The Ultimate Spring Cleaning Checklist & Guide To Refreshing Your Home From Top To Bottom

Refresh your home from top to bottom with this ultimate spring cleaning checklist & guide! 

The season of spring represents birth and renewal and with it steadily approaching, now is the perfect time for clearing out old clutter, dust and dirt that has accumulated in and around the home throughout the winter period.

Our environment is one of the biggest factors that has an impact on our well-being.

Spring cleaning allows us to get our homes in order, clear out any clutter and let go of stagnant energy that can be built up over time as we welcome in the longer evenings and warmer weather.

This post takes you through a full spring cleaning checklist which covers each room of the home as well as a bonus section for the garage and outdoor area.

To make things smoother, each room starts with decluttering before moving on to dusting and then giving everything a final wipe-down. Feel free to use this as your own inspiration and tweak it as you need.

You may wish to tackle one room on a specific day, accomplish one room per week or even designate tasks to those that you live with to make it easier!

 

Note: The majority of room checklists begin with adding dirty items to the laundry such as bed sheets, cushion covers, bath mats etc so if you are planning on cleaning more than one room per day you may want to start a load of laundry before you begin 🙂

 

The Ultimate Spring Cleaning Checklist & Guide

 

 

Kitchen

 

 

1. Follow this formula starting with the cupboards, drawers, pantry and then fridge:

• Empty the contents out
• Check the expiration dates on any food
• Arrange the contents into piles of bin/donate/keep
• Clean out cupboards/drawers/shelves fully and give a final wipe-down
• Put things back in their place

 

2. Now that is over with, time to dust!

Remember to get the light fixtures, ceiling fans, wall décor, door frames, top of cupboards and fridge etc

 

3. Clean windows

 

4. Clean stove top, oven, microwave and any extra appliances

 

5. Wipe down the fronts of cupboards and surfaces

Now that the dusting and deep cleaning are over, now is a good time to wipe everything down before moving on to finishing up the kitchen

 

6. Take out the trash, clean the bin and add a fresh bin liner

 

7. Vacuum/sweep the floor and then mop

 

8. Finally, open up the windows and air out the room!

 

Bathroom

 

 

1. Put any towels, mats, shower curtains that are dirty in the laundry

 

2. Clean out drawers and cabinets

• Empty the contents and arrange them into piles of bin/donate/keep
• Wipe down fully
• Put contents back and put any toiletries in their correct place

 

3. Dust

Don’t forget shelves, light fixtures, the top of cabinets, door frames etc

 

4. Clean windows and mirrors

 

5. Scrub sink, bath and shower

 

6. Scrub toilet

 

7. Empty the bin, clean it out and add a fresh new bin liner

 

8. Vacuum/sweep the floor and then mop

 

9. Add fresh towels, mats, shower curtain etc

 

10. Open the windows and air out the room

 

Living Room

 

 

1. Put any cushion covers, blankets etc that need washing in the laundry

 

2. Declutter

• Take any items that do not belong in the living room and put them back where they belong
• Put items into piles of bin/donate/keep if you need to do so

 

3. Dust

Don’t forget to dust the curtain rails, door frames, wall décor, photo frames etc

 

4. Hoover/dust down the couch

Remember to look for any loose change/items that may have fallen down the side of the couch!

 

5. Clean windows

 

6. Wipe down TV and remotes

 

7. Wipe down surfaces/coffee table etc

 

8. Vacuum/sweep the floor and then mop

 

9. Add fresh cushion covers, blankets etc

 

10. Open up the windows and air out the room

 

Bedroom

 

Almost there… now for the last room indoors to complete!

 

 

1. Put bedsheets, blankets etc in the laundry

 

2. Declutter the nightstand and dressing table

• Arrange items into piles of bin/donate/keep and put things back in their correct places

 

3. Organize wardrobe and drawers

• Sort items into piles of bin/donate/keep/put in storage e.g. winter clothes that are not currently being worn
• Hang or fold items into organized sections as you’re putting them away

 

4. Dust

Don’t forget to dust wall décor, the headboard, light fixtures, the top of wardrobes etc

 

5. Vacuum and then flip the mattress over if needed

Flipping the mattress will help to keep the mattress in good quality for longer as it can even out the wear and tear that occurs from sleeping in the same positions over time, which also helps with comfort and sleep quality!

 

6. Clean windows and any mirrors

 

7. Wipe down surfaces now that the dusting is out of the way

 

8. Vacuum/sweep floor

 

9. Mop the floor/freshen up the carpet 

 

10. Add fresh bed sheets, blankets etc

 

11. Open up the windows and air out the room

 

Bonus Spring Cleaning Checklist For The Garage/Outdoor Area

 

 

1. Declutter garage

• Arrange items into piles of bin/donate/keep
• Put things in their correct place

 

2. Sweep the floor

 

3. Spruce up anything for the summer season if needs be

E.g. Children’s toys and bikes that will be used outside over the warmer months if you’ve had them stored away over winter

 

4. Clean outside windows and wipe down doors

 

5. Pull out any weeds in the garden and clear up foliage

 

6. Sweep outdoors and tidy up the pathways

 

7. Clean the outdoor bins

 

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