Even if you have a schedule in place to keep your house clean, every couple of weeks you’ll find that just about everything needs a bit of your undivided attention. This is totally normal and it’s not an indication that you’re failing to keep your home in order!
Planning out a deep clean for your home every now and then (perhaps once a month or even quarterly, depending on your needs) is a good way to reset and leave your entire space feeling fresh and clean and ready to be used again.
However, there’s a system that should be followed when deep cleaning your home in order to make the process as simple and streamlined as possible. Here are the six steps to take for a successful deep cleaning day.
Start With Dusting
When you clear dust off your tables, countertops, shelves, and other dusty spots, it’s all going to fall to the ground – which means you’re going to need to clean it up later. It just makes sense for dusting to the be very first task on your list.
When doing your deep clean, make sure to dust properly – remove all the trinkets from the shelves, and get up on a step ladder to dust the top of your refrigerator, ceiling fans, curtain rods, and other hard-to-reach places you probably don’t get to on a weekly basis. You can even make a DIY dusting spray to help keep the dust at bay for longer.
Wash Your Windows
The next step is to wash your windows, windowsills, and ledges. There can be a lot of dust that accumulates in these areas as well which will also fall to the ground once you’ve finished cleaning. Make sure to clean your windows on the inside and the outside (when possible, of course).
Try not to overcomplicate the cleaning process as may tend to do, and don’t use newspaper to clean or dry them. If you need help, you can check out this plexiglass cleaning guide or do your own research on how to clean whichever types of windows you have in your home.
Clean Your Doors and Walls
Next, you can move on to washing the doors and walls – areas of the home that are often neglected.
The extent of your task here will largely be determined by how dirty these areas are! Homes with young children might have dirty foot and handprints on the walls which will need a thorough scrubbing. If there are no such mishaps going on in your home, you might be fine simply giving the walls and doors a quick and simple dusting. Make sure to check for cobwebs in the high-up corners!
Move the Furniture
One of the most integral parts of a deep-cleaning session is to get to the places you usually turn a blind eye towards, and this means moving your furniture around to clean behind and underneath it all.
You might want to move shelves, wardrobes, sofas, beds, fridges and any other big items that might have a collection of dust, dirt, or other messes accumulated behind them. Shift them away from the wall and clean up those areas well – you might need a long-handled feather duster or to use the nozzle of your vacuum cleaner to reach certain nooks and crannies.
Tackle the Floors
Before moving your furniture back, be sure to start cleaning the floors in the spaces where they usually stand. At this point, all the dust and dirt that you’ve wiped off your furniture, appliances, walls, and ceilings, will have fallen to the ground and created a nice mess for you to tackle.
Once you’ve cleaned up those areas, move your furniture back into place and start sweeping, vacuuming, and then mopping your entire home. This is also the perfect time to wash your carpets and rugs too, but hiring a professional carpet cleaner is usually the best choice for this job, so consider getting in touch with a local cleaning company or find out where you can hire the equipment to do it yourself.
Wash the Upholstery
Finally, don’t forget your sofas, chairs, curtains, mattresses, and any other upholstery and similar items that don’t often get any cleaning attention. You can have these items professionally cleaned too, but this isn’t always necessary.
By doing a few online searches, you’ll be able to find out exactly what tools and products you need to clean each of these pieces to have them spick and span in no time.
