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Spring Cleaning Checklist: What to Clean Room-by-Room

Here's how to freshen up your home for the season!

Well-organized laundry room with a closet for storing vacuum cleaners and cleaning supplies.

Spring cleaning is essential because it keeps your home fresh, organized, and up-to-date. Here's how to clean and refresh your home in time for spring, or any other season!






Every Room
Entryways
Living Rooms
Kitchens
Dining Rooms
Bedrooms
Bathrooms
Laundry Rooms
Home Offices
Garages & Basements
Outdoor Spaces






Must-Have Cleaning Supplies

Person shampooing a carpet beside a sofa.


Every Room

  • Wash baseboards, walls, and doors.
  • Wash windows (inside and out) and window sills.
  • Wash drapes or curtains.
  • Dust blinds.
  • Dust lamps and light shades.
  • Replace burnt-out light bulbs.
  • Dust ceiling fans.
  • Dust furniture.
  • Sweep and mop hardwood or vinyl floors.
  • Vacuum and shampoo carpet flooring.
  • Replace batteries in your fire alarms.
  • Check the expiration dates on fire extinguishers.
  • Replace and clean air vents.
  • Sanitize door handles.
  • Polish metal hardware.


Entryways

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  • Dust all surfaces including console tables and other entryway furniture.
  • Clean or replace entryway rugs.
  • Vacuum and mop the floors, paying extra attention to the area near the door.
  • Clean and reorganize entryway storage like shoe bins, hall trees, or coat closets.
  • Dust and wash entryway mirrors.


Living Rooms

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  • Dust furniture and decorative objects.
  • Dust fireplace mantels.
  • Hire a chimney cleaning company to remove soot/ash from wood-burning fireplaces.
  • Dust and vacuum the inside of electric or gas fireplaces (make sure to turn off the gas first).
  • Clean mirrors and picture frames.
  • Steam clean upholstery or wash slipcovers.
  • Wash curtains or drapes.
  • Fluff, wash, or replace throw pillows and blankets.
  • Sanitize remote controls and video players or consoles.
  • Replace worn area rugs.
  • Dust and reorganize bookshelves.
  • Vacuum the floors – especially under the sofa.


Take a look at these guides for the best practices for cleaning living room furniture and decor:
Cleaning 101: How to Clean a Sofa
Cleaning 101: How to Wash Pillows
Cleaning 101: How to Clean an Area Rug


Kitchens

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  • Clear out the refrigerator and freezer to clean the interior.
  • Throw away any refrigerated or frozen food past its expiration date.
  • Clean out your pantry, throw away old food, dust the shelves, and vacuum the pantry floor.
  • Reorganize your food pantry, refrigerator, and freezer.
  • Clear, wipe-down, and reorganize kitchen cabinets.
  • Throw away and replace reusable food containers without lids.
  • Wipe-down and clean the stovetop, oven, dishwasher, sink, and microwave.
  • Clean out and wipe-down kitchen drawers.
  • Use drawer organizers to sort utensils and other drawer items.
  • Dust the top of your refrigerator.
  • Degrease the backsplash and cabinet doors around your stove.
  • Clean the countertops.
  • Clean countertop appliances.
  • Vacuum and mop the floors.
Shop Kitchen Storage & Organization

These guides walk you through how to tackle cluttered areas of your kitchen:
How to Organize a Pantry 101: Your Guide to Success
How to Organize a Fridge
How to Clean Your Kitchen on a Budget


Dining Rooms

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  • Dust and wipe-down sideboards, dining tables, and other dining room furniture.
  • Dust dining room light fixtures, especially the light fixture above the dining table.
  • Vacuum and mop dining room floors and clean area rugs.
  • Polish and organize any silverware.


Bedrooms

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  • Wash all bedding.
  • Replace old bedding and sheets.
  • Replace worn-out pillows.
  • Treat mattress stains with a white vinegar/water mixture.
  • Deodorize your mattress with baking soda.
  • Flip your mattress or replace it if it's old.
  • Dust furnishings.
  • Vacuum and wash floors.
  • Go through the closet and drawers to get rid of unused clothing.
  • Store away out-of-season clothes and add more spring and summer pieces to your closet.
  • Organize your cleaned-out closet and drawers.
Shop Closet Storage & Organization

Reference these guides for specific bedroom cleaning tips and organization hacks:
Cleaning 101: How to Clean a Mattress
How to Organize a Closet On Any Budget


Bathrooms

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  • Clean the tub and shower.
  • Throw out and replace old toiletry bottles and loofahs.
  • Replace shower liners.
  • Wash (and replace if needed) the shower curtain.
  • Wash or replace bath mats.
  • Clean the countertops, toilet, and mirror.
  • Replace your toothbrush and old products.
  • Dust shelves and decorative objects.
  • Declutter and organize bathroom cabinets and drawers.
  • Discard old makeup and clean then organize brushes.
  • Throw away old medicine.
  • Replace first aid kits.
  • Vacuum and mop.
Shop Bathroom Storage & Organization

Take a look at these cleaning and organization guides to help with your bathroom spring cleaning:
Cleaning 101: How to Clean a Shower Curtain & Liner
Get Organized With These Bathroom Storage Ideas (With Photos!)


Laundry Rooms

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  • Clean your dryer vent to remove excess lint.
  • Pull your washer and dryer away from the wall to clean behind it and find missing laundry.
  • Reorganize laundry supplies.
  • Vacuum and mop the floors.
  • Replace flimsy or broken clothes hangers.
  • Throw away socks without pairs.
Shop Cleaning & Laundry Organization

Review How to Organize a Laundry Room in 5 Easy Steps to transform your laundry routine.


Home Offices

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  • Wipe-down your desk.
  • Dust your keyboard, computer monitor, and other hardware.
  • Update/organize files.
  • Vacuum and mop or shampoo depending on your floor type.
Shop Office Organization

Here are 13 Must-Have Home Office Organization Ideas (With Photos!) to inspire you to get your files in order.


Garages & Basements

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  • Declutter and organize tools, sports equipment, and other items.
  • Sort through items to donate or throw away.
  • Sweep the floors.
  • Clean the interior and exterior of the garage door.
  • Replace garage door batteries.
  • Inspect garages or basements for mouse droppings and potential pests.
Shop Garage & Outdoor Storage

Check out our guide: Declutter Your Life: How to Organize a Garage for more tips.


Outdoor Spaces

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  • Wash patio furniture.
  • Power-wash your deck or patio flooring.
  • Wash or replace your patio rug.
  • Replace stained pillows and seats.
  • Check canopy gazebos and umbrellas for fabric tears so you can replace them in time for warm weather.
  • Get your planters or garden beds ready for flowers.
  • Pick up pet droppings and discarded toys.
  • Mow or trim the yard.
  • Organize your garden shed.
Shop Garage & Outdoor Storage

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