Chantel Mila aka Mama Mila shares cleaning secrets and how make home look perfect in 10 minutes

How a regular mum, 32, became the country’s biggest ‘cleanfluencer’ with millions of adoring fans – as she spills her secret for making the home perfect for guests in 10 MINUTES

Cleaning queen Chantel Mila has shared how she became an internet sensation
The mum-of-two goes by Mama Mila online and has almost 2 million followers
Chantel, 36, started with an audience of just 14 people during the first lockdown
The Melbourne mum grew her following in two years with her informative videos
She also shared her 10-minute cleaning routine to do before guests arrive

By Louise Allingham For Daily Mail Australia

Australia’s most popular ‘cleaning queen’ has told of how she became an internet sensation in two years – and shared her simple ricks for a sparkling home that won’t break the bank.

Chantel Mila, who goes by Mama Mila online, has developed a loyal combined following of more than 1.8 million people on TikTok and Instagram over the past two years for her handy cleaning, styling and DIY hacks.

The Melbourne mum-of-two, 32, shared how she makes her house look perfectly clean and tidy in just ten minutes when guests announce a visit at short notice.

Chantel Mila (pictured), better known as Mama Mila, reveals how she became the country’s biggest cleaning queen and shares how to make the house look sparkling in 10 minutes before

How to make Mama Mila’s stovetop potpourri with three ingredients

Mama Mila’s trick to make your home smell divine

What you’ll need:

1 lemon
4 rosemary sprigs
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Method:

Bring two cups of water to boil

Slice the lemon

Add all ingredients into the pot

Leave to simmer and allow the smell to fill the home

Fill pot with additional water as needed

She said she starts with a vacuum and gives the bathrooms a quick clean then shared her DIY stovetop potpourri recipe to have the house smelling divine.

‘Start with the area you’re entertaining – pick up clutter and do a quick vacuum of the area,’ she told FEMAIL.

Next, Chantel said to move onto the bathrooms giving them a quick wipe down and making sure they’re tidy with clutter stored out of sight.

‘The final thing I love to do is make a quick stovetop potpourri by boiling water, lemon slices, rosemary and vanilla on the stovetop. It makes your whole home smell amazing very quickly,’ she said.

Secrets of a cleaning queen: How Mama Mila keeps her house running smoothly every week

MY FIVE DESERT ISLAND CLEANING BUYS

I love making my own DIY cleaning products and often the DIY’s use simple, household ingredients that are found in any pantry! My top cleaning products include baking soda, white vinegar, lemons, tea tree oil and lavender essential oil.

MY THREE LITTLE-KNOWN CLEANING SECRETS

1. Denture tablets are a top secret cleaning agent. They can whiten your toilets, whiten clothes, whiten bathroom sinks – they’re amazing!

2. Putting on your favourite song while cleaning is a simple way to make cleaning fun. I ask my Amazon Echo Show 15 to put on my 10 minute ‘cleaning playlist’ and try to make cleaning as enjoyable process. You’ll be surprised by how much you can get done!

3. Red wine spills can be quickly removed with soda water. It’s the best way to lift it from your carpet or clothing without staining.

ORGANISATION GADGET

Between work and family commitments, our weeks can be a constant juggle. Our Amazon Echo Show 15 has been an absolute game changer at our house, and helps us stay organised during the week.

We’ve customised our screen to display our shopping lists, to-do lists so I can see what’s on for the day while drinking my morning tea and the family calendar helps us keep on top of the kid’s activities, school key dates, our appointments and business meetings.

The Melbourne mum-of-two started posting cleaning videos during the first lockdown with an online audience of just 14 people and now has a combined following of 1.8million

How to clean your bathroom perfectly

1. Clean wall tiles with a flat microfibre mop! It helps reach high areas and cleans them quickly and easily

2. Make bathroom sinks shine by soaking them with two denture tablets before cleaning

3. Remove smells around your toilet by mopping with shaving cream

4. Make your showers sparkle with a mix of 1 cup water, 1/4 cup white vinegar and 10 drops of tea tree oil. Spray, wait 10 minutes and rinse

5. Clean bathtub rings easily with a sliced lemon and baking soda. Simply rub to remove rings quickly!

Chantel started posting cleaning videos during the Victorian capital’s first lockdown with an online audience of just 14 people.

‘The home was not only a workplace, but also a daycare, an art studio, a school and at the end of the day it was so hard to find downtime in that cluttered space so I started sharing home tips and tricks to create little pockets of oasis around the home,’ she said.

‘One of the first cleaning videos I posted which was incredibly popular was ‘How to make your bed smell like a dream for the best night’s sleep’. I posted it around May 2020 and couldn’t believe the millions of people who saw it, tried it and loved it.’ the

Chantel’s views went into the millions and follower count climbed into the hundreds of thousands as she shared more of her home and cleaning hacks and before long she was able to make a lucrative career out on social media.

Nowadays, the cleaning and organisation guru enlists the help of her fans to keep the home tips and tricks coming.

‘Many of the videos I post are requests from the audience, and I really listen to what they want to see next to make sure I’m always providing helpful and relevant tips and tricks,’ she said.

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