Keeping the floors clean at my house is nearly IMPOSSIBLE. Between muddy paws, a puking baby, harvested game, etc there's probably not anything that HASN'T been on my floors. I HATED having laminate flooring until a couple of years ago, I came across this magic homemade floor cleaner. I don't remember the original source now (I've been doing this for about three years) but Nature's Nurture hit the nail on the head. This is probably my most favorite DIY and I know several of you have been waiting on this post. I like this floor cleaner because it cleans VERY well (with little elbow grease), it dries quickly, it's EXTREMELY cheap and STREAK FREE. YES, STREAK FREE.
All you need is white vinegar, rubbing alcohol, water and about two drops (literally) of Dawn dish soap. Oh, and of course, your mop :)
I buy the store brand of everything, except Dawn of course. My mop brand is Libman. It's tough and I like the fact that I can put anything in it that I want.
Yes, I'm aware that I need to do a post on baseboards and closet doors. Those will be another day. ;)
Now, let's get down to business! The mixture is really simple. It's equal parts water, vinegar, alcohol and about two drops of dish soap. The container on my Libman mop, has markings on it so I know how much to put in of each.
My before picture is TERRIBLE. Remember, the whole point of this blog is that I'm a BUSY, WORKING mom and wife. This floor needed mopped terribly. It is also the highest trafficked area in our house.
This floor was DIRTY. I ended up having to put a little more "oomph" behind my mop this time. Obviously, that was to be expected.
I mopped the whole floor and let it dry (Pepper & Bones both thought they were being tortured because I wouldn't let them out of the livingroom).
15 or 20 minutes later, the floor was CLEAN, DRY and STREAK FREE.
Here's the scoop behind this floor cleaner:
*White vinegar is a natural disinfectant
*Alcohol obviously is a disinfectant but also evaporates quickly and dries streak free
I will say this about this handy floor cleaner:
It does NOT smell good. It's basically alcohol mixed with vinegar watered down. I have never used essential oils before. You CAN add essential oils to this to make it smell a little better. It cleans so well, I don't care what it smells like.
I had never used this "recipe" on real tile and grout until today and it works JUST as well. I mopped the kitchen with nearly zero effort.
I hope you all love this as much as I do. Try it, let me know how it works for you!
All you need is white vinegar, rubbing alcohol, water and about two drops (literally) of Dawn dish soap. Oh, and of course, your mop :)
I buy the store brand of everything, except Dawn of course. My mop brand is Libman. It's tough and I like the fact that I can put anything in it that I want.
Now, let's get down to business! The mixture is really simple. It's equal parts water, vinegar, alcohol and about two drops of dish soap. The container on my Libman mop, has markings on it so I know how much to put in of each.
My before picture is TERRIBLE. Remember, the whole point of this blog is that I'm a BUSY, WORKING mom and wife. This floor needed mopped terribly. It is also the highest trafficked area in our house.
This floor was DIRTY. I ended up having to put a little more "oomph" behind my mop this time. Obviously, that was to be expected.
I mopped the whole floor and let it dry (Pepper & Bones both thought they were being tortured because I wouldn't let them out of the livingroom).
15 or 20 minutes later, the floor was CLEAN, DRY and STREAK FREE.
Here's the scoop behind this floor cleaner:
*White vinegar is a natural disinfectant
*Alcohol obviously is a disinfectant but also evaporates quickly and dries streak free
I will say this about this handy floor cleaner:
It does NOT smell good. It's basically alcohol mixed with vinegar watered down. I have never used essential oils before. You CAN add essential oils to this to make it smell a little better. It cleans so well, I don't care what it smells like.
I had never used this "recipe" on real tile and grout until today and it works JUST as well. I mopped the kitchen with nearly zero effort.
I hope you all love this as much as I do. Try it, let me know how it works for you!
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