We had company from out of town the past few days and that always forces me to get the house in order.
I used my weekly cleaning chart as I always do paired with my spring cleaning checklist to knock some jobs off my list before guests arrived.
One of the things I knew I had to do was to clean and touch up the walls and baseboards in the living areas of our house… Ugh! So imagine my relief when the amazing folks at Procter & Gamble came to my rescue, and supplied me with products to make that dreaded task a breeze!
I have always loved the Swiffer Sweepers. With a black lab that sheds like crazy and oodles of kids that pop over for playdates- my floors get dirty FAST! The Swiffer Sweeper with dry Swiffer cloths have been my go to cleaning products for floors when I need a little pick me up (literally) but did you know it works great for getting those cobwebs off the corners of your walls and dust off the hard to reach places as well? The head of the Sweeper swivels a full 360 degrees, making it easy to move around corners and the pole allows for easy floor to ceiling reach, and baseboards, windows, doorways, too.
After dusting the tops of the walls all the way down to my floors I grabbed my Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. Those things are a godsend sometimes!
I usually just buy the regular no frills original kind, but P&G sent me the fancy shmancy ‘select-a-size’ kind that is pre cut for you…
Genius I tell ya!
These things took quite the beating as I scrubbed the dirty finger prints off my walls, washed my dirty ac vents, and cleaned the guck and grime off my baseboards!
Once my walls were dusted and clean, and my baseboards were white again instead of black it was time to whip out the paint.
I’ll spare you the details of painting trim since I just did a three part series here, here, and here on everything you need to know about painting.
But a little tip: Whenever I paint a room, I always factor in extra for touch ups down the road…
I was thrilled with the products I received from Procter & Gamble to help me knock this project of my list for spring, and guess what?
You get a shot at winning your own #ReadyDoneClean prize pack for your very own DIY painting project!
Prize pack includes….
Swiffer Sweeper
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Original
$25 The Home Depot gift card
All you have to do to enter is….
- follow First Home…Love Life on Facebook
- leave me a comment below telling me what your next DIY painting project is!
Easy peasy!
And remember, You can find all of your painting supplies, including the Swiffer Sweeper and Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, at The Home Depot near you, and for more painting tips and DIY project advice check out HomeDepot.com.
This giveaway will go until March 7, 2013 12:00am EST. Sorry this giveaway is only for US residents, and you must be at least 18 or older to enter and win!
**This review and giveaway is sponsored by The Home Depot and Proctor & Gamble, however all opinions are 100% my own. You can read more about First Home…Love Life’s privacy and disclosure practices here.
Jen @ Four Marrs & One Venus says
Oh I like you on Facebook- DO IT! 🙂
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Jen @ Four Marrs & One Venus says
My next painting project is I think going to be one of the boys bedrooms! Thanks for this fun giveaway!
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Jennifer Quinones says
The two bedrooms upstairs! Still the same purple and tan they were when we bought the house almost two years ago.
Emily says
Next painting project is the master bathroom and walk in closet. I have already painted entry way, laundry room, kitchen , dining room, and guest bathroom. I love to remodel its so fun. Thanks for the chance to win.
Jessica Weaver says
Finish my Bottle cap back splash in the Kitchen then onto painting the bathroom.
Gwyneth says
My next painting project will be my first! — Transforming our small bathroom with ugly wallpaper into one with cheery yellow walls. 🙂
Brittany says
My project is…. MY FIRST HOME! Yippie! Earlier today we just got an accepted offer on the perfect starter home. So as you can imagine, I have tons of DIY projects ahead of me. First thing is new tile in the kitchen and bathrooms and fresh paint! We have a ton to do on the house but I couldn’t be more excited!
Christine says
Yay!!! Congratulations!!!
Gina says
My next painting project will be the bathroom. i’m thinking about adding some color.
Lindsay says
My next DIY painting project is my kitchen countertops and cabinets
anne bradley says
i like you on facebook and id love to paint my headboard and dresser
Jules says
Definitely my guest bath! I love its brown color, but it ended up too dark without a window in there.
rachel says
We’re planning on buying a house so I foresee a LOT of DIY painting and such in our future.
Yvette Q says
My next painting job is our daughter’s room. She just turned 3 & she’s getting her Big girl room!
Freda says
I am going to repaint our half bath, or our daughter’s bathroom. It just depends on how brave I feel that day. 🙂
Trish says
Liked you on facebook! I’ll be tackling the hallway this spring. Thanks for the chance to win!
anne bradley says
i do like you on FB..i think i need to paint a project for a baby shower i’m giving away…little prizes
Michelle Reynolds says
I’m determined to finish the renovation of our half-bath… we’re currently half way there 🙂
Libby says
I already follow you on Facebook. I think my next project would be my bedroom. It’s been bland for way too long. Need to spice it up!
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Hannah says
My next (and current) DIY painting project is an antique fireplace mantle. I found it at an antique store a few weeks ago and have been (slowly but surely) scraping 100 years or more worth of paint off of it! Once it’s scraped and sanded down, I’ll give it a clean, fresh coat of white paint. Can’t wait to show it off!
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Tim says
I follow you on facebook as Tim L
Tim says
Our DIY painting project is repainting our bathrooms. We did it a few years ago but mistakenly did not use a high gloss paint, which is allowing mildew and mold to surface on the wall.
David says
I like you on FB
David says
We are planning on painting the kids rooms during the summer.
Shannon says
I want to put new hardware on our bathroom cabinets.
Tammy Cope says
Our next painting project is the master bedroom! Love your blog!!!
Krystal tamewitz says
Oh boy, my spare bedroom has been a room of junk for 2 years now. We are finally attempting to make something of it, and the white walls with faint crayon marks are just not cutting it. We desperately need a paint job asap.
Krystle Vladia says
I actually Have been collecting old Vintage Frames and mirrors for a couple of months now.. Going to Paint them a Sea foam Green and place them randomly on my accent wall..the wall will be painted a taupe color. 🙂
Emily N says
Currently painting our little girl’s room. Two different colors plus a chair rail. All of these products would come in handy 😉
Kim says
My next painting project seems to be the upstairs room (game room) and balcony….
Alexis Stilson says
Our next project is redoing the nursery for baby #2!!
Karen K says
Already a follower on facebook. Going to try and finish up painting the kitchen cabinets.
Candice P says
We will be redoing the kids/guest bathroom!
Heather @ Life as we know it... says
I follow you on FB already!
Heather @ Life as we know it... says
My next painting project is to finish the coffee table I just refinished and the bar stools that I painted a few months ago!
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Kate Wells says
My next painting project is my front door of the house.
Tiffany says
I follow you already! We will be painting a nursery soon 🙂
anne bradley says
i do follow you and my next paint project is a bedroom dresser…ive never tried chalk paint and would like to give it a try
Stacie Searcy says
My next paint project is our entire house 🙂