Household Cleaning – Tips & Shortcuts

Improvement

oi-Gowri Nandini

By Nandhini Devi

Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 16:02

Keeping the house spic and span is every homemaker's dream. Doing household chores can be a cumbersome task, if you let work pile up. Following an organised routine and a few home-improvement tips, will help household cleaning an easy and hassle-free task.

Organise your work on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Following a motto of 'cleaning less, but more often' will definitely help in household cleaning. We have a few household cleaning tips that will help every homemaker. Have a look at these simple household cleaning shortcuts.

Household Cleaning Tips

Daily Work

• Clean kitchen counter tops. Get rid of cooking spills immediately. Finish cleaning the utensils after every meal. Clean the sink every night before bedtime.
• Fold blankets, make the bed as soon as you get out of bed.
• Keep away newspaper once you complete reading. Remember to put back anything you pick, back in its place, once you are done with the work.

Weekly

• Wash the linens, bedspreads and blankets.
• Check and organise your refrigerator.
• Clean the bathroom in details. For more bathroom cleaning tips, click here.
• Wash the foot rugs and throw rugs.

Monthly

• Check for unwanted clutter in the house. Give away or throw away the things you do not need.
• Clean the ceiling fans. Click here for more tips.
• Check the garden for unwanted weeds and clean the garden.

Quarterly

• Check the entire the house for cobwebs and clear them out.
• Clean the water-purifiers and air conditioners.
• Polish the sliver cutlery. But do not attempt to clean the whole set at a time if you have too many pieces. Pick up the spoons at one time, next time choose the plates.
• Put out the beds and pillows in the sun, and vacuum them to kill the mites.
• Wash the furnishings, curtains etc.

Six Months / Once A Year

• Clean the basement, garage and attic.
• If you have a chandelier, you can clean it on a yearly basis.
• Move and clean below beds, couches and other heavy furniture.

These household cleaning shortcuts help in reducing the pressure of household cleaning.