Can humans create cleaner versions of corners in their home?

Judging by the edges of floor at your baseboards, the short answer to this question might be a resounding no. You don’t recall installing a tiny bit of animal print carpet in the corner of your room that looks like a hiding offspring of a zebra and sheep. However the real answer to this is that it is possible and the one word answer to how is a “toothbrush.”

Old toothbrushes are often the magic weapon that many households keep under the sink with cleaning supplies. Some people think you have to buy a fancy tool, but the long and short of it is that once you use the round brush attachments on your vacuum cleaner, assuming you have one, to suck up all the loose dirt, the trick to making your baseboard corners look better involves manual labor. If you don’t like lugging your vacuum cleaner around, then use your dust broom and dust pan. Once the dust is removed you’re read to grab that old toothbrush. Maybe you were trying to avoid this, but, this is a hands and knee project. Old toothbrushes have been used since they were invented for this activity to make grime, grit and muck disappear.

Standard cleaning supplies don’t magically make the grime go away for many households. Unfortunately, there are lots of gimmicks that might try to sell you the magic pill. However, a savvy cleaner should recognize that often it’s not cleaning supplies that do the trick. Instead, it’s about frequency of cleaning and an attention to details. It’s not a great idea to only clean the corners in your room once a year. The corner is where the collection of dust, hair, animal fur and pocket fuzz go. These dirty corners dull any room and waiting for a magic wand isn’t going to make this accumulation stop.  So, go over your corners with regularity rather than looking for the magic cure.

When using your old toothbrush, the type of cleaning solution you use doesn’t need to be complicated. Some people think that they need to run out and buy lots of different sprays. Not necessarily. In fact, a wet rag works. Scrub the difficult to reach corner with the old toothbrush and then run it over with a wet rag to pick up the grime. Go ahead and use the toothbrush for the seam as well. As a cleaning solution, some households use hot water with dish soap. Other households suggest diluted vinegar and water to use a solution that isn’t toxic, but still disinfects as they create cleaner versions of corners.

Dry each section you clean as you go.