They did WHAT?!?! 😳 Vintage Housekeeping Tips from Grandma that may surprise you! 

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If you have an oily stain on clothing (like cooking oil) rub flour or cornstarch into the spot. It will absorb the oil. Launder as usual and the stain will be gone. I’m 72 yrs old. Also, my mother always said “ don’t put off till tomorrow what you can get done today”

It was funny to hear you say nobody washes dishes in the sink as I played this video while washing dishes in the sink. I live in an old house with no dishwasher. 😊

My mother(born 1923) used vanilla and bicarbonate to clean the fridge. Used tea leaves were used to clean a slate floor. Soak clothes before washing, then whites were blued and starched. Hair was curled with rags. My grandmother (born 1892) washed her hair with rainwater, dripping collected from frying pans, clarified and reused for refrying. My mother always had a dripping pot in the kitchen. Food burnt to the bottom of pots was removed by salt water boiled in the said pot. Elbow grease was her favourite cleaner. Miss you Mum.

You are rocking that vintage look! You should do it more often!😊

Washing walls is always found on vintage spring cleaning lists! It blew my mind when I read that because I had never washed a wall in my life. Now I make my kids do it and call it good😂 Ps I would not be opposed to you making more videos about vintage things!!

oh Angela ❤️ as a woman who didnt have a mother growing up & didnt come from a family full of elders and all their wisdom, this really taught me so much. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

I love washing dishes by hand. I find it very therapeutic. Plus, there are some things I just won't put into the dishwasher. I'm 67. I remember my grandmother had a wringer washing machine. When she got an electric one, it was an event for the neighborhood! Everyone came to see it!

Yes! The Borrax and vinegar works. Same with the Crisco. Yes! Clean you walls. 65 years young and my favorite saying from older family members....”Keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut. You may learn something!” Have a blessed day. 🥰💕🙏

If you forget to soak your pots/pans (or if you simply don’t want to), a tip for loosening dried, stuck-on food from a pot or pan is to fill the pot or pan with water and bring it to a boil or simmer. It will loosen up that old food from the surface of your pots/pans without you having to scrub, and without the risk of scratching them.

When painting your home's walls consider semi-gloss paint. It's easier to wash and doesn't get dusty like flat paint. It also brightens the room up a bit.

I was so blessed to have my grandma Elizabeth for 40 years of my life. She was the perfect grandma. World War 2 veteran. She grew up super poor, but not without. Grandma knew all sorts of housewife tricks. The depression wasn’t easy on her family. But, her mom always made sure all four of her kids were fed. My grandma would tell me stories. Bacon grease was saved in a mason jar under my great grandmother’s sink in a cabinet. She used cold water and dish soap or club soda to get stains out. Making a paste out of baking soda and water to polish silver works really good. Grandmas silver never went tarnished. She would wash my hair with beer to make it shiny smooth. 😂 She ironed her sheets and pillowcases. She ironed her cloth placemats, and dining napkins. Grandma was also renowned local artist. Her oil on canvas paintings hang in Balboa Park Aerospace Museum to this day. I was lucky enough to be living with her during the end of her life. I got to share the experience of having a grandmother with my husband who never knew any of his grandparents. She chose me to help her with her struggles after she had some life changing experiences. My grandma passed away in 2018. She made it to age 94.❤

To prevent mold in your shower, once you exit the shower, spray the shower walls, curtain or door with straight white vinegar. It kills mold spores!

I have been cutting my sponges in half for years and I'm 37. It does make them last longer, but I like the way they fit better in my hand. I do the same thing at work with green scrubbies and my coworkers think I'm weird for doing it.

Love the vintage look! I’m old but when I was young I worked retail in high fashion. Our full time seamstress used hairspray to get ink out of the garment if it was washable. Hasn’t failed me yet!😊❤😊

I once read a 1950's housekeeping book that said, if you were late doing dinner, too busy with housecleaning all day, and hubbie is about to walk in the door, just quickly chop an onion and start sauteing them...coz it will make the house smell of dinner cooking...even if you still have no idea what youre having. And vanilla bench spray and wipe is a common kitchen product here in Australia. the house always smells wonderful!

Washing dishes in the sink as you talk about "noone hand washes anymore" 😂😂 we dont even own a dishwasher

Such a fun video! One of my favorite cleaning tips from Grandma is letting your bed air out before you make it. Pulling the covers back and opening the window each morning has become a routine in my home, and I do notice a difference!

coffee grounds as a deodorizer is the best trick ever cause it doesn't mask the sent but gets rid of it. Im a RN and we plant coffee ground all over for the particularly bad "hospital" smells and it works like a charm!

My grandmother is 99 and doing great! She gave me a tip one time, "Roll up wet clothing and put in the fridge, if you don't have time to iron right now." She would do this with her daughters church dresses to iron another day.

For garlic or onion smell on your hand rub them on your stainless steel sink, they even make stainless steel "soap" bar. Works great!

Fun story, my mom went to a ladies gathering at a friends house many years ago, and they had potpourri simmering on the stove. Cinnamon sticks and such. My mom thought it was tea, and was on her 2nd cup before anyone noticed, and said something! They pretty much laughed the entire rest of the evening!

I have used rubbing alcohol to remove ink stains on carpet. As for the cleaning the walls, I was taught by my mother years ago to wash the walls down when spring and fall cleaning. You will love how much cleaner the room feels and the difference in the air quality of your home after. Of course when spring cleaning I am also shampooing carpets, washing the windows and curtains and window screens as well room by room.

Hi! Thanks so much for the video! I was raised by my Grandmother and learned so much from her. We used Vaseline and a cotton swab for door hinges and I still do. Just a little dab then work the door back and forth a bit. No drips and works great. Gram used vinegar for lots of cleaning. I always have diluted vinegar in a spray bottle (2:1). I also buy baking soda in bulk. I use it everywhere for cleaning and deodorizing. It cleans the stains out of our cups. Also use baking soda to clean the sinks and toilets. I wash our dishes by hand for many reasons…gives me time to sort out the day and plan for the next day, uses less water and is faster. Listening to 70’s rock and singing makes this task fun. Hands are usually never empty moving around the house. I have a canvas bag upstairs and downstairs to move thing up and down. We always had a “rag bag”…old pillow case with old towels, etc. cut into rag size. Wall washing was done every spring and fall. I would love another one of these videos. I am 60 something btw! 🧽🧼

In my house, old bathrags and towels get turned into dishrags or aprons. Also, you can buy a top flat sheet and make your own pillowcases. For much cheaper than you can buy them. Learning to sew is a survival skill.

I love when you said, “ and this is my channel so I can do what I want”!!! ❤especially on this video, thanks for standing up for “vintage”, Sincerely, Linda, Pa.

For the dog hair attach cheesecloth to the inside of your vent covers. It catches the hair and greatly reduces how much ends up flying around the house. Just remember to clean or replace the cheesecloth at least once a month depending on how many dogs you have.

I used to work at a gas station and in the mornings we’d make multiple pots of coffee and would have stains in them. The trick for the coffee mugs also works in coffee pots. We’d put salt and ice in the pots and swish them around and it would get all the stains out.

I was raised by my great grandmother from age 0-6 and she was born in 1910. She always said “a little goes a long way”. She also cut sponges in half and so do I 😂

I love the vintage look on you! You look lovely!!!

I have a feed sack towel that belongs to my grandmother and it is like new. My mother is 85, so that towel is about the same age. It’s my favorite and I think of my female ancestors every time I use it.

I loved this, in Australia we mostly hang clothes on the line outside, or an airer inside, sometimes the dryer which has become more common. There is nothing like the smell of fresh air through your linen on a freshly made bed. I would say that, here in Western Australia it gets very sunny and hot so hanging clothes inside out can help with fading, or, just not leaving them outside all day

Don't know why tomato juice removes smells but it's a tried & true remedy to use if your dog corners a skunk; also, if your dog rolls on a dead seal & you're near the ocean, walk your dog out until he has to swim & the salt water will remove that smell by the time you return to shore (should only take a few minutes, don't need to exhaust your pet). Love the tips!!

Salt does work for soaking up wet stains, but baking powder or bicarbonate of soda works better. Also car wax works brilliantly on bathroom tiles to keep them shiny, prevent soap scum/limescale/mould building up - just use a tiny amount of the liquid wax...😊

Growing up (in Germany, 1980s), we didn't have specific burp rags in our house. My mom would use cloth diapers as burp rags and later, when we didn't need the burp rags anymore, she would use them as small scarves when we had a soar throat - she'd simply smear some VickVapuRub on our throat and use the cloth diapers/rags as scarves for warmth. (This way, our good scarves didn't get dirty from the VickVapoRub, similyr to your toxic sponge bin) She used them until she passed away 10 years ago at age 67, and we still have some of the old rags in our home now and use them frequently. Made for a lifetime quality! :-)

Wall cleaning !!! I never cleaned my walls, UNTILL I did… OMG! The water was BLACK! We have a fire place though. But I use a spin mop, they are awesome! They spin out pretty dry and gather an amazing amount of dust off your walls!

First, that vintage look is great on you. Second, commercial furniture polish is not only unnecessary, it's actually bad for your wood. You're right about the damp cloth (I learned this from a furniture maker). Third, my grandmother put her name on those butter dishes when she brought food places😅

Ok this was a fun video to watch/listen to. However, I’d love to see you recreate this look for us while chatting about something!!!! How gorgeous!

Im not sure why tomatoes take odor away, but they do. I had a black lab that frequently “played “with a skunk in our backyard and we kept numerous cans of tomato juice and it always worked. I think the shampoo works to lift oils, much like Dawn does. I have a tip for laundry: if you have a stain on your clothes and can’t get to water to rinse it out, when you do the laundry, 1.)put cold water on the stain, 2.)then put a clean hand towel under the stain 3.) use Fels-Naptha bar soap for laundry-rub over the stain 4.) you may have to repeat a second time but I generally only do it once Also, do not put the stained item in the dryer unless you know for sure it’s gone-heat sets the stain I’m going to try using a couple of these, especially the ones with salt. You always have salt around! One more tip, if you have silk/faux plants and need to dust it-put them into a bag with salt and shake (gently). They come out clean every time. Donna age 61

Love this! With older relatives coming through the great depression...they were excellent at frugality.❤

When my kids were babies and had these pretty, dressy white outfits trimmed with red I would add salt to the washer to prevent the colors from “bleeding”. Worked like a charm. I also don’t usually wash my walls but I do periodically dust them 🤷‍♀️. It streaks the walls if you paint with flat or eggshell paint and I don’t like them streaked so I just dry dust.

I have to say that your face when you heard about cleaning your walls was priceless. I STILL clean my walls after being taught to do so by my grandmother. I add a little essential oil to a spray bottle of water and clean those suckers twice a year. I live in an area where we have a wildfire season, so my walls get GROSS. Best to take it 1 room at a time if you haven't cleaned them before. It's pretty tiring.

I can attest to denture cleaning tablets getting rid of coffee and tea stains on ceramic, glass, and plastic. That's what I use when my tea pitcher (which is clear plastic) turns brown. Walnut oil will not only moisturize wooden furniture, but it helps hide scratches as well. (Most of my furniture is cherry and it works a treat on it.)

I was raised by my grandparents, I just lost my ganney on Father’s Day but she tought me well. When you said cut sponges in half I started laughing.. I been doing that since I was a kid I’ll even do thirds on the bigger ones. For the onion smell on hands just rub them on the sink spigot (stainless steel)

LOL. I love your "wait a minute, are we supposed to be cleaning our walls?" breathed a sigh of relief that I'm not the only one!

My other grandma who has passed on but lived through the depression, saved everything. In the sink she would have a plastic bowl w some soapy water and she would use that one bowl of water to wash all her dishes for the day. She used baking soda for toothpaste and loved bar soap for everything. Lights always kept off. She grew her tomatoes every year and would can quarts of them and barley soup to live on in the winter.

I always use old shampoo that was not appropriate for my family's hair to clean our toilet bowls. It's a great way to make your house smell better for a short time, too! It cleans the bowl perfectly!

Hi Angela this was great list of vintage tips. One item to always keep in your cleaning supplies is a gallon of Distilled White Vinegar. I've learned to use white vinegar to clean everything. 1/2 cup Vinegar in a sink full of Water along with a white cotton cloth (usually an old t-shirt) and wrung out very good you wipe done all of your furniture (vacuum it first). This was a chore my mom had to do as a child and she passed the chore to me as a kid. Every season I had to help mom clean our home from top to bottom and white vinegar was the solution to clean just about everything. I'm 64 years old and I still use white vinegar and I clean all my fruit & vegetables with it also by soaking then scrubbing them with a vegetable brush.

And now we need a vintage hair and makeup tutorial 😁

We always had the shin jest windows on the block. My dad cleaned our windows with whatever was around, sometimes just water. He learned the trick of sparkling glass from his mom ---clean them with newspaper. When I got married I did the same thing until our newspaper changed the ink it used which made the windows look like a gray blurry mess. Of course now it doesn't matter since we read or watch our news online, but I'll never forget my dad's shiny windows.

I love a person showing respect for our ancestors and their value.

So many memories! My grandma had Country Crock bowls everywhere in the fridge and only one had margarine in it. 😄 And Grandpa had 200+ empty cottage cheese containers in the basement. 😂

Clothes lines are banned where I live now. We had one growing up. It was anchored to the house wall on one side and a tree on the other side. It was on a pulley system and could be raised up and down. I actually enjoyed hanging the clothes, pushing them to the middle of the yard and then raising them up:)

I remember one of my grandmother's took the time to make a cookbook for me. I told this to my other grandmother and talked about what a great idea that was because so many people loved being around her and enjoyed her recipes. I was taking a little off guard that she seemed offended that I thought that was what her legacy should be. She was interested and pursued very many other things in life and had many life experiences beyond cooking and care taking. But in my defense I guess the caretaking and cooking was the side of her that I saw the most.

My great-grandma taught me to only ever peg shirts at the armpit. Doesn’t pucker, put holes or stretch the fabric, hangs more securely on the line when windy, and the yoke and top of the shirt dries flat. Also, white vinegar in a faux plant pot or a vase of faux flowers neutralises all smells. I used this in an old apartment lobby which smelled like cigarettes and only took a couple of days. Spraying carpet with a water/vinegar mix for pet smells works too.

In the 60s, one margarine container actually came to be reused as cereal bowls. My mom made sure she bought different colors so we ea had our only.

I was raised with this motto: “ a place for everything and everything in its place!” Kinda like your “ always be neat! I do believe my moms home was the cleanest place on earth! I learned a lot from my mom about home making and I’ve used that knowledge in my home, I am now 85 and cannot tolerate a messy home! My husband always appreciated this and told me often how much he appreciated our clean home!

Something I grew up with and carried into my adult life. When our puppies weren't yet house trained and peed on the carpet we put salt on it to pull the urine out of it. Wait for it to dry, clean up the dried mound of salt the clean the spot. It worked wonders! You look absolutely fabulous in the vintage clothing, hair, etc. Love it!!!

I played June's Journey years ago, and I started again a few months ago. I play some nights whenever I'm not busy and the little ones are sleeping. My mom was the one of whom you wonder which is the butter.😂 I use orange peels or cinnamon as air fresheners mainly when cooking certain foods, especially fish. I started using my own DIY glass and all-purpose cleaner for some years now, it saves money. Old dish rags used for various cleaning around the house were something I learned from my foster mothers and other elderly ladies over the years. I clean the walls now and then to get rid of dust and dirty fingerprints. A few decades ago, I learned that toothpaste can brighten up jewelry, so it's been my habit. 😂 I have never heard of some of those stain-removing tips, but I've seen a video on RU-vid of removing dust from a fan with the pillowcase. Using baking soda for various things is my old staple since my side hustle years ago was cleaning homes and offices. I like this kind of video, it's informative and helpful. Thanks Angela!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💖💖

Just wanted to say that this is an amazing look for you! Gorgeous! One of the things my grandmother did (she had 10 children) was to have everyone wipe down the shower/tub with their towel (after they'd dried off, of course) and the towel went immediately into a trash bag lined hamper. All towels were white. She did laundry every day (line dried EVERYTHING) and used bleach in the towel load. No shower scrubbing necessary and the shower/tub was always nice and clean for everyone. Brilliant.

Hello Angela. I can’t stop watching your videos. My husband always says don’t go with empty hands 😊 Coffee beans were one of my helpers what helped me to remove smoke smell after fire in our house. Toothpaste great cleans silver, I know this from childhood. Salt removes oily stains if put salt on clothes stain then paper towel and iron it. Also salt excellent cleans iron. Try to clean the walls with fluffy dusters. You will be surprised how many dust are there. Baking soda cleans a lot at home. It also great cleans coffee and tea stains from mugs. Thank you for interesting videos 👍

Regarding washing walls...I think people used to wash their walls because everyone smoked in their houses then. I remember as a kid we would wash all the walls 1-2 times a year. The wall were gross from the smoke.

My mother in law was the first person I saw who used butter, cottage cheese and sour cream containers to store leftovers. My mil is 93 and my mom is 87. They both grew up in the post depression era. They have great ideas and are very frugal and smart about all those things. I think your top and hair/lipstick are beautiful, but I wondered if you were wearing pajamas or shorts on the bottom half. Quite a while ago you said that sometimes your top and bottom halves don’t match if only top is showing. Love your videos. You make me smile.

Angela - this is one of my favorite looks on you! The hair, makeup and outfit are perfection.

Josephine Cochrane developed the first commercial dishwasher in the late 1800s in America. So yes, your grandmother may have had one!! Great video and thanks for the tips, love finding ingenious ways to get things done ❤

I think washing your walls is something you do once in a great while, like once every couple years. When you start noticing scuffs or dust sticking to them. I use a mop though, a flat one, learned that from my mom.

I wish we all still dressed like this too. So classy and beautiful 😍

As a teen it was my job to hang the washing outside. I hated doing it in winter. My hands would be raw and chapped. But we'd always laugh when the clothes froze solid and we'd bring them inside to hang and thaw out in the basement. Clothes always smelled great after hanging in the sun, unlike from a dryer today.

Great video! Please keep the homemaking and homeschooling tips coming 👍

Great video, Angela. Love the vintage look. I wish we still dressed this way.

Have you ever heard of the foxfire books? They are great! Lots of fun and interesting information for how they lived. There is also a walking “museum” that I would recommend for a fieldtrip in north ga!

Love the vintage look, it suits you; and I agree, let's get back to dressing up!!

I love your outfit and am completely team „I do wish we‘d still all dress this way“! Thank you for your enjoyable videos and content. :)

If you didn’t have a cabinet or cupboard full of empty jars and plastic tubs… did you even grow up in the 80s!?

Are we supposed to be cleaning our walls?!🤣😳 I’m with you girl!

My Maw May passed away 10 yrs ago. She was 77. Her house was always spotless. We have a big family and my Maw Maw was super involved with her women’s ministry at church. With lots of people in and out all day she amazed me with her always clean house. She was “always tidying”. She rubbed off on me. I loved being at her house.

Fractionated coconut oil for stainless steel. Rub on a little and then polish it off. Works amazing!

At a restaurant I used to work at we used to clean our coffee pots with the lemon juice ice and salt it works!

I hang my sheets outside as well as my comforters, peroxide for blood stains, love baking soda on carpets, I am going to,use the damp dusting cloth for sure. Thank you for sharing❤️❤️❤️❤️

The 'salt on stain' thing totally works! I used it many times, especially when eating and staining my clothes with sauce. The salt absorbes the fat and the liquid from the stain. You have to wash it as soon as you get home, but it's gonna come out spotless. I don't know if it works for grass or other less liquidy stains.

I urge every one to take videos of family favourites ,so they don’t disappear. Please do this for both sides of your family, having them to look through and make later

I do the pillowcase and fan blade cleaning and it’s amazing!

We’ve replaced these simple and effective methods with more products/spending money. I appreciate an “old school” approach. ☺️ You look adorable!

Someone should take all these tips and make a book. I would buy it.

I grew up in the 80s and we always reused plastic food containers. I still do. Maybe the south just hangs on to tradition a little more 😂

My grandmother told me to mix distilled White vinegar with some water and use crumpled up newspapers, Dipped into this mixture to wash the windows. I was shocked at how clean and sparkly my windows turned out. I believe 100% what people of the Depression era tell me. Even things like dandelions are good and edible, knowing what plants you can eat that just come up in your yard is extremely valuable. By the way, you look beautiful.

What we do to get garlic scent off our hands is wash them and then rub your hands on the faucet (stainless steel).

Thank you for motivating me to deep clean my house today 😆

Are we suppose to be cleaning our wall?! 😂 haha Angela you never fail to make me laugh ❤

First time discovering your channel. I love your personality and tips like this. You don’t talk like you know everything and talk down to us. Love this!

Car wax isn't sticky once you apply, let dry and wipe it off. It repels dust and less dust accumulates. I used car wax on my quartz counters and on acrylic and fiberglass.shower walls and the SIDE WALLS - NOT THE BOTTOM WHERE I STAND IN my bathtub. It helps to keep soap scum from sticking. Don't use it on the bottom of your tub where you stand! After a shower, rinse down the areas and squeegee the surface. I have used Rainex on my glass as well as plastic shower doors. I have used the car wax in my sinks too. I also use Sharpies on scratched discolored wood furniture and flooring. BTW - Your make-up and attire ROCKS.

Hello, Ann. I don't think I have commented on any of your videos before, but I watched many of them when I was selling on ebay for over 2 years. I have wondered about you and your dad many times but didn't take time to check. I was always so touched and enjoyed seeing you and your sweet dad interact. I am very sorry for your loss and know you miss him enormously. My prayers are with you as you go the grief process. Much love.

What a great video! I have so many things to add!😳 All that you need to clean windows, mirrors and furniture is one damp microfiber cloth and one dry one! I just cleaned the windows ( inside & out) in my sunroom and it worked perfectly. I have one of the new single bowl Kraus sinks and my husband waxes it for me with car wax. It really helps to keep it clean. I use a magic eraser to clean the sink first. The eraser also cleans coffe stained mugs. I use Borax to clean the toilet. Baking soda and Dawn as a replacement for Softscrub. It also works on stained clothes. I make my own Thieves oil spray cleaner as an all purpose cleaner and I clean my stainless steel with a soapy soft rag, in the direction of the grain and then wipe with a clean soft rag. Michelle, age 55 - Kentucky

I just found your channel. I love it. Thank you so much. I am definitely a new subscriber. Also, I love your vintage look. So very classy. Thank you for all the great common sense tips. Have a wonderful day, everyone.🌞

I love this content so much! Calming, non-materialistic, helpful and edifying for the women of the world who are fed up with the feminist girl boss agenda making us all feel bad for being loving, nurturing and exalted as women the way we were naturally created to be. I'd love a tutorial on the hair-do bc this is just fun but after the trauma of 80's perms in my childhood ammonia will NEVER come in my house! 😂

My great grandmother grew up during the great depression. We would go over and she would serve on styrofoam plates. The plates always had cutlery marks in them. She would take the time to wash those plates and reuse them until she had to replace them. Also if we went for lunch, it was always tomato soup and a grilled cheese. For dinner it was always spaghetti. I really miss her.

I’ve heard of the salt idea and it is especially handy if you are out to eat. There is salt right there on the table. You can quickly sprinkle a good amount and rub it in. Save a lot of time. Salt is especially absorbent of water but will absorb oil as well.

It’s like you were in my grandparents kitchen. 😅 Washed red Solo cup on the drying rack and tons of Country Crock tubs… amusing and it brings back fond memories. I like the basket tip; I started that recently for decluttering. I will try the salt and lemon tip for cleaning my cutting boards.

So I’m 30 and I’ve always cut my sponges in 1/4. Not only does it save on money, it’s easier to scrub with. I also haven’t bought paper towels in years

I’m 43 but I have ALWAYS loved “old” or vintage EVERY THING! Clothes, furniture, houses, habits from an era gone by…. oh I wish I was born in 1900 or something… I always hand wash dishes.