By Shania Obrien For NEWSWALLA Australia Published: 21:55 EDT, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 02:05 EDT, 26 August 2024

A cleaning and organising guru has revealed five simple hacks to give your home a luxurious makeover with minimal effort.Chantel Mila, known as Mama Mila on social media, is popular online for sharing easy and effective tips and tricks to keep the home sparkling clean and tidy for longer.The Melbourne mum-of-two shared tips on how to keep your house smelling great, get rid of stains and rust on your kitchen appliances, and fix lifted rug corners.Chantel was sick of her house smelling like cleaning products when she discovered the perfect solution.The mum has started placing a few teaspoons of vanilla essence in a glass container and putting it in the oven.’Your whole home will smell like cookies,’ she said in a video.Chantel also frequently has to deal with rust on her steel appliances – a problem millions of Australians face every day.She simply coats half a lemon with baking powder and uses the homemade solution to scrub her stovetops until they’re sparkling – and they look brand new in minutes.  Chantel Mila, known as Mama Mila on social media, is popular online for sharing easy and effective tips and tricks to keep the home sparkling clean and tidy for longerThe acid in lemons in antibacterial and antiseptic and it acts as a natural bleach, and the oils in the rind of the lemon also help to clean and shine.The mum also found that all her kitchen containers had sticky residue on them from hastily removing store labels.’Use a hairdryer to remove stickers without residue,’ Chantel recommended.The trick will get you one step closer to having your perfect kitchen.  Chantel then revealed an easy way to spruce up your living spaces. While carpets can tie a whole room together, the simple decor item can also pull focus and make the spot look untidy if it has lifted corners. The Melbourne mum-of-two shared tips to keep your house smelling great, how to get rid of stains and rust on your kitchen appliances, and how to fix lifted rug cornersChantel’s secret tip is to place an ice cube on the corner and weight it down with a heavy object.Once the ice cube melts and the water dries, your rug should go back to normal. The mum also revealed how to deter bugs when you’re entertaining guests outdoors.While the incessant humming of pests can send one to the brink, there are plenty of deterrents to stop them making their way into your home.Chantel uses a combination of lemon and rosemary – which gives off a pungent smell to insects and wards off everything from spiders to flies – in water when she’s outside. 

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