Put a spring in your step with Good Weekend’s spring-cleaning gift guide
By Frances Mocnik
Tidy new offerings designed to spark neat-freak joy.
1. Sock hanger (30cm x 37cm) with 24 hanging pegs. Made from marine-grade stainless steel that doesn’t rust or become hot in the sun, $50.
2. Dusting mitt that effectively attracts and traps dust, hair and debris, helping to keep indoor air clean, $20.
3. Spray mop with interchangeable heads (dusting pad shown here, $20) and a refillable mounted container that sprays cleaner fluid as you go. Comes with five reusable mop pads, $72.
4. The Tineco Floor One S7 cordless steam floor washer automatically chooses between vacuum, mop and steam functions to clean wet and dry mess on hard surfaces in one step, $1199.
5. The Wash Wild laundry starter kit is a collection of three products, created with the CSIRO, that uses a proprietary blend of Australian native oils. The toilet, floor and laundry cleaners are effective in killing a range of bacteria, fungi and germs, such as e-coli, staphylococcus, moulds and salmonella, $26.
6. The LG CordZero Dual Auto Empty Handstick and Robot Vac Combi tower saves on space, and offers hands-free emptying of both vacuum units, a dual-floor nozzle, spray mop and app for remote operation, $2499.
7. The Tommy Cotton 100 per cent cotton hand towel’s low-twist design ensures super-softness and high absorbency, from $30.
8. Hook pegs (6cm) for home or camping, made from marine-grade stainless steel. Each purchase supports AUSMAP, a project mapping microplastics in Australian waterways, $15 (pack of 10).
9. King Living Sleep+ 9008 queen-sized mattress with customisable layers for personalised comfort. Layers can be removed for cleaning or replaced if your sleep preferences change. The machine-washable top layer can be line-dried, from $8980.
10. The anti-insect A55 bulb’s specifically tuned, yellow-colour filter creates light that’s less attractive to insects. For use in outdoor dining areas or patios, $11, bunnings.com.au
11. Premium, ultra-concentrated dish soap (500ml) with thyme and olive leaf, that provides about 100 washes. It’s biodegradable and non-toxic, $18;
refill $28 for 1 litre.
12. Dryer balls, made from 100 per cent Australian wool, reduce the drying time of your clothes and bedding and last for 1000 loads, $22 (set of 3). Add a drop of fragrance oil ($30 for 30ml) halfway through the drying cycle for a fragrant finish.
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