I recently went on a YouTube search for bed-making tips from the people who do it all the time and are the best at it in the field: luxury housekeepers.
In my search I found this gem featuring 5 pro bed-making and cleaning tips from Constance Chapalain, Assistant Housekeeping Manager at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, France -- a bona fide 5-star luxury hotel!:
The video is presented in the luxurious French language and subtitled throughout, so it’s easy to watch and read sans sound if preferred; it’s also enjoyable to watch with the volume on, to hear (and learn) the French language.
All the tips are top-notch and demonstrate what luxury housekeeping is all about -- meticulous attention to detail.
Each tip below includes a direct link to the time stamp on the video where that tip starts.
1. Meticulously Made Bed @ :32 seconds
The secret: hospital corners are what give any bed a touch of meticulous luxury. I never used to do hospital corners because I didn’t really know what they were or how to do them, but after I was shown how to do them efficiently as a luxury housekeeper I started doing them at home, too. The technique in this video is what I know hospital corners to be and it's how I add a little bit of luxury to my home every day when I make the bed.
2. Easily Place the Duvet in the Duvet Cover @ 1:00 minute
The secret: match up the corners of the duvet to the corners of the duvet cover and pull through for efficient duvet-covering. This is the optimal way to get a duvet/down comforter into its cover, and it’s how I do it when a duvet is being used. Having two people helps, of course, but it is manageable with one person by matching up the corners as shown and having ample room to work with the duvet.
3. Meticulously Made Pillow @ 1:45
The secret: fold the pillow in half lengthwise to easily fit into pillow case, fluff pillow into place, and tuck in pillow case ends for the look of luxury at home. Tucking in pillow case ends is a must for the look of luxury(!) and is part of my daily bed-making routine. Folding the pillow in half lengthwise does help, and I hadn’t heard of doing that until watching this video; it takes some getting used to, but it’s a nicer technique than just shoving the pillow in the case.
4. Clean a Mirror @ 2:20
The secret: use a microfiber cloth with water to wipe away spots, then use a dry microfiber cloth to wipe the mirror. The housekeeping secret is that cleaning solutions aren’t needed to remove spots on mirrors; all that is needed is water and a good microfiber cloth, as is shown in the video. It takes one minute or less to wipe away wet spots on the mirror with a dry microfiber cloth; I clean the bathroom mirror every day (sometimes more than once) and it’s done in no time. Simply keep a pile of microfiber cloths on hand in the bathroom to make cleaning go quicker.
5. Get Rid of Calcium Deposits @ 2:48
The secret: use vinegar on sink/tub fixtures to remove built-up mineral deposits. This is the easiest way to remove those awful-looking hard water stains without having to scrub or use elbow grease. All that is needed is a clean cloth and some vinegar:
Here is the before and after from when I did a 24-hour vinegar soak on a kitchen sink fixture that hadn’t been cared for in an embarrassingly long time; it’s easy to ‘see’ stains like this every day and not really see them, or to see them and think there’s nothing that can be done so why bother, when a little vinegar and time are all it takes to remove the ugliest and oldest of hard water stains:
It actually took less time to clean the sink fixture with a 24-hour vinegar soak than the few years spent looking at the stains without consciously noticing just how awful it looked. Now, since the fixtures have been cleaned so thoroughly, I pay better attention each week when I scrub the sink to make sure they stay shiny; and it is easy to keep them shiny with a regular weekly cleaning routine.
That's another housekeeping pro tip of my own that I learned on the job: Always have a regular cleaning routine in place. Following a regular cleaning routine ensures that every day, week, and month, all the important cleaning tasks get done when they need to be done; so that a home is clean, orderly, hygienic, and happy all year long.
After watching the YouTube video from the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, France, I was inspired to create something with a French theme that would help people with their own housekeeping and homemaking endeavors -- and voila!
The guesswork has been removed from housework with the new Royal Fleur-de-Lis Cleaning Notebooks and matching pens, now available online @ Zazzle.com/CleanHouseGuide:
Please click the Notebook Link for the notebook and the Pen Link for the pen to buy & learn more about each one:
In my search I found this gem featuring 5 pro bed-making and cleaning tips from Constance Chapalain, Assistant Housekeeping Manager at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, France -- a bona fide 5-star luxury hotel!:
The video is presented in the luxurious French language and subtitled throughout, so it’s easy to watch and read sans sound if preferred; it’s also enjoyable to watch with the volume on, to hear (and learn) the French language.
All the tips are top-notch and demonstrate what luxury housekeeping is all about -- meticulous attention to detail.
Each tip below includes a direct link to the time stamp on the video where that tip starts.
1. Meticulously Made Bed @ :32 seconds
The secret: hospital corners are what give any bed a touch of meticulous luxury. I never used to do hospital corners because I didn’t really know what they were or how to do them, but after I was shown how to do them efficiently as a luxury housekeeper I started doing them at home, too. The technique in this video is what I know hospital corners to be and it's how I add a little bit of luxury to my home every day when I make the bed.
2. Easily Place the Duvet in the Duvet Cover @ 1:00 minute
The secret: match up the corners of the duvet to the corners of the duvet cover and pull through for efficient duvet-covering. This is the optimal way to get a duvet/down comforter into its cover, and it’s how I do it when a duvet is being used. Having two people helps, of course, but it is manageable with one person by matching up the corners as shown and having ample room to work with the duvet.
3. Meticulously Made Pillow @ 1:45
The secret: fold the pillow in half lengthwise to easily fit into pillow case, fluff pillow into place, and tuck in pillow case ends for the look of luxury at home. Tucking in pillow case ends is a must for the look of luxury(!) and is part of my daily bed-making routine. Folding the pillow in half lengthwise does help, and I hadn’t heard of doing that until watching this video; it takes some getting used to, but it’s a nicer technique than just shoving the pillow in the case.
4. Clean a Mirror @ 2:20
The secret: use a microfiber cloth with water to wipe away spots, then use a dry microfiber cloth to wipe the mirror. The housekeeping secret is that cleaning solutions aren’t needed to remove spots on mirrors; all that is needed is water and a good microfiber cloth, as is shown in the video. It takes one minute or less to wipe away wet spots on the mirror with a dry microfiber cloth; I clean the bathroom mirror every day (sometimes more than once) and it’s done in no time. Simply keep a pile of microfiber cloths on hand in the bathroom to make cleaning go quicker.
5. Get Rid of Calcium Deposits @ 2:48
The secret: use vinegar on sink/tub fixtures to remove built-up mineral deposits. This is the easiest way to remove those awful-looking hard water stains without having to scrub or use elbow grease. All that is needed is a clean cloth and some vinegar:
Here is the before and after from when I did a 24-hour vinegar soak on a kitchen sink fixture that hadn’t been cared for in an embarrassingly long time; it’s easy to ‘see’ stains like this every day and not really see them, or to see them and think there’s nothing that can be done so why bother, when a little vinegar and time are all it takes to remove the ugliest and oldest of hard water stains:
It actually took less time to clean the sink fixture with a 24-hour vinegar soak than the few years spent looking at the stains without consciously noticing just how awful it looked. Now, since the fixtures have been cleaned so thoroughly, I pay better attention each week when I scrub the sink to make sure they stay shiny; and it is easy to keep them shiny with a regular weekly cleaning routine.
That's another housekeeping pro tip of my own that I learned on the job: Always have a regular cleaning routine in place. Following a regular cleaning routine ensures that every day, week, and month, all the important cleaning tasks get done when they need to be done; so that a home is clean, orderly, hygienic, and happy all year long.
After watching the YouTube video from the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, France, I was inspired to create something with a French theme that would help people with their own housekeeping and homemaking endeavors -- and voila!
The guesswork has been removed from housework with the new Royal Fleur-de-Lis Cleaning Notebooks and matching pens, now available online @ Zazzle.com/CleanHouseGuide:
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| Fleur-de-Lis Notebook & Pen Colors (Left to Right): Blue & Gold - Fresh Blue - Classic Black |
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> Blue & Gold:
> Fresh Blue:
> Classic Black:
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