Keep your house — and your family — looking great
Work, friends, family and more — the list of things you have to think about on a daily basis is a long one, and keeping your household looking great in the meantime can seem like an impossible feat. However, with the right info and a few tips, along with the help of your preferred Philips iron or steamer, keeping things running smoothly can be a quick and fun endeavor.
Children and babies can make running a household smoothly a little more overwhelming, but there are some helpful things you can keep in mind when it’s time to care for their items. For example, when ironing your newborn baby’s clothing, using a steam iron makes handling a pile of garments a whole lot easier and Philips’ steam generators are great for tackling large loads because they’re efficient and super easy to use.
Ironing your newborn’s clothing has different benefits as well: the high temperatures and steam pressure will kill off germs and bacteria that remained after washing and will also get rid of any detergent residue, helping your baby stay rash-free and healthy.
If your kids are a little bit older, they can lend a hand: have them sort their laundry and consider adding a clothing rail to their bedroom to cut down on the time it takes to fold all of those clothes.
If you have a larger house with several rooms or more than one bathroom, cleaning room by room and making lists of different things you need to do is super helpful. One thing that helps is leaving cleaning supplies in your bathroom’s cupboards — it’s a simple way to save some time. Consider creating a day-by-day schedule of what your tasks are going to look like as well. For example, you can tackle dusting on a Monday, vacuuming on a Tuesday, washing and ironing on a Saturday… the possibilities for personalizing this tactic and making it work for you are endless.
If you’re not a fan of lists or prefer getting everything out of the way at once, try tackling your largest, more arduous tasks first. Once the things you like doing least or take more time are out of the way, you can continue with your household activities with a sense of accomplishment, which is a wonderful motivator.
If there are a lot of people in your home, things can get a little chaotic. Consider dotting socks to keep tabs on which pair belongs to whom as well as sorting your family’s laundry by room. This will help you stay organized and keep you from wasting time trying to figure out what belongs to which person.
Finally, it’s back to the lists: chore charts are useful if there are a lot of things to do and a lot of hands to help out. Plus, it can be a fun way to help your kids learn by example and turn household tasks into an entertaining affair.
It’s often inevitable for large amounts of tasks to pile up around the house, but your Philips products make it all seem effortless. Plus, our steam generators are a sustainable, hygienic way to stay on top of your household duties.
