Tropical Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner Review and Giveaway
I was given this product from Tropical Traditions to review, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
Cleaning is a must when you are striving for good design and having a good cleaner helps you get that clean look everyone wants. I was very excited to try out the Glass and Surface Cleaner from tropical traditions because it has no ammonia and I’m finding my pets don’t like products with ammonia in them. I also like that you get a gallon of it for the price and that it contains no fragrances. Don’t get me wrong I love smelly stuff, but when you have a product that smells like one thing and one that smells like another using them together sometimes will just not work.
A Little About the Product (taken from the Tropical Traditions website)
- No ammonia, alcohol or harsh volatile solvents
- 0% VOC (Volatile organic Compounds)
- No rinsing required
- Non-streaking
- No fragrance or dye added
Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner uses a revolutionary technology which guards your health from harmful irritants and inhalants yet effortlessly cleans glass and most surfaces without the use of ammonia, alcohol, or harsh, volatile solvents normally found in most glass and surface cleaners; even those labeled “natural.” Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner contains no fragrances or dyes.
Review:
I love this product, no only does it clean well it does not leave streaks all over your windows, mirrors and other glass items, but it cleaned our glass stove very well, managed to get the gunk off the inside of my car windshield and even got the dirt from the dog off the sliding glass door. I really don’t know why our dog insist on jumping at the door when she wants in.
I also used the glass and surface cleaner on my desk, our counters and our sink. I really liked how it didn’t streak our stainless steal faucet and actually got my desk clean. Overall I’m very happy with this product and I do recommend that everyone at least check it out. So far the only downside is that you need to buy a spray bottle, well if you don’t already have one.
Giveaway:
Would you like to try Tropical Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner for yourself? Just enter the giveaway and just maybe you will win.
Mandatory entry:
What do you hate most about cleaning? or What do you love about cleaning?
Bonus Entries:
Sign Up for The Tropical Traditions Newsletter
Follow Home Style Tips on Twitter
Link to this giveaway on facebook, a forum or any site you would like, leave the url in a comment
Write a blog post about this giveaway. Leave a link to the post in your comment (counts as 5 entries)
Tweet this and leave a link to your status update: (You may tweet this once per day. Please leave a comment for each tweet.)
Win a gallon of Tropical Traditions glass and surface cleaner http://bit.ly/bdrWkI @homestyletips
Sign up for my rss feed
Join this blogs Facebook Networked Blogs page.
Giveaway ends on March 15th at midnight est winners will be announce March 16th.
Spring Cleaning Time
Today I am starting my spring cleaning. I love that it’s getting warmer and I think it’s time to get rid of some things. Organization is a huge key in good interior design. You want to be organized so that you don’t have my problem; a huge mess and no clue where anything is located or what exactly is under my furniture! My plan this year is to help organize our whole house, I’m going to pick one room every weekend and clean it. This week is my bedroom, it needs it.
I use thinks like filing cabinets, closet organizers and plastic tubs to help me keep organized. They are inexpensive and really work well in any home, even a rental. I also try to make sure that once a month I get rid of something I don’t use. I missed the last two months as I just got very busy. I’m am going to make up for it though by getting rid of a few things today.
How do you spring clean? Do you do it all at once or pick one room a weekend to tackle?
Time To Remodel Your Bathroom
I love designing my future home and one part that I am very passionate about is the bathroom. I want stone floors, a walk in shower and a huge whirlpool tub. I also want a very stylish vanity. Of course since I don’t have my own home yet I have to deal with dreaming but you don’t have to and I’m hoping that you will draw some design inspiration from this post.
When designing a bathroom there are two areas that can draw your eye, the tub and the sink. Bathroom vanities are now so stylish and fun that they actually can draw your eye away from that huge tub. I love this old world type sink and I would use this in my powder room, yes another room I have designed in my head. It’s interesting unique and I love the metal work. I wouldn’t put this sink in a bath that is used often to get ready for work or school as there really is not much room for extra stuff, but this works very well in a powder room or even outside as a washing station.
I personally would add a different faucet to it, but other then that I love the style. What do you think, would you put this pedestal sink in your bathroom?
Rugs: a Great Way To Change A Room On A Budget
If your looking to update your space and come into the new decade with a bang you should be looking at paint and area rugs. I’ve focused on paint many times, but today I am going to talk about rugs and the impact they can have on a space. A rug can bring color and sophistication to a room, it can also make it warm and inviting. A rug can also hide things you don’t want people to see or create an easier way to clean up messes.
Useing light rugs can make a room seem brighter and cool. Many people don’t like useing light rugs because they can actually take away from the cozy feeling of a room. I usually only use light rugs in the spring and summer as most of the time is spent outdoors anyway and you want a nice light and freash looking room
Darker rugs or rugs that are more ornate tend to create a cozy feeling in a room. They draw you in and make you feel warm and at home. Useing dark but vibrant rugs can make dull fall and winter days seem brighter and better.
Of course you really can use either type of rug any time of the year it all depends on the style your after, if your eclectic you probably will change them out with the seasions if your more modren then you would probably use bold blacks and light colors. Where classic minded people would use darker rich colors.
The main things you should think about when getting a rug are light and traffic, how much light is in the room you are putting the rug in and how many people are going to be using the room or at least walking across that rug. Getting a rug that is good for that space is very important, lower pile is better for high traffic where a higher pile rug is better for bedrooms and personal spaces. No matter what rug you choose make sure you care for it and that you love it or it will just end up stored away or thrown out and no rug deserves that.
Simple Ways To Improve The Worth Of Your Home
Right now everyone is looking for a way to save money, but at the same time keep the value of their home investment up. There are many easy, quick ways to increase the value of your home without breaking the bank.
Don’t follow trends, but look at them. If you like the trend, use it, but don’t do it if you are looking at moving in 20 years or more, trends change and things like a stainless steel kitchen sink may not be the style by then and you would have put all of this money into your home only to see that it’s now dated and no one wants it. Personally I want a stainless steal sink but my sister wants a farmhouse sink. I prefer stainless because it’s easy to clean, but maybe you don’t like the look, I do.
There are many other things you can do to increase the value of your home for the future and if you plan now, you will be able to save the money to do the big projects like installing hardwood floors, replacing windows and putting on a new roof. Until you have that money saved I would look at small things like that sink, a shower change or even just changing all of the faucets in your home. You also could add a small deck or just repaint to freshen things up.
Technorati Tags: farmhouse sink, faucets, home investment, stainless steel kitchen sink