Discover 5 essential tools that make cleaning window sills and baseboards easier, ensuring a spotless and efficient cleaning routine.

Key factors to consider when choosing a home cleaning service: experience, customer reviews, service flexibility, pricing, cleaning products used, and background checks for staff. Ensure the service is reliable, uses eco-friendly products if desired, and fits your specific cleaning needs.

Hiring a professional house cleaning service saves time, ensures thorough cleaning, and enhances your home's hygiene and appearance.

Eco-friendly cleaning options for window sills and baseboards include using natural ingredients like vinegar and water for disinfecting, baking soda for scrubbing, lemon juice for grease cutting, Castile soap for mild cleaning, and essential oils for added fragrance and disinfectant properties. These methods are effective, safe, and environmentally friendly.

Marlo Kanipe chats with Cola Daily about the partnership with Cleaning for a Reason!

Efficiently changing linens and making beds during routine cleaning involves using the right tools and techniques. Tools like flat sheets, fitted sheets, pillowcases, and duvet covers are essential. Techniques such as the hospital corner method for tucking sheets and layering for bedspread and duvet alignment can save time and improve the presentation. Using a structured process, like removing old linens, smoothing out the mattress, and then applying new linens from top to bottom, ensures a clean and efficient bed-making process.

Best practices for cleaning carpeted areas and rugs include regular vacuuming, spot cleaning spills promptly, deep cleaning periodically, and protecting with doormats and furniture pads. Professional cleaning 1-2 times a year maintains freshness and longevity.

Incorporating advanced cleaning techniques and eco-friendly products, Deserved Comfort ensures that your bathroom is not only clean but also environmentally friendly. We safeguard your health and the planet by emphasizing non-toxic cleaners and sustainable practices.

Cleaning and preserving the color of painted kitchen cabinet surfaces is essential for maintaining the aesthetic appeal and longevity of your cabinets. To ensure their pristine condition, start by regularly dusting and wiping down cabinets with a soft, damp cloth to remove surface dirt and grime.

Deserved Comfort's general cleaning services are designed to leave your home impeccably clean. The thoroughness of this service covers essentials such as dusting furniture, fixtures, blinds, window sills, and baseboards. 

We recently had a memorable staff outing at our office, and it was a day filled with delicious food, great company, and a dash of creativity!

The FAMILY here at Deserved Comfort gathered for a fun afternoon on Saturday, July 29, 2023. We grilled out burgers and hot dogs, had buffalo chicken dip, chips, coleslaw, cookies, cheesecake bites and lots of fun drinks and popsicles. It was our first picnic at our new office, and we had a great time with our staff and their families.

It is such an honor to receive this prestigious award! We have worked diligently over our 37 years of serving the greater Columbia area and our focus has always been to provide our clients with professionally trained technicians who are trustworthy, dependable, and truly care about a job well done.

Deserved Comfort House Cleaning stands out from other companies for its professional staff, use of high-quality products and equipment, customized services to fit individual needs, and competitive pricing. Deserved Comfort is well known in the greater Columbia area. 

As a homeowner in Columbia, South Carolina, it's essential to maintain a clean and hygienic bathroom. However, keeping up with regular cleaning tasks can be time-consuming and challenging, especially if you have a busy schedule.

Check out all the fun had by the DC family at their last staff outing!

Finding the right office cleaning services in Columbia, SC does not have to be a difficult task. With some research and by considering the size, complexity, budget and customer service needs of your business, you can find the perfect commercial cleaning provider for your needs. ‍

Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in home care but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Marlo Kanipe, Owner of Deserved Comfort House Cleaning, located in Columbia, SC, USA.

We recommend having your kitchen counters professionally cleaned and sanitized every 6 months. However, if you have a heavily used kitchen, or if there are small children in the home, you may wish to have cleanings more frequently.

Cleaning your woodwork, including cleaning your moldings, window sills, doors, and baseboards, can be time-consuming and tedious. Cleaning your woodwork is also not a straightforward process, especially if the woodwork is carved or detailed.

If you are a high-energy person who takes pride in doing a job well and would enjoy a flexible schedule, Deserved Comfort Professional House Cleaning may be the perfect employer for you.

Marlo Kanipe has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the BBB Serving Central SC and Charleston. Kanipe has served on the BBB Board of Directors since 2016, including Vice Chair and Secretary.

Thank you to our AWESOME staff and their families who came out to our company picnic this year! It's was an extra special celebration of our 35th year serving the Midlands!

We were blessed to be able to have our socially distanced Christmas get together this year and it was a big success!

I love our staff! They have all been true super heroes for the last two months and today I was elated to throw an APPRECIATION PARTY! Beginning at noon, our staff showed up at the office for a catered lunch and then a celebration for the rest of the afternoon!

Through partnership with Cleaning for a Reason, Deserved Comfort House Cleaning provides services for two cancer patients’ homes each month for two consecutive months free of charge.

Deserved Comfort was pleased to attend and be awarded runner up at the 2019 BBB Torch Awards banquet.

It was a blessing for the Deserved Comfort staff to donate our time to Harvest Hope Food Bank packing boxes for seniors in our community.

Cleaning for a Reason is an international organization that provides home cleanings for family members battling cancer.

As we look ahead to Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, a national nonprofit which has been working to help women battling breast cancer by cleaning up their houses for free is now expanding its services. Cleaning for a Reason has already helped tens of thousands of breast cancer patients, and now even more people will have access to this service.

We all want our businesses to be successful and continue long term. In order to do so, we can look to examples of success to provide us with ideas of how to this. Meet Marlo Kanipe, owner at Deserved Comfort House Cleaning in Columbia, SC.

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that Deserved Comfort House Cleaning is one of the top three house cleaning companies in South Carolina!

Deserved Comfort House Cleaning is proud to announce that it has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award (SSA). This award honors service professionals who have maintained exceptional service ratings and reviews on Angie’s List in2018.

In late October, I attended our industry’s annual cleaning convention which was held this year in Dallas, Texas. This convention is huge and packed with educational seminars geared toward professionals in the cleaning industry.

Here at Deserved Comfort, we love our staff! They work hard every single day focusing on serving others and providing the highest quality cleaning available. So, every summer we invite each of them, and their families, to a company picnic at Lake Murray. We have a big bar-be-que buffet...

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Ashley Boyd - PerfectCLEAN Professional Cleaner of the Year Columbia, South Carolina – Ashley Boyd of Deserved Comfort Housekeeping, LLC, in Columbia, South Carolina, was named the 2016 PerfectCLEAN Professional Cleaner of the Year by the Associatio...

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When kitchen activities turn into one big chaotic affair, you’re left with nothing but a dirty, messy and unorganized kitchen! The sad part is that many household members enjoy spending time in the kitchen; that, of course, is until the order has b...

It seems some of the most clever home designs appear to be those that save space and maximize it in inventive ways. In every home, there is always the constant need for more space. No matter how little your studio apartment, or how huge your summer...

Dust is composed of microscopic particles like hair, dirt, skin cells, et cetera. If you don’t have a regular cleaning routine, it will eventually accumulate and grow thicker. It can cause allergies and other respiratory problems, so it’s best to kee...

Thanksgiving only happens once a year.  A great time for a marvelous dinner with friends or family is always on the menu. You need to clean the house thoroughly to prevent embarrassment because of messy surroundings.  A professional house cleaning se...

Christmas is the season to celebrate not only with your friends and family but also with your colleagues. Throwing an office Christmas party had become a great tradition for most companies. Annual holiday get-togethers are their chance to enjoy the ...

Comfort Housekeeping was recently recognized at the 2017 ARCSI annual convention in Las Vegas for being one of the top 100 Cleaning Partners with Cleaning for a Reason for the number of women served in 2016! Cleaning for a Reason is a non-profit ch...

Source: When Marlo Kanipe was studying philosophy in college, she thought she’d become a medical ethicist, working in hospitals to help decide controversial cases. Instead, in 1986 she and her mother founded their successful cleaning company, Deserv...

New Years embrace new beginnings - a chance for everyone to begin fresh and fun. It’s just bound to start with one hell of a celebration! At this point, you must have listed all your resolutions, like last year. But if you were to assess what you lea...

Employers usually hire janitors to do the cleaning for the entire office. Since these cleaners are tasked to clean huge office spaces, particularly the dirtier areas like the pantry or restroom, the absolute cleanliness of our desks won't be guarante...

It was not uncommon for homeowners to turn to vinegar when all else fails in home cleaning! That’s because this simple ingredient can do amazing things! Moreover, it’s all natural and completely safe to use in homes with kids and pets, as opposed to ...

You may have been told all about “going green” and using “eco-friendly” cleaning products. But how can you be a hundred percent sure that your store bought cleaning agents are “eco-friendly?” Well, you can’t. Unless you make them yourself, that is...

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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. By now, surely you’re looking for ways to enjoy the night and make it extra memorable for your special someone or the whole family and let me tell you, you can surprise them without worrying how to clean up ...

Your trusty old microwave; the day you got it was the day it looked so new and clean. Unfortunately, just like your fridge, stove, and oven, your microwave is bound to get dirty, greasy and grimy over time. There are a few different methods for clean...