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Simple Ways to Encourage Your Children to Clean

If there’s one thing no parent wants to hear, it’s the sound of their little one’s toy chest being turned upside down (and of course, this always happens just minutes after you straightened up the...
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What Are the Benefits of Green Cleaning?

Over the years, “green cleaning” products and techniques have become more and more popular with eco-conscious homeowners. Unfortunately, it can often be difficult to tell when green cleaning products...
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Bathroom Cleaning Tips from Merry Maids®

No room in the house sees as much traffic as your bathroom, meaning you probably find yourself having to clean it more often than you’d like. Fortunately, our cleaning experts are sharing some of...
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Quick Tips for Cleaning & Organizing Your Garage

How much time do you spend in your garage? For many homeowners, the garage is strictly a utility space used for parking vehicles, storing extra stuff, or often both. A clean, well-organized garage can...
Team Member Sweeping Floor

Cleaning Tips to Prevent Ants in Your Home

Warmer weather often signals the arrival of some unwanted houseguests: ants. These pests are commonly seen marching along on window sills and walls when outside temperatures start to rise, leading...
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Top 10 Things You Forgot to Clean in the Bathroom

Rare is the person who delights in cleaning the bathroom. However, because it harbors some of the most potentially harmful bacteria and germs in the whole house—E. Coli, staphylococcus, and salmonella...
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Floor Cleaning with Household Vinegar

Have you been making an effort to go green in your floor-cleaning routine? Or maybe your favorite mopping solution was sold out at the store? Never fear! Household vinegar will save the day. Let the...
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A Guide to Removing Grass Stains from Anything

With warmer weather upon us, you and your family are likely eager to get outside and enjoy the sunshine—even if it’s just in the backyard. But with outdoor activities often come the dreaded grass...
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Overlooked Kitchen Items You Should Be Cleaning

Has your kitchen been seeing a lot more activity than usual these days? As the main room where we store food and prepare meals, kitchen cleanliness is vital for preventing food-borne illness. However...
Puppy with Muddy Paw Prints

Top Tips for Cleaning Mud, Rain & More

April showers may bring May flowers, but they can also bring a muddy mess. If you’re facing water stains on your wood floor from a wet umbrella or a trail of soggy paw prints across your living room...
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Common Sense Ways to Deep-Clean and Disinfect

With some simple cleaning and disinfecting, most common viruses can be wiped out on all sorts of surfaces—countertops, electronics, upholstery, and others. All it takes is a little common sense and...
Merry Maid cleaning an oven

The Best Green Cleaning Uses for Castile Soap

Castile soap has been touted as a near-miracle product: non-toxic, vegan, biodegradable, and cruelty-free, with a long list of household uses. With increased interest in eco-friendly housekeeping...