Organic gardening revolves around working with nature and the environment and building the right balance in your growing space – from the soil up.
21.10.2023 - 10:33 / thespruce.com
If you’re strapped for storage, your attention might turn to the laundry room. But before you start stuffing the space with bins and organizers, it’s important to know that some items simply aren’t a good fit for this area.
We spoke to experts to find out what you shouldn't be keeping in your laundry room.
It’s tempting to stash all your cleaning supplies together in your laundry room, but there are good reasons why you should keep your toilet cleaner and disinfectant sprays separate from your fabric softener and detergent.
“Storing chemical cleaning products in your laundry room can pose safety hazards,” says Hashi Mohamed, president of Ivy Cleans in Minneapolis. “These products often contain potentially harmful chemicals that can be dangerous if they leak or if there’s accidental exposure.”
Additionally, Mohamed says, the humidity and temperature of a laundry room is constantly fluctuating. This can affect the stability and effectiveness of some cleaning chemicals over time. Instead, Mohamed recommends storing any chemical cleaning products in a dedicated, well-ventilated storage area—away from not only your laundry room, but safely out of reach from kids and pets, too.
Have some extra cabinet space above your washer and dryer? Don’t stock it with food, even if you have an overflow of nonperishables.
“The laundry room is not meant for storing edibles,” says Sharon Garcia, a content creator who is well-known for her cleaning tips. “These items can attract pests and create unpleasant odors, making your cleaning tasks far less pleasant.”
And it’s not just the added clutter and potential pests you need to worry about. Storing food in your laundry room can contaminate your snacks and ingredients, since they’re
Organic gardening revolves around working with nature and the environment and building the right balance in your growing space – from the soil up.
The holiday season is a festive time for so many traditions and navigating each of these can look like something as practical as making sure you don't schedule a Christmas party on the first night of Hanukkah, to inviting each guest share something about their family's tradition, to choosing a theme that is completely removed from any religious celebration.
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