{"id":2502,"date":"2022-04-07T02:03:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T02:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2022-05-11T16:08:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:08:15","slug":"spring-cleaning-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/spring-cleaning-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Spring Cleaning Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After many cold months, spring has final\u00adly sprung! Before you start spend\u00ading your days out\u00adside, you might want to give your home a clean sweep. Yes, we\u2019re talk\u00ading about spring clean\u00ading! Spring clean\u00ading allows you to fresh\u00aden up your home and get a head start on the warm sea\u00adsons ahead. While it can feel like a daunt\u00ading task, it can be enjoy\u00adable when you\u2019re armed with a thor\u00adough spring clean\u00ading guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s impor\u00adtant to set aside time to clean and orga\u00adnize your home each year so you can stay healthy and hap\u00adpy. By doing some spring clean\u00ading each year, you can do away with dust, mildew and mold before they turn into more seri\u00adous prob\u00adlems. Ready to start? This room-by-room spring clean\u00ading guide will ensure that no room is left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

General tasks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When cre\u00adat\u00ading your spring clean\u00ading list, start with tasks that apply to every room, like dust\u00ading (ceil\u00ading, light fix\u00adtures, fans, cur\u00adtains) and wip\u00ading sur\u00adfaces down (win\u00addows, blinds, sills). For the cur\u00adtains, grab your vac\u00adu\u00adum clean\u00ader to cov\u00ader every\u00adthing thor\u00adough\u00adly. You\u2019ll also need to dust cor\u00adners crevices for cobwebs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, sweep and mop the floors and vac\u00adu\u00adum the car\u00adpets in each room. A pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal car\u00adpet clean\u00ading is also rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded every year and a half or so. Remem\u00adber to give your base\u00adboards some TLC<\/a>; they\u2019re known for col\u00adlect\u00ading dust and debris. Oth\u00ader often over\u00adlooked areas of the home are the walls and doors. They build up dirt over time, so it\u2019s a good prac\u00adtice to take a mag\u00adic eras\u00ader to them every once in a while. You\u2019ll be sur\u00adprised how they bright\u00aden up with a lit\u00adtle bit of effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final\u00adly, dis\u00adin\u00adfect the door\u00adknobs, cab\u00adi\u00adnet han\u00addles and all light switch\u00ades. Once you fin\u00adish gen\u00ader\u00adal clean\u00ading tasks, you can take a room-by-room approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"Light<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kitchen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Est. time to clean: 4\u20136 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kitchen is one of the most dif\u00adfi\u00adcult places to clean in your home. Between appli\u00adances, cab\u00adi\u00adnets and hard-to-reach cor\u00adners it can seem over\u00adwhelm\u00ading. But noth\u00ading beats a squeaky clean kitchen. So gath\u00ader every\u00adthing you need and put on your favorite playlist. By the time you\u2019re done, you\u2019ll be proud of how spot\u00adless it looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are sev\u00ader\u00adal things you will need in order to prop\u00ader\u00adly clean your kitchen. Grab some rub\u00adber gloves, clean rags, warm water, bak\u00ading soda and degreas\u00ading spray for those stove edges and ovens. Don\u2019t for\u00adget a mop, broom or vac\u00adu\u00adum, and a clean tooth\u00adbrush for hard-to-reach corners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pro tip: make your own glass clean\u00ader by com\u00adbin\u00ading vine\u00adgar and water at a 1:1 ratio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cabinets and countertops<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Before get\u00adting into the nit\u00adty grit\u00adty, start by tak\u00ading out the trash and wash\u00ading the trash cans with warm, soapy water. Then move on to the cab\u00adi\u00adnets. One by one, take every\u00adthing out of each cab\u00adi\u00adnet and play a quick game of keep or toss. Toss any\u00adthing that\u2019s expired, expir\u00ading or that you haven\u2019t used in the past 6 months. Once that\u2019s done, give each cab\u00adi\u00adnet a wipe down, then return every\u00adthing to its right\u00adful place. If you want to take it to the next lev\u00adel, cre\u00adate an orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion sys\u00adtem for your cab\u00adi\u00adnets, and don\u2019t be afraid to grab a label mak\u00ader (might as well lean in). Last up, clean the cab\u00adi\u00adnet doors\u2014you\u2019d be sur\u00adprised how much dirt gets built up from hands touch\u00ading doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the cab\u00adi\u00adnets are done, move on to the coun\u00adter\u00adtops. Clear every\u00adthing off the coun\u00adter\u00adtops, then wipe them using soapy water. If you have spe\u00adcial\u00adty sur\u00adfaces like mar\u00adble, make sure you use the rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded clean\u00ader. In gen\u00ader\u00adal, clean all sur\u00adfaces in your kitchen. For exam\u00adple, if you have an island make sure to get the sides as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Appliances<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With the cab\u00adi\u00adnets and coun\u00adter\u00adtops done, you can start on your larg\u00ader appli\u00adances. First up\u2014refrigerator and freez\u00ader. First, remove all the con\u00adtents and toss any\u00adthing that\u2019s expired; you may need to place the con\u00adtents in a cool\u00ader. To clean the fridge and freez\u00ader prop\u00ader\u00adly, use a mix\u00adture of hot water and bak\u00ading soda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next\u2014the stove. Take off all remov\u00adable parts and scrub them using warm, soapy water. If you want to lev\u00adel up, take a tooth\u00adbrush to the out\u00adside crevices<\/a> where the stove meets the coun\u00adter\u00adtop. Once that\u2019s done, clean the oven and microwave. If you don\u2019t want to strug\u00adgle with the microwave, place a microwave-safe con\u00adtain\u00ader with lemon juice inside and boil for two to three min\u00adutes. The lemon juice steam will loosen every\u00adthing up. Don\u2019t for\u00adget small\u00ader appli\u00adances like your cof\u00adfee mak\u00ader or blender. Give them a full wipe down and maybe a thor\u00adough wash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"Clean<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Living Room<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Est. time to clean: 2\u20134 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The liv\u00ading room<\/a> is like\u00adly the first room that your guests will see and spend time in when they vis\u00adit you. Because you spend so much time there, it can be dif\u00adfi\u00adcult to keep the room tidy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Start by decluttering<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spring clean\u00ading time gives you an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to declut\u00adter<\/a>. Remove every\u00adthing that you no longer need and put it in dif\u00adfer\u00adent bags depend\u00ading on where the stuff is going. Think: move, donate, dis\u00adcard. Label the bags so you don\u2019t end up throw\u00ading away the things you may need at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Clean soft furniture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019re done declut\u00adter\u00ading, you can start clean\u00ading your soft fur\u00adni\u00adture. Things like sofas and throw pil\u00adlows can col\u00adlect a lot of dust over time. If your room is a bit humid, they can also hide mold or mildew, too. And if you have kids or pets, there\u2019s a good chance it\u2019s time for a wash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start by remov\u00ading all the cush\u00adions from your sofas. To clean these, laun\u00adder the cov\u00aders if you can. There should be labels with instruc\u00adtions on how to clean the cush\u00adion covers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your cush\u00adions are non-wash\u00adable, throw the cov\u00ader in a tum\u00adble dry\u00ader with\u00adout heat. This will remove the dust. How\u00adev\u00ader, if the cov\u00aders are not remov\u00adable, don\u2019t throw the entire cush\u00adion inside. Instead, take it out\u00adside and and give it a good shake out or use a rug beat\u00ader. Let the cush\u00adions air out\u00adside while you go back inside to deal with the sofas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To clean your sofa struc\u00adture<\/a>, you\u2019ll need a dry brush, vac\u00adu\u00adum, bak\u00ading soda, warm water, a tow\u00adel and a steam\u00ader if you have one. Before using any clean\u00ading deter\u00adgent, make sure you go over the man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ader\u2019s recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use a dry brush to remove any loose par\u00adti\u00adcles. The brush can also help to bring dust and dirt to the sur\u00adface. Once you\u2019re done with the brush, use a hand-held vac\u00adu\u00adum to remove loose par\u00adti\u00adcles. After that, you can clean with the bak\u00ading soda. Sprin\u00adkle bak\u00ading soda over the entire couch. This is a good way to do away with odors and loosen stains. If there are any deep-set stains, you can use a bak\u00ading soda solu\u00adtion. Let it sit for 20 min\u00adutes, then vac\u00adu\u00adum it up with a brush attachment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Dust the rest<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Remove all items from flat sur\u00adfaces and dust them. If you have any book\u00adshelves, dust those too. Try using a damp cloth for your sur\u00adfaces, but make sure you rinse the cloth from time to time. If it starts look\u00ading too dirty, switch and use a fresh one. Once you\u2019re done wip\u00ading your fur\u00adni\u00adture, pol\u00adish it using a lint-free cloth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"clean<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Dining Room<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Est. time to clean: 1\u20132 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if you only use your din\u00ading room<\/a> for show, you still need to place it on your spring clean\u00ading list. For\u00adtu\u00adnate\u00adly, the din\u00ading room does\u00adn\u2019t usu\u00adal\u00adly have a lot of fur\u00adni\u00adture packed in it. If you already did a whole house sweep, it means you will have prob\u00ada\u00adbly tak\u00aden care of the walls, ceil\u00adings, cur\u00adtains and blinds by the time you get to the din\u00ading room. The only thing you\u2019ll need to spend time on is the din\u00ading table, chairs and any oth\u00ader pieces of furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wood is one of the most com\u00admon mate\u00adri\u00adals when it comes to din\u00ading room tables. But it\u2019s also sur\u00adpris\u00ading\u00adly a bit dif\u00adfi\u00adcult to take care of. If you let dust accu\u00admu\u00adlate, it can end up scratch\u00ading the fin\u00adish. If you place it too close to a source of heat, it could warp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To clean and pro\u00adtect your din\u00ading room table, you need microfiber clean\u00ading cloths, soapy water and a small bowl. Use a cloth to wipe down the table, then damp\u00aden it to remove dust, crumbs and grime. After this, you can apply your soapy water and gen\u00adtly rub the sur\u00adface of your table. Be care\u00adful not to scrub too hard as this can dam\u00adage the fin\u00adish. Once the table is clean, dry and buff it using a dry microfiber cloth. You can also do the same with the chairs if they\u2019re wood\u00aden. If you have uphol\u00adstered chairs, spot clean the seat like you would your uphol\u00adstered fur\u00adni\u00adture (read on for tips).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"Clean<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Bedroom<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Est. time to clean: 2\u20133 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you get into the more spe\u00adcif\u00adic tasks, you should start with your dai\u00adly bed\u00adroom clean\u00ading rou\u00adtine. Pick up dirty clothes and orga\u00adnize the room. Once that\u2019s done, you can start declut\u00adter\u00ading. Use your edi\u00adto\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal eye to do away with any\u00adthing that no longer serves you (a la Marie Kon\u00addo), like old linen and clothes you don\u2019t wear. After that, wash the entire\u00adty of your bedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Upholstered furniture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most peo\u00adple tend to neglect uphol\u00adstered fur\u00adni\u00adture when doing their spring clean\u00ading. You need to keep in mind that through\u00adout the year, the beds, sofas, and soft fur\u00adnish\u00adings in the home will be gath\u00ader\u00ading lots of dust. After all, these are poten\u00adtial\u00adly the most fre\u00adquent\u00adly used items in your home. Many peo\u00adple don\u2019t clean uphol\u00adstered fur\u00adni\u00adture because they don\u2019t know where to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a vari\u00adety of clean\u00ading prod\u00aducts to choose from for uphol\u00adstered fur\u00adni\u00adture, like stain removers, clean\u00ading cloths and anti-bac\u00adte\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal sprays. While clean\u00ading, you need to ensure that you don\u2019t end up soak\u00ading your fur\u00adni\u00adture in clean\u00ading prod\u00aducts or water. Uphol\u00adstered fur\u00adni\u00adture does not dry quick\u00adly, and you can end up dam\u00adag\u00ading your belong\u00adings. The best method is to vac\u00adu\u00adum your uphol\u00adstery and spot treat as need\u00aded. Every two years, it\u2019s a good idea to get uphol\u00adstered fur\u00adni\u00adture pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal\u00adly cleaned. This arti\u00adcle<\/a> from The Spruce gives a more spe\u00adcif\u00adic break\u00addown of uphol\u00adstery clean\u00ading rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mattress<\/strong>es<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded to change your mat\u00adtress every eight years. So, if the one you have is old\u00ader than that, you may need to start shop\u00adping around for anoth\u00ader one. If your mat\u00adtress is still new, give it a thor\u00adough clean to make it last a lit\u00adtle longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to clean your mat\u00adtress is to use the uphol\u00adstery attach\u00adment on your vac\u00adu\u00adum. Don\u2019t for\u00adget to give the sides and under\u00adside a good hoover as well. If you feel like the mat\u00adtress isn\u2019t clean enough, you can sprin\u00adkle some bak\u00ading soda over it and leave it for an hour. After that, vac\u00adu\u00adum it again, and it should be as good as new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"Fresh<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Outdoor spaces<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Est. time to clean: 1\u20132 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you start plan\u00adning the ulti\u00admate out\u00addoor sea\u00adson\u00adal kick\u00adoff par\u00adty, you might want to refresh your patio and entire out\u00addoor area. If you are one of those peo\u00adple who spray and\/or vac\u00adu\u00adum off your patio fur\u00adni\u00adture in the sum\u00admer and at the end of the fall months, your spring clean\u00ading may be a lot eas\u00adi\u00ader. Keep\u00ading your patio fur\u00adni\u00adture clean will pro\u00adlong its life and keep it in pris\u00adtine condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outdoor furniture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For most of your out\u00addoor fur\u00adni\u00adture,<\/a> you just need a buck\u00adet of warm water, a sponge, and liq\u00aduid soap. How\u00adev\u00ader, if your fur\u00adni\u00adture is wood\u00aden, you need to find for\u00admu\u00adlat\u00aded clean\u00aders from fur\u00adni\u00adture shops or wood manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To clean your out\u00addoor fur\u00adni\u00adture, you need to brush off loose dirt, apply soapy water and use a sponge or brush to clean. If there are any cush\u00adions, wash them with a soft brush and set them up in the sun so they can dry. Even bet\u00adter if they\u2019re machine wash\u00adable. Avoid putting them in the dry\u00ader to pre\u00advent dis\u00adfig\u00adu\u00adra\u00adtion. Make sure they are com\u00adplete\u00adly dry before return\u00ading them to furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rugs & flooring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t for\u00adget to think about the floors, even out\u00addoors. Depend\u00ading on the type of floor\u00ading you have, you can pres\u00adsure wash, scrub or sim\u00adply wipe down the surfaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have rugs make sure to wash the rug itself as well as the floor\u00ading under the rug. For out\u00addoor rugs, shake them out, vac\u00adu\u00adum them, then scrub them down with warm water and a lit\u00adtle bit of dish soap. Then lean your rug on an ele\u00advat\u00aded sur\u00adface, rinse it with a hose, and leave it there to ful\u00adly air dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Spring clean\u00ading can be fun (depend\u00ading on what your thresh\u00adold for fun is), we swear! Grab a friend or a part\u00adner, and your favorite tunes and bev\u00ader\u00adages to put a pos\u00adi\u00adtive spin on the task. It gives you an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to declut\u00adter and breathe new life into your home, and you\u2019ll love the way your place looks when you\u2019re done. With this spring clean\u00ading guide, you can ensure that every cor\u00adner of your home is cleaned prop\u00ader\u00adly. Stay tuned for a room-by-room clean\u00ading check\u00adlist that you can reference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spring has sprung! And so begins spring clean\u00ading sea\u00adson. 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