Spring is that time of the Year when the Sun shines bright, winter blues go away and flowers blossom.
Spring is also the time to clear the clutter in your house and give your home a beautiful spring refresh to uplift the mood of all the housemates and the house itself.
Spring home cleaning has many benefits, including better physical health (breathing clear air), better mood and above all a happiness of living in a well-organized and clean place.
This boosts your creative energy and you can finally focus on things that really matter the most to You.
So let’s get started and Give your home a Spring-Makeover!
Table of Contents
1. Clean Category-wise, Not Room Wise
Well, Everyone tells you to tackle everything room by room but when it comes to cleaning, it’s a different game altogether.
For example, If you are cleaning windows one day, Clean all the windows of your house.
It has many advantages,
You don’t need to switch to a different work every 15 minutes, You can just grab a window cleaner and a newspaper to make them shine.
All windows will get cleaned in just one go.
It will make you happy every time you visit any windowsill of your house.
It will welcome the spring energy and sunlight, the main purpose of spring cleaning.
2. Make a Spring Home Cleaning List
Make sure that this spring home cleaning list is different from the decluttering list.
Yes, don’t confuse the two tasks.
In your cleaning list, you will have things like, clean the windows, clean the mirrors, clean the faucets, bathroom floors etc.
Just do one thing at a time, Clean the mirrors of the whole house in one go and so on the next day.
So that you can work at your own pace.
3. Make a Second Declutter & Organize List
This list will have all the areas of your house that need decluttering and are currently a mess.
You can make the list according to your preference and the time you have available every day. For example, keep the cleaning for Sundays and the decluttering every day for every 30 minutes or so.
Your Declutter list may look like this
- Sort Kitchen drawers
- Sort Kitchen Cabinets
- Declutter Pantry
- Rearrange Linen Closet
- Organize Makeup
- Organize Skincare etc
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5. Give Special Attention to Your Kitchen
Not just to clear your pantry or scrub off your sinks, You need to take out earthy and light decor for your kitchen to make the spring flowers Pop!
This kitchen is just straight out of a dream by Tidbits
Light color, earthy hues, woody scent and flowers!
If this doesn’t spark joy, I don’t know what will.
6. Bring the Plants Inside
That’s the whole point of spring cleaning, to enjoy nature to the fullest, be it the greens or the blooms.
Spring is the time of the happiness, weather warm yet gentle, flowers eager to bloom, and the greens thriving with the sunshine.
So just bring the plants inside your home, keep them near the direct or indirect light and see them thriving.
Here are a few indoor plants that clean the air too!
7. Change your Bedsheets & Pillow Covers to a Lighter Tone
As the weather warms up, keeping your decor minimalist, airy and light is the key to pulling a Martha Stewart without spending your sweat and blood on it.
So choose cotton bedsheets, throw pillow covers that have flowers on them, Invite Spring in every way possible and you will see the happy hormones rise in You!
8. Deep Clean Like A Boss For Spring Home Cleaning
If you don’t want to go for a category wise cleaning or organization, then use this Spring Cleaning checklist for a room-wise cleaning.
This will give you a clear idea about what needs to be done and what you have been forgetting to clean or declutter.
9. Start With the Most Important Area
The living room and kitchen are the busiest places in a house and therefore they get dusty, cluttered and messed up quite often.
So choose those high-traffic areas in your house to start with your spring cleaning spree.
This will motivate you further to clean the neglected areas of your house too.
10. Put Away the Out-of-Season Things
Whether it’s putting away winter clothes, winter rugs, or festival decorations, put away the things that are not in use.
This will clear the area and will help air flow more freely in your house.
You will be surprised how light it feels after you put away your winter clothes in the attic and take out those light summery outfits!
11. Clean Your Outdoors Too
Clean Your Outdoors, be it your entryway or your garden, because that is where you are going to enjoy the spring the most.
Clean your outdoor furniture, give your plants a good shower too, and rearrange your furniture too. This will revamp your outdoor completely.
Don’t forget to bring some new spring flowers and new saplings too, so that they can last the whole spring.
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