The following 15 pieces of advice are utterly brilliant for  keeping your house clean, and what’s more they’re all really quick and  easy to do. Just trust us on this one — we checked each and every one,  and they all work great!
The microwave
                                  Squeeze out some soap on to a wet  sponge, then rub it on something to get a good amount of foam. Put the  sponge into the microwave, switch it on at minimum power for 30 seconds.  Open the door and wipe the microwave from inside. This way, cleaning  the microwave is not only much easier, but it will also help to remove  any foul smells and microbes stuck to the sponge. 
Mattresses
                                  Given enough time, all mattresses  become dirty. To get them looking like they’re brand new once again, you  merely need to sprinkle them with baking soda, leave it for a few hours  and then vacuum it up. All traces of dirt and smells will disappear.  This method also works with an old sofa.
Chopping boards
                                  The combination of salt and lemons  is a great tool for cleaning wooden chopping boards. Once you’ve covered  the board in salt and wiped it down with a cut-open lemon, simply rinse  it in some hot water.
The toaster
                                  With the help of an old tooth brush, you can clean all the hard-to-get-at places in your toaster with ease.
Taps
                                  If you wipe the surface of a tap with some wax paper, water stains won’t appear on it for a long time.
Irons
                                  Spread some paper out on the ironing  board and then sprinkle a little salt on it. Turn the heat setting  on your iron up to the maximum, making sure that there is no water  in it, and that the "steam" function is disabled. Pass the hot iron over  the salt — this works wonders to get rid of dirt.
Silverware
                                  A piece of chalk wrapped in gauze  placed in the drawer or box with your silverware can help prevent the  latter from losing its sheen or becoming permanently stained.
Clothes
                                  It’s easy to get rid of grease  stains on clothes using crumbled-up chalk. Simply rub the chalk into the  stain, and in a few hours the chalk will fully absorb the grease. This  method is most effective for fresh stains.
Venetian blinds
                                  Venetian blinds can be very tricky  and time-consuming to clean. Few people realise that you can actually  use an old sock to clean the individual parts of the blinds with the  minimal amount of effort.
Frying pans
                                  Using salt is by far the best way  to clean a cast-iron frying pan. Salt absorbs oil and helps to remove  pieces of burnt food. After the salt has been left in the pan for  a short amount of time, rinse it and rub it dry. 
Carpets
                                  Mix one part of vinegar and two  parts water together in a bottle with a spray mechanism. Spray the  mixture on any stains on the carpet and cover them with a wet cloth.  Turn on the iron, set it to steam mode, and pass it over the cloth for  30 seconds. Goodbye stain!
Sinks
                             Clean the sink with soda and an old  tooth brush, then put a few slices of lemon into the plug hole and rinse  thoroughly with ordinary water.
Windows
                             Clean the windows in the usual way,  but make sure to rub them dry with a newspaper. This method will help  to remove all the stains and give a glow to the windows.
Foul smells
Put one teaspoon of vanilla extract in a bowl, then place it in the preheated oven. Your house will fill with a magical aroma and all foul smells will disappear.
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