Keeping a house clean can feel like a full-time job, and in many cases, it really is. Many people find it hard to find time to deep clean on a regular basis. This is one of the reasons spring cleaning is so popular.
The truth is, you don’t have to wait until spring to do a full deep clean of your house. In fact, winter is one of the best times to clean because you are spending so much time indoors anyway! Check out the ultimate house cleaning checklist for your winter deep clean.
Kitchen
When deep cleaning your kitchen, it’s important to pay attention to the areas you don’t notice every day. For example, you probably wipe down your counters every day, but you may not think to do the same for your appliances. Here’s a checklist of deep cleaning kitchen tasks:
Clean the oven
Wipe under your stovetop burners
Wash your dishwasher
Clean the ice maker and waterspout on your refrigerator
Clean your oven’s warming drawer
Wash the backsplash and flooring
Wipe down any windows
Clean the baseboards
Bathrooms
Your bathroom should be the room you clean more often than any other within the home because it can get gross quickly. When deep cleaning, it’s important to do your regular bathroom cleaning—plus a little extra on top of that. Check out some of the additional items below:
Wash the showerhead and tub spout
Clean the inside and outside of your vanity and medicine cabinets
Scrub the grout between your tiles
Wipe down the inside and outside of drawers
Disinfect handles and light switches
Dust lighting fixtures
Bedrooms
Bedrooms are typically harder to organize than to clean, but there are still some deep cleaning options to do there, above and beyond your weekly routine. Explore some of them below:
Wipe down headboards and footboards
Wash the duvet cover and decorative pillowcases
Shampoo the carpet or rugs
Clean inside of bedside table drawers and cabinets
Wash closet doors and handles
Wash any windows and curtains
Dust blinds and window treatments
Garage and Shed
For garages, sheds, and other storage areas such as basements or crawl spaces, there is usually a lot of dirt and dust to clear out. Here are some new ways to clean these messy spaces:
Sweep
Mop
Dust the ceiling and crevices to get out cobwebs and nests
Organize
Spray insect and bug repellant
Wash garbage cans and toolboxes
Living Areas
Living areas also need regular deep cleanings. These are rooms you most likely spend a lot of time in. Here are a few items to add to your cleaning list:
Shampoo any carpet or rugs
Wipe down furniture and spot-treat any spills or stains
Disinfect tabletops and wipe down coasters
Disinfect any remote controls, light switches, chargers, etc.
Wipe down walls in high foot traffic areas
There are truly endless ways to keep your house clean and make it sparkle. Discover the best cleaning routine for you by using the ultimate house cleaning checklist and your own cleaning experience. It’s crucial to not just clean but to understand the importance of disinfecting your home as well.
