{"id":345,"date":"2011-11-29T16:34:16","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T16:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lexingtonhomeschicago.wordpress.com\/?p=345"},"modified":"2011-11-29T16:34:16","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T16:34:16","slug":"lexington-square-offers-time-saving-cleaning-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/lexington-square-offers-time-saving-cleaning-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Lexington Square Offers Time Saving Cleaning Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-347\" title=\"Picture 2\" src=\"http:\/\/lexington-staging.graphiclanguage.net\/about\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/picture-21.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/picture-21.png 368w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/picture-21-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A well-organized house is an easy-to-care-for house. The new home experts at Lexington Square know this from experience and can offer some time saving tips that will help you organize and clean your home in no time flat!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>De-junk your home.\u00a0 <\/strong>Managing clutter takes too much time.\u00a0 Eliminate anything from your home that you are not currently using and donate unwanted items to charity.\u00a0 You will feel better about yourself and the appearance of your home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Remove temptation.<\/strong>\u00a0 If you pile clutter on a specific table, get rid of that table. That way, you are more likely to put things where they belong.\u00a0 Eliminate the areas where clutter builds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Get a mat.<\/strong>\u00a0 Use only one entry door into your home.\u00a0 Place an Astroturf mat outside the entry to your home.\u00a0 Also, place a sturdy nylon mat inside the house.\u00a0 This will eliminate an incredible amount of dust and dirt within your household, as well cut down on your cleaning time in general.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Establish command central.<\/strong>\u00a0 Determine a place, usually in the kitchen, for the day\u2019s mail, calendar, car keys, school papers, grocery lists, etc.\u00a0 This eliminates the chance for clutter throughout the house and cuts down on dirt buildup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use the clock.\u00a0 <\/strong>Give cleaning solutions time to work.\u00a0 Spray the light fixtures and mirrors in the bathroom and let the cleaner work while you scrub the tub with an all- purpose cleaner, such as Pine Sol. Then come back to the fixtures and mirrors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Defy dust.<\/strong>\u00a0 Change furnace filters and replace vacuum bags regularly.\u00a0 Do not miss vents when you dust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn more about owning and living the clean life at Lexington Square, visit our website <a title=\"here!\" href=\"http:\/\/lexingtonchicago.com\/find-your-home\/lexington-square\/rowhomes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A well-organized house is an easy-to-care-for house. The new home&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[27],"tags":[65,139,156],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}