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Thursday, September 6, 2007
How to teach your friends, relatives and neighbors about your Aspergers childs behaviors
13 Ways To Make Spring Cleaning Less of a Nightmare
Although spring happens to be a great time to de-clutter, clean and reorganize, anytime of the year is actually a good time to keep your home looking and smelling its best. You can easily keep your house organized and spring-fresh all year round with these simple tips.
� Make a checklist of chores for each room of the house so you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs attending to. You can also jot down supplies that need replenished or "to-do" tasks that need completed such as changing light bulbs or replacing smoke alarm batteries.
� If you don't absolutely love it or frequently use it, lose it. Extra items that aren't used often clutter the area, take up valuable space and just give you more to dust.
� Keep a decorative basket somewhere near the door to keep things like keys, receipts and loose change neatly in one place.
� Almost every house has at least one junk drawer. Organize yours with a utensil caddy or with small plastic containers in varying sizes to keep things relatively under control.
� Use a caddy to carry your cleaning supplies with you to eliminate trips back and forth to the cabinet.
� Wear an apron with several pockets to keep the odds and ends that you find while cleaning, and also put some lively music on and dance as you make your way around the house. Not only will cleaning be more fun but you'll be getting exercise at the same time.
� Using a suction cup hang a squeegee in the shower to wipe down the walls and doors every day to avoid the build up of mildew.
� Attach a magnet to the inside of your medicine cabinet's door to keep nail clippers, tweezers and small grooming scissors handy but out of the way.
� Keep a plastic shopping bag near the laundry area to hold used dryer sheets which can be used for many different purposes like dusting the washer and dryer and wiping out the lint trap.
� Dryer sheets can also be placed under the sofa's seat cushions as a constant air freshener or try putting one inside your vacuum cleaner bag making sure it doesn't clog the bag's opening.
� Several sweaters or out of season clothing can be kept on one hanger and wrapped in two garbage bags to consolidate closet space.
� Keep a few boxes in the basement ready to store items that can be donated or sold. Every six months or whenever the boxes fill up, have a garage sale, take the items to a flea market or donate to the needy. There are many charities and non-profit organizations that would welcome used clothing and household items.
� Instead of trying to keep the whole house clean all at once divide the chores assigning different tasks per day on a continual weekly basis. For example:
- Sunday: Laundry
- Monday: De-clutter
- Tuesday: Dust and clean glass surfaces
- Wednesday: Scrub floors
- Thursday: Vacuum
- Friday: Organize, rearrange
- Saturday: Take care of the outside of the house
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These tips will help, but without the right tools, it will be tough to actually de-clutter and reorganize. To get you started, you'll need some home organization tools like shoe organizers, kitchen organizers, and bathroom space savers.
Synergy: Mantel Candlesticks and Fireplace Accessories
Candles, with good reason, are often-used decorative accessories on fireplace mantels. Lit candles add flames that complement the glow of a working fireplace, and the candlesticks add height to the mantel display. Yet the candlesticks also need to be of a material that will harmonize with, not work against, your fireplace accessories. You do not want the candlesticks’ material to be discordant with the metals of the fireplace screen, fireplace tools, and fireside wood holder.
Brass fireplace screen, tools, and other accessories, whether polished brass or antique brass, always work well with brass candlesticks on the mantel. In informal rooms, wooden candlesticks also fit well with brass fireplace accessories.
You need not be limited to wrought iron or black candlesticks when using black fireplace accessories. Consider coordinating the candlesticks’ metal with the other metals in your room and on the mantel. If, for instance, the mantel has a silver bowl, silver candlesticks will look great on the mantel of a fireplace with a black fireplace screen and tools. Likewise, a room with black fireplace accessories but brass lamps and other brass decorative accessories will be perked up with brass candlesticks on the mantel.
Silver-toned fireplace accessories, whether in chrome, brushed steel, or satin nickel, are always complemented with silver-toned candlesticks on the mantel. Crystal or glass candlesticks, because they, too, add sparkle, are delightful with silver-toned fireplace screens, tool sets, and hearth wood holders. If you are fortunate enough to have some old mercury glass candlesticks, by all means use them with use them to decorate the mantel of a fireplace with silver-toned fireplace accessories.
Fireplace accessories, like many home decorative accessories, are now available in bronze and copper finishes. These fireplace accessories have less shine than traditional brass fireplace accessories but more visual warmth and character. With these fireplace accessories, a mix of candlesticks in bronze, copper, and antique brass makes a wonderful mantel display. Wooden candlesticks also work well on the mantel when using bronze or copper fireplace screens, fireplace tools, and fireplace log holders.
Regardless of the finish on your fireplace accessories, be assured that ceramic, porcelain, or painted wood candlesticks that echo the colors in your room are always a safe choice for decorating your fireplace mantel.
Think not only of your mantel but also of its immediate surroundings, the fireplace with its fireplace accessories, when you choose candlesticks for your mantel. The candlesticks need not be “matchy-matchy” with the fireplace accessories, but with some care in selection, the candlesticks will harmonize visually with your fireplace accessories.
Susan Penney appreciates simple ways to make our homes renewing spaces for our families. She invites you to visit FireplaceMall.com for fireplace accessories and for additional fireplace decorating tips.
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