Friends, when I get bored, or nervous, or anxious, or happy, or sad, or hungry, or angry or had too much caffeine, I clean. It's a good thing that our cable hasn't ever worked (it was installed a month ago). I am usually bored and hungry and at least one other emotion when I get home from work. SOOO, I find something to clean. Recently, I took on fixing under our sink. This area had been unusable: all of my cleaning products were being housed in a laundry basket on the kitchen floor.
It should be no surprise at this point that this is what under our kitchen sink would look like. I pulled up the yucky cork board covered in soap or lotion or something. I disconnected the random light-switch dimmer under there (after checking to see if it was attached to something- it was NOT). Then I used a handsaw to cut two pieces of plywood to fit under the sink (to make it level and give it a nice sturdy base) (I forgot to take pictures!)
In my cleaning frenzy I pulled out all the drawers and found this! It was a mix of crumbs, grease, and wax (so the drawers slide smoothly).
How to remove? Grease is tricky. I personally find that the right tools and warm vinegar usually do the trick.
A tooth brush or other firm scrub brush work wonders. If you have a really sticky mess you may want to use a Brillo pad. I dipped the brush in a mug with a mixture of warm vinegar and 2 table spoons of dish soap. I put this mix in the mug so that you can keep heating it up the as needed in the micro.
Although vinegar can smell a little funky, it is a great way to remove grease, soap scum, and shine stainless steel.
I did this for the fridge when we moved in too.
Stay tuned, we will have a bathroom and guest room reveal this weekend!
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| Under our kitchen sink! |
I installed some cheap peel and stick laminate flooring. An entire box was about $15 and included way more square feet than I'll ever need. They are super easy to cut with a sharp utility knife. I actually did this project alone in under an hour. Now, I can wipe down each cabinet as needed easily!
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| Totally clean looking! |
In my cleaning frenzy I pulled out all the drawers and found this! It was a mix of crumbs, grease, and wax (so the drawers slide smoothly). How to remove? Grease is tricky. I personally find that the right tools and warm vinegar usually do the trick.
A tooth brush or other firm scrub brush work wonders. If you have a really sticky mess you may want to use a Brillo pad. I dipped the brush in a mug with a mixture of warm vinegar and 2 table spoons of dish soap. I put this mix in the mug so that you can keep heating it up the as needed in the micro.
Although vinegar can smell a little funky, it is a great way to remove grease, soap scum, and shine stainless steel.
I did this for the fridge when we moved in too.
Stay tuned, we will have a bathroom and guest room reveal this weekend!
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