10 Ways to Keep Your House Clean
There’s nothing quite as rewarding as coming home to a freshly cleaned house – sparkling floors, gleaming countertops and the sweet fragrance of cleanliness filling the air! But that relaxing sensation can quickly fade with everyday life as cooking, laundry and clutter begin piling up again – leaving you needing professional cleaners once again! But don’t despair! With these simple tips you can extend that “just-cleaned” feeling between professional cleaning sessions by maintaining cleanliness yourself between scheduled services with Shine Bright Maids. Here are 10 ways you can keep your house looking fresh until their scheduled service arrives from Shine Bright Maids!
1. Focus on Four Main Areas for Maintenance
To keep your home organized, prioritize four high-traffic areas that need daily attention: kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedroom. By regularly taking action in these spaces you will prevent clutter from building up in these rooms – here’s how you can effectively manage them:
Kitchen: Clean up after each meal by making sure dishes are done and counters wiped down; this helps foster an environment conducive to keeping things tidy. Living Room: Be on the lookout for toys or magazines left lying around; fluff cushions as necessary and vacuum as required – having an organized living space helps everyone enjoy themselves more fully!
Bathroom: To save time when it comes time for a thorough deep clean, wipe down surfaces such as counters and mirrors each day. Bedroom: Making your bed daily will set the scene for what awaits the rest of the room.
2. Efficiently Manage Your Mail
Mail clutter quickly accumulates, so creating a daily sorting system to manage it efficiently is essential to keeping things under control and staying organized in your home. As soon as your mail arrives, go through it immediately to identify unwanted items and discard or shred immediately if possible; keep essential documents organized into folders; whenever possible digitalize processes when possible to reduce paper waste – any system which saves both time and energy can help keep your home organized! Achieve organization with minimal hassle using our simple systems!
3. Establish Expectations for Clothes Management
Clothing can be one of the greatest sources of household clutter. Establish a system where everyone in the household puts away their clothing shortly after changing; ensure any dirty laundry goes directly to hamper; encourage family members to organize seasonal wardrobes only keeping what’s necessary in the closet – the less clothes you own, the less clutter there will be!
4. Recycle and Manage
Trash Don’t let trash and recycling pile up in high-use areas such as your kitchen. Make sure you empty your bins regularly to prevent overflow and maintain a cleaner kitchen, and work towards creating a sorting system so everything gets properly disposed of, helping both the environment and keeping things tidier in general.
5. Keep Your Kitchen Tidy
Kitchens can quickly become one of the busiest rooms in a house, quickly becoming disorganized and disorganized. Implement these kitchen cleaning strategies: Each family member is responsible for washing or placing their own dishes into the dishwasher.
Clean Up After Meals After each meal is complete, both cooks must clean up their work area and put away ingredients, while another designated person (who didn’t cook) should wipe down counters and wash any dishes left behind afterward. Implementing a daily kitchen routine will keep things cleaner longer while making maintenance simpler.
6. Organize School Papers and Documents
School papers will quickly accumulate when you have children, so create an organization system for managing these documents. Label three folders per child as follows:
ATTENTION: For papers which need your signature or immediate attention. Important documents, like teacher contact info or policy requirements, need to be kept.
SCHOOLWORK: Folders contain completed assignments, artwork and graded homework graded by your teachers – this helps keep everything organized! Keeping these two categories separated allows school papers not to take over your home while keeping everything neatly in one place.
7. Pet Hair: Clean It Up
Owning pets can create an ongoing hair problem in your home. Even after professional cleaning sessions, random rogue fur may cling onto furniture and floors despite every attempt at removal. A lint roller, Swiffer or vacuum should help eliminate pet fur in an efficient way; brush regularly to reduce shed hairs as necessary and schedule grooming appointments if needed to manage fur effectively; maintaining this routine will ensure a cleaner home!
8. Keep Up With Bathroom Maintenance
Bathrooms can quickly become filthy if multiple people are using them at the same time. Wipe down counters, mirrors, and faucets daily after use to help prevent grime build-up; do not forget to empty trash cans regularly so as to avoid overflow.
9. Declutter Daily
Clutter can quickly accumulate around your house – shoes by the door, magazines on the coffee table and toys scattered about. Make it part of your daily routine to put items back where they belong; doing this will reduce time spent cleaning and organizing as well as keep your home looking more inviting and fresh!
10. Make Time for Daily Cleanups
Block out 15-20 minutes each day for quick daily cleanups. Take this time to vacuum high-traffic areas, wipe down kitchen counters, and organize any items that have become disorganized. By staying on top of daily tasks you’ll reduce effort required for larger cleaning sessions and ensure your home remains feeling fresh.
Are You Needing Professional Cleaning Services?
While these tips will help keep your house tidy in between professional deep cleans, nothing beats the thoroughness of a deep cleaning by Shine Bright Maids’ expert cleaning services that will leave your home shining from top to bottom! Let Shine Bright Maids transform your space and help maintain it by scheduling their professional maid service today and enjoy having a spotlessly clean house all the time!