The idea of Spring Cleaning your house comes from many different traditions including Iranian, Jewish, and Chinese. But today, spring cleaning is popular all over the world. Spring cleaning gives us a chance to reset our lives, starting with a clean, crisp, organized home inside and out. So what should be on your spring cleaning list? Look below for a list that includes all the cleaning jobs that may get passed over during routine cleaning.
Where and What to Clean
Bedrooms
- Wash windows
- Wash or wipe down headboard, runners, and footboard
- Dust or wipe nightstands
- Dust pictures and furniture
- Wash pillows and comforters
- Move bed and vacuum underneath
- Remove cobwebs
- Have rug cleaned if necessary
- Dust or wash lampshades
- Wash baseboards and crown molding
- Wash walls, doors, and light switches
- Vacuum or wash draperies
- Scrub window sills
- Pick up rugs and clean floor underneath
- Dust or wash ceiling fan blades
- Wash vents
Bathrooms
- Dust tops of lights
- Wash vents
- Wash windows
- Scrub bathtub tile from top to bottom
- Deep clean floors
- Wash walls, doors, light switches
- Wash entire windows
- Scrub faucets
- Recaulk rim around tub
- Change burned out light bulbs
- Wash baseboards
- Scour water stains
- Scrub window sills
- Wash around base of toilet
Kitchen
- Scrub window sills
- Wash windows
- Clean and wash inside of fridge, oven, microwave
- Deep clean stove top
- Vacuum out food cabinets
- Deep clean floors
- Wash and scrub sink and faucet handles
- Wash walls, doors, and light switches
- Clean baseboard and crown molding
- Clean off and scrub top of refrigerator
- Wash upholstered kitchen seating
- Wash cabinet doors and handles
- Wash inside of trash can
- Wash underside and top of hood vent
- Wash vents
- Change out burned out light bulbs
- Dust/wash hanging lamps
Office
- Wash walls, doors, light switches
- Wash vents
- Dust electronics and clean with electronic approved wipes
- Wash windows
- Check printer for ink and order more for the rest of the year
- Dust/wash ceiling fan blades
- Wash baseboards and crown molding
- Clean out desk of unimportant papers
- Scrub window sills
- Deep clean floors
- Wash or vacuum upholstery
- Dust bookcase
Living Room
- Dust pictures
- Dust or wash lampshades
- Wash vents
- Clean window sills
- Have rugs washed or vacuum rugs depending on condition
- Dust and wash ceiling fan blades
- Wash upholstered furniture
- Wash and condition leather sofa with leather safe cleaner
- Wash windows
- Pick up rugs and deep clean floors
- Wash baseboards and crown molding
- Clean out fireplace
- Have chimney cleaned
- Remove cobwebs
- Move furniture and clean floor underneath
- Wash walls, doors, and light switches
- Wash or vacuum drapery
Entryway, Hallways, Stairs
- Wash vents
- Replace burned out light bulbs
- Wash stair rails
- Sweep for cobwebs
- Deep clean floors
- Lift any runner rugs and clean underneath
- Wash walls, doors, and light switches
- Vacuum, wash each step
- Dust/clean ceiling fan blades
- Dust lights
- Wash baseboards and crown molding
Laundry Room
- Deep clean floors
- Scrub window sills
- Remove residual lint in corners of lint trap
- Vacuum behind washer and dryer with vacuum extension
- Scrub laundry sink
- Clean out cabinets, remove anything you no longer use or need
- Wash windows
- Wash out gaskets and crevices in washer and dryer
- Wash baseboards and crown molding
- Wash walls, doors, and light switches
- Wash vents
Basement or Utility Area
- Consider having your ducts cleaned
- Dust and clean the area around your utility appliances
- Perform Preventative maintenance on your water heater
- Check the functioning of your HVAC, clean the units of debris outside (Debris Removal)
Garage
- Dust all shelving
- Throw out old boxes, containers, broken household items that got moved to garage
- Find recycling options for paint, oils, and batteries
- Donate any recreation equipment you no longer use
- Get rid of anything you haven’t used in a year
- Scrub the garage floor
- Wipe down doors, handles, and light switch
- Reorganize shelving
Front & Back Porches and Decks
- Remove leaf debri from front and back beds
- Clear crevices of cobwebs and dead insects
- Throw out old planters that may have been left out over the winter
- Wash table tops and outdoor furniture
- Powerwash patios and decks or hose down
- Power wash or hand wash railings and posts