Here Are 20 Items to AVOID in Your Home (If You HATE CLEANING!!) | Low Maintenance + Minimalist Home

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Love the look and feel of a clean house, but HATE cleaning? Well, then, this video is for you! I hate cleaning, too, so to make life easier, here are a few items to avoid in your home to make cleaning easier. As a minimalist who has lived in (and cleaned) over 20 homes, I've found one of the best cleaning hacks is to stop buying stuff like this that keeps your home messy and dirty! How many of these items do you own? Comment below with your thoughts and experiences!
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@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Do you hate cleaning? Is there anything you AVOID for that very reason? Please give this video a like 👍 + comment with your thoughts, stories, and experiences!

@wesleywinchester1890 Месяц назад

I dislike cleaning all the cleaning tool I use to clean with like the vacuum. It must be taken apart and given a deep clean often. THATS WHY THEY MAKE VACUUMS TO BE TAKEN APART. ESPECIALLY if you have pets. Can you imagine the germs and filth growing in the tubes. Moisture and food do not belong in a vacuum. I know it is said that having pets is good for our mental health and makes us learn to be responsible for a living creature and helps us get out and exercise more. BUT I LOVE A HOME CLEAN AND FREE OF PETS

@wesleywinchester1890 Месяц назад

And remember DO NOT PUT VACUUM BACK TOGETHER UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY DRY

@JH-mr2pn 23 дня назад

I often find the entire point of minimalism - the motivation to be one and now the inspiration to stay one, is simply to clean less. Most projects are designed to make it so I don't need to come back to an area for months - except to dust. We've begun to replace furniture that has drawers, or space to hold things; what goes there is meant to go there. We prefer to remove the option to clutter rather than police the clutter we allow to accumulate. When we identify a new "hot spot" of declutter we work to remove it, rather than organize it. As much as I want to disagree with the naysayers, currently I find our trash heap each week is WAY bigger than my neighbors. How do minimalists go through so much crap?" I always ask my wife..."We're not supposed to have anything". I'm not talking like for a couple weeks, but for over a year, every week...If people saw how much we gave away or donated too, wow... Yet we spend vastly less money, we eat our portions and don't have leftovers, and everyone is always stunned at how immaculate our house is whenever they come over, announced or not. Most importantly, we argue so much less, our marriage has improved and our relationship with our kids is super tight. I find minimalism has made us more aware of what experiences we're having rather than everyone getting lost in their own clutter.

@wesleywinchester1890 23 дня назад

@@JH-mr2pn" yes stay one" " no organizing" "yes enjoy the moment" EXACTLY WHAT A TO ZEN LIFE SAYS. You learned well what she teaches. Now if I could only conquer all my crap

@dorisw5558 Месяц назад

I would never let that keep me from having a dog. I hate cleaning but I grit my teeth and do it anyway (like so much in my life - work, taxes, talking to humans etc)

@cheryl5218 Месяц назад

Lmao 😂

@Hillside-Hive Месяц назад

Talking to humans 😂

@MyFocusVaries Месяц назад

My dog keeps my too-light floors clean for me 😂

@kathym.9140 Месяц назад

The only problem with not having any carpets or rugs is when one becomes a senior. My neighbor is an orthopedic surgeon, and he said when wall-to-wall carpeting became passé and more people were putting in luxury vinyl or hardwood floors, he saw many more cases of injuries to seniors who fell and didn't have the softening effect of a carpet or rug to break their fall.

@huitrecouture 13 дней назад

TOTALLY believe that. I tripped and fell the WEEK AFTER getting rid of my expensive carpet with the thick pad and it took MONTHS for my arm and shoulder to feel more normal. Still missing full range of motion in the shoulder and it was DEC 1ST!

@debraarbuthnott3380 Месяц назад

To rinse your shower use a small watering can - easier than a bowl

@MalinaCC Месяц назад

You nailed this list! My house has like 75% of these. No wonder I’m always cleaning 😭

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Oh no! Which ones are your biggest pet peeves?

@mollyb7305 Месяц назад

As a house-cleaner, the banes of my job are glass dining room tables (if you plan to eat at the table EVER, don’t get a glass table!!), glass shower doors, and gas cook tops. None of my homes have dark flooring, thank goodness!

@bethanya4974 Месяц назад

Oh my goodness, I used to clean for a couple with glass shower doors- I cannot agree more. As much as hate them, I’d take a glass dining table over the shower doors…

@ruthlloyd1163 Месяц назад

I have a glass topped dining room table. Always has a tablecloth on it.

@letonove1578 Месяц назад

We have in our house a dark glass dining table, a dark floor, dark furniture, gas cooktop 🎉 and glass shower doors. Sometimes I feel that I hate my life 😂 Never again!!!

@Erica-en2qz Месяц назад

Thank goodness I don't have the first two, but I hear ya with the gas cook top. I thought it was me, but it's so hard to clean!

@julianaphang6534 25 дней назад

There are combi induction stoves where you can use all types of pots and pans

@kristinm4005 Месяц назад

My cats are definitely the majority of my cleaning, but they are worth it!

@dianasimplifies Месяц назад

💯 long time pet owner here! They are our kids 😂

@kristinm4005 Месяц назад

@@dianasimplifies most definitely ❤️

@geschichtenausdemnagarium5804 Месяц назад

Cats are Not Things😮 I agree❤

@goodenoughgirl8102 18 дней назад

Same here! Lol

@marielle2066 Месяц назад

When we were looking at buying our home, I was adamant about not having carpet especially in the bedrooms. I was shocked to see how many homes in America have carpets in the bedrooms. We finally found one that had no carpets. I don’t have area rugs either. Carpets are not healthy. They have dust mites and allergens.

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Husband is the same way - 2/4 of us have a dust allergy, so that’s another strike against carpets/rugs 😅

@MyFocusVaries Месяц назад

From experience, I can add very light floors and plain white counter tops to your list. We instantly regretted our new almost white wood floors once they were installed. They're exactly as you've experienced with super dark floors. Though I must say, the floors aren't nearly as bad since we got a dog. Little Shadow does an excellent job of keeping the floors clear in the kitchen and under the dining table. 😂 Unfortunately, he doesn't eat dust, so the entry area is still a mess. 😉

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

😂 Have you considered a robot vacuum? I think that’s the only way I could live with floors like this long-term, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.

@MyFocusVaries Месяц назад

@@AtoZenLife I put in a larger area rug in the entry way, and seriously considered renaming our dog Roomba, because he does such a good job in the kitchen and dining room. The rest, I'm resigned to. But I live to warn people off the decision.

@KatrenaS Месяц назад

@@AtoZenLifemy robot vacuum (self - emptying as well) is far and wide the best cleaning item we have ever purchased! I can sweep and mop my floors, then run ‘Sharky’ and oh my-where did all of this stuff come from???? My hubby was the one that pulled the trigger on this expensive item, after he watched it clean a ‘seemingly clean’ floor! It was well worth every penny

@huitrecouture 13 дней назад

So everyone needs gray floors? Ridiculous. Get a robot vacuum.

@MyFocusVaries 13 дней назад

@@huitrecouture that's not a kind or thought out response. A mid tone wood floor probably a good choice.

@minimalismandmore Месяц назад

One of my biggest motivations for my minimalist home is to spend as little time cleaning as possible 😂 I don't enjoy doing it but I do enjoy a clean home 🧘‍♀️

@lana7422 Месяц назад

100% agreed with 100% of your comments. When I used to complain to my late husband about some of these things, I also used to say (excuse me everyone) that they were probably designed by a man who didn't clean his own home. (My husband was also a designer/engineer and had to deal with quality control of product design.)

@user-og6zz3sv5d Месяц назад

OMGosh I didn’t think anyone else thought like me! Social media if full of all the things that you mention as being in vogue or desirable, but I’m so practical that anything that makes like life hard is not for me. Thanks for this post 🙂

@angelacross2216 Месяц назад

I spent years polishing the hard water stains off every surface in my house… especially just after I had cleaned them. Finally I got a water softener. Fixed.

@rozvanp7022 Месяц назад

I love my induction cooktop and will never go back to gas or electric if I can help it. So easy to clean, heats the pan exceptionally fast, and for safety it can't be beat!

@Rudelherz 14 дней назад

It is not safe, I regret having one. Especially pregnant women should stay away.

@debbieg5543 Месяц назад

I changed out the shower head in my apartment for like $20, seriously simple, and I can just switch it back when I move. Highly recommend it.

@ruthlloyd1163 Месяц назад

This 👍🏻

@kimhouchins1103 Месяц назад

Exactly what I thought of when she mentioned the shower heads

@hmsmile1225 Месяц назад

😊 Never had any echo issues on you channel - I do use overearheadphones and I very much apreciate that you don´t use music in the backround 👍👍👍

@cheryl5218 Месяц назад

Me too. Though the funny dolphin noise made me laugh , my puppy barked. Lol

@dianasimplifies Месяц назад

Music is VERY distracting to me. I can only do one thing at a time.

@KCallaAK Месяц назад

My daughter, 34, always says, mom, your house (very small and minimalist) is pristine. Welllll ALL of those things you mentioned Melissa, I have dealt with through the years (dark flooring/counters, etc.) and learned! Plus she is the one with the little ones now... not me! Excellent video young lady!

@mrsb_96 11 дней назад

Excellent list, Marissa. I would add a few things to my 'avoid' list: - decorative kitchen cabinets with ornate handles. Flat fronted cabinets are so easy and quick to wipe down. Handleless would be even better. - Glossy kitchen cabinets: they show every fingerprint! - Venetian blinds: dust collectors! - Decorative blankets & cushions, they look messy quickly and attract dust. - shower cubicles with folding doors: too many working parts to clean and maintain. I'm currently living with a number of the above 😂 but I think about these things a lot, and I'm working towards a much more simplified, easy to clean home in the future 🤞🏻

@Kelliewynn1976 Месяц назад

There’s only 3 things I need to avoid…kids, a husband and double coated dogs!! 😉

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

😂

@pia9343 Месяц назад

We have an Aussie/lab mix, enough said, who sleeps in the bed with us. You can imagine my daily routine with our bedding! But he is the sweetest thing and we love him snuggling with us❤.

@gracemeneses9217 Месяц назад

So true😂

@nanchesca3950 Месяц назад

So true! My kids have left the nest, I'm single and for the first time in 30 years, no pets. Very easy to keep clean

@AnaRodriguez-wn8qq Месяц назад

Loll oh boy, I have all 3 😅

@kennethbailey9853 Месяц назад

This world is a better place every time You post. 😊

@saskiadeciu Месяц назад

Your Video came about the right time! Just moving places and I suffer from severe OCD. Minimalism helped me a lot! And now moving into the new place I want to make the home as low maintenance as possible thank youuuuuuu❤️❤️❤️

@bethany9477 Месяц назад

Loved your sense of humour in this - "Like the wicked witch splashing water" 💚🧹😄

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed that 😂

@barbaraparkinson703 Месяц назад

I agree with all of these points! I had my own house cleaning business for 10 years and cleaning my own house for many decades, I understand all of these points.

@olivemaycards Месяц назад

Totally agree with most of these. The handheld/combo shower is a very easy DIY fix. You could do it in your rental right now, a 10 minute fix, and take it with you when you move. The toilet isn’t though - the pipes aren’t set up for wall mounting in US homes and some would argue that the in-the-wall plumbing has its own trade offs, but you can upgrade a floor mounted toilet to a smooth sided model. The ones with the exposed s-bend piping like you showed are much harder to clean, so gross. I don’t understand why people don’t demand the ones where the bend is hidden inside a smooth “skirt” - they are much more common in other countries.

@HeronCoyote1234 Месяц назад

I agree about S toilets vs smooth sided toilets. The last two days, I cleaned two of my friend’s bathrooms for him. One had S (what a pain! Literally!!), while the other was smooth sided. Also, toilets that are so close to one wall (or vanity), it’s nearly impossible to get in between to clean. Especially if you’re older, and bending, getting on the floor, and getting back up are difficult.

@trinam2503 25 дней назад

Toilets ised to be smooth sided!! I have no idea why it changed. But i MISS smooth sided toilets. The S bend is so hard to keep clean.

@angella7576 29 дней назад

This list is great but 1 HUGE issue not 9n the list is glass showers!!! Ugggg I hate cleaning my shower every fricken day! I'm in the process of designing my retirement house. I've considered everything mentioned on this list but I also designed my walk in shower to have a curtain on the front.

@AtoZenLife 29 дней назад

We had one and squeegeed it after every use - can definitely be a pain!

@PrairieGirlio Месяц назад

I completely agree with you about pedestal sinks (edit: i meant vessel sinks). We have 2 and I will never have them again. And they cannot be replaced without getting a whole new cabinet due to the lower height of the actual counter top. PLEASE read up on gas stoves! They are being phased out due to the risks, especially for children, with the gas in the air.

@MyFocusVaries Месяц назад

Yes, gas stoves reduce indoor air quality.

@Summer_and_Rain 20 дней назад

wall mounted storage is great for vacuuming! Also having chairs and sofas that does not go all the way down to the floor, will also make cleaning easier.

@MissMolly75 29 дней назад

We're in the middle of our second complete bathroom reno in just a few months. Our bathroom fans were also routed into the attic, literally going straight up to the Ridge Vent. Apparently this is allowed (or was allowed 30 yrs ago when this house was built). However, what happened was condensation would build up on the duct that was going straight up, then it would all run back down the duct and onto the ceiling of the bathroom. So both bathrooms had water damage on the ceilings, AND tons of mold and mildew on the ceiling and top of the walls. We'd scrub it off every few months, but you could always see it. So we finally just gutted the bathrooms, and had both the fans re-routed out the side of the house. Also had much stronger fans put in.

@thebestwillow Месяц назад

If I had dark flooring, I think I'd get a robot hoover. And have it go round main areas three times a day.

@hopeinparis Месяц назад

I love the look of a pristine, clean, white tiled floor in a bathroom. I hate - hate - living with it.

@laurawood4476 Месяц назад

Yes ! Down with dark counter tops and especially dark floors . Wood floors are so awesome .

@ciaradresser2303 Месяц назад

Love your videos!!! Totally agree with almost all of these. When I was 18, I was taking a bath at a friend’s house and thought “ooo jacuzzi!” And flipped that horrible little switch. All that black stuff came pouring out all over me! 🤢🤮

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

YES oh my goodness - sounds cute and romantic, is a nightmare to clean!

@arabianknights7391 Месяц назад

That's old soap scum that has worked its way through the plumbing. Same as what comes out of the holes in your sink. Yuck.

@cheryl5218 Месяц назад

Ewwwww. I had never heard of that. 😳

@MyVariousDelights Месяц назад

Ugh, I agree with ALL of these. We bought our home 1,5 years ago, and I cannot wait until we can switch out the floors (currently saving up for that). They are a dark gray-brown. I also regret ever buying fabric covered dining room chairs (also saving up for new ones 🤣). Ours are looking nasty. And the former owners put in a super flat vessel sink in the guest bathroom. I despise that thing. The water splashes everywhere. We have a dual shower head in the shower, consisting of a mounted rain shower head and a second small one, that's detachable. I would highly recommend this combo!

@vladimir.zlokazov Месяц назад

I've been visiting the US for a short while and was totally baffled that some people would have carpet flooring in their house and would not take their street shoes while indoors.

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Yep, yep, I grew up like that. 😂 My husband was appalled when he saw us wearing shoes in the house!

@vladimir.zlokazov Месяц назад

@@AtoZenLife yeah, I was too when I saw it, because since childhood not taking off shoes at the door was a total taboo :)

@michelle7352 Месяц назад

I love watching your videos because I see how a clean, uncluttered house looks (not like mine). I admit I'm a lousy house cleaner now (80 yo and live a!one in 680 sf). Many of the illustrations in your video of how you clean are foreign to me. I'm more of a "hide clutter away and clean the top surface" kind of person. I know it will eventually need a good deep clean and organization, but I really detest housecleaning and will procrastinate and workaround to avoid. But you give me a vision of what it could be like to have a cleaner, more minimalist home. Not that I'll ever match your level of clean, but without something to shoot for I wouldn't know where to start. Thanks for your effort in putting these videos together!

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Thanks for being here and remember - small steps still add up to big progress!

@GiftSparks Месяц назад

About Dark Flooring. PREACH! I had them put dark tiling in my kitchen. Worst mistake ever! Also- Dark flooring makes any room look smaller.

@debbiewolfe9621 Месяц назад

Had shaker style kitchen cabinetry but changed to flat front because I just couldn't deal with cleaning all the inset panels.😊

@gwenj5419 26 дней назад

Recently remodeled to flat front cabinet doors and I love how easy they are to clean. No corners to catch dust and grease!

@jlmo3027 Месяц назад

How about transferring food products into coordinated containers? Containers to clean that you never needed in the first place, plus the surplus in your original package that didn’t fit in the new container.

@laura6796 15 дней назад

Great advice! I like a gas stove, but keeping it clean is a nightmare! 😮

@trekkie-cat Месяц назад

Absolutely agree about open shelving. It looks messy and cluttered and more frequent dusting is needed. Next couch we get is not going to be light that's for sure, it gets dirty so easily! I'm sick of gas stovetops too!

@mavisbartholomew Месяц назад

I have white slip covered furniture with three dogs and love them. Stained? Toss those cushion covers etc. in to the wash and voila all is good. So, some white is good.

@melaniereynders Месяц назад

We rented a place that had white marble countertops minimal grey streaks through it! It was a nightmare to clean and got stained all the time. I don’t love the shade of brown of the countertops in our house, but I LOVE how low maintenance they are.

@DuchessOfWales Месяц назад

Aussiedoodles also guarantee extra cleaning! Just want to thank you for your candidness and great channel. I lost both parents in the last ten months and am grateful I found your channel long ago. Your family is so beautiful, and I am very happy things came together so well for you! 😍

@sunshine3914 Месяц назад

As someone who has sold natural stone & ceramic, & as someone who’s a housekeeper… you’re 💯 correct. Choose granite over marble, larger tiles over small ones, & dark grout (never use bleach). The nightmare 3 story townhome with dark chocolate wood flooring that I clean, belongs to a princess, & it shows every strand of blonde hair & every skin cell ever shed… I have to wear a hair net in order to get out of there.

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

😳😳😳

@dianasimplifies Месяц назад

I clean houses and I hate granite and marble both. Would never have it but each to his own lol.

@carinabrucki2095 8 дней назад

You had me with the dog on the thumbnail 😂

@findingaway5512 Месяц назад

I havea floor i really like that is like a mix of lighter and darker distressed looking. I love it. Very forgiving. And our counte is marbley looking counter. Made if some sort of plastic but doesnt show dirt and stains becuse it has lots of shades of dark gray swirls/ bits on a whitish counter. Hides stuff well.

@mojyoqueen350 Месяц назад

I have similar experience with induction. In my childhood home we always had a classic gas stove, but recently I moved in with my partner and in our rented flat we have induction stove and cleaning it usually takes me 5 minutes max. Life-changing!

@morganquilts Месяц назад

Black end tabes and coffee tables are horrible at showing every speck of dust. Before I can even finish dusting all the pieces, the one I started on first has dust on it already.

@Dutch_chess Месяц назад

I agree with gas top. I'm adding electric cooktops to this. Those can be hard to clean. I'm always amazed how resistant to scratching and chipping induction is to cleaning. I use Barkeeper's Friend when it gets so badly crusted frying huge batches of messy deepfry. It looks new after cleaning.

@jessicaquiroz7178 Месяц назад

The one mistake I made in my kitchen was using a metal shelf as my pantry. Metal shelves are the worst when it comes to cleaning. I could get the dust and grime from everyday living off of them no matter how much I scrubbed.

@dbartz5510 Месяц назад

Wise list. I am in my 16th house, and all of these are a real pain. This helps if you are thinking of doing any updates or diy projects. We are getting older and want a maintenance free exterior and a simplified interior. Thank you!

@bnbtemple5936 Месяц назад

One of the most value- packed videos I've seen in quite a while. So much valuable info! Yes to all your suggestions, Marissa! (Still working on the decluttering 😊) I'd add to your list: no plastic-coated open shelving in laundry room. The greasy, caked-in dust is a bear to clean off. Never again. Next time: closed cabinets above washer/dryer.

@judithscharf6318 Месяц назад

Open shelving and knickknacks.

@jeanbutler2832 Месяц назад

The same color principles apply to the color or your automobile. Black and white show dirt. I've owned two silver cars that hide the dirt well.

@bonnytiley3998 Месяц назад

Great tips! Love your channel ❤

@oklyuchinskaya Месяц назад

great advice! yet in a country like mine, you like gas stove for the fact that if something happens to electricity and hot water you still can cook and heat for some time :) a backup, same with landline as a backup for mobile.

@carollane7938 Месяц назад

I swapped to gas because of power outages. We dropped our land line because it was bundled with the internet, and satellite then the phone would go out with the electricity.

@Erica-en2qz Месяц назад

@carollane7938 I LOVE my landline -- I had to really insist on actual landlines, not a voip, which is what they want everyone to have, but my area still has the old wiring, so I told them to let me have a real landline while the old landline phone wires are still available. I don't know why they are so insistent on getting rid of them.

@sarahthatcher123 Месяц назад

So refreshing to hear someone on RU-vid being so realistic and practical. Great tips. Thank you.

@helenafernandes5857 Месяц назад

Definitely a video to save for life! Thank you so much

@joannewilson1306 Месяц назад

Agree with all these. We have dark floors and dark matt benches and they are a nightmare. They look dirty straight after they've been cleaned (having two cats with white fur doesn't help...)

@Sassa328 Месяц назад

Gas lobby got us all to believe that gas was the best for cooking (Vox has a great piece on this). Induction is actually more precise. There’s also inevitably leakage that happens with gas piping in your home which is obviously bad for you.

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Oh that’s interesting! Will have to hunt for that article 👍

@queenbee7819 8 дней назад

Excellent video. Agree with everything.. Additions: IMO shower curtains are way easier to clean than glass shower doors (& the grimy metal runners for those doors). Even though out of style, I like my patterned granite countertop (it never looks dirty) vs solid color. Leather furniture cleans with damp cloth. Microfiber much harder to clean. Towels - dark colors easier than light colors. Appliances - textured white (I don't care if they're out of style), super easy to clean. Never show fingerprints. Our laminate plank flooring (even though unfortunately darker than was wise), infinitely easier to clean than the wood flooring. The spacing between wood floor planks, shrunk/expanded through out year & was impossible to keep clean.

@nancymillet8210 Месяц назад

I agree with everything you said. Having owned two homes and having dark floors in the kitchen I can relate to every little thing showing on it.

@maryloukelly7696 Месяц назад

I agree with you 100% on all 20 points!

@1anita1m Месяц назад

Great information. Thank you 😊

@bex438 29 дней назад

This was really helpful, thanks for sharing Marissa 👍 😊

@cheryl5218 Месяц назад

That was a really good video. 🥰 I could see from past places and learn what to watch for as well in the future. My Condo now has a shower insert with a grab bar. Best invention. I purchased a house that vented into the attic. I had to replace the roof, the beams holding it up and the venting system in the bathroom. Ugh. Thank you for your Information and inspiring way of presenting it. 😊

@nanchesca3950 Месяц назад

Years ago I cleaned a 10,000 sq/ft house. I used to be there 2 full days a week! They had huge black granite tiles in the front entry and corridor and they were high gloss so they had to be washed and polished every day, they showed every foot print!

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Oh my goodness! That sounds a like a nightmare to maintain 😰

@extrememinimalism Месяц назад

Don't get carpet and don't get fabric sofas. And for the love of god, do invest in pillow and mattress covers, heck even buy 2 each for each one.

@annkathrinhanamond2982 Месяц назад

Fabric sofas are finde - just be careful with choosing the fabric colour (and if I had kids, I'd cover the sofa with a blanket as long as they are small).

@marcynoble6565 29 дней назад

Thank you! 🙌 I always feel not normal because I prefer things to be easier to clean rather than look high end/trendy. That being said, we moved into an ALL brick home (exterior and all interior walls are brick). The rough/textured walls are difficult to say the least...how does anyone "wipe down" brick walls? 😅

@AtoZenLife 29 дней назад

Probably have to pressure spray it 😅

@flohough1870 Месяц назад

Agree with you on everything. My induction cooktop was such a game changer after 14 years of dealing with a gas one. I don't ever want to go back to gas.

@jmsl_910 Месяц назад

good job melissa!

@Onlyoneway. Месяц назад

Excellent video with excellent points!

@abbibrannan333 Месяц назад

Building code everywhere I have lived, say a vent fan or a window is a must have in a bathroom, absolute.

@bnbtemple5936 Месяц назад

Have a powerful vent fan in second bathroom, but how I yearn for a window instead.

@danandalihilton6076 Месяц назад

Spot on. We recently did renos and ease of cleaning was my number 1 requirement when I was making decisions!!

@danandalihilton6076 Месяц назад

I wouldn’t even get glass shower doors. Curtain all the way lol

@janetmcgee4525 Месяц назад

Love Phyllis Diller's joke at the start of your email. That is one to save.😂

@RhondaTowanda Месяц назад

Log walls and 20 foot high ceilings! Things I would live with gas stove, my 8 dogs, and dark floors! 🤎🌻🤎🌻🤎🌻

@bnbtemple5936 Месяц назад

And, popcorn ceilings!

@huitrecouture 13 дней назад

My neighbor installed carpet with COVE baseboard. Like a hotel. Brilliant. She only has to vacuum never clean baseboards.

@marypladsen5231 Месяц назад

I liked this video a lot! There were things in it I hadn't thought of. The bathroom stuff especially. I always have a gas stove and I like it but boy is it hard to clean and easy to get dirty. Oh well.

@niajones9017 15 дней назад

Brilliant video! Definitely in my keep folder. We have dark floors and a gas hob in the kitchen and small tiles in the bathroom that the previous owner put in 🙈

@kimvilleneuve2543 Месяц назад

I agree 💯with everything you said.

@bethlocke9866 27 дней назад

Great advise as I need to redo 2 old bathrooms!

@francoiselafferty-hancock5112 Месяц назад

Argh yes! We've had two beige, suede-ish fabric armchairs that we bought in 2006 when we bought our home. I wanted a darker colour but that's all they had in the shop and i liked the style. We had our child in 2019 and it was already hard to keep these clean. So gross now! I was actually pleased when one of the chairs broke last year and we had to dump it. The other one doesn't have much longer either and we have a second hand set of two green, leather armchairs. One we're using now and the other is waiting in the wings! So much more durable! ☺️

@autorinmitkatze Месяц назад

Oh the dark flooring! We moved from a condo with dark flooring to another with really light flooring. In the old one, we vacuumed every day (and like you, as soon as I finished, I already fount particles AGAIN, arrrgh!) . And now with the lighter flooring, we just vacuum once or twice a week. And as much as I love cooking on gas, I really, really love my inductive cooking field. :)

@jenniferbarney4220 Месяц назад

Great advice!

@rhondatallent2396 Месяц назад

I use a dishbrush to clean my floor-mounted toilet.

@ellat8804 23 дня назад

Thanks for another awesome video Marissa! ❤ I don't know anything good about vessel sinks...and small tiles in the bathroom...oh gosh, no thanks! My new apartment has large water repelling floor tiles with minimal grout space, they are non slip, dry quickly and low cleaning effort due to their large size, highly recommend them!

@isabelle3365 Месяц назад

I regret buying a vacuum supposed to work by itself as it is such a pain to empty the dust tray...but that thing is still in a corner my livingroom as it works so my husband does not let me give it away. We use a new regular vacuum with a dust bag.

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Oh really!? So you don’t like your robot vacuum? I was thinking that might be a good solution for these dreadful floors that are never clean 🥲

@trinam2503 25 дней назад

@@AtoZenLifemake sure to read reviews when looking at them. My boss bought one for our shop and its really easy to clean. The shop still gets a good vacuuming every week or so by the housekeeper. But that little shark robot vacuum does the daily cleaning and honestly does a better job than we do!

@leem-tt6dh Месяц назад

I had so many Billy book cases with doors in my home in The Netherlands. Essentially no storage in the houses besides in the tiny kitchens and bedrooms. Now I've left Europe I've put all tall Billy's in my library (without doors) so have 8 of them in the room. In Europe they held everything but now they only have books and board games in them.

@jessicaquiroz7178 Месяц назад

Maybe make a checklist for all the stuff y’all want for your future home

@reginaquinones4190 Месяц назад

Great video! My husband and I are planning to downsize soon and I will keep your list in mind as we look for our next home.

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Wishing you the best of luck. It’s a tough market right now 🙏 (at least where we are!)

@velinabrown2708 Месяц назад

This was good. Thank you.

@mandelbrot2232 Месяц назад

when I saw the dog in the video I thought a pet could also be a problem if someone hates cleaning 😄 thank you for the video with all this good points 🤩👋

@melissademarco7663 Месяц назад

I had a jacuzzi tub, cleaned it with bleach throughout the system and other agents as prescribed to sanitize the P.O.S..... sanitized system no less than 5x before use and still got a bladder infection upon first use, and will never use one again!

@AtoZenLife Месяц назад

Ugh, how frustrating 😢

@Oliviainzz 25 дней назад

Very helpful video! So aggre on the dining chair. My daughter made the chairs so messy and I was thinking of replace them but didn’t occur to me until this video that I need to change the texture of chair 😂 also we have dark floor but it’s laminate with the rough texture on it, and it hides the dust so well that I cannot see any until after cleaning hh so I think for floor it’s the pattern not the color ❤ so looking forward to your videos 🎉

@lennyburdick3192 Месяц назад

I have always rented. First thing I do is install a hand held shower head. Usually I install and leave them gifting the next person.

@faithhomeschool2789 Месяц назад

I love cleaning. The clean mama method has me in check. I do agree with your list though.

@wolfe6220 Месяц назад

When I move, my handheld showerhead goes with me. Its great for bathing our dogs, plus it has a filter in the handle that removes all the icky stuff in our hard water. Now my hair feels much softer, my skin doesn't itch and I use way less moisturizer.

@renabale1541 Месяц назад

I have a play mat that looks like a rug. It was an expensive purchase, but such a good investment. Gives the kids a cushioned place to sit on the tile floor and play, but easy to clean when spills happen. Maybe not as aesthetic as a rug, but practical.

@francoiselafferty-hancock5112 Месяц назад

I hate hand held shower heads but I do understand how they'd be useful for cleaning. Every place I've stayed at for some reason the metal cord thing always knocks into my bottom when I'm trying to have a shower. It's so gross and annoying!

@gwenj5419 26 дней назад

Another problem is with surfaces that are too shiny. They show everything especially when the light hits them. I had this problem with bamboo flooring that showed every footprint. My quartz countertops are like this too because they are a solid color shiny surface. Better too get something matt and with some color variation.