Easy Steps and Tips to Help You Clean Your Entire Home Quickly

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The first home cleaning tip is to actually divide and conquer. If you take one room at a time, you'll be exhausted by the time you finish the second room. Instead, divide your tasks across the rooms. For example, change all the bedsheets in all rooms, wipe all the mirrors, clean all the floors, and so on. This way, you'll feel like you're moving a lot more quickly, and you won't get bored from spending hours in only one room. It could also energize your body.

The second tip is to start from the top and work outward, then work your way downward and inward. For example, when cleaning dust, clean the balconies, windows, top shelves, and ceiling first, and then move on to the rooms, floors, and low surfaces. That way, you can make sure that you're not allowing the dust to transfer from the upper areas to the one's that you've already cleaned below.

Now let's show you the cleaning steps you could follow to help organize yourself and clean your home faster 

1. Get rid of dust

Make sure you start by getting rid of dust in all the rooms and corners of your home. It is essential to dust it off high surfaces so it doesn't fall onto your furniture and floors again. It is best to start without water. Use water when there are stubborn fingerprints. You can then wipe them off with a microfiber cloth dampened in water.

2. Spraying the room

After dusting off surfaces in every room, before moving on to the next room, grab a spray bottle filled with water and a teaspoon of baking soda. Spray it in the air in different directions, and the point of this is to let the weight of the water droplets hold onto any dust that is hanging in the air and fix it to the ground so you can easily vacuum it later.

3. Changing the bedding and furniture covers

Go from room to room and change the bed sheets, pillow covers, and duvets. You can also start rearranging the cushions on your sofa and changing any furniture throws or covers if you have any. Make sure you're changing the covers as much as possible to get rid of any germs.

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4. Spraying surface cleaning detergent

To make cleaning easier, spray your cleaning spray on the surfaces and leave it on for a while before wiping and cleaning them. That way, it can take time to dissolve any stains or accumulation, especially in the toilet, sinks, bathtubs, and kitchen. You might want to use a disinfectant as well, especially in those areas, to make sure they're free from any germs.

5. Organizing rooms

Get a large box and put all the things that you want to move from one room to another in it. Start going around rooms to place things in their right place from the box. Put anything that's not in the right place in the box so you can take it with you. Repeat this process in all the rooms until everything is in its place.

6. Polishing mirrors and glass surfaces

We look in the mirror every day, and our fingerprints are all over it, so we need to make sure it's clean and free from any bacteria or viruses. Use two microfiber cloths, one wet and another dry, to polish all the mirrors and glass surfaces. You can also go the extra mile and use a disinfectant if you want to be safer. 

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7. Polishing surfaces

Start polishing and disinfecting all the surfaces, especially those that are always touched, like remotes and light switches, because they tend to accumulate bacteria and are usually forgotten about when it comes to cleaning. Also use wood polish to clean furniture and parquet floors.

8. The Kitchen and bathroom

As of step 4, you should have already sprayed your surface cleaner to dissolve stains and dirt, so now it should be really easy to clean with brushes or sponges. You can also use diluted chlorine and other disinfectants to clean those areas from germs.

9. Cleaning the floors

You can now start wiping the floors all over the house. When it comes to the kitchen and bathroom corners, it is more efficient to use a brush instead of a mop, so you can really get into the little nooks and crannies and make sure you're getting it really clean.

10. The vacuum cleaner

Use the vacuum cleaner to get any dust remnants left around the house and on the floors. Now you've finished cleaning the house and saved a lot of time.

11. Disinfect the surfaces

Make sure to cleanse all the surfaces of the house, from floors, tables, and desks to door handles, bathrooms, and sinks, by adding 1/2 cup of chlorine to a bucket of water. Make sure you wear gloves and a mask while doing this to protect yourself from any bacteria or viruses.

From time to time, remember to disinfect the cloths you use to clean by soaking them in 1/2 cup of chlorine and a water bucket for 15 to 20 minutes to make sure you're killing any accumulation of bacteria or viruses.

12. Disinfect your children's toys

If you have kids and want to protect them from bacteria and diseases, it's important to pay attention to their plastic toys, especially the ones that are not electrical. Collect them and put them in a large bucket of water, adding two teaspoons of chlorine. Leave them in the water for two minutes, then rinse them with warm water and let them dry in the open air.

Note: Make sure to wash the children's toys thoroughly so that no chlorine remains on them.

By doing this, you'll have finished cleaning the house, and you'll find that you've saved a lot of time compared to your previous method.

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