Spring Cleaning Routine: Embracing German Homemaking Traditions
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- The warmer, brighter days of spring always inspire me to give our home a little extra cleaning and care. Follow along as I share some traditional German homemaking traditions.
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When I was a young girl I asked my sweet mom to wash my pajamas when she washed my sheets. When I got home from school, if I saw them drying in the breeze I would make sure I bathed and washed my hair before bed. It was BLISS snuggling into bed that night.
Nothing like laundry smelling like fresh air. Thanks for sharing 😊 ~ Anja
Yes spring cleaning, changing out duvets,drapes, and the list goes on. As a young girl my mother and I cleaned and then on to my Grandparents home.I noticed the wooden sewing machine cover on the floor my Mother had one.❤
We lived in Sweden for 3 years and adapted the Swedish style of using a bottom sheet and a duvet with duvet cover. The Swedish duvet covers had slits at the top; you could reach through and pull the duvet through. We use 2 twin size duvets. It's much easier than wrestling with large duvets. I iron the pillowcases because I really like the crisp finish.
Anya, I am sitting here having morning coffee and your video was the first that popped up. I only have 3 that I subscribe to. Its so relaxing to listen to your voice and watch you truly enjoy, maybe not the chore, but housekeeping in general. It may be a lost art. Your 1910 home looks so welcoming and cozy. Thank you for sharing. I enjoy your channel. ❤
Hi there! Thanks so much for your kind words. It truly makes my day knowing my videos bring a sense of relaxation. So happy you enjoy my channel! ☕️
😊 ~ Anja
When I stay at a nicer hotel they use a fitted bottom sheet then an oversize flat sheet then on top of that is the duvet sandwiched between another oversize flat sheet. Makes it easier for the cleaning staff to change the sheets. I really like it (although I already have all my closed duvet covers which i love too).
I have reddecker brushes as well. I found the brand 3-4 years ago. High quality! Germany makes fantastic vacuums as well. Miele and Sebo are fantastic! Buy once and last you a lifetime.
Exactly and thank you 😊 ~ Anja
I so enjoy your channel, the way you take your time and don't rush the experience of homemaking. I am working at slowing down as I tend to move 100 miles an hour, so much so I miss the experience and instead homemaking simply becomes work.
Thank you so much! Anything worth doing is worth doing it slowly (not my quote) but I like to remember that, too 😊 ~ Anja
My mother mailed me duvet covers and the feather beds for my whole family. Back when my 2 kids were young. I feel like my family didnt really adapt to them but I still have them all these years later. My family in German do have the separate duvet for beds that to are sleeping as well. My mom always woukd wash the white lace curtains we had. Back home all my relative use the dryer most of the time but still do maintain an area to hang some of their clothes. There are many things I wish I coukd bring here. ❤
I love watching you, cook, bake and clean! So many wonderful tips and i love the stories you tell. Thank you for sharing with us!
You are so welcome!
Lüften - definitely a leftover from my mother! Turn the duvet cover inside out, first. Hands inside to the far corners and grab corners of the duvet with the corners of the cover. Easy to get the cover on after that. In Australia many of us just have a duvet inside a cover. I hang curtains back in place straight from the machine!
Yes, lüften oder durchlüften! Thanks for the tip with the duvet, I have tried that and found to be wrangling it just the same 🤷♀ ~ Anja
@@OurGabledHome Definitely easier with two people, but I can do the largest size on my own… und ich bin eine alte Kuh! I also do pillow cases like you do by folding the pillow. I’ve lost count how many people I’ve shown that trick to.
Oh bless you wrestling with your duvet. Having been a nurse, in Germany, I have certainly made some beds now my time❤
Yes, that's it.
@@soozzi aww ... now you're way too self-deprecating! There is so much wisdom that comes with age!
I'm actually right in the middle of my Spring Cleaning now & I do the same thing with my curtains each year. I also wash the windows at the same time & my curtains don't go back up till that is done, & I get outside & do the outside of them also! Things DO feel SO FRESH & CLEAN after a good cleaning! I also do the rafters, & walls, etc.... I cover everything with old sheets to catch the dust.
Thanks for sharing!!
We use separate blankets to remedy blanket thievery lol. We both have German grandparents so maybe it’s in our genes. 😄
Haha, yes, blanket thievery is a thing!
Now I remember why my duvet and cover is packed away! A hassle if there ever was one.
I’ve always used a lightweight comforter with top and bottom sheets. Bed changing was one of husband’s weekly chores and everything immediately went onto the bed out of the dryer to avoid wrinkles. Our cats supervised the process. 😉🐾
Love it! Homemaking is at its best when you get furries supervising 🐾😜 ~ Anja
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Yes, what a beautiful story!
I have watched several videos on how to put duvet covers on and tried all. I end up putting them on exactly as you are in your video. My covers have a zipper rather than buttons. I love my sheets hung on the line, and all my clothes really. I remember mom hanging Daddys slacks on the line with stretchers, kept the wrinkles down. Love watching your videos.
Wonderful!
When I use a duvet cover (I prefer the flat top sheet! so much easier) I have sewn little ties out of cotton twill tape in each corner, and then made a buttonhole in the corners of my down duvet - I thread the ties through and tie like tying a shoe. so, no clips. :-)
Great idea! Thank you so much for sharing 💛 ~ Anja
Yes, I have these, too.
I also don’t care for this chore but I do prefer a top sheet and blanket or coverlet to a duvet. Seems easier. I like your channel
Slippers are a Minnesota thing, too!! Haha
Hi Anja, I'm glad to see you're still sharing after your personal video last week. I literally searched for you today to see how you're doing before I start my day! I do a seasonal change of linens for spring/summer for a lighter, fresher feeling, and in fall/winter it provides extra warmth and comfort. It honours the new season and new beginnings. God Bless. Shelley
Aww ... thank you so much 💛 ~ Anja
Your laundry set looks good!
Thank you!
lol love this. When I lived in Germany we bought a king size pine bed. When they delivered it they brought 2 mattresses and I was so confused, but it worked perfectly fine for us. I also use a duvet and have yet mastered the fine art of putting the duvet cover on but I have to say I prefer sleeping with just the duvet and no top sheet, makes so much more sense to me.
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Yes, so interesting about the two separate mattresses! Thank you so much for sharing 💛 ~ Anja
I agree with making the bed 😂 love watching your Vlogs ❤
Glad to hear that! Thank you so much 😊 ~ Anja
I turn the duvet and pillow covers inside out, then I reach in to the back corners, using them like Handschuhe, I grab the corners of the duvet or pillow and pull them in as I allow the covers to turn back right side out. I hold on, and shake it out, then line up the other two corners before zipping or buttoning. Hope that makes it a little easier for you?
I have tried that but always struggle with the queen size duvets ~ Anja
Oh yes, I remember that carpet beater! ;-) My neighbor and I are both German, and we often compare notes on cleaning. It must be in our DNA!
So true!
I hate doing duvets too! However, it’s way easier doing it my way! I know as I’ve done it a ton and for five different beds! Yuk! Turn duvet inside out and lay over bed. Then put comforter on top attaching the corners with those same corner grips that you use. Then (and this is key), reach all the way through opening to opposite end corners and grip those corners and pull right side out! Voila! And shake. Like turning an inside out shirt the right way again. Easy!!
Thank you, I'll give that a try 👍!
I have recently come to love line-dried sheets, towels, and clothes. The smell is wonderful.
I have German ancestry and I can't help but wonder if cleaning habits were passed down through the generations because my Grandmother and her daughters were wonderful housekeepers and I learned a lot from my Mom as well. Nobody in my family is wealthy, but homes were well-kept, clean, and the women in the family were great caretakers of their families. I hope I'm living up to their standards!
Yes, even modest homes pride themselves on being well-kept 😊 ~ Anja
Yes, we have a douvet cover. It’s a two person job to make the bed in a timely fashion. I am looking for a douvet cover with a zip!! This weekend it’s a change of douvet for the for a lighter version. Call me an optimist! X
Haha, yes, way to manifest warmer weather with the lighter duvet. You can always add another blanket on top should the temps drop again 😌 but keeping my 🤞for spring for you ~ Anja
@@OurGabledHome I am already preparing the extra blanket ready for summer😂😂
In Europe we used to iron everything, underwear and socks, even the things that shouldn’t be iron and a freshly ironed clean bed is the best! We are not practical like Germans… also we had season cleaning where each of the four seasons the house was thoroughly cleaned… fantastic if you can pay someone to do it for you but a pain to do yourself!
I love watching your videos! Thank you! You are so relaxing and you have a lovely voice. My hands are itching when I see you cleaning, and wash your beautiful curtains! I like to know where they’re from? Can you share that please?
Thanks again for all your work.
Have a very lovely weekend!❤
Thank you so much, I am glad to hear that! These are linen curtains from Ikea, not sure if they still have them ~ Anja
I also don't like changing sheets. If there's a tag, it usually is in the short side corner, which helps since some fitted sheets have elastic all the way around now. The duvet setup would be too much work for me. 😂 Top sheets here.
Yes, thank you! We all gotta find what works best for us 😊 ~ Anja
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Grazie per i tuoi video❤
Mille grazie 💛 ~ Anja
Maybe one day you show us your cats, and how you take care of them. We just got 2 cats from our son family. They adapted mama cat with 3 kittens almost a year ago. Mama cat was too territorial, scratched their dog, and other cats. We adapted her with one kitten. We never had cats before :)
Good idea, I'll see what I can do 🐱😊 ~ Anja
After watching this video I seriously believe your opinions here are part of the German DNA! Once I came home from hospital and needed some home care. I was so elated and my first thought went to YES, someone to change and make my bed!
Haha, probably! Thank you so much for sharing 😊 ~ Anja
I wish we could open our windows. If we even open our windows for a few seconds a ton of mosquitos will rush in!
Put screens on your windows.
Oh, no 😨 ~ Anja
Being from Germany I am totally with you. Great idea with those clips, where do you get those? And do you have a favorite place to get all your bedding? I bring them back from Germany when we visit.
Thank you! Ikea has great bedding in European sizes and apparently, their down doesn't come from live plucking. Here are the clips we have (affiliate link): amzn.to/3ws1MU0 😊 ~ Anja
The German Folks must not like wrinkle free sheets! When my sheets are not pulled tight, it drives me crazy! But it is harder to do now I’m 73.
I just moved back to Europe and I wanted to buy a dryer just to make bath towels soft! Drying yourself with stiff towels absolutely sucks and brick houses that are not heated and colder than outside temp also sucks! This of course only applies to southern Europe and not Northern Europe where houses are nicely heated!
Can you recommend a duvet clips that you are happy with❤
We use these (affiliate link): amzn.to/3ycJwOS ~ Anja
Where did you get the duvet corner clips?
Really easy to get online (affiliate link): amzn.to/3ws1MU0 😊 ~ Anja
@@OurGabledHome Thank you!
Help me find a good feather pillow please. Mine are really old and are wonderful but really not much left to them. They are all Pacific Coast down pillows which use to be amazing but now are made in China and don’t feel good at all. I have tried so many so anyone that knows of a good company please let me know.
We have some from Ikea which I like because apparently, their down doesn't come from live plucking 😌 ~ Anja
@@OurGabledHome thanks I will look at those. Yes, I also don’t buy anything that uses live plucking.
Could I ask what brand of mattress you have? We want to get an organic one as well. Thank you
I don't think they make those anymore but I would look into Avocado or Naturopedic 😊 ~ Anja
@@OurGabledHome thank you!
a whole 10 mins of the video is changing sheets !!!!
And now what…??