If you’ve been putting off your spring cleaning because you didn’t know where to start then this post is for you! It’s Apartmenttherapy.com to the rescue: they published this wonderful checklist for spring cleaning earlier this year. Here’s their original post, in full:
- Dust shelves, blinds, vents, moldings, light fixtures -- anything that collects dust and you usually ignore. Not a fan of dusting? Check out our 10 tips for Dusting to ease the pain.
- Wash your windows with our compendium of window-washing tricks.
- While you're at it, clean window treatments (including your shower curtain) with our tips for caring for curtains.
- Flip your mattress, which is something you should do every season. You'll get more use out of it and you'll sleep better.
- Change your winter bedding to spring, even if it just means storing woolier blankets away. Here's some minimalist inspiration.
- Change your clothes from warm to cool and pack away your seasonal clothes for these unexpected benefits.
- Donate unwanted clothes to one of these 25 places.
- Vacuum and shampoo carpets (here's a green DIY way to do it) and shake rugs/cushions outside. Wax wood floors too.
- Check your smoke detector batteries -- here's all you need to know about smoke detectors. Replace your HVAC air filters too.
- Clean out your medicine cabinet and makeup bag with our guide to expiration dates in the bathroom.
- Organize your paperwork with this helpful advice.
- Clean your computer and TV.
- Clean your deck and furniture (even your indoor/outdoor trash bins) with 5 tools to make it easier.
We hope this helps! Need a little more advice? TLC has a great article about cleaning tips and tricks - click here to get all 25 of them!
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