The self-proclaimed de-muddler started her business ‘Minus the Muddle’ back in April 2016 and it has been booming ever since.

“I used to be a pack rat when I was younger,” she said.

“When I moved out of my parents house I realised I had too much stuff! From there I became very conscious, getting rid of things while being aware of what I buy when shopping. Then I thought ‘hey! There’s probably other people out here like me”.

Clients have called Krystal to de-muddle closets, kitchens, living rooms, garages and more while providing tips and advice to stay organised.

“They call, we have a conversation based on their needs, then I schedule a viewing. Once I have an idea of the task at hand I come back on the weekend and together from start to finish we go through all of your belongings to see what you do and do not need,” Krystal said.

Recognizing that most people have a fear to go through the things they’ve accumulated over the years,

Currently in New York, Krystal is working on a system to help people back home in Bermuda though a video course. She also uploads regularly on her social media.

10 Spring Cleaning Tips by Minus the Muddle

1. Scrub down the trash bin

Drop some dishwashing liquid on the inside and the outside of the bin. Use a hose to rinse out the inside and scrub down the outside with a disposable sponge. Dry in sun.

2. Clean the shower liner 

Throw the liner into the washing machine with a few towels to scrub it, then hang it back up to dry.

3. Vacuum the perimeter

Go corner to corner, room to room with the vacuum nozzle, get those stray dust bunnies!

4. Wipe down the ceiling fan blades

Spray cleaner directly onto a blade, covering the dust, then wipe down the blade with a rag to toss later. Repeat once more with a cleaner cloth.

5. Give your curtains life

Throw your drapes into the dryer for 15 minutes with a slight damp cloths. Fluff out and hang back up.

6. Check the refrigerator’s coils

Dust and lint sticks to the protective grill of the refrigerator’s condensers coils and the coils themselves. Give them a slight brushing with a long handled brush and vacuum.

7. Clean the screens 

With a piece of old carpet rub the screen to remove the dirt and dust.

8. Iron off the residue

Warm up your iron, on the cotton setting, and iron over a light bed of salt on top of a sheet of paper. After a few runs, unplug the iron and wipe clean when cooled.

9. Dishwashers need cleaning too 

Pour a cup of white vinegar in the bottom of the empty unit and run a heavy cycle. Then sprinkle a cup of banking soda in the bottom and leave overnight. Run an empty cycle in the morning.

10. Give the broom a bath

Throw on some gloves and scrub the bristles together in some soapy warm water. Turn upside to dry and store.

Social Media

Facebook: Minus the Muddle

Instagram: @minusthemuddle

Website: minusthemuddle.com

Email: [email protected]

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From painting indoors and out, to fixing those faulty shelves, and repurposing the side table that looks out of place anywhere but in the shed, the next few weeks are perfect for completing jobs you can never bring yourself to do when the weather is nice outside.

So, with that in mind, rgmags paid a visit to Gorham’s to ask some of their experts what tasks they get asked about most. From the keen amateur, to the DIY professional, here’s a list of things you might fancy having a go at.

Painting

Hardly an original concept, but you’d still be surprised how many people come to see Greg Nisbett, Gorham’s floor manager and paint specialist, on a daily basis. Gorham’s called it the “single biggest project of the fall and winter months on the island”.

“I get people almost every day who say ‘I want to paint my house but I’ve never done it before,” Greg said.

The other big request Greg gets is for help with paint colours from people who want the same look, but don’t know what the exact shade they want is. The retailer’s paint spectrometre helps in that regard.

“We make our own paint, I can mix the right shade in about four or five minutes right in the store,” Greg said.

Top tip: According to Greg the best thing you can do is prepare your wall properly before you paint it. To do that, he suggests a quick treatment with Jomax, a mold killer, before using some Start Right stain-blocking primer and sealer. After that the finish coat is up to you.

Flooring

Not something that immediately comes to mind when you think DIY, laying a floor is not normally a simple task. However, Blake Simons, who is the Building Materials Manager for Gorham’s, believes it is a task that can become relatively simple with just the right approach.

“It’s very realistic for people to be able to do it themselves,” Blake said. “A lot of people come in, they ask us for advice on how to do it, and we tell them.

“It’s project lots of people might think they can’t do, but they can do.”

It helps that a new product from Aqua Vision, who have designed a waterproof laminate faux wood flooring, comes with instructions on the packet.

A floating floor, it does not need to be glued down, and snaps into place seamlessly.

Top tip: When laying flooring start at the left side of the room and put the grain with the light that’s coming in from the window.

Lighting

One definitely for the more proficient handy man, the desire to bring natural light into homes has always driven the amateur Do it Yourselfer.

While putting in a window is not always easy, the new Solatube Daylighting System is supposedly a task that can be completed relatively quickly – as long as you’re comfortable knocking holes in your roof and ceiling.

“Believe it or not it is a do it yourself project, or it can be done by a contractor, but what’s fantastic about this product is that it allows you to add light to any room without electricity,” said Tyrone Sampson of Aurora Enterprises.

Top tip: While it is a “quite simple installation project” Tyrone said it is essential to get the outside correct. Making a mistake between the roof and ceiling is “not a problem” but you don’t want to get the roof wrong.

For more tips and tricks on doing it yourself, visit www.gorhams-ltd.com

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