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Support Breast Cancer Awareness with Carpet One Welcome a Cure Mats-Giveaway

October 5, 2017 by Kathryn 117 Comments

Since 1985, October has been a month to help raise awareness and funds for those impacted by breast cancer. And this year, the month is especially meaningful to me. Less than two years ago, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after her 60th birthday. After surgery followed by months of painful treatment, she’s finally back to her energetic self again and, hopefully, cancer free.

Because I know how much the fundraising and support means to those with breast cancer, I love seeing the innovative ways that companies find to raise money for the cause. And this year, Carpet One Floor & Home is doing that with a beautiful designer set of Welcome a Cure welcome mats. [Read more…]

Clean Your Carpet the Right Way

December 15, 2013 by Kathryn 14 Comments

I love the look of carpet in a room, but I don’t love how dirty it gets and how hard it can sometimes be to care for. Carpet adds warmth and comfort to virtually any room, but proper care is extremely important to ensure the lifespan and durability of this popular flooring style. Below are a few recommended cleaning tips to ensure your carpet looks beautiful for years to come:

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Clean from Floor to Ceiling with Ease with the Shark Rocket Vacuum

December 13, 2013 by Kathryn 54 Comments

There is nothing worse than having to drag around a big, hefty vacuum to clean carpets in a house. But having tried a few different vacuums over the years, I also know that lighter stick vacuums often don’t do more than sweep off surface dirt from a carpet. So if you’ve ever longed for a vacuum that has the light and portable design of a stick vacuum and the deep cleaning power of a full-sized vacuum, the Shark Rocket Ultra-Light Upright Vacuum is your dream come true!

This multi-functional upright is the ultimate floor-cleaning machine. It never loses suction and deep cleans as effectively as a top-of-the-line full size upright vacuum. But with the ability to use the vacuum as a handheld unit and the option of using it on both hard floors and carpet, it has enough versatility to make it an essential in any household.

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Make Cleaning Floors Easier with the Eureka AirSpeed One Upright Vacuum-Giveaway

September 5, 2013 by Kathryn 224 Comments

Our house has a lot of carpet and I am not thrilled about that. The basement playroom is completely carpeted, the living room has the same carpet that was in the house when I was a child and the boys’ bedrooms were both carpeted when they were born. Having carpet on three different stories means that vacuuming is always a hassle and with a heavy vacuum is downright agonizing.

Recently, Eureka Canada offered to change all that by sending me the Eureka AirSpeed One upright vacuum to review. This sleek bagless vacuum weighs just nine pounds, but boasts powerful suction and superior cleaning power to ensure that carpets look their best. I was so excited to test it out on all the carpet in our house.

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Quick Tips for Tackling Big Summer Chores #HealthyFamilies

July 21, 2012 by Kathryn 8 Comments

My family has been having a great time enjoying the outdoors now that summer is here, but July doesn’t just bring summer fun, it also brings summer cleaning! There are some chores that are best done when the weather gets warm and as much as I would rather be enjoying the sunshine, I know that I have to take some time to get important summer cleaning done too!

paint can and brush — Creative Commons via basykes

Our biggest summer job is usually steam-cleaning the carpets. After the mud and muck of spring, our poor old living room carpet is always in especially bad shape so giving it a thorough cleaning is an essential summer task. Two big tips for steam-cleaning carpets in the summer? First, wait for a low-humidity day if possible. If not, plan on steam-cleaning your carpets in the morning and then leaving the house for the day while they dry. And to help ensure that any remaining odour-causing bacteria has been destroyed, give your wet carpets a good spray with a fabric deodorizer like Lysol Fabric Refresher after cleaning. When the carpets dry, they’ll look and smell fabulous! [Read more…]

Go Below the Surface with the Bissell ReadyClean Deep Cleaner and Enter to Win a Scuba Diving Adventure

April 19, 2012 by Kathryn 5 Comments

It’s spring-cleaning time and if your carpets are in need of a good refresher, Bissell is ready to help you out! I love Bissell products and I’ve been given the chance to test out quite a few of them in the past. To help you discover which Bissell products are best for you, the company is showcasing a different product every week and this week the spotlight is on the Bissell ReadyClean Deep Cleaner! I was lucky enough to get to test it out for myself and I couldn’t wait.

The ReadyClean is Bissell’s most lightweight and portable full-sized upright deep cleaner. I was so glad to see that it weighed less than twelve pounds; my husband’s bad back means that using anything too heavy starts to cause him pain after a few minutes. This clever deep cleaner didn’t cause that problem! Like all Bissell products, assembly took mere minutes and the only tool we needed was a Philips Head Screwdriver. Once the machine was assembled, we filled the tank with hot water and Bissell formula and went to work!

The machine used a simple trigger system to clean the carpet. First my husband pushed the machine forward and back while holding the trigger held down to saturate the carpet. Then he moved the unit over the same area with the trigger released to remove the water and dirt from the carpet. He repeated the action until the water coming out of the carpet was clean.

Using the Bissell ReadyClean Deep Cleaner was quick, easy and effective. There were one or two tough spots that I took care of afterwards with my Bissell spot cleaner, but the rest of the carpet looked absolutely fabulous after just a few passes of the machine. And considering our carpet is more than thirty years old and desperately needs to be replaced, that’s pretty impressive!

Bissell is an expert at going below the surface for a deep clean and right now the company is holding a fabulous Facebook contest to give you the chance to go below the surface on a once-in-a-lifetime scuba diving adventures for two in the Bahamas! To enter to win, visit the Bissell Canada Facebook page and use the app to analyze your carpet. Not only will you get the chance to win an amazing prize, you’ll also get some great recommendations about what Bissell products are best for your floor!

I’m so happy to have a deep cleaner that can tackle the mess created by my family so quickly and easily. The ReadyClean is the perfect choice for our household; it’s lightweight, easy to use and does a great job of lifting out the dirt and grime that’s embedded in our carpet. If your carpets are in need of a spring-cleaning, check out this great deep cleaner and enjoy fresh, clean carpeting in a flash. And don’t forget to enter to win an amazing scuba diving adventure too!