Important Spring Cleaning Steps To Take And Mistakes To Avoid
Winter is long gone and spring has set in bringing with it an eagerness for tidying up, right? All this makes you want to deep clean your carpets, scrub down those cupboards, and deodorize the fridge. Making for a robust list of things to tackle before summer hits.
To make it easier for you here are nine or so super spring cleaning tips to help you clean your house step by step.
Splatters of food make your microwave look and sometimes smell bad. Wondering how to deodorize it? Lemon is the answer. Boiling lemon slices in a couple of cups of water in your microwave will give you a freshly fragrant microwave fast.
You want to vacuum the curtains every 6 months or so focusing on the dust hidden between the pleats. And take them to the dry cleaner every two or three years to get the hidden grime out.
Has one of the kids used your walls to showcase hidden talent? Never mind. Just lightly spray on WD-40 and wipe down with a damp sponge. This will remove crayon marks and other lingering stains too.
Musty odors lingering? Take your favorite perfume or cologne and mist a switched off, cool bulb with it. When you next flip the switch a pleasing fragrance is guaranteed to envelop the room. As for any smell lingering in your closets just hang some charcoal briquettes which will act as a natural deodorizer.
To remove the dirt from cloth or plastic shades hit them with a shot from your hand held shower head to blast the dust away. Then let them drip dry in the tub.
For squeaky clean, lint free windows use micro fiber clothes, balled up newspaper or coffee filters instead of paper towels. And remember to clean the inside and outside of the window in opposite directions. That way you can tell which side the streaks are on.
For pet hair clinging to the upholstery or wall hangings do this. Mix two ounces of liquid fabric softener with a cup and half or so of water and spray near the fabrics to eliminate the static cling. Doing so makes it easier to brush the hair off and vacuum it away.
Finally vacuuming is likely something most of us don’t do enough. Or we do too fast. It helps to prevent sand, dirt and grit from settling into the pile if you vacuum the high traffic areas two or three times a week. Making like six or seven passes for each section. Then once a week get the rest and run the vacuum head over them at least three or four times.
Try these tips and your home will be just the way you wanted, shiny and ready for the new season.
Featured Author Aiden Mundt is into things like upright vacuum cleaners, hand held vacs and steam cleaners. If you’d like to find out more, or to get his take on a model you have your eye on visit AskTheVacuumGuy.com for the helpful vacuum cleaner reviews you need.
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