Best Household Cleaners According To Interior Designers Whose Jobs DEPEND On Clean

I like seeing unbiased reviews regarding peoples’ favorite household cleaning products.

Honest feedback from those whose opinions truly matter is hard to come by.

That’s why I’m grateful to House Beautiful for posting these interviews with 14 top designers. In addition to their favorite design styles and products, there’s also valuable information about their favorite cleaning supplies.

One thing’s for sure: an interior designer needs to make a great first impression. And high-end designers (like the 14 featured here) have access to some of the best products around.

To see which household cleaners they personally choose to get the job done is incredibly interesting to me!

Here’s a list of the household cleaning products interior designers like best…

Barbara Barry’s Favorites

Soap: Luxo sandalwood bar soap

Vacuum: Miele vacuum

 

Mario Buatta’s Favorites

Soap: Glycerine soap

Cleaning product: Simple Green

Vacuum: Electrolux vacuum

 

Eric Cohler’s Favorites

Soap: Molton brown soap

Cleaning product: Murphy Oil Soap

 

Barry Dixon’s Favorites

Soap: Hermès Eau d’Orange Verte soap

 

Peter Dunham’s Favorites

Soap: Santa Maria Novella soap

Cleaning product: Mrs. Meyers lavender

 

Steven Gambrel’s Favorites

Soap: L’Occitane lavender with wheat exfoliant soap

Cleaning product: Mrs. Meyer’s lemon verbena

 

Philip Gorrivan’s Favorites

Soap: Malin + Goetz rum bar soap

Cleaning product: Mrs. Meyer’s geranium

Vacuum: Miele Capricorn canister vacuum

 

Alexa Hampton’s Favorites

Soap: Ivory soap

Cleaning product: Method

 

Celerie Kemble’s Favorites

Soap: Jo Malone orange blossom shower gel

Cleaning product: Mustela baby wipes

Vacuum: Dyson vacuum

 

David Kleinberg’s Favorites

 

Christopher Maya’s Favorites

 

Windsor Smith’s Favorites

 

Madeline Stuart’s Favorites

 

The most interesting things that I noticed from these interviews…

#1 – Most of these designers prefer really unique soaps — most of which I’ve never heard of (besides Ivory and Dove, of course). My favorite bar soap is Dove Regenerating Calming Night Bar.

#2 – Miele and Electrolux appear to be the most popular vacuum cleaners. And canisters no less! I’ve used an Oreck for nearly 20 years, and I’ve been very happy with it. But a friend who cleans houses for a living agrees with these designers that Miele is the best.

#3 – Mrs. Meyers was the common denominator when it comes to these interior designers’ favorite cleaning product. I’ve been meaning to try it, and now I’m more convinced than ever that it’s definitely worth a look. I’m glad at least one person gave a shout out to the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. Those cleaning blocks really do work miracles!

 

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