Living Room & Dining Room These rooms are used often, we bring special people into these spaces. Here’s how to clean them to impress your most important guests.
Ceiling & corners
Remove cobwebs from ceiling and corners
Dust and wash light fixtures and vents (ceiling, walls), clean chandelier pieces if possible
Change light bulbs where required
Walls, windows & doors
Light switch plates, door knobs and power outlets wiped (points of contact)
Wipe door, door frame, door threshold, clean French doors (both sides)
Dust and clean the frame and glass of all frames
Spot clean walls as required to remove marks and fingerprints
Shades, curtains, blinds, drapes, valences washed and/or dusted
Wipe window sills, tracks and frames
Clean and/or repair window screens and wash window panes
Furniture
For each piece of furniture, do the following:
Remove all items (accessory, décor piece etc.) off the furniture, decide if you want to donate or discard (or permanently move) any items.
Clean underneath the furniture – if safe to do so, pull out the piece to get at the dust bunnies underneath and behind
Place felt pads on furniture if possible to make future moves easier
Clean the piece of furniture; dust and polish the tops, side and legs of each piece
Sort through junk drawers/pile/bowl (keep, donate, discard), clean the drawer/bowl and replace all kept items neatly
Dust and replace each item (accessory, lamp, décor piece etc.) where it belongs
Remove any seasonal decorations and store.
Upholstery & seating
Decorative pillows, throws and other upholstered items to be washed (professionally or at home)
Upholstered items – beat cushions out to remove dust and debris, clean underneath cushions and clean underneath if possible
Vacuum or wipe all upholstery
Flip/rotate cushions where possible, launder seat covers if you wish
Floor
Clean baseboards
Carpets steam cleaned and/or deodorized with baking soda
Rugs washed (professionally or at home), area under rug included
Clean floors
So, you want to clean your hardwood floors?
No Problem – with a little bit of elbow grease, it’s actually pretty easy to maintain hardwood floors.
There are many different types of hardwood floors
Polyurethane coating makes the floors look clean and shiny
Hardwood finished wood has a waxy or oily coating which repels water or liquid
Unfinished hardwood CANNOT be mopped since it will damage the floors
To test if you can mop your floors, drop a few drops of water in a discreet area and if it beads, you have a floor coating
What you need
Hardwood floors
Vinegar
Dishwashing liquid
Wringer bucket
Microfiber twist mop
Microfiber cloth
Rubbing alcohol
Warm water How to clean your hardwood floors
Put half a pinky nails worth of dishwashing liquid into a wringer bucket. Dishwashing liquid is a neutral cleaner and will help to remove dirt well without leaving a residue.
Add a cap full of vinegar and fill with hot water. Vinegar is a mild disinfectant and will help to cut grease without leaving streaks.
Soak the mop head in the bucket for a few minutes to soften. The mop has to be almost dry before mopping hardwood floor.
When you mop, clean in an S-shaped pattern. This ensures you get all areas of the floor cleaned. Keep your bucket around you and try not to step into areas you’ve already cleaned.
To be extra diligent, you can take a microfiber cloth and do a quick wipe down so no water is left behind.
Best practice
Sweep and vacuum once or twice a week and mop once every one or two weeks.
For each piece of furniture, do the following:
Remove all items (accessory, décor piece etc.) off the furniture, decide if you want to donate or discard (or permanently move) any items.
Clean underneath the furniture – if safe to do so, pull out the piece to get at the dust bunnies underneath and behind
Place felt pads on furniture if possible to make future moves easier
Clean the piece of furniture; dust and polish the tops, side and legs of each piece
Sort through junk drawers/pile/bowl (keep, donate, discard), clean the drawer/bowl and replace all kept items neatly
Dust and replace each item (accessory, lamp, décor piece etc.) where it belongs
Remove any seasonal decorations and store.
Upholstery & seating
Decorative pillows, throws and other upholstered items to be washed (professionally or at home)
Upholstered items – beat cushions out to remove dust and debris, clean underneath cushions and clean underneath if possible
Vacuum or wipe all upholstery
Flip/rotate cushions where possible, launder seat covers if you wish
Floor
Clean baseboards
Carpets steam cleaned and/or deodorized with baking soda
Rugs washed (professionally or at home), area under rug included
Clean floors
So, you want to clean your hardwood floors?
No Problem – with a little bit of elbow grease, it’s actually pretty easy to maintain hardwood floors.
There are many different types of hardwood floors
Polyurethane coating makes the floors look clean and shiny
Hardwood finished wood has a waxy or oily coating which repels water or liquid
Unfinished hardwood CANNOT be mopped since it will damage the floors
To test if you can mop your floors, drop a few drops of water in a discreet area and if it beads, you have a floor coating
What you need
Hardwood floors
Vinegar
Dishwashing liquid
Wringer bucket
Microfiber twist mop
Microfiber cloth
Rubbing alcohol
Warm water How to clean your hardwood floors
Put half a pinky nails worth of dishwashing liquid into a wringer bucket. Dishwashing liquid is a neutral cleaner and will help to remove dirt well without leaving a residue.
Add a cap full of vinegar and fill with hot water. Vinegar is a mild disinfectant and will help to cut grease without leaving streaks.
Soak the mop head in the bucket for a few minutes to soften. The mop has to be almost dry before mopping hardwood floor.
When you mop, clean in an S-shaped pattern. This ensures you get all areas of the floor cleaned. Keep your bucket around you and try not to step into areas you’ve already cleaned.
To be extra diligent, you can take a microfiber cloth and do a quick wipe down so no water is left behind.
Best practice
Sweep and vacuum once or twice a week and mop once every one or two weeks.
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