Though beautiful design can boost your mood at home, it can only take you halfway there. Cleanliness is equally important in ensuring that your house is a calming, cozy, and enjoyable place to spend time. Dorinda Medley knows this, which is why she swears by keeping disinfectant wipes in every room.
In our exclusive interview with the former Real Housewife of New York, Dorinda shared the cleaning tips she uses for her homes in The Berkshires and New York City. She gushed: 'I think you should have a container of disinfectant wipes in every single room of your house. I really do, put them under your sink, they're so quick and fast to do a quick wipe down.' What's her go-to? A tube of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes in the Fresh Lemon Scent.
Dorinda's passion for her cleaning habits comes from the personal satisfaction she gets from the cleaning process. She explains: 'I'm very excited about this little study Clorox did with expert neuroscientists. They basically had people clean and they studied their brain waves, and they found that for some people, it was similar to hugging puppies, getting a manicure, or getting a massage. I totally get that because the pride I have when I wake up on a Saturday and clean is so exciting.'
Shop Dorinda's Favorite Clorox Wipes
This 75 pack of Clorox cleaning wipes is perfectly portable, making it the ideal accessory to include in every room of your home for easy cleaning. I personally love the fresh lemon scent.
This pack of three containers of Clorox wipes is easy to use with a custom dispenser. It breaks down to under $5 a pack for great value and a mix of scents to find your favorite.
These compostable wipes are your best bet for an environmentally-conscious way to keep your house clean. Comes in a three-pack, making it easy to put one in every room of your home.
Using Clorox wipes in every room is one of her best cleaning tips for keeping germs in her home at a minimum. Dorinda states: 'The wipes are great because, you know, there's the big cleaning you do, but what people forget (and I see it a lot in homes because I'm sort of a fanatical cleaner) is that they forget to wipe down all their handles. So the refrigerator handles, the microwaves, the faucets, the light switches. All those little places that sometimes people overlook.'
She uses them to tackle the dirtiest places in her home. Dorinda states: 'People are touching those all day long. So when people leave my houses, I'll go into their bedroom wipe down every knob, every handle, every faucet and the light plates, along with the major clean because that's where a lot of germs are left behind.'
She has also designed her home to be easy to clean using these simple wipes. Dorinda tells Homes & Gardens: 'I'm in New York City today in my newly refurbished apartment, which has a lot of great surfaces. I decided to do engineered floors this time because I cannot stand the hassle of the wooden floors. For me, something like Clorox wipes are great because I can use them everywhere in this apartment now. I basically live in a cross between a great beautiful hotel room with built-ins like a boat, so I can just wipe everything away with a Clorox wipe.'
Shop more Clorox favorites
If you're not a wipes person, but want to harness the disinfecting properties of Dorinda's favorite cleaning products, there are plenty of options. Here are a few of our favorites.
A toilet wand certainly isn't the most glamorous item, but this disposable version makes it as fun as it can be. The end is disposable, meaning you only need to use it once.
If you want to keep your house clean, but don't like strong scents, this fragrance-free cleaner is perfect for you. It comes in a pack of three, so it will last you for months to come.
This 128 ounce fluid container of disinfectant is easy to use and eco-friendly. I love this design for those who don't want to use as much plastic.
With the right tools, cleaning isn't a chore, but part of a holistic self care routine for the home.
