Caring For Your Bath Towels 101

There’s no better feeling than wrapping yourself in a bath towel after a steaming hot bubble bath or shower at the end of a long day. The feeling of soft, fluffy, luxury against your skin leaves you feeling relaxed and refreshed. But do you know how to properly care for your bath towels so that they can stay that way for as long as possible? Yes, there is a right and wrong way when washing bath towels and it is the small things that make all the difference.

Washing your bath towels

  • The Cleaning institute recommends washing your towels after three uses.
  • Bath towels should be washed in warm or hot water to kill the bacteria and germs that come from bodily secretions and dead skin cells when you wipe yourself.
  • Never wash your towels with underwear for sanitary reasons.
  • Never wash towels with clothing as items such as zippers, buttons and hard accessories can damage the towels.
  • Go easy on the detergent. Too much detergent can leave a soapy residue on your towels making them feel harder.
  • Softener should make towels softer, right? Wrong! Softener can also cause soapy build up. For that reason, you should only add softener to every third or fourth wash.
  • Make sure no soap is left behind after rinsing.
  • Do not overload your washing machine to avoid snagging and tears.
  • For best results, every 6-8 weeks, first wash your towels with only hot water and a cup of white vinegar. Then run your towels through a second wash with half a cup of baking soda and hot water. Do not use detergent or softener in the first or second wash. Doing this will make your towels brighter, softer, reduce odours and remove residue from your bath towels.

Drying your bath towels

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Our Entertaining New Series Challenges Designers to Remodel a Room in Just 24 Hours

With a $5,000 budget and only 24 hours, interior designer Kerrie Kelly and her team reimagined a primary bedroom and the adjoining walk-in closet in for Good Housekeeping‘s very first episode of Designer for a Day, available on the VeryLocal network.

Homeowners Jennifer and Jason of Roseville, California, hadn’t upgraded their primary bedroom in about 13 years. Excited for the redesign, Jennifer was looking for a “cozy farmhouse style,” while Jason hoped to turn their bedroom into a “modern, hotel-like oasis.” Kerrie chatted with the couple about their preferences, then got to work on crafting an aesthetic that married the two.

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Homeowners Jennifer and Jason live in Roseville with their two children: eight-year-old Kayla and six-year-old Cayden.

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Reimagining a space in a single day doesn’t come without challenges. “It takes lots of planning to successfully install a design project in one day,” says Kelly. “Everything must go right — from moving to painting, closet installation, furniture assembly, drapery hanging and finishing touches.”

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Kerrie sits down to choose finishes, textures and colors.

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To map out her design, Kerrie starts by sketching the primary bedroom.  

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Kelly’s big piece of advice: “Remain flexible — every project has its hiccups and there is always a solution if you stay open-minded.”

BEFORE

before bedroom

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The first task for any space Kelly designs? Decluttering. “The key to any room upgrade is to edit, edit, edit,” she says. There’s also the opportunity to breathe new life into your existing pieces: reframe artwork, re-orient rugs, move furniture and paint or reupholster buffets, hutches and chairs. Finally, take advantage of simple upgrades like adding wallpaper, swapping out lighting fixtures and upgrading hardware.

Tip: If you’re tight on budget or timeline, find creative ways to repurpose

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30+ DIY Coffee Bar Ideas to Bring Cafe Charm Into Your Home

With the right supplies and a little decorating, you can recreate the function and ambiance of your favorite coffee shop right at home. Designate a space in your home (think: a kitchen pantry, unused cabinet or nearby closet) to store your daily coffee essentials like pods or grounds, syrups and your adorable mug collection. From fully-stocked coffee cabinets and hideaway beverage nooks to space-saving setups like a mobile coffee cart, we’ve rounded up DIY coffee bar ideas fit for every space, budget and home style.

Whether your design style is modern, minimal or you’ve cultivated a farmhouse aesthetic, you’ll find a coffee bar idea that will make a statement in your home. You may have a spacious kitchen design and you’re able to dedicate a built-in cabinet to your coffee collection, or you may be working with a small kitchen where every square inch counts (hint: try building your coffee bar in your home office instead).

As you gather inspiration, you’ll find how easy it is to customize a coffee area to fit your household’s tastebuds, mixing in tasty treats, tea bags, hot cocoa and even wine or alcohol. We’ve sprinkled in a few functional design schemes that transition quickly from day to night, so you can brew a fresh cup of coffee in the morning and become a mixologist in the evening (yes, we’re talking espresso martinis).

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Self-Cleaning Litter Boxes Take the “Ick” Out of Cleaning the Cat Box

If you’re ready to move from an old-fashioned litter box to one that employs automatic scooping technology, keep all of these points in mind.

✔️ Size: Two factors need to be considered here: the size of the box itself (footprint and height) and the size of your cat. A larger cat needs a larger box so they can easily turn around. Measure your space to be sure that your chosen litter box will fit.

✔️ Litter: Most self-cleaning litter boxes require clumping litter, and none that we know of can handle paper or pellet litter. If your cat is used to something other than sandy, clumping litter, it’s important that you give your pet time to adjust to something new. Keep your old litter box for a bit, and mix some of the old litter with the new clumping litter in the old box, to help your kitty adjust. Gradually replace the old litter with clumping litter, then introduce the new self-cleaning box.

✔️ Adjustment period: The manufacturers of self-cleaning litter boxes know how finicky cats are. Each suggests you leave your old litter box out while introducing the new one. Read the instructions carefully for great tips on how to get a nervous cat used to the new machine. Many, for instance, suggest you actually keep the self-cleaning litter box turned off for a few days, and scoop it like a normal box, before you turn on the cleaning function and let your cat get used to it.

✔️ Money-back guarantee: Self-cleaning litter boxes generally aren’t cheap and if you miscalculated how well it would fit in your home or aren’t happy with how well it works, it’s reassuring to know you can usually return the item within a certain window. Keep all the packaging to make that easier.

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