Simple household habits I learned from my mother to use in my own home – time-tested housekeeping tricks that actually work

Yellow armchair behind bed with stack of books and yellow teapot resting on top.

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I had just finished a call with my mum asking her how to tackle a stubborn stain when it hit me: my homemaking was never acquired from a guidebook, although plenty have passed through my hands over the years.