You can transform your home into a sanctuary with these spring cleaning tips. Alternatively, you may find that your home is a constant source of irritation without regular cleaning. Which one do you prefer?
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Spring and the longer days of warmer weather offer a great opportunity to simplify, declutter, and refresh every corner of your home. The fact is, it’s more peaceful to live in a clutter-free home.
We’ve compiled a handy spring cleaning checklist to make sure you don’t miss anything important.
10 Spring Cleaning Tips for a Peaceful Home
1. Get Essential Spring Cleaning Supplies
Before starting the spring cleaning journey, you’ll need some essential cleaning supplies. Some of these items are baking soda, a wooden broom, white vinegar, liners, microfiber cloths, and dish soap and other cleaning chemicals.
You will also need a lambswool duster, a foam carpet cleaner, an old toothbrush, a melamine foam sponge, a mop and mop bucket, a white cleaning caddy, an old t-shirt, a wooden scrub brush, dryer sheets, among others.
2. Clean in Order
Always clean a room or space from the top down, inside-out. This way, you’re able to keep everything you’ve already cleaned from getting dirty again. For example, dust before you vacuum, wipe the table before you sweep, clean the upper cupboards before the lower, and wash the dishes before you mop the floor.
3. Protect Your Skin
Use rubber gloves while you’re cleaning. This is especially important if you have dry skin. Using rubber gloves even with natural cleaners protects your skin from dust and too much exposure to water. Too much exposure to water alone makes your skin dry and ashy!
4. Dance While You Clean
Sometimes, music makes everything better. Put on some music in the background to get you in the mood for cleaning. It really is more fun to clean when you’re shaking your head to some African rap.
5. Keep Cleaning Supplies At Vantage Points
Keeping cleaning supplies in the kitchen, the laundry room, and the bathrooms of a large house or one with more than 1000 square feet is a good idea. As a result, you will be able to access everything you need for cleaning quickly and easily.
It will also save you time and prevent you from dirtying the rooms again by preventing you from running from room to room in search of cleaning supplies. If you have a tiny house, this may not seem necessary.
6. Clean Carpets and Tile at the Same Time
Cleaning your carpet and tile together is the most effective method of cleaning. You’ll save time and cleaning supplies by doing this. Using a foam carpet cleaner, refresh the carpeting and clean the grout between your tiles.
While getting ready to clean the tiles, spray the tile’s edges with your carpet cleaner, leaving it for 10 minutes. Use an old toothbrush or scrub brush to clean the edges after, and wipe with an old t-shirt.
7. Use Dryer Sheets to Tackle Dust and Residue
During the winter, there is so much dust in the air that it may be invisible. You can use the dryer sheet method to wipe the dust in your home.
Use dryer sheets to dust items like electronics, lampshades, and appliances. The sheets have anti-static properties that will prevent dust from settling back onto the screens or stainless steel.
You can also use dryer sheets to scrub soap scum off your shower doors, clean food residue off pots and pans, clean your blinds, and pick up pet hair from your couch.
8. Spruce Up Your Bedding
We cannot discuss spring cleaning tips without fresh linens. Now is the time to flip your mattress, wash your pillows, and air out your comforters.
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The best way to clean your pillows is to wash them in the washing machine with 12 cups of baking soda and soap. Use your dryer’s air cycle to run a load of two tennis balls in socks to fluff and prolong the life of your pillows.
Shake out your comforter and blankets outside before putting them through the dryer’s air cycle with a fabric softener sheet to give them an added boost of freshness. The mattress should be turned over now, which is something you should do every six months.
9. Perform Gutter Maintenance
There is a good probability that the eavestroughs on your home contain some debris. To clear all that slop, either get the ladder out or hire someone. Any water should be able to easily drain from your roof. It shouldn’t back up and seep into your house.
10. Deodorize Your Whole Home
Install fresh air fresheners or essential oil diffusers in each room of your home once you finish the core of your spring cleaning.
Also, you may want to use a natural room spray to freshen up each space after your spring cleaning so that your home has ongoing freshness.
Be wary, though, of family members who may have allergies and act accordingly.
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Spring Cleaning Tips Checklist
It’s best to make sure you don’t forget anything in your spring cleaning by having a checklist handy. Here’s a detailed spring cleaning tips checklist for each section of your home.
How to Spring Clean your Entryway
- Put away your umbrellas, kid’s backpacks, winter coats and boots. You might want to store winter clothing if the weather outside has turned warmer.
- Take the inner mat out and shake off the dust. Put away winter boot trays and any extra winter mats.
- Then, clean the baseboards. Use a vacuum with a small brush attachment if your baseboards are dusty. Use wipes or cloth with water if they’re dirty. You can try Mr Clean Magic Eraser for a cleaner look.
- Wipe down the walls with a microfiber cloth.
- Lastly, sweep and mop floors.
How to Spring Clean your Kitchen
- Starting from the top, clear off your counters and disinfect everything from the top to bottom.
- Clean the dishwasher. Running a cycle with a cup of vinegar in a bowl on the top rack of the dishwasher is a fantastic cleaning tip. Also, you should sprinkle baking soda on the dishwasher’s base. You’ll have a thoroughly clean and sanitized dishwasher this way.
- Then, clean the stove and oven. You can get some oven cleaner and follow the package directions. If your stove has a glass top, you should use a cleaner made specifically for stovetops.
- Clean the microwave. Squeezing half a lemon into a bowl of water is the simplest approach. 2 to 5 minutes on high in the microwave. Give the bowl of lemon water some time to sit. Then, clean the microwave’s interior. Iterate as necessary. The bowl will be quite hot; avoid touching it with bare hands.
- It’s time to clean the refrigerator and freezer. First, bring out everything in the fridge, then sort out all the expired items. Then clean the entire fridge, washing all removable ones after the other. Don’t forget to pull out the fridge from the wall a little bit and sweep or vacuum out all the dust bunnies to prevent issues with the coils.
- Clean the sink, drain and garbage disposal.
- Wipe down light switches and plates using disinfectant wipes.
- Clean shelves, cabinets, and drawers, one at a time. Empty them out, vacuum them if needed, wipe them down, and then, replace the contents.
- Clean small appliances. Using a damp cloth, erase fingerprints and a dry tea towel to buff them. This will make your stainless steel appliances gleam.
How to Spring Clean your Bathroom
- Again, starting at the top, clean the bathroom vent fan with a vacuum and dust the light fixture.
- Remove shower curtains and washcloths.
- Wipe down walls, ceilings, windows with the right glass cleaner, and shelves.
- Clean the shower and bathtub with regular cleaner, mould and mildew cleaner. Be sure not to mix cleaners.
- Clean the toilet using essential toilet cleaners.
- Wash floor mats, washcloths and bath towels.
- Remember to clean your hair hairbrush or comb.
- Wash makeup bag and makeup brushes.
- Clean toothbrush holders then, replace all toothbrushes in the house.
- Check the medicine cabinets too, and discard all expiry ones.
How to Spring Clean your Laundry Room
- Dust light fixtures shelves and high surfaces.
- Remove all dryer lint from the dryer vent from the outside. Also, clean out the lint traps in the dryer.
- Wipe down walls to remove dust and dirt.
- Clean baseboards.
- Sanitize your washing machine and dryer.
- Wipe down the outside of the washer and dryer.
- Clean sink and surrounding area.
- Go through your laundry products and get rid of any empty containers. You might want to sanitize any.
- Refill any laundry products.
- Sweep and vacuum behind the washer and dryer.
- Organize shelves and any bins or baskets.
- Put away everything that does not belong in the room.
- Sort any laundry and wash it.
- Fold and organize clean laundry.
- Sweep the rest of the floors and mop floors.
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How to Spring Clean your Bedrooms
- Flip your mattress and remove the linens for washing. Put away winter blankets and duvets. Get the kids to unmake all of their beds and get them to wash their own bedding too. Your kids can also help with any spare or guest beds.
- Then, clean the ceiling fan and light fixture.
- Wipe down walls.
- Dust blinds or launder curtains.
- Clean windows including the window sills.
- Then, vacuum the mattress.
- Wipe down the bedframe and polish it if necessary.
- Remove junk from nightstands, dressers, and vanity, then dust them.
- Then, wipe down lamps.
- Tidy up and organize dressers, closets, and vanity.
- Clean baseboards.
- Sprinkle baking soda onto carpeting or area rugs. Let sit for 15 minutes and then vacuum. Then mop the floors.
- Empty and sanitize the trash bin. Make sure to replace the bag.
- Replace any linens and decor that you removed and washed.
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How to Spring Clean your Living Room
- Dust light fixtures including your ceiling fan, if any.
- Wipe down walls.
- You can dust blinds or remove and wash the curtains.
- Then, clean the windows.
- Dust and wipe clean all electronics in the house. You can choose to use disinfectant wipes.
- Then, dust the fireplace or mantle area.
- Remove and wash throws, pillow covers, and slipcovers.
- Vacuum any crumbs and dirt from the sofa and other seating.
- For leather furniture, wipe down any dust and moisturize the leather.
- Clean baseboards.
- Sprinkle baking soda onto carpeting or area rugs. Let sit for 15 minutes and clean.
- Vacuum and mop floors.
- Put all decor back into place.
- Replace any throws and slipcovers that you removed and washed.
How to Spring Clean your Kids’ Playroom
- Let the kids help to put away everything on the floor.
- Then, throw out the trash.
- Remove anything in the room that doesn’t belong.
- Dust the ceiling light fixture or fan.
- Dust and wipe down dirty and dusty surfaces, including the walls.
- Clean baseboards.
- Sweep and mop floors or vacuum.
- Put any furniture or larger toys that have been moved back into their original positions.
Bonus Spring Cleaning Tips for Specific Items
Use Lemons To Clean The Microwave
If your microwave has stains and residue buildup, you can use lemons to give it a thorough cleaning. In a bowl, combine one cup of water, one cup of vinegar, and two tablespoons of lemon juice. Place the bowl in the center of an empty microwave and set it on high for two minutes. Let it sit for a few minutes, then wipe it down with a damp cloth. Be careful not to burn your hand.
Clean Old Shoes with Baking Soda
You can use baking soda to get rid of the dirt in your front hall closet or on any worn-out, comfortable footwear that you simply can’t bear to part with. Sprinkle baking soda into the problematic shoes and leave them overnight. You only need to shake out the powder and clean the shoes the next morning.
Clean Your Cell Phone with a Disinfectant Wipe
Even though it may not be visible, studies reveal that the bottom of your shoe and the toilet seat are both cleaner than your phone. Remove the phone’s case and use a disinfectant wipe to clean the entire device. Next, repeat the process with the case before replacing it.
After cleaning the phone, perform a digital cleanup too to free up some memory. While you’re at it, digitize any old family photos or priceless mementos, such as the kids’ greatest artwork, using a service like scanmyphotos.com.
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