May 30, 2025
Ultimate Spring Cleaning Guide for a Refreshed Home
Spring cleaning requires meticulous work, especially if you want to deep clean every nook and cranny of your home. While it may feel overwhelming to think about cleaning, a great way to go about it is by dividing your chores into doable chunks.
About 80% of Americans do spring cleaning every year for an average of six days. While it may feel overwhelming to think about cleaning for almost an entire week, a great way to go about it is by dividing your chores into doable chunks. We recommend going room by room to keep the process more organized. Follow our guide below for an effective and efficient spring cleaning process.
Step-By-Step Guide to Spring Cleaning
Here’s your 10-step spring cleaning checklist for the family:
- Prepare your cleaning materials. Gather your spring cleaning products and tools, including your mops, microfiber towels, sponges, and feather dusters. Place everything within reach to avoid delays in your process.
- Go room by room. Move from one room to another to keep your process more organized. This also helps lessen the visible clutter, especially if you don’t finish the entire room within the day.
- Declutter, discard, donate. Identify items for throwing, keeping, and donating. Get rid of irreparable items and donate clothes that no longer fit. Sell items of value that are no longer of use to you to lessen clutter at home.
- Go from top to bottom. Start by dusting ceiling fans and light fixtures and work your way downwards. This makes it easier to collect dust once they’ve all settled on the floor. Remember to wipe down the walls, too, to remove grime and grease, especially from the kitchen backsplash.
- Focus on the floors. Work on the often-overlooked baseboards and clean accumulated dust particles. Reseal grout lines in the bathroom or wherever tiles are used to prevent staining.
- Clean the upholstery. Move your cushions outside to remove dust. Vacuum the upholstery to get rid of dirt and pet dander.
- Don’t neglect the hardware. Bring back the shine on your metal door knobs and other hardware with a polish. Gather your liquid polish, creams, or pastes and use them with a nonabrasive cloth.
- Wash linens and curtains and shampoo rugs. Give your carpets and rugs a deep clean to get rid of all traces of the previous season. Use a carpet cleaning machine or seek professional cleaning services, especially for rugs without backing.
- Wash window screens. Brush your window screens to remove dust, especially from hard-to-reach areas. Use a mild detergent, rinse thoroughly with water, and let them dry before re-installing.
- Wax all surfaces. Restore shine on all surfaces — wooden, tile, vinyl, or linoleum — with a wax designed for the material. Use a cotton rag to prevent scratches and buff with a clean cloth afterward.
Complete Your Spring Cleaning Chores With the Help of Experts
Spring cleaning requires meticulous work, especially if you want to deep clean every nook and cranny of your home. However, people can get busy with work and other life commitments, often finding it hard to schedule a thorough cleaning. Maid Bright’s professional home cleaning services give homeowners the option to fulfill their spring cleaning needs. Contact us to schedule a cleaning service. You can also read our blog for more expert spring cleaning tips.
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