Spring Cleaning Checklist Room By Room

Ready to spring-clean your home? How do you start spring cleaning?? Well, you can do it in less than a day with this easy spring cleaning checklist with details on how to clean room by room. Plus, I’ll share natural cleaning tips and recipes you can use for every room in your home without the harsh chemicals.

It’s time for spring cleaning! It may seem overwhelming to clean your whole home, but with this handy spring cleaning checklist you’ll be able to clean each room in your home without spending the whole weekend doing it. In fact, you’ll be able to do your home in less than a day. This spring cleaning checklist works whether you live in a small apartment or large home. You’ll be able to get each room clean and tidy.

Is Spring Cleaning Necessary?

A good spring cleaning is an opportunity to refresh your home and enable you to enjoy all the benefits of a new, warmer season. Here are a few reasons why spring cleaning is important:

• Breathing – When your home is closed off and insulated during the winter months, dust settles, air becomes stagnant, and your respiratory health suffers. A solid spring cleaning improves the air quality of your home and makes you feel better. With a clean house, your mood will improve and you’ll be open to welcoming visitors.
• Less Mess – Clutter wears you down. When you have stuff taking up space and gathering dust in your home without purpose, it can impact your emotional health as well as your physical well-being. We’re not saying it’s time to purge, but a comprehensive spring cleaning can help lift the veil from the winter doldrums. You’ll find you can concentrate better and feel less stressed. As the saying goes, less is more.
• Trouble Spots – When items in your house or apartment remain in the same place for long periods of time, pockets of dirt and dust build up – so much so that you often won’t even notice the pattern. A thorough spring cleaning digs out all the collected muck and helps you see your home in a new light. Maybe the layout of your family room suddenly seems inefficient and uncomfortable? A spring cleaning can open up new possibilities for your home.

Spring Clean the Bathroom

Start by removing all of the washable materials from the room. This includes your hand towels, bath rug, and shower curtain. Go ahead and throw those in the washing machine to get that load started.

Here are the tasks you should be focusing on in this room:

• Wash the floors/vacuum the floors (if it’s really dirty, you may need to sweep first).
• Wipe down the windows and mirrors.
• Scrub your toilet (including the base of the toilet).
• Deep clean your shower.
• Clean the counters.
• Go through and wipe down your cabinets (if applicable).
• Clean the light fixtures and light switches.
• Wipe down the doorknobs.

Cleaning Tip

I use Thieves Household Cleaner for everything in the bathroom – from the windows/mirror to tubs and toilets to the floors. It’s a multi-purpose cleaner that’s great for both light cleaning and deep cleaning. If you’ve got some extra goo or dusty gunk (you know that build up dust that’s hard to clean with just a cleaning cloth alone), use a few drops of Lemon essential oil. It’s a natural goo gone remover. I dab Lemon oil on the spot and then spritz Thieves Household Cleaner to really get out the dust and gunk.

Use this DIY Soft Scrub Cleaner for sinks and bathtubs. It’s a gentle abrasive cleaner that helps to get rid of the build-up on tile and porcelain surfaces. Use these Homemade Toilet Fizzies to clean toilets and use a toilet brush to scrub surfaces inside the bowl.

Spring Clean the Bedrooms

Complete each of these cleaning tasks for all of the bedrooms in your home, including kids rooms and guest bedrooms.

• Open the windows to let in some fresh air.
• Strip the bed sheets, curtains, linens, and remove any decorative rugs to be washed.
• Wipe down the windows and mirrors.
• Wash the floors/vacuum the floors (if it’s really dirty, you may need to sweep first).
• Dust your surfaces.
• Clean the light fixtures and light switches.
• Wipe down the doorknobs.
• Wipe down your faucet and sink.

Cleaning Tip

If you’ve got carpets or rugs in the bedrooms, use this DIY Carpet Refresher. It helps to deodorize carpets (great if you have kids and pets), and all you do it vacuum it up.

Spring Clean the Kitchen

To effectively deep clean your kitchen, start by sweeping the floor, and getting any crumbs off of your counters. You will need to have a clean surface to do some of the tasks below.

• Go through your cabinets, pantry, freezer, and fridge and declutter. Wipe down these
  surfaces while they are empty.
• Clean the outside cabinets.
• Clear out and the cupboards and drawers and wipe them down.
• Clean the light fixtures and light switches.
• Clear off and clean the counters.
• Clean your appliances (including the dishwasher)
• Wipe down your faucet and sink.
• Wash the floors/vacuum the floors (if it’s really dirty, you may need to sweep first).

Cleaning Tip

Use Thieves Household Cleaner to or this DIY Household Cleaner to clean counters, sinks, refrigerator, freezer and pantry. I prefer natural cleaners anywhere food is located. Natural cleaners are safe and effective – plus who wants chemical cleaners anywhere near food. This DIY Disinfecting Spray helps to kill germs and bacteria without harsh chemicals. It’s great for cleaning the fridge and freezer.

Use this DIY Soft Scrub Cleaner for sinks or surfaces that need a gentle abrasive cleaning. I use extra Lemon essential oil to get out stains and goo or gunk.

Spring Clean the Family Room and Living Room

If you don’t have a family room or you also have a living room, the below tasks will work for either room.

• Clean the light fixtures and light switches.
• Wash the floors/vacuum the floors (if it’s really dirty, you may need to sweep first).
• Use a small vacuum on upholstered chairs, sofas, couches, loveseats and ottomans.
• Wipe down the doorknobs.
• Dust your surfaces, shelves, and bookcases.
• Clean your furniture or polish if necessary.
• Wipe down the windows and mirrors.
• Clean and dust any electronics.
• Sweep out your fireplace.

Cleaning Tip

Use this DIY Fabric Refresher Spray on upholstered furniture and curtains to help freshen up the scent and remove odors naturally. This spray really helps to deodorize – great if you have kids and pets.

Spring Clean Miscellaneous Rooms

This last section should cover most of the rooms in your home that may not be covered in one of the other sections. This includes some outdoor specific spaces, dining rooms, home offices, and closets. This should be your general guideline for most of the spaces, but you may need to add in a few tasks depending on the area you are cleaning.

• Clean the light fixtures and light switches.
• Wipe down the doorknobs.
• Wash the floors/vacuum the floors (if it’s really dirty, you may need to sweep first).
• Wipe down the windows and mirrors.
• Clean your furniture or polish if necessary.
• Dust or wipe down the surfaces.

Cleaning Tip

Use this DIY Air Freshener in all the rooms – especially miscellaneous areas like closets. It will help to naturally deodorize and make the room smell amazing.

This DIY Natural Pine Cleaner is great for cleaning wood furniture and wood floors. It’s like an all-natural Pine-Sol to clean wooden surfaces.

Spring cleaning doesn’t have to be tedious or hard. If you stick to this list, you’ll be able to tackle every room in your home in less than a day.

Top Tips for Your Spring Cleaning Checklist

• I prefer natural cleaners anywhere food is located. Natural cleaners are safe and effective – plus who wants chemical cleaners anywhere near food.
• A DIY Disinfecting Spray helps to kill germs and bacteria without harsh chemicals. It’s great for cleaning the fridge and freezer.
• Using a DIY Fabric Refresher, really helps to deodorize – great if you have kids and pets.
• When cleaning sinks, you can use extra Lemon essential oil to get out stains and goo or gunk.

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