House Cleaning Cheat Sheet: A Step-by-Step Guide to Cleaning Your Home
A new season is fast approaching, which means it’s a great time to prioritize refreshing and organizing… and your home is begging for a good cleaning. Grab your cleaning supplies and your trusty vacuum (or finally invest in a great cordless vacuum) and get to work.
Well, okay…but it can be tough to know where to start when you’ve got an entire house that needs a thorough cleaning. Luckily for you, CNET spent years consulting with experts and writing up helpful tips and guides on how to best clean and organize every area of your home, from your bathroom and kitchen to your appliances and car. To make it even easier, we’ve compiled the stories into the ultimate cleaning checklist. Keep scrolling to check it out.
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Food scraps are gross, so let’s start in the kitchen
You probably spend a lot of time in your kitchen. It’s where you prepare your food and probably gather with friends and family. That means it’s in dire need of a good cleaning, both for you and your company.
And don’t forget your kitchen and household appliances
From the dirt in your coffee maker to the dusty filters in your vacuum cleaner, you should give your trusted household appliances a good cleaning at least a few times a year.
Home appliances and kitchen equipment, like your Keurig coffee maker, need a thorough cleaning every now and then.
Did you look in that toilet? Yeah, that needs to be cleaned
Your bathroom is one of the dirtiest places in your home. The frequency of use can quickly spread bacteria and germs. That means you need to clean it weekly, if not daily.
From the sink and toilet to the bath mats, you should clean your bathroom regularly.
Bedding can also collect all kinds of dirt
It seems simple, but you may be washing your sheets all wrong. Here’s what you need to know:
If you want an extra thorough cleaning, you can even consider cleaning your mattress.
Just because you don’t see stains or smell an unpleasant odor doesn’t mean your sheets are clean.
For more cleaning tips, check out the best way to remove pet hair from your car and how to declutter your closet.
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