Okay, my fellow Happy Slob cleaners...here is one fairly simple task that will make a huge difference to how your kitchen looks and feels. Don't groan - stick with me here. Cleaning your kitchen cabinets doesn't have to be a horrifying task. And they'll look all shiny and practically like new - making your whole kitchen feel fantastic.
The easiest way to get the grunge and built-up oil grime off the exterior of your kitchen cabinets is to use a good orange oil cleaner. The orange oil (a natural essential oil) helps to really cut through that built up oily mess. I like using a sponge or my favorite - scrubby sponges! (The kind of sponges that are sponge on one side, and a scrubby pad on the other.)
Add a good amount of orange oil cleaner to some lukewarm water in a clean bucket, and get to work. Having a friend (or your kids - a cleaning crew at no extra charge!) help out will make this go a lot faster. Give those cabinets a good scrub, rinsing out your sponge often.
Worst case scenario? If your cabinets STILL look old after you've tried cleaning them, let them totally dry and then paint them! Painting your cabinets is an easy way to refinish them, without having to replace them. :)
