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  Simple, budget-friendly DIY recipes to clean, deodorize, and pest-proof your space naturally. Written by Favour Image Credit: Kaboompics  TABLE OF CONTENT What Is Clove Water and How Does It Help Around the House? Neutralize Food Odors on Dishes & Utensils Natural Pest and Insect Deterrent Natural Laundry Deodorizer & Softener Alternativ e Freshen & Clean Kitchen and Bathroom Sinks The clove water trend has been circulating the internet lately as a natural remedy for everything from personal fragrance to driving away bad odors and acting as a warm spice for cooking. Beyond these uses, clove water can also be a helpful addition to your eco-friendly home cleaning routine when combined with the right household ingredients. What Is Clove Water and How Does It Help Around the House? Clove water is made by simmering dried cloves in water. As the cloves heat, they release their natural oils, giving the water a warm, spicy fragrance. Cloves contain eugenol, a natural com...

  The ultimate DIY guide to eliminating calcium and magnesium deposits on shower doors, stone tiles, laundry, and glassware Written by Favour Image credit: Shvets Production  If your home is dealing with hard water problems that have probably stayed for years, cleaning it without the proper hard water solution will become ineffective and cannot give you the best results, because a normal detergent soap cannot clean the chalky white mineral deposits built up on shower heads, drains, and soap scum that stick around your tiles, your laundry that always feels dull, and your dish plates that have white spots on them. If your home has high concentrations of calcium and magnesium, detergent alone or even mixed with hot water cannot clean it. But there are homemade effective cleaning tools that you can make in bulk and keep aside to use for your everyday cleaning. Homemade cleaning solutions for removing hard water on tiles, shower faucets and glass doors Hard water makes your home lo...

Giving my home the fall refresh it’s been missing.  Written By   Favour   Image credit: Tim Douglas My fall shopping start was booked for next week, as my sister and I will go for our road trip to Abuja for her birthday. I thought of buying some fall items in Abuja after the fun. I didn’t do a fall refresh last year because I felt it wasn’t necessary, but this time I think my home is missing a few intentional pieces.  I thought of holding my itch to shop until next week, but I ran out of some household essentials and also realized I needed to change the burnt kitchen towels I was managing. Why shop for only two items when you could just buy everything at once? I probably will still buy some in Abuja, but I think I will buy some basic necessities now. My home needs that fall refresh. These are the 7 items I picked up at my local store. Sculptural Female Torso Candles, Mixed With Frosted Jar Candle and Dark Ceramic Jar Candle Image credit: Pexels I have always seen the...