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Spring Cleaning Tips to Make Your Home Sparkle

Written by CMN News Service

Spring cleaning your home can be a daunting task, but if you follow a checklist and go room by room nothing will get missed and you will have a sparkling home for all your hard efforts.

For Bedrooms:

  • Sort, organize and donate unused items
  • Dust and wash woodwork and windowsills
  • Wash windows
  • Clean light fixtures
  • Wash or vacuum curtains or blinds
  • Mop or vacuum floors
  • Wash and store any seasonal bedding

For Bathrooms:

  • Discard any expired personal care products
  • Dust and wash woodwork and windowsills
  • Clean light fixtures
  • Clean vanity and plumbing fixtures
  • Clean showerhead
  • Wipe walls
  • Clean floors

For Laundry and Mudroom:

  • Clean washing machine
  • Clean dryer vent and lint trap
  • Wipe walls and woodwork
  • Organize laundry supplies
  • Organize coats, boots and shoes
  • Clean floors

For Living Room:

  • Dust and wash woodwork and windowsills
  • Wash windows
  • Clean light fixtures
  • Wash or vacuum curtains or blinds
  • Polish hard furniture
  • Vacuum couches, chairs and cushions
  • Dust electronics and wipe remote controls
  • Mop or vacuum floors

For Dining Room:

  • Dust and wash woodwork and windowsills
  • Wash windows
  • Clean light fixtures
  • Wash or vacuum curtains or blinds
  • Polish hard furniture
  • Vacuum chair upholstery
  • Dust and polish china cabinets and contents
  • Mop or vacuum floors

For Kitchen:

  • Dust and wash woodwork and windowsills
  • Wash windows
  • Clean light fixtures
  • Wash or vacuum curtains or blinds
  • Wipe down walls
  • Clean stovetop and oven
  • Clean microwave
  • Clean dishwasher
  • Clean refrigerator
  • Discard expired items from refrigerator and pantry
  • Clean and re-organize cutlery and junk drawers
  • Wash floors

For Playroom:

  • Dust and wash woodwork and windowsills
  • Wash windows
  • Clean light fixtures
  • Wash or vacuum curtains or blinds
  • Wipe down walls
  • Sort, organize and donate unused items
  • Wash soft toys
  • Clean hard toys
  • Clean floors
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