Household Cleaning – Tips & Shortcuts

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.

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