This post is sponsored by Grove Collaborative.
There are some things in your home that require special treatment. They need specific tools in order to be altered, cleaners to come clean, and professional services to function. But there are other things in the home we tend to overthink, when a simple approach is best. I shared how we quickly clean our globe lights in the kitchen on insta-stories a few months ago, but since those disappear and we still get questions all the time. Here’s the quick way we keep them spotless.
As the below picture shows you, they aren’t always squeaky clean. Ours is as high-functioning of a kitchen as you’ll find in a home, and part of what this means is grease in the air. It’s amazing how much grease flies through the air of a kitchen, landing on any surface that will take it. Then naturally occurring dust makes its way and settles in, embedded into the grease so it doesn’t simply just wipe away. Eventually, the glass gets foggy and gross:
Some harsh detergents or abrasive cleaning pads can have a negative impact on the finish of the glass, causing it to appear more and more cloudy over time, when in actuality the glass itself has gathered thousands of tiny scratches. To prevent this, we suggest using a small drop of natural dish soap, and the least-abrasive scrubber available – your hand.
We’ve used Mrs. Meyer’s hand soaps and lotion for a long time, but have recently been ordering this dish soap and some other of their products from Grove Collaborative. Grove Collaborative is a scheduled delivery service that offers eco-friendly and nontoxic products for your home. Everything from cleaning to personal care (I love this chapstick!) and other common household items (this Bee’s Wrap has been life-changing for storing Chris’s homemade bread).
Once you have the globe soaped up and rinsed off, use a soft, large dish towel to dry. You want something large enough that you can hold the top with one hand and dry off the inside with the other, both hands being behind a towel and not touching the glass directly. I used these kitchen towels from Grove and they’re perfect.
The natural dish soap removes the grease easily, without harming the finish or scratching the glass.
I’m sure you’ve used Mrs. Meyer’s cleaning products before, but even if you haven’t, Grove Collaborative is giving away a set of Mrs. Meyer’s cleaning products (and their bubble up dish brush) TO ALL OF OUR READERS who sign up and spend $20 or more on their first order. The set includes Mrs. Meyers dish soap, hand soap, and multi-surface cleaner, all in the scent of your choice–so many options!
Any products purchased from Grove Collaborative can be set on a custom delivery schedule. Receive products for your home every 1-6 months, depending on what your needs are. It’s especially great for people like us, who live in smaller towns with less access to stores that carry these products, but it’s convenient for anyone and a great deal. To get your free Mrs. Meyers, simply use this link to start shopping and spend $20 or more in your first order (that bee’s wrap and chapstick I mentioned would get you there!).
Already use Grove’s service? You can still Click here to receive a free Walnut Scrubber Sponge on your next order.
I have 2 medium-large glass bottleneck lamps in my bedroom. I cannot fit my hand inside to clean. Is there a tool that will do this, but not sure if there us one, it will be useful in getting at the foggy film all around inside. Any help is appreciated. Thank you~~ Priscilla Herd
We have almost the exact same globe lights but aren’t able to reach our hands inside the globes to dry them. Any tips? Thanks a bunch!
You could try putting a dish towel on the end of a wooden spoon!
Hi Guys! I love your kitchen pendants and I’m thinking of getting them for my kitchen too. I like the look of the clear glass globes but worry the light will be too harsh in our eyes while we cook and socialize around the island. Is that ever an issue for you guys? Do you ever wish you would’ve gotten the opal shade to soften the light?
Hi ! We have clear glass pendants and have them on a dimmer so if we want less direct light we can use the dimmers – love them but honestly at their brightest they still are not annoying
Hasn’t been an issue for us. We love ours!
THANK YOU! I live in Queens, NY and walk almost everywhere. I have been putting off going to the store to get the essentials, as it requires walking there and then lugging it all back. No fun! Plus I’ve been spending every daylight hour working on our house, so again, no time to do the daily basics that NEED to get done. I’m giving Grove a try and hope it works out as smoothly as it seems.
Also, I just listened to your podcast from a few weeks back where Chris mentions baking bread in a dutch oven… mind BLOWN. Someday, hopefully not another 2 years from now, when we finally have an oven hooked up again, I will bake bread. It will be baked in a dutch oven.
P.S. CONGRATS!!!
Love the picture of Chris re-hanging the clean globe. It shows a nice before and after cleaning comparison with the other globe. I’ve never heard of Grove Collaborative, but am looking forward to checking it out. Thank you for the recommendation!