Have you heard this one? - Black & Decker, India

We put together some quotes about our favourite subjects – DIY and Home cleaning. Do take a look, and we hope they’ll bring a few laughs your way J.

It takes half your life before you discover Life is a Do-It-Yourself project!

-          Napoleon Hill

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

-          Napoleon Bonaparte

There are three ways to get something done – Do it yourself, hire someone or forbid your kids to do it.

-         Mona Crane

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

-         Abraham Harold Maslow

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling your walk before it stops snowing.

-         Phyllis Diller

There was no need to do any housework at all. After the first 4 years, the dirt doesn’t get any worse.

-         Quentin Crisp

My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

-          Erma Bombeck

My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.

-         Bette Midler

There is no daily chore so trivial that it cannot be made important by skipping it two days running.

-         Robert Brault

Dust is a protective coating for the furniture.

-         Mario Buatta

We hope you liked the list!

At Black & Decker, we let you retain your humour even while doing housework. Just try out our appliances and see how easy we can make it for you! Do check out our webpage for more details: http://www.blackanddeckerindia.com

5 Great Eco-friendly Cleaning Options for your Home - Black & Decker

A recent article in the Times of India paints a scary picture of the chemicals around our home. Are you one of those people who are tired of all the strong smelling chemical formulations available in the market for cleaning your homes? Here are some simple cleaning solutions that can help keep our home and environment chemical-free:

Baking soda: This is one of the most versatile and simple home cleaning products you can find, and can be used for a variety of things from cleaning your stove-top to removing smells from your refrigerator. Try it with a combination of other eco friendly ingredients like vinegar to remove stains from literally anything.

Vinegar: Did you know that keeping your vegetables and fruits soaked for a few minutes in a water and vinegar solution is a good way to rid them of pesticide residues, and can even help remove the waxy coating that has become a standard feature of today’s apples? Used in combination with baking soda, it is a very effective household cleaner that can even be used to clean your toilet bowls.

Lime/Lemon: It’s acidic content makes it a good cleaning agent, as well as a good disinfectant. A combination of olive oil and lemon juice can even be used as a homemade wood polish. See this simple recipe here and give it a try.

Plants: Keeping houseplants is a great way to clean up the atmosphere of the room as they help by providing oxygen as well as to reduce bad odours. Here’s a great list of plants that you can try growing indoors.

Hot water: From cleaning your pans to swabbing your floor, hot water can replace a lot of chemical home cleaners very effectively, with just a little help from vinegar and baking soda for stains. You can add a drop of natural oils like citronella to help with the mosquito menace as well as for that little bit of fragrance if you like it.

 In the quest for eco friendly cleaning, Black and Decker has come out with this product, that uses just tap water and does a great job of cleaning your floors. Check out the steam mop and other great products at our website: http://india.stanleyblackanddecker.com/