Category Archives: Care and Maintenance

How To Remove Barbeque Sauce From Carpet

We hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend full of fireworks, friends, family and barbeque! Just in case some barbequing accidentally got out of hand, we’d like to share some hints on how to properly remove barbeque sauce from your carpet. We hope you find this information useful! Solvent – A non-flammable spot removal solution, [...]

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How To Remove Easter Egg Dye From Carpet

Easter is only a few days away! This year seems to be flying by! We hope you and your family have some fun plans to color Easter eggs! We thought we’d provide some helpful cleaning tips on how to remove Easter egg dye from carpet, just in case someone in your family has an accident. [...]

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How To Remove Chocolate From Carpet

What better excuse to eat chocolate then Valentine’s Day? We hope that you received plenty of chocolate this year! Just in case some ended up on the carpet, here are a few tips on how to remove it! Solvent – A non-flammable spot removal solution, or dry cleaning type solvent, is preferred. Exercise caution when [...]

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Three Things to Consider Before Choosing Modern Flooring

If you are mesmerized, or just plain confused, by all of the flooring choices available for modern homes, you might be ready to give up and just pick something out of frustration. Before you do, consider a few things that can narrow your choices down considerably. What is your lifestyle? If you have children or [...]

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Sink and Faucet Color Combos: Reader Question

Reader Question: Can I put a black granite sink w/ a oil rubbed bronze faucet? Thank You, Carla Answer: Dear Carla, Great question! You most certainly can put an oil rubbed bronze faucet with a black granite sink. These two will compliment each other very well. Things to keep in mind are colors of other [...]

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Get Your Floors Ready for the Holidays!

Shopping, decorating, wrapping presents, baking, you’ve got a million things to do to prepare for the holiday season, don’t forget to add “floor cleaning” to your list. If you’re entertaining over the holidays, you want to make sure your home looks beautiful. Taking care of your floors is one way to do it. Sparkling clean, [...]

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Clean your Carpet for the Holidays: Part 2

Now that your carpet is clean, the next step is getting it dry as quickly as possible. If you don’t actively work on drying your carpeting, particularly in the winter or if you live in a high humidity area, you can end up with mold. But with a few temporary moves, you can have a [...]

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Clean Your Carpet for the Holidays

A responsible way to keep your carpet looking new is regular vacuuming and cleaning. With the holidays coming up, now is a good time to get your carpeting ready. Take these steps to make the process easy and successful. Shop for a good carpet cleaner: this means getting recommendations from family and friends. You cannot [...]

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How to Remove Gravy Stains from Carpet

The holidays are really here! We hope you’re well into preparation by now for your Thanksgiving feast! We thought we’d share some stain removal techniques with you, just in case someone knocks over the gravy boat onto the carpet, or accidentally drops their plate. If an accident does occur, try one or several of the [...]

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Protecting Carpeting and Furniture from Pets

Many people worry whether home maintenance will be much more demanding with pets. In reality, a few tactics will keep your home nice while still including one or more animals, as long as they are well trained. Two major maintenance concerns are dirt and hair. If your home includes a pet door, you can minimize [...]

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