Nail Polish Spills on Carpet, Bedding or Furniture: How to Fix It by:Tara Aronson

Nail polish spills - be they on the carpet, bedding

, or wood furniture - aren't always cured by acetone (better known as polish remover).

In fact it is virtually guaranteed to damage just about any polished porous or wood surface.

Instead, try softening the polish with a gentler cleaner - mineral spirits. You'll find it at your local home store or at your neighborhood janitorial supply.

Gently rub your stained nightstand with a cloth saturated in mineral spirits until the entire blight is removed.

Polish spills on carpeting are best removed by first blotting the area with polish remover, then blotting on a home mix of 1 cup of warm water and 1 teaspoon of mild hand dish-washing detergent. Sponge clean with water.

Finally, consider setting your polish bottle on a buffer surface, such as a saucer, next time you embark on a manicure-pedicure.

About the author

Tara has appeared in numerous magazine, newspaper and online articles featuring her lifestyle, organizing and cleaning expertise in addition to writing her twice-monthly column, Coming Clean in the San Francisco Chronicle. Tara is also regularly a guest expert on news, feature, and talk-show programs across the country. She most recently appeared on the "Rachael Ray" Daytime talk show Feb. 4, 2009, in New York City. Tara appeared as the guest expert on Human Lab: Laundry.In addition, Tara also puts her well-tuned journalistic skills to use on the road, writing travel articles about her as frequent as possible road trips to venues across the United States and abroad. Tara is a proud mom to three who cleans and writes in West Los Angeles.

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