Spring is around the corner! If you are like me, I like to give my place a good spring cleaning before the winter season is over.
Here are a few tips from the one and only, Mrs. Martha Stewart.
1. Clean Rugs, Carpets, and Floors: Vacuum rugs and carpets. Machine-wash or dry-clean area rugs and shampoo.
2. Clean Shades and Curtains: Take down window treatments. Dust slat binds, and launder curtains and fabric shades: hand wash or send to dry cleaner.
3. Wash Windows: remove dust, dirt, and cobwebs with a soft brush. Wash windows inside and out with a mild dilution of either ammonia or white vinegar in water. Dry with a squeeze followed by a rag.
4. Replace Storm Windows with Screens: Remove storm windows: replace cracked panes, recaulk windows, and repaint the frames before storing. Before installing screens, repair holes with tweezers (or replace entire screen)
5. Renew Mattresses and Cushions: Vacuum mattresses and box springs. Rotate and flip mattresses before replacing them on the box springs. Flip sofa and chair cushions.
6. Sort Through Wardrobes: Separate clothes into piles: off-season, donation, dry cleaner, tailor. Wash and mend clothing before putting back in closet or storing.
7. Clean Refrigerator and Freezer: Unplug refrigerator; discard any items past their prime. Sort food in a cooler, than wash fridge from top to bottom with warm, sudsy water. Add baking soda to water to deodorize surface.
8. Replace Filters: Vacuum and clean grates, coils and condensers on furnaces, refrigerators, stoves, and air conditioners. Remove filters in furnaces and air conditioners, and either clean or replace them.
For more tips, click here for her Spring Cleaning 101 PDF.
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