Clean start to the year: How to keep your home spick and span

Out with the old, in with the new, with the help of lemon juice, vinegar and a dash of salt. Tan Hsueh Yun and Benson Ang roll up their sleeves and find out how to clean everything

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on January 13, 2019, with the headline Clean start to the year: How to keep your home spick and span. Subscribe