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.
Sock Hanger from Best Pegs.
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.
Dusting mitt from Koh.
2. Dusting mitt that effectively attracts and traps dust, hair and debris, helping to keep indoor air clean, $20.
Spray mop from Koh.
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.
Tineco Floor One S7 cordless steam floor washer from Harvey Norman.
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.
Laundry starter kit from Wild Wash.
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.
LG CordZero from LG.
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.
Tommy cotton hand towel from Sheet Society.
7. The Tommy Cotton 100 per cent cotton hand towel’s low-twist design ensures super-softness and high absorbency, from $30.
Hook pegs from Best Pegs.
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).
Sleep+ 9008 queen-sized mattress from King Living.
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.
Anti-insect A55 bulb from Bunnings Warehouse.
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
Premium, ultra-concentrated dish soap from Nontre.
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.
Dryer balls from Nontre.
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.
To read more from Good Weekend magazine, visit our page at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Brisbane Times.