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    Pinterest Made Me Do It :: Mattress Cleaning

    August 19, 2013 by Ashley Mayes 14 Comments

    Did you know that mattresses can be cleaned? I hope I'm not the only one who as slept on a "dirty" uncleaned mattress. No, seriously, Luke and I bought our mattress when we got married (7 years ago!) and we have never cleaned it ... well until this weekend. I'm cringing a bit, because cleaning it was so easy and the results are great. We now have a bright and clean mattress.

    It all started with this pin by One Good Thing by Jillee.

    Follow along...

    step one of cleaning your mattress   step two of cleaning your mattress  step three of cleaning your mattress

    step four of cleaning your mattress

    I read somewhere that Martha Stewart says to do this twice a year. It is supposed to clean (which it definitely does!) your mattress and kill dust mites. I will definitely be doing this to all of ours going forward.

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    1. Yvonne @ Sunnyside Up-Stairs

      August 19, 2013 at 11:59 pm

      🙂 Thank you. I'll have to try this!

      Reply
    2. Julia @[email protected]

      August 20, 2013 at 2:14 am

      WOW, that's amazing. Have to remember that!

      Reply
    3. Juanita

      November 28, 2013 at 2:59 pm

      Going to try cleaning my futon. thanks.

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      • Ashley Mayes

        November 29, 2013 at 4:14 pm

        Let me know how it works on the futon!

        Reply
    4. hans d.

      August 26, 2016 at 8:59 pm

      do u have to spray the baking soda the dray way or solve it b4 using with (how much) water?

      Reply
      • Ashley Mayes

        August 27, 2016 at 12:00 pm

        I just sprinkled it on. Hope that helps!

        Reply
    5. Linda

      October 06, 2016 at 9:38 am

      What about cleaning urine on a mattress?

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      • Kimberly Dsouza

        August 15, 2017 at 2:05 pm

        Baking Soda will help deodorize. Worked for me.

        Reply
    6. Catherine Dickey

      July 10, 2017 at 7:05 am

      I going to sift the baking soda just like you do your dry ingredients like --flour baking powder--baking soda for some recipes I think it would be easy to vacuum at the end of the hour have a nice day

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      • Catherine Dickey

        July 10, 2017 at 7:07 am

        OKAY

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      • Ashley Mayes

        July 11, 2017 at 9:14 am

        For sure! Good luck Catherine!

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    7. Kimberly Dsouza

      August 15, 2017 at 2:17 pm

      lol Ashley. We just HAVE TO vacuum the mattress pretty regularly out here! !
      But I had read about the baking soda trick somewhere online and it does help deodorize. Another thing I do after I'm done cleaning the mattress I put a few drops of lavender oil on cotton balls and place them on the mattress before putting on the sheets. 🙂

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      • Ashley Mayes

        August 17, 2017 at 8:18 am

        Good to know!! Thanks Kimberly!

        Reply

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