Spring Cleaning Guide for the Interior of Your Home
Home Exterior Tips · April 10, 2023
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Room-by-Room Guide
This complete checklist will serve as a guide for a deep cleaning that will give new life to the interior of your home after a long, cold New England winter. As the snow melts into spring showers, it's time to refresh your home. This comprehensive spring-cleaning checklist offers an opportunity to get the whole family involved in tidying up. Running short on time? Try tackling one room per week.
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Entryway
Your entryway is the first thing anyone will see when they enter your home. Having a nice, clean, and welcoming entryway sets the table for a relaxing visit. This area is also where you see the most consistent traffic day in and day out.
- Sweep the floors.
- Mop the floors.
- Wipe down the walls.
- Clean the door(s).
- Clean the doormat.
- Organize shoes.
- Hang jackets.
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Kitchen
- Clean stove top/ (here is a helpful link to clean gas stove burner grates)
- Clean the oven
- Clean the microwave.
- Clean the dishwasher (inside and outside).
- Clean the refrigerator.
- Clean the freezer.
- Clean fridge and freezer seals.
- Wipe drawers and shelves in refrigerator and freezer.
- Defrost the freezer.
- Discard old or expired food in the pantry, fridge, and freezer.
- Degrease cabinet doors and backsplashes.
- Clean countertops.
- Remove items from the cabinets and thoroughly clean inside.
- Dust the top of high surfaces including the fridge, microwave/range hood, and cabinets.
- Wash dish rags and clean sponges.
- Wipe down the walls.
- Wipe down the baseboards.
- Sweet floors.
- Mop floors.
- Shake out dust or dirt from the floor mats.
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Bathrooms
- Discard expired personal care products and makeup, and bring old medications to a drop-off site.
- Clean makeup brushes
- Clean vanity
- Wipe mirror
- Clean bathtub and shower
- Clean shower-head (try this plastic bag trick)
- Replace shower curtain liner
- Scrub tile grout
- Clean toilet
- Clean hardware
- Sweep floors
- Mop floors
- Wipe walls
- Wipe baseboards
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Laundry Room
- Clean washing machine
- Clean dryer vent
- Clean lint trap
- Organize laundry supplies
- Wipe walls
- Wipe baseboards
- Mop floors
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Bedrooms
- Wipe baseboards
- Dust/polish furniture
- Donate unused clothing
- Organize closets
- Wash bedding including sheets, pillows, duvets and bed skirts
- Vacuum carpets (clean with baking soda)
- Flip mattress
- Dust blinds
- Dust curtain rods
- Clean window sills
- Wash windows
- Clean or vacuum curtains
- Mop or vacuum floors
- Shampoo rugs or carpets
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Living Room
- Dust/polish furniture
- Wash slipcovers
- Wash blankets and pillows
- Vacuum sofa and chairs
- Dust blinds
- Dust curtain rods
- Clean window sills
- Wash windows
- Clean or vacuum curtains
- Clean ceiling fans
- Dust and clean lamp shades
- Dust electronics (use dryer sheets!)
- Dust and clean decor
- Sanitize remote controls
- Mop or vacuum floors
- Shampoo rugs or carpets
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Kids’ Playroom
- Sanitize plastic toys with soap and water
- Wash stuffed animals and soft toys
- Donate unused toys
- Organize toys and play areas
- Mop or vacuum floors
- Shampoo rugs or carpets
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Office
- Recycle unneeded paperwork
- Dust and polish furniture
- Dust bookshelf
- Dust electronics
- Sanitize keyboard and mouse
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Garage
- Declutter tools, sporting equipment and toys
- Open up garage door to air out the space
- Wipe down walls
- Sweep floor
- Clean garage door
- Clean garage door frame
- Replace batteries in garage door openers
- Clean windows
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Throughout the House
- Test and replace smoke alarm batteries
- Replace air filters as needed
- Clean air vents/registers
- Clean light fixtures
- Replace light bulbs as needed
- Sanitize door handles
- Sanitize light switches
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