When I woke up this morning, I realized what terrible shape my house was in. Between my kids being out of school the entire week, me trying to finish the painting project that will never die, hosting Thanksgiving dinner and taking care of a visiting cat, it was gross – there was just no way around it.
We had a “family cleaning party” and worked on getting everything put away in its proper place. Just having everything straightened up always makes the house look about 75% better, doesn’t it? Well, until I looked down at the tile floors.
Can you see the brown spots? Yeah, those aren’t supposed to be there. Yuck!
Luckily, HomeRight recently sent me a new chenille mop pad for my SteamMachine Plus Steam Mop. Until now, I’d been using the microfiber mop pads that come with the unit (as you can see from the dirt stained areas on the microfiber pad below).
The microfiber mop pad has cleaned up my tile floors just fine. It takes more work that I expected, though, because it only really picks up dirt around the edges. And as you can see in the below image, a quick swipe of it over the floor doesn’t get up as much dirt as you might hope.
I think it’s because of the way the SteamMachine Plus Steam Mop (affiliate link) is built. The center of the mop head is raised. I’m sure there is a fabulous engineering reason for this, but it doesn’t change the fact that you have to make sure you clean every bit of your floors with just the sides of the unit.
Are you following me?
Okay, so then I put the chenille pad on the steam mop and mopped the same area. All of those little chenille “fingers” really did a nice job on the floor!
Not only did it the floor come clean more easily, but you can definitely see where it’s picking up dirt better in the center of the mop.
I love it when a company finds a way to make a great product even better through a little addition like this. Yay! Here’s a comparison of how the two mop pads cleaned that one little area of my floor.
If you have a SteamMachine Plus Steam Mop (affiliate link) on your your Christmas list, then I have two pieces of exciting news for you! First, HomeRight has put a $20 off coupon on their product on Amazon. Click here for the SteamMachine Plus Steam Mop
(affiliate link) and then click “Clip Coupon.” Directions will pop up explaining how to redeem the $20 off coupon. The coupon is good until December 14th.
The Amazon package does not include the new chenille mop pad, but you can buy that directly from HomeRight here.
The second exciting piece of news is that I’m joining with HomeRight to giveaway a SteamMachine Plus Steam Mop! To enter, just comment below telling me that you want to win a steam mop. This giveaway will be open through December 5th and is open to U.S. residents, 18 years and older. Good luck!
This post has been sponsored by HomeRight.
I would love a steam mop! Been eyeing one for several months actually!
I’d love to have a steam mop for my tile floors. I’ve scrubbed enough grout lines over the years and I’m hoping a steam mop will let me retire from that.
I would love a steam mop! I’m still trying to find the best way to clean my kitchen floors… and it’s not any way that I’ve tried so far!
I’d love to win this! With our toddler – I feel like we can never keep our hardwood floors clean 🙂
I would love to win the steam mop
I have tile floors and old, pitted linoleum floors. This looks like the perfect tool to revive them.
Pick me!!! My floors would thank you if I won!! 🙂
Dude. I would love to win a steam mop. I have four pets and a new baby. LET’S MAKE SOME MAGIC HAPPEN ON MY FLOORS!
I would LOVE to have this steam mop. We don’t have one and our house needs one!!
I would love to win a steam mop!
I would love to win this steam mop, this would perfect for our home being that we don’t have one! I enjoyed reading your review! Thank you for an awesome giveaway!
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I would love to win a steam mop!! We just moved to a place with pesky tile just like yours and I have 4 kids and am pregnant and getting on my hands and knees is just too taxing!! It’s actually on my Christmas list 🙂 happy holidays!!
Thank you for the opportunity to win this super duper Steam Mop 🙂
God Bless You 🙂
I really want a steam mop. 😉
I’d love to win! With two indoor dogs and a teenager, this would be handy!
I want to win a steam mop!
I want to win a steam mop! Loved the review.
would really love to win the steam mop!
This would be a lifesaver! I want to win!
I want to win a steam mop
I love the idea of a steam mop! I like the idea of using less chemicals to get my house clean.
I would love to win this! Feel like I am constantly cleaning my floors! Thanks for the giveaway
I would love to win a steam mop. I have three toddlers and could use all the help I can get!!
I could really use this! Would be awesome to try it out.:)
Would love to win!
With three dogs of my own and usually two foster pups, the vacuuming and mopping never ends. Rainy season is awful! Would love this steam mop to help with cleaning up after my four legged loves!
I would love a steam mop!
I would Love to win a steam mop! Thank you.
I NEED this mop! I’d love to win!
I would love to win this mop! Thanks!
Would love to win!
I am an older lady with limited income. This mop would be SUCH a blessing!
This would be great on my kitchen floor that never looks clean enough!
I most definitely want a steam mop! We have a lot of Pergo flooring and this would be marvelous!!!!
I want to win this so much – my floors need this mop!!
I NEED this steam mop in my life!!
This mop would really help me clean up after two boys, a dog, and a cat!
A steam mop would be awesome!
One of these mops would make my life so much easier. Have been thinking of getting one for a while.
I would love to win a steam mop. Great comparison.
would love to win one of these to use on the kitchen and bathroom floors!
I would LOVE to win a Steam Machine! I like that it can be used on so many surfaces and for so many things.
I would like to win a steam mop. Thank you!
I’d love to win this! I’ve had my eye on this steam mop for a while now!
I would love to win a steam mop-please and thank you!
I’d love to win a steam mop! I’ve been eyeing one for awhile – if I don’t win, it may end up being an early Christmas gift to myself!
i want to win a steam mop!!
i won one of these steamers from another blogger a couple of months ago and while it’s “okay” it doesn’t compare to my Shark that bit the dust…I guess I never realized about the mop only cleaning the side area but I noticed how my pad was dirty on the sides only…duh! I might have to order the blue chenille pad.
You have such great, REAL giveaways! I mean, sure, I like snack size food samples and discount coupons, but an actual steam mop? Plus, a real world example of why the product is worth getting. Thanks, Lindsay & Happiest of Holidays to all of Makely Home!
I would love to win!!
I have owned Shark steamers and have never really been that pleased with them except for the fact that steam does make everything squeaky clean. I would love to own this steamer as I miss that steam clean feel but have swore off of the Shark brand. Thanks for the opportunity!!
I would love to win this!
I’d love to win this amazing looking steam mop!! Thank you for the chance to win!
Joey J
This would be great—we use a floor steam cleaner at work to disinfect procedure rooms. With something like this, I could almost eat off my floors! I would love to win this!
I would so love to win this. With 2 dogs and a toddler in the house, I need it!
This would really help us out with cleaning our new house!
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Boy, would I love one of these!!
I have been wanting a steam mop to use on my tile covered house for yrs!
I have no carpet in my house (because we have 3 dogs), so I really need a steam mop…. been wanting one forever!
This would be amazing for trying to get this working farmhouse clean.
I want to win a steam mop! My dogs will be very sad though, since they’re usually the ones to “clean up” under the high chair!
I would really love to win this steam mop right in time for the holidays to keep our home spotless as well!
This one product is on my must have list !!!!!!!! TY
I would love to own this so I can give my hardwood floors in my kitchen a deep clean.
I want to win a steam mop!!! It would make cleaning my floors so much faster! Thank You 🙂
I would love to win a steam mop!
I would absolutely love to win this. I have two kids and two pets and I swear I can never mop/clean enough. This would be so awesome!
I would love to have a new steam mop. I currently have one that is duct taped together LOL! I love the idea of the new chenille cover…makes great sense. Thank you!
I have never used a steam mop but I know a lot of people really rave about them. I would love to try them out.
I have been looking at all the different brands of steam mops and reading revues. Would love to win this!
I want to win the steam mop!
I hate mopping the traditional way and have always wanted a steam mop!!!
I would love to win! My floors could use a more effective method of cleaning!
I have a friend who has one of these and she was just telling me how much she loved it. My husband would kill me if I bought one more thing to make cleaning the floors easier and I don’t think he’d buy me one even if I put it on my Christmas list!
I would LOVE to win this! White floors can be hard to keep clean.
I would love to win this! It would be perfect for my impossible-to-get-clean kitchen floor.
I so need one of these….please please please
I would love to have one of these!
We have older hardwood floors through out entire house. This would really really come in handy!
I Want To Win A Steam Mop!!!!!!!!
I would love to win a SteamMachine mop, would love to sanitize and clean my floors without all the harsh chemicals
Hi, I would like to win the SteamMachine Plus Steam Mop very much. I am recovering from a total hip replacement with added complications from the surgery. I am now getting back on my feet after a year and a half of the complications. All of my floors are either wood or ceramic and haven’t been really clean in all that time. So to win this steam cleaner right now would be wonderful for me and my home. I appreciate your consideration with winning this. I also want to add that I own the spray painter and have been able to turn out some nice pieces of furniture that I was able to sell for some income. Thank you
Sincerely
Debra
I would love to win a steam mop especially since we have indoor pets.
I would love to win this mop! It looks exactly like what I need to help me stay motivated to mop!
Would love to win! this would be great to safely clean the floors!
I definitely want to win. This would be something I could use A LOT between my oven and my tile floors. Thanks.
Hi Lindsay! Would love to win the steam mop. No matter how much I mop and mop my floors they never look clean. Maybe this would do the trick.
I would love to win a steam mop!!
Who doesn’t love a steam mop?! They are so amazing! Of course I don’t own one yet- it’s just not in our budget. =( But, maybe I can win one! That would be a super awesome Christmas surprise! =) Thanks for the fabulous give-away!
I want to win a steam mop.That would be awesome.
I would love to win a steam mop! My tile floors need a good scrubbing!
This would be a good addition to my cleaning arsenal as I am a cleaning freak.
I have been eyeing this steam mop for a while, so would like to win.
This would be good to clean our kitchen.
I would love to win this steam mop. I have nothing to use on the floors at the moment.
Would LOVE to win a steam mop! Thanks for the chance!
A great steam mop. Thanks for the opportunity to enter.
I would love a steam mop! I have the same kind of bumpy tile, so this would be great. Thank you!
Wow! Do my floors look like your “before”! I would love to have them clean and shiny for Christmas, thanks for a chance at this giveaway!
I would like to win the steam mop, thanks for the chance.