Quick Tips

It seems like the cleaning never stops when it comes to your home. The moment you finish, it’s as if dirt and germs know and pile up, leaving you cleaning constantly. But how much you clean and how much time you spend on cleaning, might not directly correlate with how clean your home is. There are a few ways that you could make sure you employ the “quality versus quantity” method and avoid cleaning so much to maximize your time.

Sanitize Your Sponges 

You might have a couple of sponges lying around the house for all your cleaning needs. But, have you ever wondered how clean they actually are? Doesn’t it just seem like they’re harboring all the germs that you removed from your surfaces? Well, you can ensure they’re sanitized and ready to go for the next cleaning job. Quickly throw your sponges in the microwaves for a couple minutes and the bacteria will deteriorate away. No more throwing away sponges at half their lifespan.

Clean Those Toys

If your kids have a ton of toys lying around the house, it can certainly be an intimidating job to clean each individual item. But you want to make sure they’re healthy and not exposed to germs! What are you going to do? The answer is simple: use a laundry bag. You can clean much more than clothes in your washer. Put the toys in a laundry bag, add some detergent, and you’re ready to go! You might also try this concept with the dishwasher!

Attack Pet Hair 

If you have a pet that sheds on your carpet, then you can use this easy method to get that annoying hair off your clean carpet. If you have a squeegee lying around, you can use it to quickly collect dirty hair. It’s amazingly simple.

Use damp rubber gloves to remove pet hair from furniture! It’ll act like a super magnet.

Work Room By Room

When we clean we can often get sidetracked by the size of the job. We’re in one room and then suddenly we find ourselves in another tending to a separate job. In order to have the best outcome and an overall cleaner household, work room to room. This way you are organized and thoroughly clean. You’ll avoid having to constantly clean if you do a great job the first time!

Clean Your Tiles With MARBLELIFE

MARBLELIFE cleaners will ensure that your stone floors or surfaces are actually clean. That means that there are no stains, scratches, leftover bacteria, or discoloring. However, there will be plenty of shine, sanitization, and beauty! MARBLELIFE products are easy to use, minimize your time, and keep your surfaces clean, durable, and lovely for much longer.

Check out MARBLELIFE’s complete line of products that are great for your home and time management.

Use these tips for a better cleaning experience! Good luck with your cleaning journey!

There are a lot of step-by-step guides for many processes you may encounter in life and cleaning your marble and travertine surfaces are no exception. Cleaning and maintaining them may seem like an easy process, but there are multiple steps that one should take if you’re truly committed to making them stand out. It also doesn’t take much time or effort. It only necessitates the right knowledge.

If you want to know how to clean your marble and travertine to ensure that your floors, countertops, and other surfaces can maintain their beauty, shine, and perfection, then read on!

Step 1: Gather Your Materials

Before jumping into any process, you want to gear up with the right tools. For a complete job you’ll need: a microfiber towel, acid-free stone cleaner, stone polish, stone sealer, and stone conditioner. You can find all of these products at: MARBLELIFE Product website. These products were made by the professionals with the consumer in mind. They’re easy to use, effective, and safe.

In this step-by-step, we’ll be using MARBLELIFE products.

Step 2: Start Cleaning 

For marble and travertine countertops you’ll want to simply spray your Marble & Travertine InterCare cleaner and wipe with a microfiber cloth. Use the damp side and dry off with the other side of the cloth until it’s too damp and switch it out. For large areas like tile floors, attach cloths to a swiffer type mop and use the same process but with the Marble Cleaner Concentrate.

Step 3: Polish Your Stone 

Once dry, you’ll want to repair your stone by buffing out minor scratches and stains with Marble Polish and a polishing pad (or towel). Simply apply an egg-sized amount of polish to etches and scratches and buff out with the pad. For advanced details check out MARBLELIFE’s polish page.

Step 4: Seal Your Stone

You want to seal your stone and close its pores at least once every one or two years. This way your marble has less of a chance for staining and holding bacteria. If you want to seal your tile, then you will likely want to employ a professional. However, if you have some manageable countertops, then you can use some home Stone Sealer.

This process will be another simple one where you can use a dry cloth (or sponge) and apply about an ounce of sealer onto the surface. Spread the sealer so that the entire surface is wet and allow to soak for ten minutes. After ten minutes, buff dry. See more details here.

Step 5: Condition Your Marble

You don’t have to condition your stone unless you see dulling or lack of shine. This normally comes from lack of maintenance or acidic cleaners. If you do condition your countertops or small floor areas, simply apply Marble Gloss Conditioner to the surface and work into the stone with a cloth. Then, let it dry for an hour and buff off remaining conditioner.

You can find even more detailed step-by-steps including videos at MARBLELIFE’s Home University. MARBLELIFE professionals can help you with all your stone care needs!

They say it’s the most beautiful time of the year! Yes, that’s right it’s time for the holidays. The holidays invite all kinds of fun, friends, and family, which can all be exciting and overwhelming at the same time. And what are we most overwhelmed over? Is it buying presents, hopping between parties, or balancing work? Stress definitely stems from all of these factors, but a huge source of stress comes from hosting parties. If you’re the host for this year’s holiday festivities, then you’ll want to look at this checklist of tasks to do before the guests show up. You’ll be happy to have the advanced organization.

Gather Your Guests

Make sure you have a good idea of how many guests will be attending. Send out an invitation (digital or physical) and ask people to RSVP. If they haven’t by a certain time, then send a nice reminder. This way you don’t have to overestimate and over-prepare or be blindsided and be underprepared. You can have the right amount of food, favors, and fun with less stress.

Make Your Own List

Every party needs something different so unfortunately we can’t make this list for you. But we can give you some suggestions! Decide what type of food you’ll be serving or if you’ll hire a caterer. If you need to pick up some decorations, party favors, a new suit, or other accessories, write them down and get out with plenty of time to collect them. Get organized!

Clean, Clean, And Clean 

The one thing that you cannot forget to do is clean! First impressions are everything and whether you’re trying to impress your friends, parents, co-workers, or even potential business partners, a clean house says more than you ever could. Cleaning your home sends the message that you care for your guest’s comfort and have your life organized. (Even if you feel you don’t, perception is everything.)

A useful tip when you clean, start with the kitchen. If you have stone flooring or countertops, then you know these are the heart of the home and give it life and beauty. Clean it properly with non-acidic and safe cleaners. Be sure to also polish out any stains or scratches. Finally, add some conditioner to give your kitchen a bright shine that’s sure to stand out. Repeat these steps anywhere else in the home that you find stone surfaces. If you simply don’t have the time, call up the professionals from MARBLELIFE and they’ll have your home sparkling and perfect in a snap!

Sit Back And Relax 

The party checklist is actually not that long, but people still stress. It’s all about getting organized and feeling confident. So just sit back, relax, and enjoy the holiday spirit. Don’t let hosting the party bring you down! Turn on some fun holiday music, dance around the kitchen while you clean, and spread the holiday cheer not only to your guests, but also to yourself!

Happy holidays and good luck hosting!

When you have natural stone in your house, it’s important that you take proper care of it. The best way to do that is to have a professional come to your location on a regular maintenance plan. However, not everybody can choose this option based on their budget. So we’re going to discuss how you can properly maintain your stone surfaces on your own. Or decide that the investment in hiring a professional is the best choice for you.

How To Clean With MARBLELIFE

Cleaning with MARBLELIFE products is the best and simplest way that you can make a difference for the upkeep in your home. These products are designed by the professionals to actively wipe away bacteria, bring out the shine, and clean without damage. Other generic products are developed with acidic components that break down your stone over time and dull out the color and shine. Additionally, many products simply push around the bacteria instead of actually breaking down the elements and allowing for easy clean up.

If you see that your natural stone surfaces are colorful and shiny, then you can get away with purchasing an easy-to-use product and using it for everyday maintenance. Products like MARBLELIFE’s InterCare Cleaner will keep your stone clean, shiny, and colorful. But, if you notice that there is dulling, scratches, water deposits, or other issues, then you will probably benefit from employing a MARBLELIFE professional. They can complete regular servicing if you’re a busy person, or perform a one-time service that will get you ready to maintain the stone yourself with MARBLELIFE products.

What Else Will You Need A Professional For?

There are products not only for cleaning, but also for sealing, conditioning, and polishing your stone, which is an amazing tool to have for the best, overall maintenance plan. However, these products aren’t superheroes and have limited abilities. For example, if you want to repair a few small scratches, water spots, or etches in your marble countertop, then you can with MARBLELIFE’s Marble Polish. But, if the job is for your tile or your countertops have some big scratches or watermarks, then you will certainly benefit from the work of a professional.

Overall, MARBLELIFE products are great for daily maintenance if you have the time. The work of MARBLELIFE professionals is best for any situation. Whether you’d like the craftsmen to manage your stone regularly or to take on big project, MARBLELIFE is here to help you keep the beauty in your home.

So the next time you’re debating whether or not to hire a professional, simply take a look at the size of the project. If you can handle it, you can do it with MARBLELIFE! If it’s a bit much for your expertise, then MARBLELIFE can help you!

Care for the beauty of your natural stone with expert performance. MARBLELIFE is here to help you with all your needs!

If you have tile flooring or maybe tile in your bathroom or showers, then you probably know how easy the task of cleaning can get away from you. On one hand, the job is intimidating since this is a special surface that you don’t want to damage. On the other, you would probably much rather be doing anything else aside from cleaning. MARBLELIFE understands this phenomenon. So we have researched, tested, and practiced our tile and grout cleaning strategies in order to make your life easier. We’re here to teach you how to clean your tile and grout so easily and so effectively that you won’t have to feel that sense of grief much longer.

The Product

No matter what specific type of tile you have in your home, you will use the following methods. So don’t do any further research! We have your back.

For any process, you’ll need the proper resources and for cleaning your tile, the same concept applies. First, you’ll want to get a hold of professional, quality, non-damaging products. Using cleaners that are acidic can lead to serious color loss and crumbling in the grout joints. So you’ll want to get your hands on MARBLELIFE’s InterCare Cleaner, a non acid-based cleaner that has more use than one. For tile floors have a microfiber mop available or for smaller jobs use a microfiber towel.

If your grout is really dirty, then you will want to get MARBLELIFE’s MaxOut Grout Cleaner and a small bristle or tooth brush like tool.

The Process

We promised you a simple method that would clean your tiles effectively and easily. That is what you are going to get! You probably don’t even have to take notes.

There are two steps: spray and wipe. For tile surfaces, countertops, or showers all you have to do is spray InterCare Cleaner and wipe clean. The solution is made so that it actually picks up the bacteria and leaves your tile completely sanitized and beautiful. (For tile, you probably want to get the 32 oz size and pour the solution into a bucket and mop from there.)

For your grout, you can spray InterCare, wipe with a soft bristle brush, and wipe away the suds. If it is really dirty, then employ MaxOut Grout Cleaner or try the process twice.

What’s next?

That’s it! And the best part is that if you clean it properly the first time around, it’ll be a longer span of time until you need to clean it again. So not only do you clean it easily, correctly, and effectively, you also won’t have to worry about it for a good while. Your grout will be protected even longer if you use MARBLELIFE’s Stone Sealer to close those grout pores and prevent dirt and bacteria from entering.

Visit MARBLELIFE’s product site and get products that have been tested and proven for years. Generic cleaners are typically acidic and don’t pick up on present bacteria. So if you want to make sure you’re cleaning less and living more, make sure you choose MARBLELIFE. And if you really don’t want to clean your tile and grout, MARBLELIFE’s professionals can set up a maintenance plan so your natural stone always brings out the best in your home. Good luck and keep cleaning with MARBLELIFE!