20 Clever Cleaning Brushes You Never Knew You Needed
Get ready to make your life so much easier with these cleaning tools that save you time and elbow grease.
When it comes to cleaning, my motto is: Work smarter, not harder. Fortunately, some companies live by this dictum, too, and have created tools that are designed to make my (and your!) cleaning life a bit easier.
Let's take on our kitchens, bathrooms, electronics and other living spaces without fear of dirt and grime and with a lot less elbow grease. We've scoured the web for cleaning tools you may have never thought of — for those spaces that need extra TLC.
Get every nook and cranny of your home spic-and-span with these ingenious solutions that tackle the hard-to-reach, the super-sharp and the tiniest of spaces.
Best Cleaning Brushes for the Kitchen
If you're prepping and cooking more produce at home, make sure you're cleaning fruits and veggies well with this handy brush from Full Circle. It's made of a bamboo handle and recycled plant fiber bristles. Plus, with no neon plastic in sight, it'll look great on your countertop.
Reusable drinking straws keep more plastic out of our landfills, and every little bit helps. These eco-minded drinking buddies do need a little extra TLC in the cleaning department, though. This set has three different sizes to ensure you have the right brush to clean inside the tiny straw opening.
This is a recent discovery I made after inheriting cast iron pans from my husband's grandmother. Although the pans had been well-loved for years, they had been stored away and had built-up gunk and a little rust on them. This stainless-steel chainmail completely brought them back to life. I highly recommend getting one of these if you cook with cast iron.
Best Cleaning Brushes for the Bathroom
Cleaning showers and tubs is my least favorite chore. Yes, even behind toilets. They're big and hard to get into all the corners, and did I mention they're big? This long-handled scrub brush is designed to make the job so much easier, and the V-pointed pad will take care of those hard-to-scrub corners.
Best Cleaning Brushes for Electronics
Best Cleaning Brushes for Living Spaces
Whether it's the cobweb you've been staring at in the corner of your living room or the pile of dust you can see on top of your ceiling fan, a little help is required to get to those hard-to-reach areas of your home. This extension dusting kit has three different attachments and reaches up to 12 feet. (For even higher ceilings, opt for the 24-foot extendable pole option.) Dusting just got a whole lot simpler.
Some spots are almost impossible to clean without the right tools. This extra-long brush gets all the trapped lint out of your dryer's vent and exhaust port, as well as the coils behind your refrigerator. Those hard-to-reach areas will be cleaner, and your home will be safer.