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Yes, this freebie is about cleaning, but the “nice” part of my post title risks being a major understatement. For instance, would you call this incredible Australian house that we virtually crashed back in February just “nice?”
Of course not. It’s amazing. Which is why we’re excited that those very homeowners are also the geniuses behind the luxurious and superbly eco-friendly cleaning line called Murchison-Hume. Even more excitingly, they’re sending over $250 worth of luxe home-cleaning products to one lucky reader’s casa (feel free to drool, since you’ll soon have something to clean it up with).
So why do we love Murchison-Hume? Let’s start with the design: vintage apothecary-style bottles that make any countertop photo-shoot ready. Then there’s the eco part. All products are premium organic and are based in the same technology that cleans up oil spills, meaning they’re completely non-toxic. Oh, and of course there’s the fact that they actually work – and smell great (mmm, Australian White Grapefruit). And yes this line (which you can find stateside in Anthropologie and in upscale shelter mags like Elle Decor) is pricier than your average cleaner, but you certainly get what you pay for. Plus, it never hurts to feel a bit fancy when you’re tidying up. In fact they sent some our way and we’ve never felt so elegant while getting our scrub on. There was even some raised pinky action while we went.
So here are the deets for this week’s giveaway, including all of the loot that our winner’s gonna take home…
- PRIZE: Murchison-Hume’s “Classic Six” boxed set, full refill set, Luxury Laundry Soak, Original Garment Groom, Hand Soap and their brand new hand cream.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “KEEP IT CLEAN” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … fess up about what you obsessively clean. Are you a frequent hand washer or teeth brusher? Does clutter on your countertop drive you nuts? Do you consider clothes to be dirty even if they’ve barely been worn?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, April 14th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: Worldwide. That’s right, it’s fair game for everyone.
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Find more freebie info on our Giveaway FAQs page. Pics courtesy of Murchison-Hume.
Sarah F says
Keep it clean!
I NEED clean countertops and clean bed linens!!
Elise Benoit says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
My whole house can be messy, but my kitchen has to be spotless! I hate clutter and mess in the kitchen. I’m completely OCD about everything being in its place and the cabinets being shut, the refrigerator being stocked and organized. If only I could transfer my obsession to my husband.
Caroline says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
I am such a neat freak and actually love cleaning! I’m obsessed about keeping my desk and closet clean because I absolutely can’t get any work done if I have a messy space.
And their house is beautiful!!
Kim S says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
I will confess that kitchen table clutter drives me nuts. My husband will leave things there (unopened mail, to-do lists, money, etc. etc. etc.) forever!! After staring at a pile of dollar bills for about a week and a half I finally picked them up and put them in my wallet. When he got home I told him that since he obviously didn’t need his money, I was taking it, and if he wanted to keep his money in the future he shouldn’t let it clutter my kitchen table! :o) That seems to have worked for the money situation at least, although it doesn’t do much for the unopened mail and other junk!
Lynn Soon says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
Oh boy, what am I NOT obsessed about? I clean my hands religiously, but I think I’m uber obsessed about faucets. They must be print free! I wipe them constantly. I love the sparkle, OOH AHH….
Alicia says
KEEP IT CLEAN! The one thing I’m OCD about is making my bed. I have to do it every morning or else something feels off for that day.
Meghan Thompson says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
MY BED! If you sit on it, you’re dead meat! I just hate to have a beautiful fluffy bed ruined by the imprint of someones booty! Both the husband and the dog know to stay off until bed time. It took some training (more on the husbands part than the dogs) but we’re there and I’m happy report we averted World War III.
Kelley says
KEEP IT CLEAN
My biggest compulsion is probably our kitchen countertops. I probably clean them at least 5 times a day. I just hate debris or crumbs or pooled water hanging out around me.
Jane says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
so excited as a fellow aussie about this amazing aussie company!
I’m actually a fairly messy person – I live in hope that one day I can be as organised as you guys! But I can’t stand having a messy bathroom sink, I wipe it quite often!!!
I have looked into switching to eco-friendly cleaning products and would love to start with something so fancy!
Laura says
keep it clean! i’m not that fanatical about cleaning anything, somaybe i’d get better if i had nice products to use…
Susan says
Keep it clean!
I obsessively clean my hands but I am determined that it has kept me germ free all winter long :) I’m not obsessed with hand sanitizer though. Good ol’ soap and water is fine with me.
Michelle says
KEEP IT CLEAN
I’m not obsessed with cleaning anything! I hate cleaning, but I do love a clean home and make all my own non-toxic, earth friendly cleaning products.
kristen b says
keep it clean!
at work, I obsessively clean the phone, keyboard and touchscreen at the front desk. I’m sure my coworkers think I’m a total germaphobe!
Charmaine says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
I had to ask my husband because it seems like I’m always trolling around the house, tidying up. According to him, I’m “all over the place, it’s always something. But right now, you seem to have bed issues. clean sheets, straight covers, I don’t know what it is but you’re obsessed”.
KEEP IT CLEAN says
I have to keep my coffee table dust and fingerprint free. It drives me crazy to see streaky furniture when the sunlight hits it just right!
emily says
KEEPN IT CLEEN
with 2 great dane’s an a husband, i feel like i clean my 1100 square foot home constantly. Bathroom. kitchen. floors. dust. REPEAT!
Kristen says
KEEP IT CLEAN!!!
I love keeping our house clean, but my husband is the one who harbors more of an obsessive edge on this one. It only flares up occasionally, but there are days that I’ll come home and he’ll have the oven door off the hinges and be scrubbing at the grease that snuck down between the glass and the door. He also enjoys cleaning out, reorganizing, and deep cleaning our refrigerator and cupboards. I’d love these great smelling, eco-friendly products to give to him as a gift!!!
KEEP IT CLEAN says
Hmm…I really enjoy doing laundry, does that count?
Aaron Skinner says
Keep It Clean: My desk at work gets cleaned every time I have a free minute. I am not a germ-o-phobe or anything, but for some reason a little bit of dust on my keyboard drives me nuts.
Betsy says
KEEP IT CLEAN! I’m definitely guilty of washing clothes that have only been worn for an hour :(
Lori says
KEEP IT CLEAN
There’s not one particular part of my house I’m obsessive about, but maybe just clutter in general. I cannot go to bed until the magazines are in a neat stack, the coasters are put away, the throw blanket is folded, the kitchen counter if clutter-free, etc. I literally brush my teeth, wash my face, and am about ready for bed – but then have to walk around the house de-cluttering everything!
Molly Star says
KEEP IT CLEAN
yes… I am the hand-washer…
Katie Peters says
Keep it Clean!
Started organizing the family junk drawer, my mom’s tupperware drawers, the living room bookshelves sometime in grade school and pretty much always kept my room meticulously clean growing up. Now I have a house of my own, a husband and (GASP!) an indoor long haired cat. Needless to say, I’ve had to relax my standards a little. Although, I definitely think there’s a happy medium between too dirty/messy and too perfect/clean, I’ve not yet accepted the hairballs floating around on the hardwood floor. Seriously, I could sweep every day and they would still be there. :)
Nicole Wasserman says
KEEP IT CLEAN! I LOVE clean hands and clean sheets!!!
jessica says
keep it clean!
I cannot stand stuff lying around where it doesn’t belong! In the kitchen, on the floor in the bedroom (thanks dear), the dining room table. It just makes me feel claustrophobic, I cannot walk past it and not think about it!
Tessa says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
I always feel compelled to wash my hair (I know, this doesn’t have much to do with my house)!
Patrick says
i don’t clean – that’s my wife’s job! JUST KIDDING. i’m obsessed with food safety and how our fridge is organized and prepared. can’t be too careful!
Shannon says
Keep It Clean!!!
I hate when you can see dust in the corners on hardwood floors. We have dark hardwood in the upstairs and I find myself picking up dust bunnies everyday.
Cheyenne says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
The counters, the kitchen counters – I clean them and the sink so many times a day (the bathroom sink too!!!!!)
Sarah says
KEEP IT CLEAN
I think the things I most like to keep clean are things I have to look through: car windshields, computer screen and my glasses. It drives me nuts when there’s a smudge on the inside of my car window and I can’t clean it till I get home! :)
Adria says
“Keep it Clean!”
Ellie says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
My biggest gripe is dirty floors. I can’t stand stepping on crumbs, dust bunnies, and dirt. Two perpetually shedding Siberian Huskies don’t help the situation either!
Steph says
Keep it clean!
I hate having cluttered counters, I am always wiping down, scrubbing, and washing them! My least favorite thing it cleaning out the fridge… I tend to put it off for an ungodly amount of time, haha
Sylvia says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
I’m pretty obsessive about washing the sheets on my bed. I was appalled when I moved in with my fiance – he thought washing them 1-2 times a month was just fine. I change the sheets 2-3 times a week!
Sarah says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
Hrm yeah do I have to pick one? Just ask my mom about the summer where I would get extremely upset if someone dared to not put their dish in the dishwasher the MOMENT they were done with it…
liz says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
I’m pretty fanatical about laundry and our floors. The latter is a new development, but we have a 14-month-old daughter who manages to find even the tiniest specks of stuff to put in her cute little mouth, so we do our best to keep up with her!
SK says
KEEP IT CLEAN! Obsessive sink-emptier, at yer service!
sarah r. says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
yeah… what don’t i obsess about? in this house, probably the thing i obsess the most about is the kitchen and bathroom floors. they are white tile and show dirt (and hair) so easily and they drive me CRAZY! you can find me vacuuming daily….
Lindsay Atkinson says
Keep it clean! I just saw these delicious cleaning products in this month’s Real Simple and was aching over the $18 price tag for one — I would LOVE this on my countertop. (I obsessively load dishes in the dishwasher).
Rachael Olson says
KEEP IT CLEAN
I sweep my floor like CRAZY. Several times a day. We have two little kids and there are crumbs non stop. And really, who likes walking on a dirty kitchen floor?
Kristen says
KEEP IT CLEAN…
I’m a very, very bad housekeeper. I obsessively clean the kitchen sink though. Once a night I scrub it down. It would be so nice to make my sink shine with these lovely products. Thanks for the chance!!
Meg Davis says
KEEP IT CLEAN! I’m a clean freak and am addicted to anything that will make cleaning better and easier!
lindsay lee says
Keep it Clean! I am a total germ-a-fobe. ALWAYS have hand sanitizer on hand! Cluter drives me nuts and clothes are dirty after wearing them for one hour! Call me crazy :) Thanks for hosting this giveaway!!
Nicole says
Keep It Clean!
I absolutely can’t take a dirty sink. I know, I know, it’s not weird, but it’s root cause is a little off base. You see, this obsession was spawned by something I read about kitchen sinks being dirtier than bathrooms, so now, everytime I see so much as a peeling in the sink, out comes the clorox! I mean, how can you “keep it clean” if your sink is dirty?!
Diane says
KEEP IT CLEAN
I compulsively clean my bedroom. Nothing can be out of place or I can’t relax! I also have to use hand sanitizer after I touch any animals haha.
Liz B. says
KEEP IT CLEAN… I hate it when people leave dity dishes in the sink when the dish washer is empty. If you make the effort to put the dirty dishes in the kitchen why not take the extra half step to put it in the dishwasher.
Just my two cents worth ;)
Erika says
Keep it Clean!
I obsessively clean the shower grout. I hate when it is any other color than white.
Diane says
KEEP IT CLEAN!!
The one thing I really like to have done each day is to make my bed – it makes the room feel so much more pulled together and its just a good way to start the day.
brigwork says
KEEP IT CLEAN!
We recently moved into a new house and I am obsessed with cleaning away the smells of the previous owners. You know how people just have a smell? Lots of candles and bold smelling cleaning products in every room!
Valerie says
Keep It Clean! I obsessively clean the kitchen countertops. I just hate seeing dust, crumbs, fingerprints, waterspots…you name it! And I don’t like things like toasters and coffeepots out in the open. Hide it all!