Open-plan kitchen and dining area with a blue island and stone living room accent wall.

Spring Cleaning

Wellness Claudia Saez-Fromm April 17, 2023

Person in yellow cleaning gloves holding a potted green plant.

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Now with the sun shining outside, our motivation to spend a full day cleaning is pretty low. Thankfully it doesn’t have to be that way! House Beautiful put together a cleaning checklist to help you tackle cleaning your home through smaller, more manageable tasks. Read more here to ensure stress-free spring cleaning.

Gather Your Supplies

Before deep cleaning your home, grab a cleaning caddy and start loading your cleaning supplies, so everything you need is within arm’s reach. There are countless cleaning products you can use like, DIY and environmentally friendly, and household name brands, so to keep it simple, we have a list of the top ten cleaning supplies. Remember to grab only what you need for the task at hand.

Cleaning Supplies:

All-purpose cleaner
Window cleaner
Baking soda
Mop and bucket
Vacuum
Garbage bags
Broom and dustpan
Sponges
Microfiber cloths
Rubber gloves

Areas to Tackle

Outdoor areas cleaning checklist: gutters, patio, furniture, doormat, and windows.

Bedroom cleaning checklist with six tasks, including washing linens and cleaning out closets.

Living room spring-cleaning checklist: vacuum rugs, clean upholstery, dust surfaces, wash blankets and pillows, and clean the TV screen.

Bathroom spring-cleaning checklist with six cleaning and organizing tasks.

Kitchen cleaning checklist with six spring-cleaning tasks, credited to House Beautiful.

Source: House Beautiful

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