The Royal Guide To Spot And Stain Removal

The Royal Guide To Spot And Stain Removal
Author: Linda Cobb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2012-12-11
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1471109380

If you are about to throw your favourite - but heavily stained - shirt in the bin, make sure you read this book first. Now you can tame even the most vexing spots and stains with this handy pocket guide, drawn from the royal bestsellers TALKING DIRTY WITH THE QUEEN OF CLEAN and TALKING DIRTY LAUNDRY WITH THE QUEEN OF CLEAN. Here are Her Majesty's most sought-after stain removal secrets - in one easy to use companion. BANISH STUBBORN STAINS: mustard * wine * spaghetti sauce * lipstick * grass stains * chewing gum * ink * chocolate * grease * tar * rust * nail polish * coffee and tea * and so many more! DISCOVER MAGICAL SOLUTIONS: Lemon juice, shampoo, salt, vinegar and other inexpensive, effective spot treatments make light work - and are waiting in your cupboard! PAMPER YOUR WASHABLES: From silk sheets to suede jackets, consult the Queen's sage advice on fabric types - and lift stains from all your belongings with tender loving care!

The Queen of Clean

The Queen of Clean
Author: Linda Cobb
Publisher:
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2001
Genre: Spotting (Cleaning)
ISBN:

How to Clean Absolutely Everything

How to Clean Absolutely Everything
Author: Yvonne Worth
Publisher: Ivy Press
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2009-01-03
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 190800519X

How to Clean Absolutely Anything reveals the secrets behind keeping your home immaculately clean. Packed with advice on how to treat kitchen appliances, windows and carpets, as well as clothes, bedding and furniture, it also includes hints on how to fight the hygiene war in specific situations: small children, for instance, or a partner who is confused by the vacuum cleaner. With clear illustrations and plenty of good humour, this book offers good advice for achievable results, and demonstrates the very best way to clean absolutely anything you can think of.

The Queen of Clean

The Queen of Clean
Author: Linda Cobb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2001
Genre: Chores
ISBN: 141650320X

Talking Dirty With The Queen Of Clean

Talking Dirty With The Queen Of Clean
Author: Linda Cobb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2012-12-11
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1471109364

Want to clean a coffeepot in a flash? Unclog a sink with a simple homemade solution? Remove a stubborn stain? Let Her Royal Highness of housekeeping show you how to turn your home into a sparkling palace - in no time at all! Here comes the Queen of Clean, and her down-to-earth housekeeping guide for those of us who live in the real world. After all, the Queen has better things to do that be a slave to housework. That's why she has assembled a marvellous collection of miraculous cleaning tips and surprising shortcuts that get the job done quickly and well. Without a lot of fuss, you can solve hundreds of cleaning challenges in every room of your home: * Remove dust, rust, gum, fingerprints, stains, odours and mildew * Clean leather and upholstery, carpets, windows, walls, floors, kitchen appliances, grills and more The Queen counts her pennies too - with inexpensive, environmentally friendly cleaning concoctions and ingredients you might never expect. They include onion (a great rust-remover) lemon juice, vinegar, petroleum jelly, baking soda and tea - the wood cleaner you can drink.

Talking Dirty Laundry with the Queen of Clean

Talking Dirty Laundry with the Queen of Clean
Author: Linda Cobb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2001-03-27
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0743418336

The Queen provides a complete stain removal guide—and ransacks your cupboard for amazing, inexpensive spot removers including lemon juice, meat tenderizer, WD-40, lubricant, salt, shaving cream...and more! Whether you turn around family-sized wash loads seven days a week, air your dirty laundry at the local laundromat, or are among the seriously “laundry challenged,” consult the Queen for no-nonsense advice—and fabulous results! Down with laundry drudgery! Let the Queen of Clean® make wash day loads of fun! Once upon a time, in a world fraught with shrinking jeans, dry-cleaning debacles, and endangered delicates, laundry was a dreaded chore. Then one happy day, the Queen of Clean® put an end to the vicious washand-dry cycle—with her all-new collection of ingenious tips and natural solutions for stress-free washing, ironing, sorting, and stain-busting! Let the Queen show you how to: -sort laundry like a pro -remove spots, stains, scorch marks, and odors -soften hard water-and save clothes from a dull, gray fate -make your own fabric softener sheets in a snap -say good-bye to pink socks, with a foolproof colorfastness test -line-dry clothes without hanger lumps or clothespin marks -decipher those fabric care symbols on clothing tags -get the scoop on home dry-cleaning kits -discover the secrets to lint-free drying-and quick fixes for when tissues, crayons, and other foreign bodies take a spin in the dryer

How the Queen Cleans Everything

How the Queen Cleans Everything
Author: Linda Cobb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1439107483

A how-to manual for housekeeping amateurs and pros alike, How the Queen Cleans Everything is a collection of fast and ingenious tips from #1 New York Times bestselling author -- and housekeeping's royal lady -- Linda Cobb, the Queen of Clean®. It's all here. All of the Queen's miraculous tips and surprising shortcuts on how to solve hundreds of cleaning challenges -- inside and out. Let the Queen show you how to turn your home into a sparkling palace in no time at all. Learn how to put an end to washday drudgery with her collection of nifty and natural solutions for stress-free washing and ironing -- and enjoy a year's worth of tips, tricks, and picks for a cleaner house and a more organized life. But most of all, discover how the Queen's no-nonsense "tips and hints" method of housekeeping means less time cleaning your home, and more time enjoying it! Let the Queen show you: the best way to clean your kitchen and bathroom the multitude of natural stain removers that are hiding in your cupboard how to garden the natural way what to do for spots, stains, scorch marks, and odors why you shouldn't clean your windows with newspaper how to clean your carpet and bare floors the right way to allergy-proof your home what those care labels really mean how to treat troublesome stains and delicate fabrics...and much more! At last...all the Queen of Clean's® famous advice for a clean house, cleaner laundry, and a year of timely tips -- right at your fingertips! Don't be home without it!

The Queen of Clean Conquers Clutter

The Queen of Clean Conquers Clutter
Author: Linda Cobb
Publisher: Gallery Books
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2002-12-01
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780743428323

When it comes to freeing your home of clutter (let's face it -- we all have it), The Queen of Clean really spells things out for you: Question Unpack Evaluate Eliminate Neaten up! It's a foolproof sorting system for even the most devoted packrat: Question the best possible use of a room, a closet, a drawer...Unpack all of your clutter to get a sense of what you have (and what you need to do with it)...Evaluate each and every item you own...Eliminate unwanted possessions without guilt or regrets...and Neaten up your belongings in their newly decluttered space. You'll find your home and your life organized like never before as you conquer clutter in the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, attic, basement -- even the garage! The key, says the Queen, is to start small...and soon you'll be revved up and ready to straighten out every nook and cranny of your home. Her down-to-earth clutter-busting advice is built for speed; in a flash she sorts through and tidies up wallets, purses, drawers, closets, pantries, clothes, shoes, cosmetics, junk mail, linens, toys, books, videos, photos, collectibles, and much, much more! The Queen makes even the most dreaded organizing tasks a breeze with hundreds of easy and practical tips! Find out how good it feels to be a savvy manager of all that threatens to invade your orderly domain with these simple and effective strategies from America's #1 housekeeping expert, the Queen of Clean®.