The Maids® Offers 7 Quick Cleaning Tips for Holiday Decorations

Give Holiday Decor a Shine for the Season

(Tuesday, November 22, 2005) - It is that time of year again; time to drag the holiday decorations out from their storage place to add holiday warmth and charm to your home. If you find your holiday ornaments, wreaths and knick-knacks grubby with dust and muck from past holiday cheer, use these tips from THE MAIDS Home Services to brighten them again.

* Dust artificial wreaths and flower arrangements fast with a blast of cool air from your blow dryer set on the low speed.

* Gently dust tree ornaments with used fabric-softener sheets. This repels static electricity and dust.

* Remove melted wax from a tablecloth by placing a brown paper sack, free of any writing, over the wax stain. Gently rub a warm iron over the sack. The heat from the iron will re-melt the wax, and the paper sack will help absorb it.

* Clean holiday baskets by vacuuming the wicker using a brush attachment tool connected to an extension wand.

* For decorative objects like ceramics, dust carefully using a paintbrush with soft bristles, or gently vacuum using a brush attachment tool.

* To clean a collection of holiday teddy bears, use a vacuum with an extension wand attachment, covered with a nylon knee-high secured with a rubber band. Dust by blotting the object with the vacuum attachment. The nylon will insure small features like button eyes are not lost.

* If your holiday candle holders are spotted with spilled wax, put the candle holder in the freezer for at least an hour. The wax should easily come off.

About THE MAIDS Home Services: THE MAIDS Home Services, founded in 1979, was rated as the fastest-growing residential cleaning franchise in Entrepreneur magazine for the past two years. It is one of the oldest and largest residential cleaning franchisers in the United States and Canada, serving over 800 territories in North America. For more information, visit THE MAIDS Home Services' web site at http://www.maids.com, "Nobody Outcleans The Maids."

For More Infromation Please contact:
Amy Olson
Email: aolson@themaids.net

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