Living Areas Dining Rooms

Living Areas Dining Rooms: Knowing how to clean and maintain your carpets, hardwood floors, furniture, and electronics can keep them looking like new, help them last longer, and save you tons of money in the long run.

Clean light bulbs with vodka. Periodically cleaning your light bulbs can really brighten up a room! Moisten a cleaning cloth with vodka, and use it to wipe dust buildup from light bulbs.

Vacuum dining room chairs to clean dirt and pet hair with ease. Use your vacuum’s upholstery attachment to clean between wood spindles and in upholstery creases on dining room chairs. Do this before you clean the floor so that debris missed by the vacuum can fall below and get cleaned up later.

Immediately blot fresh food spills on upholstered dining chairs to prevent staining. To keep spilled foods from staining upholstery, it’s important to act quickly. As soon as possible, start blotting the stain with a cloth or paper towels, and use one of the carpet stain removal recipes in the next section, if necessary.

Learn to read furniture tags to find out the best cleaning method for your upholstered furniture or dining set. All dining room chairs have a tag that lists the recommended cleaning method. A “W” on the tag means a water-based cleaning product may be used, but an “S” means you should avoid cleaning with water. Some tags will have both letters, which means either method is fine. “X” means the chairs should be professionally cleaned. Even if you know the recommended cleaning method, you should still test any DIY recipes on an inconspicuous area of the fabric to ensure safety and colorfastness.

Silence squeaky hinges with cooking oil. Use your finger to apply a dab of your favorite cooking oil on a squeaky hinge. Open and shut the door several times to work the oil into the hinge, then wipe away the excess oil with a cloth or paper towel.

Protect wood furniture with DIY orange oil spray. This homemade orange oil wood polish will make your wood shine like new!
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 cup olive oil
Peel and zest of 1 orange (optional)
20 drops orange essential oil
Spray bottle

• Heat the vinegar, olive oil, and orange peel and zest in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until hot but not yet boiling. Remove the pan from the heat, and let it sit for several hours or overnight to release the natural oils in the orange peel.
• Once the mixture is completely cooled, strain it into a measuring cup, discard the peels, and pour the liquid into a spray bottle. Add the orange essential oil, and shake to combine. If you’re not using the orange peel, just mix the vinegar, olive oil, and orange essential oil, and shake to combine.
• To use, shake to combine the ingredients, and test in an inconspicuous spot. Spray on a cloth or directly on wood furniture. Polish furniture with a cloth, and let the polish sit for 10 minutes before wiping again with a clean, dry cloth to remove excess oil.

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