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How to Love Cleaning the House
As a child, every girl who played with dolls and mother daughters dreamed of living in the castle and meeting the prince as in a fairy tale. Cornelia Bailey’s dream has become a reality.
As she grew up, she acquired Plas Teg, a castle in Wales that is considered one of the finest examples of Jacobin architecture. The building was built in 1610, and since its inception almost unchanged, either externally or internally.
Cornelia bought it in 1986, spending £75,000 on the purchase, and then an impressive sum to put it in order.
Over time, the financial resources of the woman were exhausted, she retired and began to live at the expense of the state. Her constant companion and companion was a cat, not a prince. And her house, a majestic castle, an architectural monument and one of the attractions of Wales, began to collapse.
“The Exciting Magic of Cleaning” would surely have inspired Cornelia to clean it up. But apparently she didn't watch it. I suggest you.
The house is really big: only ten bedrooms in it. And in each antique furniture, carpets, tapestries, bas-reliefs, paintings, works of art, which are 400 years old or more. No wonder Cornelia couldn't handle them on her own.
For about 30 years, the house stood without general cleaning. More than a quarter of a century. Under normal conditions. general cleaning is carried out once every six months.
But who was supposed to make it in the castle? It broke the stove and the boiler. The woman was left without hot water. Living in an old castle, she approached the way of life of a woman from past centuries.
Cornelia was always hospitable and hosted tourists interested in the castle. But over time, the dirt began to scare them away. Plas Teg was not cluttered, there was not a single modern or unnecessary thing in it, but it was covered with dust, mold and webs.
To the aid of the owner came the leading English program "Clean-Crazy" Hayley and Dan. These people suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, which manifests itself in intolerance to disorder and a manic desire to keep everything clean.
Hayley and Dan became unique people who managed to turn their illness into a means to earn money. First, they started a cleaning company, and then began cleaning other people's homes as part of a television program.
Apparently, this is the kind of people Plas Teg, obsessed with cleanliness, was waiting for. People who in their apartment wash windows after every rain, vacuum the curtains, arrange statuettes in perfect symmetry, disinfect door handles, these people were able to bring perfect order to the castle.
A thorough cleaning was not as easy as one might expect. Cornelia set rules for her assistants: use only water and soap, no cleaning chemicals, no chlorine, no disinfectants.
The ban on modern cleaning equipment was very wise. The relics would not withstand their impact. In addition to art, the house found bedding, which was not washed for more than a hundred years.
But everything was put in order by Hayley and Dan. Thanks to them, they are now created. master-cleaning A castle that may be useful in the future.
The cleaning process turned out to be very exciting, with an excursion into history.
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Cornelia realizes that she can not cope with Plas Teg, but still does not want to leave it. It remains to be counted on the support of society.
All we can advise her to do is try using the Marie Kondo cleaning method. He has helped many of our readers. Avos and Cornelia will help.
Would you be able to live in a castle, or would an ordinary apartment be enough for you?
As she grew up, she acquired Plas Teg, a castle in Wales that is considered one of the finest examples of Jacobin architecture. The building was built in 1610, and since its inception almost unchanged, either externally or internally.
Cornelia bought it in 1986, spending £75,000 on the purchase, and then an impressive sum to put it in order.
Over time, the financial resources of the woman were exhausted, she retired and began to live at the expense of the state. Her constant companion and companion was a cat, not a prince. And her house, a majestic castle, an architectural monument and one of the attractions of Wales, began to collapse.
“The Exciting Magic of Cleaning” would surely have inspired Cornelia to clean it up. But apparently she didn't watch it. I suggest you.
The house is really big: only ten bedrooms in it. And in each antique furniture, carpets, tapestries, bas-reliefs, paintings, works of art, which are 400 years old or more. No wonder Cornelia couldn't handle them on her own.
For about 30 years, the house stood without general cleaning. More than a quarter of a century. Under normal conditions. general cleaning is carried out once every six months.
But who was supposed to make it in the castle? It broke the stove and the boiler. The woman was left without hot water. Living in an old castle, she approached the way of life of a woman from past centuries.
Cornelia was always hospitable and hosted tourists interested in the castle. But over time, the dirt began to scare them away. Plas Teg was not cluttered, there was not a single modern or unnecessary thing in it, but it was covered with dust, mold and webs.
To the aid of the owner came the leading English program "Clean-Crazy" Hayley and Dan. These people suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, which manifests itself in intolerance to disorder and a manic desire to keep everything clean.
Hayley and Dan became unique people who managed to turn their illness into a means to earn money. First, they started a cleaning company, and then began cleaning other people's homes as part of a television program.
Apparently, this is the kind of people Plas Teg, obsessed with cleanliness, was waiting for. People who in their apartment wash windows after every rain, vacuum the curtains, arrange statuettes in perfect symmetry, disinfect door handles, these people were able to bring perfect order to the castle.
A thorough cleaning was not as easy as one might expect. Cornelia set rules for her assistants: use only water and soap, no cleaning chemicals, no chlorine, no disinfectants.
The ban on modern cleaning equipment was very wise. The relics would not withstand their impact. In addition to art, the house found bedding, which was not washed for more than a hundred years.
But everything was put in order by Hayley and Dan. Thanks to them, they are now created. master-cleaning A castle that may be useful in the future.
The cleaning process turned out to be very exciting, with an excursion into history.
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Cornelia realizes that she can not cope with Plas Teg, but still does not want to leave it. It remains to be counted on the support of society.
All we can advise her to do is try using the Marie Kondo cleaning method. He has helped many of our readers. Avos and Cornelia will help.
Would you be able to live in a castle, or would an ordinary apartment be enough for you?
