Spring Cleaning Pro Tips
Here are 10 simple pro tips to make spring cleaning a breeze
Spring cleaning can be overwhelming.
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Here are 10 simple tips that can help simplify the process.
De-grease cabinets.
Just like your cooking tools, cupboards can get grimy when you're making dinner. Add a little dish soap to a spray bottle with warm water to mist away from the grease. Then, rinse with a well-wrung cloth and dry.
Freshen up your microwave
Make caked-on grime easier to wipe off by heating a cup of water, several tablespoons of vinegar and a chopped-up lemon on high until the microwave's window is steamy. Let the bowl sit for 5 minutes before you open the door, and wipe the inside clean with ease.
Make your bathroom shine
To clean grimy grout, mix 3/4 cup household chlorine bleach with 1-gallon water and use a stiff brush to apply to one small area at a time. (Wear rubber gloves and eye protection.) Let it sit for several minutes, then scrub and rinse.
Follow a cleaning “path”
Clean from top to bottom, back of a room to the front, and in “slices,” moving in one direction around the room, finishing the floor last. By starting high in a room, all the dirt will fall down onto those things you have not cleaned yet, once you finish a slice, you don’t have to think, you just keep moving forward.
Natural, Streak Free glass cleaner
Mix 1/2 cup white vinegar with 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol (70% concentration) and 2 cups water and dispense into an empty spray bottle. To clean your windows, wait for a cool, cloudy day and squirt the solution onto the glass, wiping with a clean microfiber cloth to avoid streaking.
Skip the polish
Your wooden surfaces and hardwood floors only require polishing every once in a while (once or twice a year, or when they begin to look dingy). All you really need to keep them shiny is a dry microfiber cloth. Your furniture will actually get less dusty without using furniture polish.
Easily buff out floor scuffs
Protect your hardwood by removing small marks with a sock or clean tennis ball. To erase bigger scuffs, add a little baking soda to a damp cloth and gently rub. Then rinse with a damp paper towel and dry.
Make an all-purpose cleaner
Here's a recipe that will make nearly every surface gleam (especially kitchen counters, appliances, and inside the refrigerator). Combine 4 tablespoons baking soda and 1-quart warm water, and wipe messes away with a sponge.
Fight pet stink
Deodorize the soft, cushy places around your house — including the dog bed — by sprinkling surfaces with baking soda, letting it sit for 15 minutes, and then vacuuming it up.
Use a butter knife to clean air vents
Butter knives are not just for buttering toast, put it to good use and get into those hard-to-reach dusty vents. Simply wrap the knife in a rag and wipe between the slats. Then, open the windows and run your central air to fill your home with fresh spring air (just be sure your heat or AC isn’t on while you’re running the fan).
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