Give Your Kitchen Sink Cabinet a Makeover!
Jan 15, 2009
What's under your sink?
According to a recent report issued by MSNBC.com, many of the usual household items you keep in your cabinet under your kitchen sink may not be as safe or as helpful as you originally thought. Taking a page from the report, which can be found at MSNBC.com, and adding a few tips of our own, here’s the essentials you need to stock or toss to get the most out of your under the sink storage space:
Keep: All-purpose cleaners
Pick ones with an EPA Design for the Environment label, which indicates that the ingredients are as safe as possible for the environment and you.
Keep: Rubber gloves
They protect your hands from hot water and cleaners that can irritate or dry out your skin. Choose ones that reach at least halfway up your forearm like these Latex Gloves from ToiletPaperWorld.com.
Toss: Oven cleaner
The chemicals in it can burn skin on contact, and the fumes hurt airways. Instead, sprinkle a generous amount of baking soda in a cool oven and spray with a mix of water and some liquid soap to dampen. Scrub with fine steel wool.
Keep: Disinfectants
Use these to clean a counter top where you’ve worked with raw meat or poultry. ToiletPaperWorld.com stocks several varieties, including Clorox Anywhere Hard Surface Spray to sterilize your counters or appliances before, after, and during food prep.
Toss: Sponges
Germs breed fast on these when wet, so be sure to store in a separate area. Also, “antibacterial” sponges aren’t a good option either. They’re likely treated with triclosan, an antimicrobial that might irritate sensitive skin and may harm the environment.
I just recently cleaned out all my household cleaning items from under the sink after a similar article that was sent to me from a coworker. I replaced everything with environmental friendly products. I keep a Clorox spray here at the office and at home.
beautiful kitchen
Great！This article is creative，there are a lot of new idea，it gives me inspiration.I think I will also inspired by you and think about more new ideas.
I have been making my own household cleaners for the last 2 years. I use rubbing alcohol if I need anything sterilized. However I still cant avoid bleach in the white laundry.
Your kitchen looks brilliant, love your ideas. My cabinet under the sink is crying out for this!
If you can’t afford to get your whole kitchen remodelled a simple but very effective solution is getting a mexican copper sink installed. It becomes the focal point of your kitchen and can change the whole look. It really does work wonders!
Nice Post. I liked it.
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This article is very informative to all readers. Having a safe and 100% germ free is the best place to live in. I maintain the kitchen that way to avoid disease may cause for my kids.
Yeah, you really don’t need oven cleaner, I agree. It’s amazing what baking soda and elbow grease can do!
Yes, those look really functional! Well done!
Thanks for sharing very useful information. It is very important to keep kitchen clean and germ free. I love your ideas. your kitchen is very beautiful.
Neglecting to clean your kitchen on a regular basis can have detrimental consequences on your health. For this reason, it is extremely important to keep it clean and clutter-free. very useful tips.
To clean a blender, squirt a few drops of liquid soap into it, fill halfway with warm water, cover and blend away the mess. Rinse and repeat if necessary. You can also use this method for food processors.
Ohmy, this looks nice! I’ll be sure to recommend this to my friends too.
Wow, such a beautiful kitchen. It’s hard to keep kitchen clean and germ free. This cleaner looks nice and I will try.
Excellent work done
Whatever you have suggested is a Make over in a true sense.
Keeping kitchen clean and germ free is always an headache for women, but after reading your tips they surely can get rid of it.
Thanks for sharing such great tips here .
Nice!This post is creative,the kitchen looks stunning.The tips that were given were also very helpful for me.I really learned somthing new in here.Looking forward for your next post.
Yeah, I have read recent report issued by MSNBC.com .Yes we can use cabinet under your kitchen for many purpose. I’ll remember your advice for kitchen environment.
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This is great advice on how to keep a kitchen clean – definetly will be taking up the advice
Geoff
Great looking kitchen.
great kicthen..My mother will like to cook every day if she had one like that
use cabinet under your kitchen for many purpose. This could be good idea for anybody who has small kitchen.
there is some good advice there.
i operate a cleaning service and have ditched all of our harsh chemicals in favour of enviromentally friendly alternatives.
I wouldn’t venture into the dark places of my kitchen without my steam cleaner in hand. I feel like a Jedi knight with a light saber.
I was surprised to read to toss sponges. It makes since because of the holes that may harbor bacteria. I guess I will be tossing them today.
Thanks Jack! You make cleaning sound like an adventure rather than drudgery.
@Nancy You can also sanitize sponges by microwaving them for 2 minutes while they are wet. Be careful when taking them out of the microwave, they will be hot!!
Hello my friend! I am totally agree with you about the items to keep or toss.
The infos are important and i really appreciate that your share them to us!
Thanks…
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You’ve given some great tips to avoid clutter. Keeping cleaning solutions and things like that under the sink is always a good idea. Thanks for sharing your insights.
Yes Nancy sponges do a great job of holding bacteria.
Some great tips, now to find the time
I was always under the assumption that my kitchen was very beautiful but never thought about the threats it posed. I’ve already spent good money making a good kitchen but next time i’ll make sure to look for EPA Design.
I really like the idea of the rolling racks or baskets under the sink.
I like the function of using the inner side of the cabinets for storage. I think I’ll try that for under my sink.
Hard water deposits and lime can be removed from faucets with white vinegar. Apply the vinegar and scrub with a used toothbrush. Rinse and dry.
Looks like a nice little system going on in that photo. If ONLY I could get my kitchen like that. 1)It’s not that big and 2)My husband would follow the rules. Do you guys sell any of these organizational items?
The only organizational items we sell are the Rubbermaid Storage Boxes.
Really a very creative article! I like it very much. Keep up such good posts.
Fantasic article as always TPW.
Really I enjoyed very much in reading your article. I like your ideas and hope from you to post such articles in near future also.
This is a great plan for the kitchen space. Its strange how we forget how clear lines can make such a difference to the finished look and design.
Great tips! It is time to clean house for me.
“Hard water deposits and lime can be removed from faucets with white vinegar. Apply the vinegar and scrub with a used toothbrush. Rinse and dry.” I didn’t about this, and I just tried and it works. Thank you for sharing.
beautiful kitchen
Glad we could help!
I think for some purpose, latex glove might be not suitable. Latex glove cannot use wilt oil (any oil). Nitrile glove should be great for that some purpose.
Great point! Thanks for the suggestion.
Hi I have been thinking about how to properly clean our sponge. And I just learned from here that I can have it microwave. I will definitely do that.
Wow! That is one clean kitchen. I don’t think that mine would ever look like that.
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In today’s society most people are too preoccupied with “life” to concern themselves with the hazardous effects of their personal cleaning supplies. Not only can these chemicals be harmful to the skin, but their toxic fumes can damage the lungs and lead to other health problems. My friend is a big health fanatic and she constantly insists that I switch to Green Works products, and now I urge you to do the same. So if your Cleaning Companies Melbourne or simply just cleaning up a little mess at home, try using healthier products and following the tips provided on this blog. It will benefit you and your loved ones in the long run. Thanks.
One thing I would keep is the gloves for sure! I made a mistake once and I cleaned without using the gloves, my skin got irritated for months..is that your kitchen in the picture? very lovely
Nice to have a place fore everything and everything in its place. A clean organized kitchen is mych easier to cook in