It’s time for the annual house cleaning to start. If the idea daunts you, you are not alone. Here are 10 tips to get it done quickly and efficiently.
If your house cleaning is done already, then I doff my hat at you. But, if you are like me, leaving it till the last minute and then panicking, then welcome to my world.
House cleaning is a gigantic chore. But you need to do it before Diwali. If you plan to deck up and look pretty, your home needs to as well.
Don’t worry; I’ve got your back. I’ve put together some easy house cleaning tips that should see you breeze through the house.
#1 Make space for the clutter
Before getting started on the home cleaning, make sure you designate an area for all the stuff that you plan to discard. (You do plan to discard things, right?). If you don’t, everything will go right back where it came from.
#2 Always start at the top
Doesn’t matter which room it is, the first among many home cleaning tips is to start from the ceiling and move down towards the floor. All the accumulated dirt and dust will fall on the unclean surfaces. Fans, furniture, walls and finally the floor.
#3 Attack the kitchen
The Diwali sweets are all done, so now you can give the kitchen a thorough cleaning.
-Discard equipment that you do not use.
-Remove and clean the removable burner parts of the stove.
-Throw away ingredients that are past their expiry date.
-Dip a clean cloth in a solution of hot water and vinegar, and wipe down all surfaces.
-Rearrange the kitchen to use space efficiently.
#4 Don’t forget to clean your fridge
-Empty out the refrigerator.
-Dip a cut lemon in vinegar and use it to clean your fridge thoroughly.
#5 Move to the bedroom
-Remove all fabrics and put them to wash.
-Move furniture to the centre.
-Clean out dust bunnies and accumulated dust from corners.
#6 Cleaning the bed
-Dust and air out the mattress.
-When remaking the bed, don’t bend to tuck in the sheets. Instead lift up the corner with one hand and tuck the sheet with the other.
#7 Get to your wardrobe
-Remove everything from the wardrobe and wipe the shelves clean.
-If you haven’t used an article of clothing in a year, discard it.
-Make three piles with your clothes – to keep, to discard and to repair.
-Put the clothes back after you’ve got the three separate piles.
-Place Ambi Pur inside to make your clothes smell fresh.
#8 Make a pile for donating
In the pile of clothes that you are discarding, add toys, games and books that your home doesn’t need anymore. Diwali is about spreading happiness, isn’t it?
#9 Bathroom cleaning
-Collect all used and empty bottles, old toothbrushes, etc.
-Coat the insides of the WC with a toilet cleaner and let it work.
-Put all your stuff outside – soaps, shampoos, buckets, etc.
-Clean all surfaces with a liquid soap and a scrub.
-Rinse everything out with a 1:1 solution of vinegar and water.
-Pay attention to shower-head and taps.
-Brush the commode, remove all excess water from the floor and let everything dry properly before putting your things back inside.
#10 What’s left?
Don’t forget fans and grills.
-Use an old pillow case to wipe off the collected grime.
-Then use a liquid cleaner to get the shine back on.
Now that you have cleaned your house, it is also time to make space to make Rangoli for Diwali. Rangoli is auspicious and you need to make it daily during Diwali! Hence make ample space at the entrance, to invite the Goddess beautifully.
Simplified it, didn’t I? The last and most important part of my house cleaning tips is to use hand gloves for all these tasks to protect your hands.
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Deepali says
Wow, these are some amazing tips and right on time.
Zainab says
Some fantastic tips Prerna! Starting at te top is a good one, toughest I feel!
Happy Diwali 🙂
Ghazala Naseem says
House Cleaning is a tedious job but your tips are useful ?
L steffy Manju says
Even if it’s nt diwali.. Ur post is an hit as…u have reminded so many things… Amazing check list….
Snehal says
We are yet to clean so these tips will come in handy! ?
richa says
wow i loved the tips….very useful before diwali…and i loved the rangoli very very pretty 🙂
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Khushboo says
Very useful tips.. I agree with them all
Minakshi bajpai says
I almost done cleaning of my house for diwali celebration. As you suggest i cleaned each and every cornor from bed to fan from kitchen to bathroom. House cleaning is very important before laxmi puja and i also fix the place for making beautiful rangoli. nice tips for those who are planning yet for cleaning.
Jhilmil says
Great tips, attacking the kitchen and wardrobe for me are the most important and time taking tasks..
Mrinal says
This was such an useful post for people like me who leave the cleaning part for the end.. ?
Dipika says
That’s a well planned and scheduled way to target the home cleaning. Taking one at a time is what I do.. well covered approach.
Deepika Verma says
Diwali cleaning is on everyone’s mind these days… those are some great tips to make a note of ?
Bushra Khan says
Amazing tips to deal with the cleaning spree that we all will be getting on to for the upcoming festival! thanks for sharing
Varsh says
These are great tips not just for Diwali but for year-round upkeep of our homes. Very practical and helpful.
Emma says
These are great tips! I would add that I like to call the carpet cleaners to deep clean the carpets after I’ve cleaned from the top down. I find the carpets and floors get dirty! Thanks for sharing!