Considering we spend about one-third of our lives in the bedroom, it is good to keep it clean and organized.
Weekly Cleaning
- Bed – wash sheets weekly.
- Put clothes away daily.
- Dust light fixtures.
- Dust and organize nightstand.
- Shine mirror.
- Empty trash can.
- Vacuum and mop floors.
Detail Cleaning
- Dust ceiling fan.
- Wash walls.
- Clean windows and window coverings.
- Dust pictures and wall hangings.
- Organize closet and chest of drawers.
- Sort through clothes – keep, donate, re-purpose.
- Keep – Re-organize your clothing so your summer clothing is more accessible.
- Donate –The most beneficial donations are those items that are in excellent condition, and you just don’t want anymore. If you no longer have a use for an item donate it so someone else can use it. Do not donate anything that is wet, moldy or beyond repair.
- Re-purpose – I have a stash of old clothes in my sewing room waiting to be re-purposed into a quilt or a gift bag or whatever! Some clothes are simply re-purposed into rags.
- Sort through clothes – keep, donate, re-purpose.
- Beds
- Wash mattress pad and pillow protectors monthly.
- Replace bedding seasonally (winter and summer).
- Vacuum mattress seasonally.
- Flip or rotate mattress seasonally.
- Wipe down headboard and foot board. If you have wooden furniture now is a good time to condition it with a product like Old English lemon oil.
- Pull out bed to clean back of headboard and wall behind.
- Wash trash can.
- Clean baseboards.
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