1 * As usual, start at the top. Dust the walls (Y’all, mine were horrid! I would have definitely won the Home Ec 101 seal of disapproval!) and light fixtures and ceiling fan if you have one. Knock all the cobwebs down too. If your ceiling isn’t too horribly tall, dust it too.
2 * Take all your throw pillows throw them in the dryer with a dryer sheet to fluff. Take down any curtains, throws, and other such items and wash them. Give your blinds a good washing. Take any area rugs outside and beat them. (Fun for all, right!?)
3 * Pick up and organize everything. This is a good time to go through your media like your DVDs and video games and take them to someplace like Game stop, to make a few bucks off stuff you don’t watch or play anymore.
4 * Dust everything. And I mean everything, kids. Pick up all your electronic equipment and dust under it. This sounds odd, but dust your cords, too. Don’t forget to dust your picture frames! You can tell a truly good housekeeper by how dusty the tops of their picture frames are. Because of that, I always dust my picture frames, even if I’m too lazy to dust anything else, ha!Dust china cabinet and book shelves. Tables, glass and mirrors.
5 * Your maid may not do windows, but you’re going to have to. Wash them inside and out. Windows are the “eyes” of a home. Keep your home’s “eyes” clean!
6 * Move all furniture away from the walls. Dust the baseboards. Don't forget tops of door frames.
Cleaning Base Boards:
* Grab a clean absorbent rag and dampen it in a soapy solution, wringing it as dry as possible.
* Start at one end of the baseboard and wipe all the way along the top and the sides. Go around the room.
* By the time you finish, the cleaned baseboard should be dry.
* Go over the baseboards again with a used fabric softener tissue from your
dryer. This will help prevent dust from settling on the clean baseboard.
7 Wash down your doors and switch plates and all that fun stuff that gets fingerprints.
8 Do you need as many knickknacks as you have? Consider cutting down. It’ll make all your dusting easier!
9 While you’ve got the furniture moved out, vacuum the floors.Then shampoo. If you are like me and like to rearrange the furniture, go ahead and do so.
10 Put all your curtains, blinds, throw pillows, area rugs, etc. back where they belong.
* Enjoy your shiny clean living room!
i love all of your cute ideas, thanks for sharing; hey- how did you add the section where it says home, aprons, etc? COULD you e-mail me a step by step way to do it.. Thanks
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