Spring Cleaning: Work from the Top Down
- Ceilings – Dust from corner to corner and wash if possible, remember to clean the light fixtures, ceiling fans, smoke detector covers (might as well replace light bulbs and batteries while you’re up there).
- Walls – Dust corner to corner, floor to ceiling; Wash & scrub walls & everything on them (such as fixtures, pictures, mirrors, doors & door frames, hanging shelves, clocks, etc.).
- Windows – Inside & outside glass; Clean tracks & window frames; Wash all curtains, drapes & blinds.
- Cupboards, Counters, Drawers, Shelves – Empty, remove shelf paper, wash inside & out, top & underneath, line with fresh shelf paper, sort items as you put back (keep/trash); Wash all knick knacks; Tighten, repair or replace handles and knobs where needed; Declutter & organize all items in drawers, on shelves, in cubbies.
- Furniture & Appliances – pull out to wash floor & walls behind as well as all sides of furniture or appliances (inside & out); Steam clean furniture if possible; Wash all kitchen appliances; Dust & clean all electronics.
- Floors – Sweep well & wash; Vacuum & clean carpets and rugs.
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