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Keep Your Holidays Stain Free

Keeping your clothes and linens looking their best this holiday season is not an easy task. Every party brings the opportunity for spills and it’s important to take care of the mess before it ruins your best sweater, tie or tablecloth. Here are 5 things you should know to help keep your holidays stain-free: Grease stains (i.e. butter, gravy, salad dressing, etc.) can be set by a hot water wash and drying – Often you can pretreat certain items with... View Article

Properly Preserving Your Tablecloth

With Thanksgiving and the Holiday season upon us, we all want our tablecloths to look perfect. It’s not always an easy task. You can’t just throw them into a washing machine and call it a day. Typically these tablecloths used for special occasions are not cheap and require special care to protecting them for long-lasting use. This includes properly prepping them for storage. Here are 5 tips to properly preserving your tablecloth: Don’t Let Stains Sit Too Long – Avoid... View Article

How to Keep Your Summer Whites, White

Store your white garments away from the light – During the manufacturing process, fabrics are bleached and treated with brighteners or fluorescent dyes to create the optical illusion of whiteness. Long exposures to light can break down these fluorescent dyes, causing areas to be discolored or stained. Unfortunately, this is an irreversible problem. Never let a stain set or oxidize – The last thing you want to do is let you white garment get very dirty and allow the stains... View Article

What’s the Best Way to Clean Bedding?

Bed coverings are a focal point of your bedroom and will benefit from freshening after months of use. Many people only clean their comforters or bedspreads once a season. If you use a duvet cover, you may not have to clean your comforter but once every 2 – 3 years. But if simple shaking does not return your comforter to its original loft, bring it to Anton’s and have it professionally cleaned. Before cleaning, inspect the comforter or bedspread for... View Article

What is the best thing to do when ketchup spills on clothing?

Some things just seem to go together, such as summer and ketchup. But spills are inevitable. Most importantly, act quickly. Remove any excess ketchup with a spoon or knife, but be careful not to rub it into the fabric. Avoid dabbing at it as this can spread the stain. If the garment is washable, remove the garment as soon as possible and run cold water through the stain from the backside to force the stain out of the clothing. Then,... View Article