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Update it
Use a tile grout
cleaner or whitening
product to keep
your bathroom
looking fresh
Wondrous woodwork
Polishing wood furniture and benchtops with
waxes and oils will help bring them back to life.
"For bigger nicks on furniture, or even wooden
floors, wax filler sticks can help hide blemishes,"
says Sara Attanasio. The sticks mould into
timber gaps and can be scraped back to create filler sticks in
a flush finish. Once hardened, these can be
sanded and finished with oil, wax or varnish.
Gilly's beeswax
assorted colours,
$27.99/pack of 6,
I/N: 0149347*
Run a squeegee
Plant Style
over glass screens
KEVIN MCLO IS
PRINCIPLES O IOME
after every shower
to prevent soap
scum build-up
Grimy grout
Being porous, grout is great at picking up dust, dirt, oil and
stains, and grubby grout really ages a bathroom or kitchen.
Keeping it clean goes a long way towards keeping your tiled
spaces looking sharp. "A baking soda paste left to sit for 5-10
minutes, and scrubbed with a grout brush in sections, will
help clean these areas," says Elise Warner, marketing manager
at Oates. But there will be times when a specialised grout
cleaning product is needed for stubborn stains and mould.
A periodic deep clean is also advisable, says Sarah Scammell,
brand manager at Britex Carpet Care, which has deep
cleaners with a grout and tile wand. "A clean with hot water
extraction will help to scrub away built-up grime from grout and
tiles that regular weekly mopping will not reach," says Sarah.
De-scum the shower
Clean cloudy shower screens
after a hot shower. "The heat
and steam from the shower
will soften soap scum and make
it easier to clean," says Draga
Sarcevic, marketing manager
at Vileda. Hard water deposits
can be removed with patience:
on tiled surfaces try an abrasive
cleaner, an eraser pad or a
(gently!) wielded scraper blade.
CLR Calcium, Limescale, Rust
Oates long handle
grout brush, $10.99,
I/N: 4480730
Dunlop Tile
& Grout' cleaner,
$18.85/1L,
I/N: 6650275
For hire:
CLR calcium limescale
Britex grout
& tile deep cleaner,
$38.60/24 hours,
SELLEYS
STREWGTN
rust remover, $18.40/1L,
I/N: 4460670
CALCEM
Grout Stoin
Whitener
LIMECALE
ST
I/N: 0086844*
DUNLOP
TILE &
GROUT
Green
CLEANING
BI-CARB
Selleys 3 in 1' grout
Better Living
"Crystal Clear'
shower squeegee
in Chrome, $22,
I/N: 4823180
stain whitener,
$13.49/280g,
I/N: 4460456
Remover will help tackle rust
stains on baths and toilets,
Glitz Green Cleaning Bi-Carb'
multipurpose cleaner,
$7.50, I/N: 4460481
and works off calcium and lime
deposits on taps and showers.
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Photography (left, top left) Anna Robinson; (opposite, top) Sue Stubbs, styling Jess Bellef; (bottom) Getty Images.
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