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20 Ways to Use Your Steam Cleaner

by Lindsay Ballard on February 26, 2014

20 best uses for your steam cleaner via MakelyHome.com

I am obsessed with steam cleaners.  In my adult life, I’ve had a big carpet cleaner, a few steam mops and a handheld steam cleaner.  My husband, Tom, would roll his eyes every time a new one came home, but I thought I needed all of those different types of steam cleaners for different applications.

When Tom came home from work last week and saw yet another one in the house, he said, “Lindsay.  Really?”  Yes, really!  Between HomeRight’s new SteamMachine Plus and original SteamMachine, I can get rid of all of those other ones.  The SteamMachine Plus is a steam mop that has many attachments – including one for carpet! – and a handheld unit (like a Dust Buster) that pops out of the mop for quick tasks, like steaming garments.  The SteamMachine is a much larger unit with a larger tank for your larger projects.

I have plenty of uses for both of them.  Here are 20 of my favorite uses:

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How to Remove Rust Stains from Carpet

by Lindsay Ballard on February 1, 2014 1,638 Comments

How to remove rust on carpet via MakelyHome.com - I tried everything I read on the internet and figured out what worked best!

The moment that the painters left our house, the carpet cleaners showed up.  I figured that I should go ahead and have the dirty carpet in the living room cleaned while all of the furniture was out of the room.  Smart, right?

Well, the carpet guy pointed out a few rust spots on our carpet, and he said, “I can’t remove rust.”  I have an iron table and a sofa with a metal base – both of which had gotten one of the kids’ drinks spilled on it and it rusted.  No big deal, I thought.

But then, I started seeing on the internet where people were able to get rust stains out of their carpet with DIY methods.  Why could regular people do it and the carpet cleaner wouldn’t attempt it? Hmmmm….

So, I set out to test the internet advice to see what would work.  I started with this rust stain that was made from the iron table.

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.


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