Best of 2010 – Decorating

A couple of weeks ago, I showed you my best…

cleaning posts

organizing posts

before and after posts

recipes posts

crafts posts

twice owned posts

…of 2010!

It was really fun (for me anyway)!  I loved going through my old posts and seeing everything that happened over the year.  My only regret is that I didn’t post more, ha!  I was just getting into blogging and I had way more to blog about than I did.  I will try to blog more this year…as long as my schedule will allow…my family is always first! :)

Anyway, here are some on my past decorating posts of 2010!  Enjoy~

Last January, I showed you how we added granite countertops to our kitchen and bathroom.

I showed you how I decorated my upstairs hall bathroom for under $120.

In March, I showed you how I decorated our table for my husband’s birthday.

I showed you our new guest room.

I showed you our new dining room.

In the spring, I showed you how I love to decorate with flowers and plants.

I showed you how we added crown molding.

I showed you how I decorated behind my pantry door.

I showed up ways that I decorated with garage sale finds including this $30 light fixture.

I showed you my love for my small front porch.

I showed you how I decorated my downstairs powder room.

I showed you a small kitchen update that I did by MYSELF.

I LOVE hydrangeas and over the summer, showed you my love for them and how I used them.

I showed you my new bedroom makeover.

I showed you my Bowl Full of Shells.

I showed you my new Family Room.

I showed my Simple Day Tablescape.

I showed you some pictures I took of my mom’s vintage decorating here.

I showed you how I used some of my garage sale finds.

I showed my love for decorating with throw blankets.

I showed you my fall décor.

I showed you some of my mom’s fall décor here.

I showed you my Simple Nature Tablescape around the fall season.

I also showed my love for using nature for decorating in the winter.

I showed you how I decorated my mirrors at Christmas time.

I showed you how I didn’t spend any money on Christmas decor and just used what I had.

I showed you my Wintery Christmas Tablescape.

And lastly, I showed you my simple Christmas Vignette.

I hope you enjoyed my past decorating posts!

Have a great day! :)

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HOW TO CLEAN WITH SHAKLEE’s GET CLEAN LINE

I had such a great response with my BEST OF 2010 BLOG PARTY that I thought I would show you my cleaning posts all summed up into ONE HUGE (the longest post you ever read) POST!  I think this is all anyway, lol, I might of missed some.  Anyway.  I provided links to the actual post.  As you probably already know, I am a Shaklee Distributor.  I have been using Shaklee products since I was younger because my mom started us on them.  I LOVE SHAKLEE so now I share it with others.  I showed you my TOP 10 SHAKLEE products here but I want to show you the different ways to you the non-toxin cleaning line called Get Clean.  I am still impressed with these products after all this time, plus it’s saves us money and helps keep our home toxic free. 

WARNING: LONG, LONG, LONG POST!  LONGEST EVER!!!

I showed you how I clean, what I use and how often.  This is one of my most popular posts!  I showed  how I clean my kitchen, bathroom, laundry, etc.

I showed you how I  used Shaklee's all natural Scour Off Heavy Duty Paste to clean my oven.  (I love this stuff, I use it in my shower, bath and sinks too!)

Here are some before pictures.....

After.

I also want to let you know that you can put your range hood vent in the dishwasher.  Here are some pictures of that...

BEFORE

AFTER

I showed you my spring cleaning list.

I showed you how I clean my refrigerator.

I showed you my secret and favorite cleaning product!  I guess the secret is out now…lol.  Seriously,  I LOVE this stuff and use it for EVERYTHING!  We mom used it when I was younger and that’s ALL we use now.

I showed you how I clean my kitchen sink.

I showed you how I wash my floor with Organic Basic H.

Before.

(It doesn’t usually get this bad EVER, so it makes a great before)

After.

Before.

After.

It’s even safe enough to let your little ones help!

I showed you how to deep really dust your house.

I showed you how I clean my tea kettle.

Ewww!  Gross, sorry to show this to you but it gets better.  (and this is after I put it in the dishwasher.)

I just wiped it down with my scour off.

And now it looks brand new again.  And within less than a minute!

I showed you how I get off grass stains easily and naturally.

Before.

 

After.

I showed you how I gave my van a spring cleaning.

I showed you in my under the sink makeover how using Shaklee’s cleaners are simple and clean looking.  You don’t have to use a whole cabinet of stuff to clean your house.  You only need an all-purpose and scouring cleaner!  That’s ALL!

I showed you cleaning green in general can save you money.

I showed you the cost comparison of Shaklee’s Get Clean products vs. leading  and other green brands.

Get Clean Cost Comparison 2009 -- MN

I also posted some green tips.

I showed you my HOT household tips.

This first before and after is obviously my oven door.  I took a wet sponge and dipped it into my Scour Off Paste and scrubbed for about 5 minutes…..and…….

  it turned out beautiful!!!  Just like new, without any harsh fumes (oven cleaners are one of the worst for your health) and it only took 5 minutes!!!!

Here is my fridge. I have no clue how it got this bad.  My kids are learning to get there own water this summer and they are always making a mess with the water, plus, if I don’t keep it locked, my 18 month old can push the water button and make a huge mess and FAST!!!

I just sprayed this with my all-purpose formula of Basic H and wipe with my window and mirror micro-fiber cloth.

Here is another example of doing the same thing on my dishwasher.  Basic H work awesome on stainless steal and it leaves no residue.

Ok, here is my kitchen table after a party with a lot of kids (we have those often.)

I just sprayed my degreaser formula of Basic H and wiped with my all purpose  micro-fiber cloth.

That turned out great except now you can see that I need to paint over that cup mark, lol.

I did the same thing on this chair.  Basic H is totally safe to use on furniture and painted furniture.

I does a great job of cutting grease.

   Ok, this is a little embarrassing!!! I was in my bathroom getting ready and the kids were quiet….I little too quiet, so I opened the door to find my boys drawing on my chair with a PEN.   ARGH!!!!

So I sprayed my degreaser formula of Basic H and let sit…..

  and wiped and it ALL came out perfectly.  Basic H is safe to use on fabrics.

Here is a picture of both so you know that I didn’t just switch the chairs, lol!

This is another example of Basic H on wood.   (It also works GREAT on HARDWOOD FLOORS-see here for pics)

I just sprayed all-purpose Basic H and wiped down with my all-purpose micro-fiber cloth.

Basic H works GREAT on windows, mirrors and glass.  Do you see how foggy this lamp is here?

I sprayed with my windows and mirrors formula of Basic H and wiped with my super window/mirror microfiber cloth and it turned out beautifully!  I can also make a gallon of window cleaner with Basic H for LESS than 1 cent!!!!

         Here is  a picture of my sink with a huge rust stain on it.  Yup, I came home from my vacation to Canada to find that I left my cast iron pan in the sink.  It was there for a WHOLE week.  I had the whole house spotless before we left, don’t ask me how I forgot this one!  Anyway, Scour Off was there to save my day (and my sink!)  I did have to scrub a little harder than normal but it only took a couple of minutes until it looked like…..

this!!!!  Look at it shine now!!!!

Here is a full view, if you look carefully, you can see the Scour Off that I used.

I showed how I dust my refrigerator coils.

I showed you what and how to disinfect your house naturally.

I showed you how I wash my cabinets.  I usually wipe them down weekly or when needed but they were pretty bad today so I got out my Basic H and went to work.  I just sprayed on the all-purpose solution and wiped off. 

Before:

After:

I showed you my fall cleaning schedule.

Fall Cleaning Schedule

 

I showed you how I wipe down my walls.  After I wiped it down, It looked like I just painted again!

I show you how I got crayon off our doors.

I was so impressed….it only took a minute or two for each door and it was all off!

I showed you how I clean my garage for winter.

I showed you how I clean my carpet.

Last one..I promise!

I showed you how I get permanent market off my granite countertop.

Before.

After.

I sprayed Basic H and G on it and it came off in 30 seconds! 

OK, Are you still here? lol

I know that was a LOT of info! 

I hope that you learned a couple of things…or at least got motivated to clean!

If you liked what you saw and and are thinking about investing in some of your own Get Clean products.  Here is link to my website.   Shaklee is offering FREE LIFETIME SHAKLEE MEMBERSHIPS with a order over $70 (member price) until December 31st.   A Get Clean Starter Kit qualifies! Although, if you get this kit, I would recommend adding Scour Off and Basic G to your order.  A membership gets you 15% off all Shaklee products and there are no minimums to keep your membership!

START GOING GREEN AND SAVING GREEN THIS YEAR WITH SHAKLEE!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

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