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How Cleaning Sink with Baking Soda and Lemons?

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Dampen your sink. Before you apply the baking soda, lightly dampen the basin of the ceramic sink. You can do this by allowing the sink to fill with water and then draining it, or using your hand to splash water around on the sides of the basin. Make sure that no standing water is left in the sink, as this will dissolve the baking soda and render it useless.


Also dampen the sponge that you plan to clean the sink with. You don’t want the sponge soggy, so wring it out well before you start cleaning. Sprinkle baking soda into the sink. You can start by adding about ½ cup (0.25 liter). Use your fingers or a spoon to sprinkle the baking soda in the basin of the sink, until the ceramic has been fully coated. Make sure to apply baking soda to any areas that are soiled or stained.


Scrub the baking soda with a damp sponge. Baking soda functions as a mild abrasive, and will be effective at cleaning mineral buildup, leftover toothpaste, and general dirt and grime off of the ceramic. Rinse the sponge as needed, and make sure to wring it out fully before you return to scrubbing the ceramic. Once you’ve cleaned the sink, rinse it well with water.


While you’re scrubbing, you should notice the baking soda clumping together into small lumps. This is a good sign: it means that the baking soda is not too wet, and that it’s effectively picking up dirt from your sink.


Whiten the sink with lemon slices. To naturally “bleach” your ceramic sink, start by cutting a lemon into several wedges. Take each wedge and rub it around the basin of the sink, making sure to squeeze out plenty of lemon juice on the ceramic. You can use the tough skin of the lemon to scrub at stains or other darkened areas.

How to Getting Creative with Storage?

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Use a door hanging shoe caddy for added storage. If the back of your bathroom door is still available, a door hanging shoe caddy can contribute plenty of storage space. These can be bought at most general retailers and hang simply from a door.

Fill the pockets of your hanging shoe caddy with toiletry bottles, bathing supplies, and so on.

Create a towel holder from a wine rack. The shape of many wall hanging wine racks is perfect for holding rolled towels. In addition to this looking classy, these are usually generally easy to install. In most cases, all you’ll need to do is screw the rack into the wall to create a wall holder for towels.

Before you screw in the wine rack to the wall, be sure to check that it’s level. To do this most efficiently, you may want to ask a friend to help. You should be able to find suitable wine racks at big box stores, general retailers, and hardware stores. Once the wine rack is mounted on the wall, roll up your towels and place them in the slots where the wine bottles would normally go.

Store spare toilet paper in oatmeal canisters. Toilet paper stacked precariously in your cabinets can be easily knocked over and can contribute to clutter. Large oatmeal canisters can store two to three rolls of toilet paper, depending on the kind of toilet paper, giving you a nifty spot to stash TP.

You can add some flair to your oatmeal canister by covering its outer surfaces with a wrapping paper that matches the decor of your bathroom. You don’t have to use oatmeal canisters — any kind of large, colorful kitchen canister will work.