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What Are Your Favorite Home Products?
Posted on Dec 10, 2007 7:12:48 PM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

Real Simple staffers get positively giddy at the thought of stylish home gear that not only makes life easier, but looks good, too.


What are your favorite home products? We all have accessories, housewares, or pieces of furniture we treasure. Share your selections by posting a comment, below.



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Keurig B60 Single Cup Coffee brewer has been my husband and my favorite home product. You can have the perfect cup of coffee in seconds then switch to green tea, mango tea, hot cocoa simply by changing the "K-Cup" -- great product!!

Posted by: Melanie Duffey| January 17, 2008 at 09:07 PM




Green bags for fruits and vegetables - found in boating stores, camping stores and Bed, Bath & Beyond. These really work to keep produce fresher longer!
Pledge MultiSurface - works on metal, wood, glass and electronics. They say it also removes allergens from dust mites, pet dander and pollen. It smells great!
Dawn Direct Foam dishwashing foam. It has a great pump dispenser and is the best I've found at dissolving grease and oil. Great for soaking pans, etc.
Dawn Power Dissolver - a pretreater for baked on foods in cookware or baking pans. Spray it on, wait and most things rinse off with no scrubbing.
Hope these are helpful to you!

Posted by: Valerie Rhoades| January 17, 2008 at 06:11 PM




I just found out during Christmas about the Tide To Go pen. This pen is awesome. I was drinking hot chocolate while going on a trip in the car with my daughter and her boyfriend. The hot chocolate spilled on my new blouse (of course). The boyfriend had a Tide To Go pen in his laptop bag and offered it to me. I could not believe what happened. Within minutes my blouse was free of stains and dry.
Needless to say, I went to Walmart and bought 3 pens; one for my office, one in my pocketbook and one for the laundry room.

Posted by: Debbie Cain| January 17, 2008 at 04:26 PM




a variety of paint brushes that I use for cleaning odd areas: dusting off edges of cupboards/drawers; window sills, corners of counters etc. You'll find many uses.

Posted by: Tammie Johnson| January 17, 2008 at 04:15 PM




Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day hand soap in Lemon Verbena. Wonderful!

Posted by: Leslie Elkins| January 17, 2008 at 01:36 PM




A wall mounted mail organizer. It keeps those bills from getting lost under couch cushions. Also, rubbing alcohol truly does shine up any chrome surface, and kills germs too!

Posted by: Melanie| January 17, 2008 at 12:38 PM




1. I LOVE my Dyson Animal Vacuum, with 5 labs and 2 kids it really sucks up everything (I use it at least once a day).
2. My Kitchen-Aid Mixer that was a birthday present from my Husband.
3. My Longaberger Latte mugs, they keep hot beverages hot for a long time.

Posted by: Heather| January 17, 2008 at 10:18 AM




We love VIVA paper towels. We use them for cleaning up cooking oil and grease out of pan to cleaning our grandbay's butt! Because they're so thick and strong we don't use them for every little spill, and sometimes have found them in the dryer with the rest of the clean dishcloths. We won't buy another brand even with a coupon.

Posted by: Sue| January 17, 2008 at 09:59 AM




Swiffer dusters & sweepers
Original Windex spray (for more than windows!)
Microfiber cloths
Oreck vacuum & hand held vac
Digital DVR (lets me decide when to watch TV)
Scoopable cat litter
OrangeGlo for hardwood floors

Posted by: Sally| January 17, 2008 at 09:17 AM




Clorox Clean-up - Its great for almost any surface. I even use it to spot treat my white laundry...works great!

Posted by: sandra| January 17, 2008 at 08:50 AM




Suavitel Fabric Softener oh my gosh smells so good. Also, Barkeeper's Friend is a must. It is safe enough to keep my All-Clad nice and shiny! I also love Clorox Wipes and Tide and no doubt about it, I love the magic eraser. And for the vacuum, I side with Oreck vacuums.

Posted by: Rupal| January 16, 2008 at 11:59 PM




I love Clorox wipes!! They are great for quick clean ups. I also love hand sanitizer gel. Just a squirt on a soft cloth of any clear hand sanitizer gel will clean your stainless steel fridge outside and inside with a streak free shine. It also cleans black appliances, chrome faucets, door knobs, etc. wonderfully. Cheap white toothpaste is also great for cleaning and removing stains from white enameled sinks and bathtubs without any harsh chemicals!

Posted by: michelle reach| January 16, 2008 at 11:27 PM




The magic eraser is a must have. Swiffer cleaners make dusting simple. Votivo candles are by far the best candles out there, I love red currant and Christmas sage.

Posted by: joanna| January 16, 2008 at 10:24 PM




The magic eraser is a must have. Swiffer cleaners make dusting simple. Votivo candles are by far the best candles out there, I love red currant and Christmas sage.

Posted by: joanna| January 16, 2008 at 10:24 PM




I have discovered that using RainX on my shower doors is great. It makes it quick and easy to the doors clean - since most of the water has already run off, a quick wipe down and your done. I also use RainX on the underside of the toilet seat. For the most part, the "splatters" don't stick and whatever remains is easy to clean.

Posted by: Sharon Hughes| January 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM




Windex Anti-Bacterial cleaner... the quality of a Windex product that disinfects any surface. And it's lemon scented.

Posted by: Christie| January 16, 2008 at 10:56 AM




1. Clorox Clean Up-especially to spray on my plastic cutting boards-takes the stains out every time!
2. My Cuisinart food processor-all the parts even go in the dishwasher.

Posted by: Sandy| January 16, 2008 at 10:48 AM




VanessasGift.com Products. All Natural Cleaning products. They have unscented products too.

Posted by: Susan| January 15, 2008 at 11:12 PM




Here is my home must have list:
1. If you have pets: The Dyson Animal, the Furminator brush and the Spotless Paw(a microfiber paw towel. I hang one at each door.)
2.Magic Eraser
3.Microfiber towels
4.Kitchen Aid Mixer(it does everything)
5.Warming over, especially if you have teens.
6.the Rabbit corkscrew wine bottle opener
7. Bona Swedish wood floor cleaner
8.Thor Stainless steel cleaner

Posted by: Susie K| January 15, 2008 at 07:42 PM




Two cleaning products:
de-solvit, a citrus cleaner for removing oil-based stains from clothes and glued on product labels. It is similar to Goo Gone except it has no petroleum distillates and rinses off with water rather than having to be washed off with soap. It can be purchased at Ace Hardware stores or Wal-Mart.
Simple Solution, an enzyme digester for removing pet stains and just about anything else from carpets, furniture, and clothes. It can be purchased at PetCo, most pet product stores, and most pet products catalogs.

Posted by: Sarah Wilson| January 15, 2008 at 07:21 PM




I love the Shaklee cleaning products especially the laundry soap and fabric softener. You use so little and it works great. I bought the starter kit which was a little pricey but again you use so little of the product and just add water. I will have the stuff for a couple of years, not to mention it is safe around kids and environmentally safe.

Posted by: Kelly| January 15, 2008 at 05:21 PM




Downy April Fresh fabric softener - AWESOME!

Posted by: Kim| January 15, 2008 at 05:06 PM




Kitchen Folio by Momagenda

Posted by: Robin Reed| January 15, 2008 at 02:19 PM




Method cleaners are my favorites! Especially the lavendar all purpose cleaner, and their new flushable tub and tile wipes. It makes cleaning so easy. And with 2 small children, I don't have to worry about their exposure to harsh chemicals. My house just smells clean, not lysol-y.

Posted by: Abigail| January 15, 2008 at 12:50 PM




This is a food, a "home product," though not exactly what the staffers asked for: Smuckers Low Sugar Strawberry Preserves. It is delicious. It really tastes like strawberries and makes you wonder why other jellies need to have so much sugar in them.

Posted by: Megan| January 14, 2008 at 09:08 PM






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