my grandmas and aunts that I can't get rid off. 💞

[@KMWeir]

Where is the best place to store your cleaning supplies. I worry about temperature for a few items. I live in a very hot and humid climate. I just moved into a new home & we put them in this little closet under the stairs. I noticed when I open the door the last few very warm days that no AC reaches the area. I hope I can get some suggestions. 😊

[@traceydoe1022]

Hi Melissa, all my nostalgic items I keep are in my second drawer night stand and not in my linen closet. Boy was I missing my Brownies and Girl Guides stuff when I saw your sache…memories! I have a couple things that come to mind without going in there: my collection of "Bonhommes Carnivals" which are from the Quebec City Winter Carnival which is a pretty big and getting known worldwide for one of the best winter carnivals; my watches and watchband collection but my most prized possession is my late father’s silver dollar that he ALWAYS had in his pants pocket at all times; yes one of the only sentimental things I have kept after my Swiss Death Cleaning project. Oh! and yes I do keep a sewing kit in my linen closet in my dad’s old toiletry leather bag…that I also never use but just in case a button flies off.

[@cheryl1205]

I was a brownie and girl scout. Little orange manual, and green for girl scouts too!

[@amd6397]

I have use an old Williams Sonoma peppermint bark tin for my sewing stuff - rarely gets opened :)

[@Tina06019]

Hahaha. I have a whole room for my sewing, and it is still a mess.

[@phytodesign4496]

Once hair is on the microfiber cloth…how do you clean it? My dogs hair gets all over the washing and drying machine and spreads it all over the clean laundry….if anyone has any tips…

[@sueflitcroft8139]

Oh to have a linen closet to even keep linen in, let alone sentimental items.

[@Shria9]

Molly looks quite indignant that you are removing her meticulously placed scent markers! LOL Also, having had cats for more than 40 years, there is no tufted furniture in our home and there never will be. I'm not a barkeeper but I sure am glad to have a friend like Bar Keeper's Friend. My mid-century not-so-modern sink looks new again. If only I could get it to stop leaking. What about cleaning those ultra-annoying, bumpy-surface appliances? You know the ones that the dirt hangs out in the little liney-cracky bits? Also, LOVE your Brownie sash. It's a keeper, even if there are no more Brownies. They're now called Embers. Change is good but so is remembering experiences that helped make you the wonderful person you are.

[@zia8-cm9gm]

Thank you for sharing videos ❤ watching from manila 🎉

[@barbarasanders6968]

I get a lg trash bag take it to the garage put in half cup of ammonia put all your oven rack in the bag and tie the bag up 8 hour later open the bag very carefully and not to inhale the fumes take the oven racks outside and rinse them of with water All clean

[@ellenstevens7642]

Melissa I love your videos and have been watching on my husband’s account so he keeps getting cleaning tips haha! My question is now that’s you have cleaned so many different places do you have advice when building what is the easiest/least likely to damage quickly surfaces? Eg bench tops, flooring, silver vs white fridge? What are your preferences? I live in Australia Queensland (very humid) and I am a very lazy cleaner and now have a baby so even more lazy… I will never buy anything wicker because it gets mouldy so fast!

[@barbarabreedon7640]

Melissa I wondered whether u can help me, there’s so many different ways to clean ur sofa diy style, do u have the ingredients to use with microfibre cloth and pan lid to clean ur sofa/couch. Can you also suggest the best handheld vacumn cleaners when cleaning carpets or couches with? Many thanks.

[@tysa1999]

I put my racks in the sink with super hot water, some Dawn and pure sodium PERCARBONATE. Not baking soda. Works great! Also put a little in my stainless coffee pot and it got out all the brown stains in one take.

[@meggo329]

Just placed my first order. Can you make a video on cleaning while pregnant and what to use.

[@brendatorres6023]

Have you ever done a review on robot vacuum mops? Which one would you recommend if you do?

[@michelleadams8309]

Hi Melissa, I have a brown towel, that I used to think was HUGE (because I was so young & small), that I can't get rid of because I had all my swimming badges & patches from traveling that I'd sew on. Lol. In the "olden days" you'd get sew or iron on patches from various places: Disneyland, Maui, etc. So, I just can't seem to have the ❤ to toss this item. 😊

[@Jester33347]

Do you know if the Barkeeper’s Friend liquid version works as well as the powdered stuff you used?

[@nozztozz]

On porcelain sinks the liquid version works better in my opinion

[@beverlyav910]

2:08 ive never soaked mine and just use a pure copper scrubber with some water and it was easy, baked grime came off. Key is a pure copper scrubber not coated copper scrubber.

[@bethmccain560]

Melissa, if you don’t mind sharing, what brand is your sofa? I have 2 cats that aren’t declawed but are fairly well behaved as far as using the furniture as a scratching post. They do jump on the furniture and occasionally scratch it unintentionally and I have wondered if distressed leather would be the way to go to help disguise something like that. I want leather really bad for ease of cleaning and because of allergies. Thank you!

[@yvonnelanese-coppola4999]

Yes, I love her couch ❤

[@annfrye5716]

Take oven racks outside. Spray with cheap oven cleaner from a dollar store. Wait and then hose off. No scrubbing. No messy clean up.

[@morethanill]

Hi there, was wondering if you had any tips about cleaning the “eyes” on a glass top stove range- AKA the burnt residue off a glass top stove? The manual says to use a razor, but I am too nervous to do that, and it’s just a few water marks I think. Any tips or links to tips would be wonderful. Loving your videos- I just subscribed!!😊

[@cleanmyspace]

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[@MamaSunflower14]

Are there no remedies for getting rid of scratches like you mentioned?

[@beanie1954]

I like the way you're money conscious.

[@lyndallparker8186]

Hi Melissa! I have a friend that has a male kitten, and its spraying on the leather lounge! Just wondering what's best to get rid of odour and clean the leather lounge...please help me! LP XO

[@lindsey361]

Brownies sash ❤ xx

[@rvmush3883]

My memory items are in a small box in my master closet. Only linens in the linen closet 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jenyhomestuff]

Love her clothes!💕

[@cleanmyspace]

Thanks so much! I love my clothes too! Thanks for watching!

[@chicagorhtours]

HI Mellisa, I love pretty much all your how to videos and I bought your DIY Recipe book. I do note that some of your recipes combine baking soda and vinegar which you say in lots of your videos is something not to do. My disinfect, deodorizing spray seems to be getting clogged up with essential oils. Do I need one of your $15 Cleaning Spray Bottles - or maybe it's a clean the spray bottle issue. Can you get back to me on this. Your fan Jaye Left behind in Chicago

[@cleanmyspace]

Morning Jaye- baking soda and vinegar have their place always! Depends on the application, so use it when you need it. Regarding the water bottle, sounds like the trigger may be clogged. Try some hot (not boiling) water and rejuvenate the trigger, otherwise time for a new one, and doesn't have to be ours but ours are tested for success!

[@chicagorhtours]

@@cleanmyspace Thank you so so much for personally writing me Mrs. Mellisa. OK, I'll try to the hot water to clear up the sprayer. I love your videos and you are an AMAZING presenter, teacher. Bud Lite should hire you to get their brand back on track. 🙂 Please give your husband Chad a hug and a kiss so he doesn't want to become a "Passport Bro" :-) Do you ever do in person concerts, book tours? Please come to Chicago, our beautiful city could use lots of cleaning in pretty much every way.

[@chicagorhtours]

@@cleanmyspace Hi Mellisa, I send you warm greetings from Solar eclipse Chicago Monday - beautiful day, perfect conditions. Hey M, I cleaned the top of my gas stove - think I used baking today and Hydrogen peroxide. It's clean but 2 of the gas burners don't work right, they're clogged up. Do you have recommendations for what to do now?

[@Keepinitreel108]

Hi Melissa 👋🏽 🙂

[@luzmdo]

Can we get new episodes of clean with me whole home?

[@purpleboots3597]

I saw a tip the other day, that I've not tried yet, that you can clean oven racks by leaving them in wet grass overnight!

[@sophiedimitriadis3354]

Need some advice on how to organize basement. Too messy.

[@cleanmyspace]

Just throw everything out and start fresh! Just kidding, but seriously, decluttering is the first step.

[@chrissyofoldstones3210]

I was told not to put mineral oil on stainless steel because it will start to leave a layer of build up over time. Is that true?

[@theresabrown1272]

I’m almost 65 and my mom saved my sash with all the badges I earned .

[@cleanmyspace]

That's so heartwarming! It's amazing how our parents treasure our achievements.

[@jenyhomestuff]

The best way to clean your oven racks, is to put them in a kitchen trash bag, spray it with easy off or dawn power wash, its really good, let it sit for some hours or overnight, then go outside, scrub them and rinse them. I would not drain that dirty water in the bathtub or toilet. Trust me, you will do very minimal scrubbing. It's the best. Got that from a pro.

[@vernabryant2894]

I use a brush to clean the racks much easier.

[@jamee6]

3 dishwasher pods are more expensive than a cup of dawn?

[@jilleven99999]

I’m wondering how to clean the microfiber towel from those pet hair?..

[@cleanmyspace]

You can try using a lint roller or washing the towel with some white vinegar to remove the pet hair. Depends on pets, but hope this helps! Melissa

[@windyradke1124]

I made a shoe box for each of my kids for things that mean or show a special time in their life.

[@sheelasancy9735]

How to remove rust from kitchen sink ? Could u give the name of that powder to remove rust ?

[@lauriekerze3461]

Try pouri ng on cleaning vinegar. In dollar section dollar general. Wait a bit, scrub with ajax powder.

[@moomoocho1196]

Where did you get your slides from? They rock!

[@francinepuskarich5755]

I have a brownie sash also and I am 74 years old and I can’t throw it out either

[@andrewmanford]

I usually just staple it to a Frisbee, kiss it for good mesure, and fling it over a Rainbow. 🌈🤔

[@2minshomemakertips598]

Please show how to remove water marks from black quartz kitchen sink.

[@juliannecox9369]

Love you Melissa but just wondering why most cleaners clean with their long hair out? Doesn't it get in the way? xx

[@saturdaisy8576]

I clean houses, we are required to wear our hair up in a bun or ponytail unless we have short hair

[@stephaniet907]

This is hilarious to me. Because I turned this on to listen to as I was cleaning my stove top. How funny is that?

[@courtneyglasco2216]

I thought you found some cookies 🍪

[@therealjenniferrr]

How dare you move her! 🤣

[@kathyesargent9088]

Just throw a towel or baby blanket on chair or ottoman problem solved throw in the washer.

[@yvonnelanese-coppola4999]

That’s what I di

[@Claire-yz4hx]

that sofa... is distracting lol

[@user-Phillip138]

Lol why am I watching this video? I already have a housekeeper.

[@kelleyleblanc5025]

That’s a question only you can answer 😊

[@chrisoulalakkas7935]

Finish the sentence: As American as ____________

[@metanisha441]

Olive oil works as well as mineral oil - and you don’t have to go and buy anything new