Checklist for Spring Cleaning

Checklist for Spring Cleaning

Nothing updates your house more than a thorough spring cleaning. Even if you can't afford to remodel or re-decorate your home, take the time instead to clean and de-clutter your house. You'll think it's new again!

Checklist for spring cleaning:

1. Wash windows
2. Clean window screens
3. Wash or dry clean drapes and other window coverings
4. Wash shower curtains - use bleach and water, or replace with a new shower curtain
5. Wash walls and woodwork where needed.
6. Shampoo carpets and rugs
7. Have upholstered furniture professionally cleaned
8. Clean out closets - donate, give away, or toss anything that has not been used in the past year
9. Clean and organized linen closet
10. Clean out medicine cabinets - be sure to throw away any expired medicines
11. Clean out and organized kitchen cabinets - throw away any expired foods, wash shelves, and replace liner with new shelf paper
12. Move large appliances and clean under and behind. Remove dust from the front coil of the refrigerator at minimum 3-4 times each year.
13. Clean the refridgerator - empty it out and clean shelves and walls of the unit
14. Clean oven and stovetop
15. Clean and reorganize bookshelves - once again donate, give away, or sell any unused items. Dust books thoroughly.
16. Clean ashes from the fireplace and scrub the hearth. If the fireplace is well used, consider hiring a chimney sweep to clean the flue to avoid the possibility of fire.

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