Simple tips to get professional cleaning look

Chrome Faucets
Clean the faucet with home made all purpose cleaner & then wipe it with rubbing alcohol. Rubbing alcohol removes the hard water deposits & make the chrome faucet gleaming like new at no time. For touch job, wipe it two or three times or till the deposit dislodges. You can get rubbing alcohol from the pharmacy section of any grocery store.
Mirror
Wipe it of with wet newspaper, then buff it with dry newspaper.Microfiber cloth does the job too.
For Glass doors & windows
Mix 1 part of white vinegar with 4 parts of water in a spray bottle. Spray it on the glass to be cleaned & wipe it off.
For greasy microwave
Heat a cup water & add a teaspoon of White vinegar & 1/4 tspn of soap. Wipe the microwave inside out while the mixture is still warm. Wipe them again with a towel rinsed in cold water.
For stove top
For greasy stove top you can use the above mixture & wipe them up while the mixture is still warm.
Base board
To remove the dust from baseboard wipe them with dry microfiber towel. It picks up all the dust.
Stain around the drain stopper 
Wet a old rag with 1 part vinegar &1 part water.  Layer the rag around the stained area. Leave it there overnight. Rub it vigorously using a nylon brush in the morning & wash it thoroughly. Always check the homemade cleaners in an inconspicuous area before trying it somewhere.

Homemade All Purpose Cleaner

Ingredients

Vinegar - 1/2 cup
Borax - 2 tbspn
Liquid dish soap or castile soap - 2 tbspn
Orange oil or tea tree oil or eucalyptus oil or lavander oil - 10 drops
Procedure

Dissolve borax in 1/2 a cup of hot water.Pour it in a spray bottle along with other ingredients. Top off with cold water & store it in a dry place.  Essential oil , borax & vinegar acts as disinfectant. Vinegar & soap helps to remove bodily oil & grease.  You can use this cleaner to clean bathtubs, tile & vinyl floors.  Do not use it on marble or granite surface since vinegar will etch the surface. Reduce the amount of vinegar when using on tiles.

Homemade oxyclean

Things you need

1. Baking soda or borax-1/2 cup
2. Hydrogen peroxide-1/2 cup
3. Hot water- 1 cup

Instructions
Dissolve either baking soda or borax in hot water & combine it with hydrogen peroxide. This mixture does a great job in removing stains from clothes to cleaning bathtub.You can substitute this for the chlorine bleach that you normally use. Test it in an inconspicuous area first before using.

Cleaning Silverware - Earth Friendly Way

Things you need

Aluminum foil
Baking soda
Silver wares to be cleaned.

Instructions

1. Place a sheet of Aluminum foil in a pan and add a teaspoon of baking soda and enough water to soak the silver wares & boil them for few minutes.
2. Soak the silverware to be cleaned into the boiling water. Let it sit for 20 minutes or till the tarnish dislodges.

3. Ensure silverware is in contact with the Aluminum foil on all sides. You should manually turn them time to time if that is not the case.
4. Tarnish will settle down in the foil leaving silverware gleaming like new again.
5. Take the items out and rinse in cold water.Wipe them dry.

Tips

• You can use old unused aluminum pans instead of foil.
• You can even recycle aluminum foil boxes which you get from takeout.
• Aluminum foil method is most helpful in cleaning smaller silver articles with patterns in them and silver jewels. You may use tooth paste for the bigger ones like plate or vessels. Rub the bigger articles with the paste (plain white paste & not the gel kind) using a sponge or nylon scrubber & wash them in cold water.