Cleaning White Baseboards
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Comments (9)The first couple times I cleaned my white baseboard in the bedroom I found out it's not a good idea really to use a wet or even damp rag before dusting them well. Water or other liquid cleaner alone makes the dirt "stick", and my main problem was the caulking used to seal the baseboard along the top and along the top of the rounded toe board(forget the proper term). The caulking wasn't as washable as it was reported to be. Now much of it has a gray cast. ugh. and anything too strong dissolves it. Pinesol is what I use to wipe the wooden trim, cleans well....See Morewhite baseboard, white window trim, what about the interior doors
Comments (2)Hi Lukkiirish. Painting the doors the same color as the rest of the trim has always been the way they do things in Europe. France has never seen a painted door it didn't like. On the other hand, doors stained--generally mahogany, since that was the fashionable wood at the time--to contrast with white trim became the standard in important houses in 18th Century England. And since what we call 'Colonial' is merely a simplified version of what's considered Georgian style decor in England, places like the White House have combined stained doors with painted trim for more than 200 years now. It's all good. Baseboards often match the rest of the trim, but not always. In grand houses they were often colored marble, and in less important houses, they were often finished in faux marble rather than pale paint, the better to hide the soil line from dirty mops, which is why they're still called 'mop boards' in England. The last time I was at The White House, the baseboards in the Blue Room were painted in imitation of yellow Sienna marble. In other words, when it comes to painting doors, whatever you decide do to, you'll have plenty of historic precedent behind you. Situations where it's literally impossible to make a wrong choice don't come along very often in decorating, so when it does happens, you ought to take advantage of it. Regards, Magnaverde....See MorePet owners: Have a quick and easy way to clean baseboards?
Comments (8)I have had this stanley wool dry mop for 25 years. Amazing how it works on Dog hair. I run it through the house (wood and vinyl floor) everyday. Shake it off outside. Worth EVERY penny of it. We have 2 shedding dogs. Here is a link that might be useful: stanley home products...See MoreCleaning baseboards
Comments (4)High gloss hides a number of flaws and depending on the color it also hides dirt. The only ways to fix it is to clean one room at a time or whole house in a weekend and keep it on the cleaning task schedule after. Either or you still have to get it done and then maintain. Spring cleaning - have you cleaned the part of the wall behind your headboard since the bed was first set up? And vacuumed under the bed fully? Those two tasks I hate but have to get them done anyway - the mister has to move the bed for me though, too heavy to do both the moving and the cleaning those spots before remaking the bed with clean sheets all by myself....See Moresgergely
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