Spring time is here and while it's lovely to see the flowers blooming and the birds back in the trees, it also means its time for some major cleaning. Winter unknowingly allowed subtle dirt to accumulate in your home. The idea of cleaning can be overwhelming. Here are some neat tricks to save you time and energy in getting some of your household items clean. | 1. Turn yellowed pillows fresh white | 
| all your other linen pillows should be washed, preferably twice a year. To get rid of the yellowing caused by sweat treat your pillow to a hot wash in the washing machine. Add the following: | 2. Sparkling silverware | 
| The trick to clean silverware is the detergent. Here's a simple formula for homemade dishwasher detergent: Use a tablespoon per rinse cycle. | 3. Remove mold quickly | 
| Put some vinegar in a spray bottle, and saturate the moldy area. Leave this to soak overnight and the next day spray again and wipe clean with a paper towel. Prime areas susceptible to mold are under sinks and in basements. Spray regularly with vinegar to prevent future growth. | 4. Achieve a grime-free stove top | 
| Do the following to get your stove top back to tip-top condition after a happy cooking session: Scrub the area as much as you can. Lay down paper towels. Spray them with ammonia and cover this with cling wrap overnight. In the morning scrub with a scouring pad. | 5. Fix scratched wooden floors |  | Hardwood floors can suffer a lot of wear and tear. Deep scratches need to be sanded and refinished. For a temporary solution that takes only 5 minutes use Restor-A-Finish polish. Pour the appropriate color over the scratches and rub it in with a paper towel. Dry the area with dry paper towels three or four times. Use new towels each time you pass over the area. | 6. Scrub away burnt food from your pots | 
| We all occasionally burn pots. Here's how to deal with getting rid of burnt food from a pot in 5 minutes. Pour ½ teaspoon of dish soap in the pan. Sprinkle some baking soda over this, covering the burnt area thoroughly. Fill half the pot with water, put it on the stove and bring it to a boil, allowing the water to boil for a few minutes. Turn off the stove and empty the pot. A lot of the food should come out already. Let the pot cool down a bit. Now you can rinse the pot with a pot scrubber or steel wool and the remaining burnt food should come off easily. | 7. Clean grout for fresh looking floors | 
| It's easy to get polished looking tiles clean, but the grout inbetween is often a problem. The solution is two household ingredients: vinegar and baking soda. Cover the grouted area with baking soda. Spray vinegar on the baking soda. Let the solution bubble. After a little while of letting it sit, use a brush to scrub the muddy solution off. The grittier the solution, the less elbow grease will be required at this stage. Wipe away the solution with a rag or paper towel. Use a vacuum to suck up any excess baking soda. Mop the area clean. | 8. Get leather to look unworn | 
| Use Norwex Leather Shine to spruce up aged looking leather. It's a more natural product with pure bee wax as one of the key ingredients, which penetrates the leather and restores the natural oils. This product is only suitable for smooth leather. Use sparingly. | | | 9. Make your fiberglass shower floor look brand new | 
| With fiberglass dirt builds up quickly. An excellent way to restore your shower floor to its former glory is with a general cleaning product called ROG3. Rinse the show base with water, pour the solution generously and let it sit for 5 minutes. Scrub with a thick cleaning sponge. Reapply if not clean enough from the first go. | 10. Clean your oven easily | 
| You need to remove your oven's racks for this cleaning project. Prepare a baking soda paste by mixing water with 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Spread this around the oven and the oven door. The paste should turn brown because it's absorbing the grease and dirt. Let this sit overnight. In the morning using a wet rag to wipe away the baking soda. Wherever you see that baking soda has remained, spray vinegar on these areas. Wipe the oven with the rag again. Put the wet rags back in the oven and turn the oven on for 15-20 minutes at its lowest temperature. | 11. Have a shining stainless steel sink | 
| The first thing you need to do is spray your sink with a generous amount of plain white vinegar. Pour baking soda over the vinegar. Let this set for 10 minutes. Next you need to boil some water, which you will then use to rinse the sink. Spray your sink with more vinegar, scrubbing any residue away. The next step is to rinse and spray your sink with Goo Gone. Wipe clean. Place a hefty blob of olive oil on a paper towel or cleaning sponge. Use this to buff the sink. | 12. Make dull floors shine | 
| Clean floors can make a big difference in the appearance of a room. A quick fix for dull wooden floors is a product called Quick Shine, which only takes a few minutes to apply. It does need to be reapplied fairly often, but it doesn't leave a build-up of film. The product can also be used on vinyl and ceramic tiles. | | |
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