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Our wood grain Shaker cabinet fronts were designed for busy, high-traffic homes like ours. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. It's the perfect, practical way to add the warmth of wood to all the rooms of your home.
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We have teamed up with Loloi to create a line of rugs that are as affordable as they are beautiful. This collection houses a great mix of traditional and modern rugs, in cottage-y colorways, as well as vintage-inspired beauties that you’ll want to roll out in every room.
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We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors — The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. It doesn’t lean warm or cool, it’s that just right in-between. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. It’s the best jumping-off point for design, no matter your interior style. In addition to being beautiful, Ingrid is really durable — we have three kids, and we always have a home construction project going on. Ingrid stands up to it all.
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Giddy for GLEEN! Smudges on the fridge make me nuts even with our fridge at work. Bring on the ‘uber awesome’ green cloth for this cleanin’ machine :)
Giddy for gleen!
I am a it OCD with all my cleaning, but finger prints on the fridge or drips on the stove drive me mad!
Giddy for GLEEN
I am really anal about having vacuumed floors. I really don’t like crumbs everywhere.
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Giddy for GLEEN!
When we moved into our apartment, all of the grout between the tiles was black (as opposed to it’s original color of light grey) so I’ve been going crazy trying to remove the dirt!
I am Giddy for GLEEN!! My pet peeve is any spot on or in my microwave (or anyone else’s)
Lol! Giddy for GLEEN!! I’m kinda anal about keeping my tub clean. With hard water, that’s difficult at best! Would love to have this to help keep it all clean! :)
Giddy for GLEEN.
I love having a clean floor; IE: no clothes scattered all over, trash picked up, etc. ; ) I feel like the room feels bigger when the floor is clear of stuff. ;)
By the way, I love your blog!! : )
I’d be giddy for Gleen if I won these! I love cleaning supplies that don’t have harsh chemical odors and actually work! I hate having a messy kitchen and dishes in the sink!
I’m Giddy for Gleen! I hate smudges on my mirrors!!!!
Giddy for Gleen!! I have the same problem with my stainless steel appliances…nothing else I’ve tried seems to work and I’d love to do something green about it!
I am Giddy for GLEEN I don’t like finger prints on my fridge or sink. I try to keep these surfaces clean at all times. Also keep book shelves neat and tidy.
Giddy for Gleen! Thanks to Gleen for providing freebies and to the Marcums for providing the giveaway. I am totally uptight about folding towels. In fact, my husband makes fun of me because I won’t let him do it. :) Also, I don’t love the little smudges that show up on the walls at about kid height. Wonder if those cloths would work there?
oooh i’m giddy for gleen. the thing i’m anal about is fingerprints on my laptop and the nasty dust that settles on the inside of car windows that NEVER comes off. it irks me just thinking about it.
Giddy for Gleen! I can’t stand little paw prints on the wood furniture in our living room!
I would be Giddy for GLEEN in my kitchen on my stainless steel! We just had our kitchen renovated, and I never realized how difficult it was to keep the appliances clean! I’m also a stickler for a less-than-sparkling sink in the bathroom!
I am giddy for gleen! Hate kids fingerprints on my stove and fridge!
Would really like to win
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I’m Giddy for GLEEN. I can’t stand it when my son leaves food stains on the counter.
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Yay! I’m Giddy for Gleen!! I can’t stand unfolded blankets or dust on the TV screen. Lol!
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Giddy for GLEEN
I can’t stand a ring in the bathtub!! LOL my biggest pet peeve!! :)
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Giddy for Gleen! I hate a dirty kitchen – counters, stove, sink, etc. etc. And I love anything that helps me keep my kitchen nice and clean.
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Giddy for Gleen here! I’m anal about spots on the stainless dishwasher from my pups’ noses. Drives me batty. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity :)
Giddy for gleen! Absolutely have to dust my tables and shelves, can`t stand dust.
Giddy for GLEEN!
I like my kitchen stove to be spotless.
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Giddy for Gleen. I can’t stand fingerprints on the bathroom mirror
Giddy for GLEEN:) I am picky about fingerprints on windows! I also hate bathroom grime…it really grosses me out! annejk112233(at)yahoo(dot)com
Giddy for GLEEN! I can’t stand to have crumbs on the kitchen counters.
“Giddy for GLEEN” – Clean is a good thing!! I am always cleaning out the bathroom sinks – dirty sinks make me cuckoo!!
Giddy for GLEEN! Like you, I hate fingerprints all over my fridge, and I hate dirty smudges on my floors. With three little ones, it’s hard to keep those things clean.
I am giddy for clean, I hate messy clothing closets, dirty plates on the counter, and shoes not in there proper spot!
I am also “Giddy for Gleen”! I can’t stand dirty bathrooms even though I hate cleaning them! I also dislike clutter – it drives me crazy.
Giddy for GLEEN is something I could totally be! But the picture of the stainless steel appliances remind me of my sister who has struggled with fingerprints on her refrigerator and stove also! Myself – I can’t stand to go a day (or sometimes an hour) without sanitizing my kitchen counters/stovetop/faucets/doorhandles, etc. I am a definite germaphobe and love to keep my spray bottle of cleanser handy with a cloth to wipe down the most commonly touched surfaces.
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“Giddy for GLEEN” – I can’t stand little sticky spots on the kitchen counters!
Giddy for Gleen! I can’t stand a dirty bathroom.Especially the sink and counter area must be clean all the time!!
“Giddy for GLEEN” i dont like when they’re is smudges on the bathroom mirror
Giddy for GLEEN! I can’t stand crooked pictures frames also!
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I am “Giddy for GLEEN” and I must straighten crooked picture frames. I straightened 2 in our health and fitness center this morning!
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Giddy for GLEEN! I am obsessed with clean counters, can’t go to sleep without everything put away off them. Thanks!
I’m definitely Giddy for Gleen! I’m impressed with your before & after fridge. I would definitely use this on my door to the outside porch. Some how there are little hand prints and doggie nose smudges that keep magically appearing mere minutes, errr, okay, seconds, after I finish cleaning it! Looks like this Gleen Green Cleaning Cloth will make cleaning it often much simpler :) I love the part where you said there is no chemical smells lingering. Don’t want little lungs breathing that in.
Giddy for GLEEN! I hate dirty dishes.
I’m certainly Giddy for Gleen! I could have the messiest house ever, but fingerprints on walls ans light switches drive me NUTTY!
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I am Giddy for Green and would love one of these to keep my glasses clean. Totally anal about anything on my lenses.
I am Giddy for Glean about fingerprints on the fridge
You bet I’m giddy for Gleen! I can’t stand fingerprints, especially on the microwave.
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Look at how all your site visiors are Giddy for GLEEN. I stay on top of the kitchen – the counters are continually in use and probably should be wiped down whenever someone wanders thru. Love to try out the gleen cloth
I am giddy for green!!! My biggest pet peeve IS fingerprints on our fridge and tv, drives me nuts! lol Thanks for the giveaway!!!
Giddy for GLEEN! I am soooo anal when I first get my phone and people remove my little sticky sheet screen and keyboard cover, I try to leave them on as long as possible because I had to smudge a perfect screen!
My goodness I dont like all the dust NC creates. I am giddy for Gleen!
Giddy for GLEEN! This is gross, but I can’t stand it when my brothers use the toilet and they are in there for awhile and they leave sweat beads on the toilet seat! They don’t wipe it off or anything! It is SO disgusting!
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Giddy for GLEEN! I can’t stand crooked picture frames either! Or streaks on mirrors or glass!
Giddy for GLEEN! I can’t stand messy counters!
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What you huge difference! I bet you’re giddy for Gleen. I can’t stand when the countertop gets cluttered.
No wonder you are Giddy for Gleen! The before and after pictures are incredible. I can’t stand dirty highchairs, cluttered fridges, dirty stovetops, and socks left by the door. Or dusty picture frames, door frames, and book shelves. This could REALLY come in handy.