Week 2: Cleaning Supplies

Under the kitchen and bathroom sinks, the laundry room, the broom closet... we had cleaning supplies everywhere!  And they were all just thrown in the spaces.  We didn't know everything we had, couldn't always find what we needed, and often bought duplicate items.  The goal was to sort what we have into bins that would be stored in each room.  We don't need bathroom cleaner under the kitchen sink or kitchen cleaner in the laundry room.  The total cost for this project was $10 for five dish washing pans.   We ended up with one bin for the laundry room, one for the bathroom, two for the kitchen, and one for the broom closet.  We also had one box of miscellaneous items that don't belong in the house and will be put in the garage until we organize the garage in the spring (miracle grow, insect repellent, etc).



We laid out bins for each area and then gathered all of our cleaning supplies from various rooms and laid them out on the kitchen floor.  Then we sorted :)

 We made our own dishwasher detergent which consists of equal parts borax and washing soda.  Mix together.  Use 1-2 tablespoons per load.  Use vinegar as a rinse agent if needed.

The laundry bin holds dryer sheets, bleach, vinegar, static guard, stain stick, and our homemade laundry detergent.  Laundry detergent recipe can be found here!







Week 2:  COMPLETE!  :)