Of the many lessons gleaned from watching the Novogratz family in our home tour with the upcoming stars of Bravo series “9 by design”, one of the most interesting was that mom Cortney, despite juggling a rowdy clan of seven kids, swears by all-white bedding. Paradoxically, she says they’re the easiest to clean, simply by tossing them in the laundry with a bit of bleach. I too love an all-white bed though I rarely bleach my sheets, for fear of the chemicals weakening the fabric. I found a couple natural alternatives to bleach that work well though:
Lemon juice. It’s amazing how many things you can clean with lemon, white sheets among them. Add a quarter cup of lemon juice to your wash cycle with warm water—it really helps brighten your linens.
Mrs. Stewart’s Bluing. This stuff dates back to the 1800’s, which is kind of mind-blowing. It’s a non-toxic, biodegradable blue dye (all you need do is sprinkle a couple drops to your laundry load) that actually serves to make your whites look whiter.
* No matter which whitening method you prefer, resist the temptation to try them all at once, or risk getting some weird chemical reaction that ends up staining your bedding.
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