No Dust is a Must


So, it has been a hot minute since my last post. I have been busy galavanting around the country. I went to Georgia and stopped in the Smokey Mountains on the way home, which were beautiful. However,  I brought my dog and Gatlinburg is not an overly dog friendly town, FYI, none of the restaurants I found would let her sit on the patio and Crystelle Creek that http://www.bringfido.com recommended was closed at 9:30 pm. However, Brookside Resort allowed dogs. We had a great room that backed right up to a river!
Brookside Resort Gatlinburg, TN 

Upon returning I have one thing on my agenda and that is getting my apartment clean and ready for school to start! My mom let me borrow her carpet cleaner so I have been busy shampooing the carpets.

In addition to shampooing the carpet I have to vacuum and I, for a while, have used powder carpet deodorizer...it works okay. It leaves my carpet smelling fresh for a few days but in my bag-less vacuum cleaner, it makes a MESS! The dust goes everywhere, clogs the filter, and makes my vacuum cleaner stink! My advice to you is don't mess with powder deodorizer unless you have a vacuum that takes bags and uses new filters not washable ones. 
The plus side to having carpet means there is less noticeable dust on the floor, but I still get dust all over my furniture... and it is dark, so the dust shows. Today I am on a mission to find an alternative carpet deodorizer and some dust resistant furniture polish. Once my apartment is super spiffy I plan to have a full walkthrough of pictures on post on the After Move-In page. :)

Photos by C. Scharton

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  1. RickAugust 17, 2014 at 10:38 AM

    Do you prefer carpet, hardwood, or tile flooring?

    PS. Can't wait for the walkthrough pics:)

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  2. cschartonAugust 17, 2014 at 11:03 AM

    I really like the look of hardwood floors, but I don't like that they are pretty high maintenance. My mom has hardwood floors and they are always dirty and dust flies everywhere (...but I won't go into detail about her housekeeping habits). In good ol' Kansas any hard floors are COLD in the winter. I like tile for the kitchen. In my apartment there is laminate in the kitchen and if people wear shoes in my kitchen the floor gets really dirty. I am going to have to initiate a no shoe rule in the kitchen!

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