Oops! There goes my red wine.....

Natural Stain Remover by Angela Martin is a slip of a book but really useful to have to hand if you're accident prone or have children.

In the first section the author lists 12 products that form the basis of most of the tips/recipes contained further in the book. There is also a brief section containing cleaning advice for each room, such as how to make furniture polish using olive oil, white vinegar and essential oil.

The most useful part of the book, though, is the chapter titled 'A - Z of Stain Removing and Cleaning', which has tips on lifting stains for pretty much anything you can think of.