AboutJamie Novak Expertise Disorganization at home, work or home based businesses and time managemetn.
Area include but not limited to:
paper
bills
mail
toys
closets
kitchen
garages
spouses
children
to do lists
laundry
pantry
chores
errands
drawers
meal planning
house cleaning
and much more
Experience Jamie Novak, Organizing Expert and Motivational Speaker is the resident organizer for NBC’s iVillage and has been a featured organizer on HGTV's Mission Organization with a best selling book 1,000 Quick and Easy Organizing Secrets and the forthcoming 1,000 Best Quick and Easy Time Saving Strategies. Jamie’s tips have been featured nationally in Woman’s World and Family Circle. Her approach is both easy and motivating. She is a natural and her passion for organizing shines through. Jamie promises not to try to reinvent you - instead she helps you find your style and work with it! Jamie's goal is to share real ideas the really work for real life! Visit her website for free resources - http://www.jamienovak.com
Question I just bought a house. This house is old. The bathroom has mold and mildew everywhere (including the walls/edges and windows, along bathtub). The hardest part for me to clean it up after cutting and removing all the "black" (because of molded) silicon around the bathtub and wall edges where the walls and bathtub meet. I could cut and remove all the "black" silicon, but there are still a lot on the walls and on the bathtub's side, also on the grout (ceremic wall) and along the window's frames. I cannot imagine how I can clean up and remove all those "black" ugly looking things in my bathroom. I tried bleach, doesn't help much. Is there any strong liquid that I spray on those, wait, and then i can scape them off easily?
My bath tub's corner has a big scratch, the ceramic like top layer is gone gone, it shows up the metal, and it shows up all the rusts (look nasty). Is there anything I can spray on it to cover that, it doesn't have to be perfect or look like original. Just want to touch up and at least make it looks nicer (but not like clumsy cheap work).
Answer Hi Kim thanks for the question. Congratulations on your home. With a little elbow grease sounds like you'll have a home you love!
I'm working on the first part of your question, but I wanted to let you know about a product called porcelain touch up. It is a small bottle with a brush, like nail polish. Buy it at a local hardware store ($5-10) in the color of your tub and paint it on. Wait until dry and paint another layer or two.
Black spots caused by mildew and mold can be removed by making a paste of one part lemon juice to one part baking powder. Leave the paste on for two hours, then rinse off. Sometimes I use an old toothbrush to scrub before rinsing.
