SPRING CLEANING HINTS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 673, 27 October 1933, Page 2

SPRING CLEANING HINTS

After you have brushed or vacuumed your-stair carpets, sponge them with a solution of vinegar arid warni water. This will r.estore the colour ■of your carpe'tsn 'keepirig them ffesh —the vinegar lay& the dust, also less torushinig; is needed. An Extra Mop. Your newiy-painted skirting boards will keep clean much longer if you never use a dirty mop. - You say you would wash your mop oftener if it didn't take .so long to dry. Why not buy an extra mop-head? You can then take the dirty one off every fortnight, "wash it, and dry it while thd other one is in use. Sparkling Glass. A good pinch of rice and a cup full of vinegar shaken together in your water bottles and jugs will make them sparkling clear. To Repaint Tiles. .Should you wish to have fresh soft furnishings and carpets and find that the tiles in the grate are the wronig; colour, iget some good paint of the colour you require, then stir into it the white of,,an egg. Paint tiles with this mixture and you will have them to match or contrast as desired, and they will look like 'new. Beautify the Grate. Aluminiumi paint brushed over the black iron work of a^bedroom grate ■makes a v,ast improvement in the roomi, apart from being labour-saving, as it only requirgs to be dusted.