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How to clean carpets at home: It's very easy!

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We explain how to clean the most difficult stains on carpets and carpets at home. Our secret? We use ammonia, an excellent and cheap stain remover. But not only that, we also explain how to clean these fabrics with white vinegar, baking soda, and other products you have at home. Take note of the following cleaning tricks! Carpets, large or small, made of wool, vinyl, nylon, polypropylene or pile, require a lot of care and frequent cleaning to keep them in perfect condition and without any kind of bad smell. In addition, depending on their size and degree of dirt, you can wash them in the washing machine or dry clean them , that is, removing the dirt from the stains as they appear. For cleaning you can use products such as ammonia (the best known), table salt, dishwasher or dish soap, white vinegar (our favorite ecological cleaner) and, if they are light-colored or white carpets, baking soda. sodium, lye and lemon. Let's see how it is done in each case. 1. With ammonia To clean c...

How to clean the duvet?

  Did you know that it is recommended to clean the duvet at least twice a year? This is very prone to accumulate bacteria and mites, and therefore, we want to give you the definitive keys to clean it! We also offer cleaning service which includes office and building cleaning service. Please visit us for cleaning service . The first thing to do, if you still have it, is to read the label, since that way you will know the characteristics of the duvet and it will tell you what to do and what not to do. Are all duvets the same? Another point to take into account is what material the quilt is made of. There are two types of fillers; those that are made of synthetic fiber and those made of feathers. How to wash the duvet filled with synthetic fibers? To clean a duvet filled with synthetic fibers, the first thing you should check is that the duvet does not have any rips, because if it did, the filling could be damaged during washing. Step 1: Start by putting the duvet in the washing machi...

Cleaning wood without damaging it: tips and tricks

  Wooden furniture is always a success when it comes to decorating your home, it is timeless and perfect for adapting to different styles such as Nordic, minimalist or industrial. Wood is also ideal for floors and is a material that, if you take good care of it, can last for many years. From Aecetia we leave you a series of tips and tricks to clean wood without damaging it and extending its useful life. Cleaning wooden furniture without damaging it Good care for wooden furniture is essential so that it preserves its properties and gives that elegant and natural touch to your home. Depending on the finish of your furniture, here are some tips to keep it clean: cleaning varnished wood The wood varnish , in addition to providing a finish to the furniture, has a protective function that prevents stains, dust and moisture from penetrating the wood. This makes varnished furniture easier to clean in general.  However, these pieces of furniture also need specific care. Here are some...

My carpet smells bad: tips to restore its initial freshness

  It may happen that one day we enter the house and realize that there is a not very pleasant smell saturating the environment. After sniffing several rooms we discover that the culprit is a smelly carpet . We wonder if there is any trick to restore its initial freshness, and the answer is yes. In this article we will tell you about the most frequent causes of odors, how to eliminate them and how to prevent them from happening again. Why do some carpets smell bad? There are many reasons why a carpet can smell bad. Humidity is one of them, as well as fungi and mites that take advantage of said humidity and sometimes even give us allergies. Along with these frequent causes are also those that our pets leave behind. Food remains that they drag to the carpet, their own hair , and even traces of urine with which they have marked the house. It is also possible that we have not washed the carpet for a long time, a frequent situation with fixed carpets . For them to have a strange sme...