Not so long ago a neighbor down the street was moving out. I noticed once they had moved they left a Step 2 art desk out at the curb along with some other trash waiting to be picked up. I did my best to ignore it, instead of stopping, went on to drop Little Bit off at daycare and head to work. I got home from work and was very surprised to find the curbside find in our garage. Matt had actually gone dumpster diving, all on his own! He had seen it on his way home, loaded it in the back of his car, and brought it home, confident that we he could restore it to its former beauty.
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I won’t lie I was skeptical. I mean can you blame me? You see what I am looking at right?
This poor little art station had definitely been well used by some child(ren). There was even dried glitter glue on the upper section that I was confident would never come off. So Matt set out to prove me wrong. He hooked up our HomeRight Steam Machine, filled it with water, let it warm up and got to work.
But the real test was Little Bit, would she approve?
The answer is an astounding yes, in fact we had to hide it from her for a while because she insisted on playing at it every time she walked by it in the garage!
We are still in love with our HomeRight Steam Machine and are constantly finding new ways to use it. We love it so much that we are giving one away to one lucky reader! So here’s your chance to win your own. Make sure and wait for the Rafflecopter widget to load below and enter to win!
kelsey_tish says
Would love to clean up a step 2 tuggy boat we got from our local buy nothing group! Those steamers can clean anything!
Danielle says
We have this exact desk and it looks like your before picture! I would use the machine to clean it! And then everything else lol.
Rachel Rockwell says
So many things! Many kids toys!!!
Jessica says
I’d love to use it to clean a kid’s easel.
Nancie says
I would love to win this steam machine. I live in Florida, and I have tile in all the rooms except the bedrooms. Cleaning the tile grout is High Maintenance! I had it cleaned professionally once, which was a waste of money. Believe me, this little machine would be a life saver! Thanks for the giveaway!
eileen marie says
Look at you trying to be good, & hubs grabs it anyway. Karma! I would use the HomeRight Steam Machine to clean our floors! We have a baby & 2 dogs, so I’m always looking for greener alternatives.
Heather Cardenas says
I would clean all the grout, & tile in my home! What a great little gadget! Thank you for the opportunity to win it:)
Missy says
Well, we have two bathrooms, a girl’s and a guy’s. My very first thought was the boy’s shower, and then my mind went to the boy’s entire bathroom. Are you with me mom’s?
Jacque says
Haha yes!
Irene says
Tile Grout!!!
Cindy B says
I’m sure I would use it for most everything. Quite remarkable what you did with that roadside find. I would probably use it on my oven first.
Sue Fromm says
Our preschool chairs and tables !! They have a texture that allows all the grime to cling in the crevices and create a sticky residue. With over thirty chairs and ten tables it is a chore to make sure our furniture is sanitary with scrubbing and using strong detergents /bleach.
Jennifer k says
Amazing and easy transformation… I like to dumpster dive as well. This would help so much in cleaning my treasures!
Lynette Jacobsen says
I would love to use it on all my tile…kitchen, bathroom and floors.
Angie Mae says
Oh man, we could use this for so much! The first thing would be our dirty grout and tile in our bathrooms!!
STELLA BABLO says
My downstairs shower which gets a lot of use. Also my patio furniture which is very hard to clean.
Tori M says
Wow!!! What a great machine. I think it would be great to have onhand for a variety of things. I use a blowdryer a lot of the time now, so I think this would be so much better!!
amy tolley says
i would use this inn my kitchen and bathroom tiles ty
cassie says
probably tackling the boys’ downstairs bathroom first! ugh
Vunda V says
i would clean my shower with it!
Vera K says
The first project would be cleaning our tile floors.
Ashley says
I would clean the tile floors
Danielle Pientka says
Steam cleaners are great! We had that SAME item and restored it, but the harder way. I will have to try my steam cleaner if I find any more plastic items like this. I would’ve never thought about it!