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My Favorite Spring Cleaning Tips

April 2, 2020 By Karen Cooper 3 Comments

Hi friends. We are under a stay at home order now – and everyone should STAY AT HOME, even if they aren’t under an order. With all the chaos going on, I’ve felt a need to feel centered and to create order in our home. To me, that means cleaning up, organizing, and purging old things. It’s the perfect time for spring cleaning. Here are my favorite spring cleaning tips!

For general tips on how to get started and tackle spring cleaning tasks, please see this post on spring cleaning and decluttering. Getting started is always the hardest part, right?!?

Spring cleaning and decluttering - thediybungalow.com

For tips on cleaning out your clothes closet, please see this post on how to get an organized closet in one afternoon:

How to organize your closet in one afternoon - thediybungalow.com

If your porch is covered in pollen (mine is!), I’ve got the easiest way here for how to clean a screened porch:

How to clean a screened porch in five easy steps - thediybungalow.com

If you have an unfinished basement that’s a bit scary, here’s how to organize an unfinished basement:

How to organize an unfinished basement - thediybungalow.com

If shoes and Amazon boxes are overwhelming your entry, please see this post on my front porch makeover and organization:How to organize a front porch or entry - thediybungalow.com

I was lucky enough to get advice from a professional organizer on how to get an organized home office here:

Organized Home Office - Spring Cleaning Challenge - thediybungalow.com

And that’s even more timely now that I’m working from home (and so is Dear Husband and so are my kids)!

Clogged dryer ducts can cause a fire – here’s how to clean out your dryer ducts:

Spring cleaning - time to clean your dryer duct - thediybungalow.com

Cooking more? We are! I’ve got my five tips for organizing a kitchen here:

Five tips for organizing your kitchen - thediybungalow.com

If you’re cleaning and organizing your bathroom, here’s the best all-natural way to clean grout:

Best all-natural way to clean grout - thediybungalow.com

My rugs are covered in pollen and dog hair!   Here’s an easy method for cleaning and deodorizing a rug !

How to clean and deodorize a rug - thediybungalow.com

And once you get organized, here’s five ways to get rid of unwanted clutter:

Five ways to get rid of unwanted clutter - thediybungalow.com

Pin it for spring cleaning later:

My favorite spring cleaning tips - thediybungalow.com

For more spring cleaning inspiration, you can find an awesome printable spring cleaning checklist at Mom4Real here. And if you are ready for a big organizing and purging project, try White House Black Shutters’ 40 bags in 40 days here.

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Filed Under: Cleaning, Organizing, Real Life Tips 3 Comments

About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. gail says

    March 11, 2017 at 8:55 am

    Great tips Karen! I think I skipped spring cleaning last year. Hopefully I’ll be more motivated this year. 🙂

    pinned these great ideas!
    gail

    Reply
  2. Lilly Rice says

    May 26, 2018 at 9:09 am

    Great tips – really useful. Inspiring post and I will definitely use some of your tips for my cleaning this year.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      May 29, 2018 at 1:37 pm

      Thank you, Lilly!

      Reply

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