It’s no secret that life gets busy. Often we find ourselves feeling over overworked, over-scheduled and over-extended – which leads to us feeling over-stressed. With this being the nature of a busy household, it’s easy for things to be forgotten, or just pushed down the list of priorities. These 7 Useful House Cleaning Tips will help you find at least a little balance between your busy life and a clean, healthy home!
To note: This house cleaning tips post is sponsored by P&G, all text, photos and opinions are mine alone.
I don’t profess to be an expert or master cleaner. In fact, it’s just the opposite. But what I will say is that being they type of person that excels in a clean, clear space and values less things to dust than clutter to work around, I have found ways to make clean happen on a more frequent basis.
We’ve got a household of six, which means twelve busy hands and six busy mouths, all which tend to leave a bit of a wake in their path, but it also means that there are twelve fairly capable hands to clean up said wake. You know?
Lately though, we’ve been cleaning out closets (and I’ve got big plans for ours soon) and clearing out the old. I’ve been stain-treating old stains and laundering the blankets. And all of our rugs? Hello, steamer.
Perhaps it’s the changing of the seasons, a full-scale welcome to spring with a freshly scrubbed home. Maybe it’s the desire for living less cluttered and the feeling of freedom and victory in the moments that we’re less encumbered that spur us on. Either way, my arms are open to both. A welcome new season + living unencumbered.
One of the biggest catalysts for a clean home and at the top of the charts for house cleaning tips would be the One-Touch rule… Put an item where it belongs the first time (one-touch), so you don’t keep moving it from place to place (couch to counter to other pile, before putting it where it belongs). In other words, when items have a place, and you put items away as you go, you’ll end up saving time and energy… and the stress of a cluttered space.
If we can all learn to adopt this strategy, there would be so much less to do, chase after, worry about and pick up.
In our home, it’s a work in progress (and we have a ways to go I think! But we’re getting there!).
THE 7 HOUSE CLEANING TIPS YOU NEED TO KNOW
With that said, here then, are 7 Useful House Cleaning Tips That You Need to Know to bring you a bit more of that balance between life and a clean home:
Identify your CLEAN triggers.
Are you the type that needs a spotless bathroom but can deal with laundry piling up and an unmade bed? Do you need the sink cleaned out but don’t mind a paper stack on the counter? For me, my trigger point (can come in a lot of forms really, hello, OCD) is really set off by floors! I can deal with dishes and the random laundry basket, but can’t stand walking on crumbs, and with four kids, crumbs are a part of life. Knowing this though has helped us to set our home up for success with a robot vacuum and an easy solution for anyone to help with the floors — a Swiffer!
Find kid-friendly solutions for easy-breezy cleaning.
On top of a Swiffer floor cleaner to easily keep your floors tidy, a Swiffer Duster simply makes dusting and cleaning easy breezy, and something even our littlest household members can help with. Of course, it’s main use, for dusting, is a chore most don’t love, but instead of pushing dust around, a sweep of the Swiffer actually removes it from surfaces. BUT, I truly love using the Swiffer Duster when we’re cleaning up the floors too! When using a vacuum, there are times it doesn’t catch all the debris that piles in the corners, or between the fridge and counters, or under cabinets. Use the Swiffer Duster to quickly push the debris out in front of the vacuum for an easy clean.
(Excuse the not-quite finished fireplace hearth! But also… this just used to be a curved wall that served no purpose. I love this change! More coming in a House to Home episode soon.)
Clean out your refrigerator once a week.
It takes less time than you think and you will save money by knowing what you already have in there and use up what is getting old! Erasable markers help to keep the fridge organized (works on drawers and containers) after you’ve cleaned it out with the help of a Magic Eraser!
Save time and money in the laundry room with a DIY stain treatment roller.
Pre-treat your tough stains with an easy-to-make rollerball. Just fill a 10 mL rollerball bottle with Laundry Detergent (or Dawn), roll on to any tough stains, and let sit before washing. This is a great option for kids to use before they toss their laundry into the wash or basket. Plus, simplify your weekly laundry routine by getting the family involved. Have everyone separate clothes as you go and involve the family in the routine — someone starts a load, kids transfer to the dryer and everyone helps fold. Toss in Tide Pods or Gain Flings for a faster, more convenient way to wash.
If you’re anything like our family, you need laundry cleaning power that packs a big punch. The tagline, “If it’s got to be clean, it’s got to be Tide” has stuck with me through the years… even my own mama used Tide and I remember watching her pre-treat our knee stains and food spills with a little pour of that blue liquid. Being a creature of habit, it’s always something I go back to, but love that I can make it easy on my family tp pitch in and help (which, let’s face it, means easier for me!), with laundry pods!
Keep the shower clean as you go!
No one likes to spend the weekend deep cleaning the bathrooms, so save time in your shower by keeping up on the regular. Before taking a shower, grab a Magic Eraser and swipe firmly across any dirty surfaces. In just a few swipes, it will bust through tough soap scum. While you’re at it, you can also use the Magic Eraser to blast away other scuffs around the shower, like hard water stains and even cut the grime on your shower door. Then just hop in and rinse it all away as you shower!
A home that smells clean always feels so much cleaner!
Besides keeping laundry fresh, there are so many ways to use Downy Unstopables to keep a fresh-smelling home as well. Sprinkle a few on carpet or rugs before you vacuum to freshen the air (and your vacuum!) or add 1/4 capful to a spray bottle of water to make a fabric refresher spray for carpet, upholstery, and linens. Plastic can sometimes absorb stinky smells and you can keep your garbage can fresh by adding some Downy Unstopables to a small sealed bag, poke a few holes and leave below the garbage bag in the bin to keep a fresh scent.
Make Your Bed.
This last quick cleaning tip is something I hail as a trick for making your home look cleaner than it really is! Another plus for you? The one thing experts swear is a practice of successful people is to ALWAYS MAKE YOUR BED!
Want to try most of the cleaning items I mentioned in this house cleaning tips post?
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So tell me, how are you fairing in the home-cleaning rhythm lately? Have you been able to keep pace? I’d love to hear anything interesting or other house cleaning tips you’ve learned along the way!
Eevi-Sofia says
I need to be much better about cleaning out our fridge! But I do make our bed every day:)
Tabitha Blue says
Girl, me too!!! But I love it after I do get the fridge cleaned out 🙂
Erin says
I love the idea of cleaning your refrigerator out once a week! I started doing this in the beginning of the year, well once a week or whenever I grocery shop I clean it out, and it’s been a lifesaver!
Tabitha Blue says
Yes!!! I don’t like putting in new groceries on top of a mess… love your plan 🙂
Mindy says
What great tips! I need to clean out my closet!
Xo Mindy
amixofmin.com
SwetaV says
I wish I could find time to spot clean more often versus less often and intensive. I love these tips!
Elizabeth says
I will have to start cleaning my fridge more, what a great idea!
Bridgid M. says
Great tips. I agree that everything just feels better when it smells good. I always keep smell-goods around the house everywhere.
Gail Akeman says
Cleaning gets puts off here. Making bed makes the room for sure.
Jennifer Maune says
I think cleaning once the warm weather gets here is a hit or miss – either you avoid it by spending all of your time outside, or you open all the windows are really dig into it! But I agree that Swiffer products are the best to have around.. and I love your one touch rule!
-Jennifer
https://maunelegacy.com
Keating says
So many great tips! I really needed this. I’ve been struggling to get myself into a good cleaning routine in addition to being a mama and working from home. Some days, I kill it and everything looks and feels amazing and then other days, the house is a complete disaster haha
Heather McMechan says
It’s been tough trying to manage cleaning my home and everything else in our home, but I will start investing in these products. More so in the duster. It looks like it traps a lot of dirt.
Kate Tyler says
Wonderful tips and the pictures are lovely! I like the idea to clean more often and not so intensive.
Denise A. Gibson says
I’ve been struggling to get myself into a good cleaning routine in addition to being a mama and working from home. You gave up here so many great tips on house cleaning. I agree that everything just feels better when it smells good.I will have to start cleaning my home like this way. Thanks for the sharing such kind of useful article.
Spring Cleaning Sydney says
Excellent and very useful tips. Thanks for the awesome tips!
Airbnb Clean says
So useful indeed! Great post and very informative one. Thanks!
Dylan. F says
Loving this tips you shared. Wish you can give us more about cleaning common household stain from gravy, juice, lipstick, wine on carpet, couch or cabinet. Appreciate it.
Anna Taylor says
Thanks for the article. Actually, Cleaning your home before a gathering doesn’t need to cause you any undue anxiety. One of the best recommendations is not to leave everything to the latest possible time.
Annette Vance says
Besides the fact that this blog is brilliant and the tips are awesome, I have to say that this text is so positive, helpful, full of joy. I just love reading blogs like this one. And thank you very much for sharing these tips with us.
Isabella @ Fantastic House Cleaners says
Truly informative and useful piece! Involving the whole family in the house cleaning and organising is very important not just for getting it all done faster, but also for learning to share the responsibility of creating a clean and safe environment to live in. I would just recommend cleaning all of the bathroom’s specific areas after you are done taking a shower.
Airbnb Clean says
What brilliant hacks!! Thanks for sharing!
Cleaning services Etobicoke says
Home is a place where we spend lot of time and to maintain its cleanliness, one should give enough time in cleaning, removing the garbage and dusts. The task must be done on regular basis and if your unable to do so, you can simply hire the team of cleaners.
Deborah Hill says
Thank you very much for sharing these tips. Get a garbage bag, the bigger the better, and do a walk through of your entire home. Pick up and throw away ANY trash. Including emptying the small cans in bathrooms and in bedrooms. When you are done empty the big can in the kitchen and put all bags outside for pick up.
Marga says
I do really need this one. . . thank you very much for these wonderful idea keep it up. . .
Bebar says
Thanks a lot for amazing tips to house cleaning. Please share more with us.
geraldine says
It’s a good thing to associate kids with house cleaning activities. Not because we want them to work but we want to introduce cleaning at their young age. Lovely article though!
Weekend Miaids says
Cleaning home is really a daunting task. But I must say your tips are looking quite helpful in it. I an gonna try these all.
Santa Cruz Maids says
Definitely love the clean as you go strategy! Wonderful article with some amazing housekeeping hacks!
Hardy Chain says
So great tips for house cleaning must-read. Everyone who need to keep there home clean for those that post in so informative.
website says
I love your tip on keeping the bathroom clean as you go. Bathrooms are soooo boring to spend a long time in cleaning.
Karan Joshi says
This article has lot of important information about house deep cleaning. your shared information is very important to the quick house cleaning because house cleaning holds lot of time of the day. Thank you for the article and keep sharing articles like this.
Eh! Maids says
Great TIps!
Really loved the pictures as well 🙂
Frank mono says
This is awesome guide. home must be clean and healthy for us and this guide will helps us a lot. Thanks
DIY Cleaning Tips says
Thank you for this blog you post about cleaning tips. It is very helpful to me because my house is so dirty. It is important to maintain cleanliness at home to avoid bad odor that can harm your health.
Miguel says
“Pre-treat your tough stains with an easy-to-make rollerball. Just fill a 10 mL rollerball bottle with Laundry Detergent (or Dawn), roll on to any tough stains, and let sit before washing.” Genius!
It’s the small practical tips like this that make a huge difference.
Thanks, Tabitha!
Sterling says
Thank you for these tips! making the bed looks and feels amazing for sure.
Emma says
Very helpful tips, thanks for sharing with us my dear
Bristol says
Good tips! And the photos are absolutely adorable. I love your little helper!
Joe Brown says
Cleaning has become so much more important now that coronavirus has forced all of us to spend more time at home. This blog offers a lot of great, actionable tips for us to use that make cleaning so much easier and more effective.
Great work.
San Bernardino says
You have a very informative blog. Thanks for the great tips, and keep up the good work!
Nicola says
Some great ideas, time for a spring clean!
Elizabeth says
This is very effective and useful post. This post definitely helps a lot for the housewife. Thank you for the post.
Natasha Smith says
Hi Tabitha, those are fantastic pictures with your little bundle of joy!
Rachel Will says
Cleaning once a week is a must, and of course, daily cleaning by wiping up any spills that occur right away with cloth moistened with food-safe antibacterial spray is just as important to prevent cross-contamination and just ickiness in general.
Thanks for another helpful tip Tabitha.
Freya emily @ Dirt2Tidy says
Nice Blog about house cleaning tips
Joseline says
I am not a fan of how much cleaning I have to do all the time, so these tips are pretty useful and helpful. The worst part about cleaning is my closet. Ughhh I have become so bad at it and just throw my clothes everywhere. I just read another article that specifically talks about cleaning out the closet, and it put things into perspective for me, https://www.ez.insure/landing/2020/04/cleaning-out-the-closet/. It is helpful for those who need to do a purge in their closet.
Matthew says
Great story! Carry on, its really nice blog.
Jessie Sampson says
Great tips! As a new cleaning service, I’m going to recommend that my clients do these things to maintain the clean and fresh feel of their house! Thank you so much Tabitha! Cute family too. 🙂
We Clean It says
Great information! I read your articles and found the article is very informative! Thanks for sharing it.
Esther Kunz says
Hey, thanks for sharing these amazing tips. Indeed, cleaning the refrigerator once a week can really help in home cleaning and organization. I would love to hear kitchen cabinet organizing tips from you.
Esther Abelson says
If you have a home cleaner year-round, it is probably not necessary to tip each time.
Bloomington Cleaning says
We are a new cleaning company and I read thru your site and found that a lot of your suggestions can be applicable for our company for efficiency and time management thanks for the tips and tricks keep up the good work.
Homeadvisor says
Thanks a lot for the tips, very clear for a guy like me. I will follow all the steps and tips provided by the rest of the people, thanks again
Smada says
Very informative tips and tricks that anyone follow on house cleaning . Thank you so much, dear.
Nate says
Love the pictures and the cleaning tips! Fun article!
drywall says
Such a nice well-thought out, comprehensive post! Thanks! I definitely relate to that feeling you get when you want to change things around. I’m currently working on getting rid of everything that isn’t useful or isn’t beautiful in my home.
drywall says
I love your posts! Thanks for contributing the best tips in an approachable, down to earth way. You’re talent is huge, and your practicality is quite grounding in this digital world. Thank you!
Plaster says
Thank you so much for this blog! I love reading cleaning blogs and themes about the eco cleaning products.
angies list says
Great post! I’m always trying to clean my house and make sure that it’s properly sanitized!
Sally says
Nice! I’d like to publish a translation of this article in my site . I think my readers will enjoy what you have to say. Is it possible?
We Clean BATHROOMS says
Excellent guide with very helpful tips in most simple and efficient way.
Keep up the good work!!!
Drywall says
Thanks for sharing these tips, it’s always a good idea to clean consistently.
Alice Eduardo says
I love the depth and coverage of your posts!
Lisa Jacobs says
I’m horrible about my clothes in my room. The clothes are folded they just aren’t put away, lol. I also get confused for some reason about where to put things. I don’t want to forget where I put them. I have too many things I think I should practice minimalism the art of doing more with less.
Tina Maids says
Nice Blog,
Thanks for telling us about house cleaning tips, we will surely apply these tips in our daily routine.
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I love all your great curb appeal ideas!
Viva Hudson says
Thank you so much for all the wonderful and extremely helpful information 😊 Can you please tell me what spray did you use to clean up the stains after spillage?
Aman Sharma says
Very useful and helpful tips!!! Thanks.
Shivani Verma says
Thanks for this informative post!!!
Digital Printing says
Thanks for sharing such great information with us. Very nice and well-explained article.
Office Cleaning Hamilton says
I have been a regular user of Swiffer duster and our youngest family member (my little daughter) also tries to makes her contribution with it. 😀
However, would you like to create a post about DIY home cleaning products? It will be a great addition to your blog.
rug washing says
Thanks for this great post, i find it very interesting and very well thought out and put together.
Residential Cleaning Ashford says
Very informative article for house cleaning service. Thanks for sharing.
Elijah Ackhurst says
Thank you for sharing your blog, seems to be useful information can’t wait to dig deep!
Colly More says
Very nice blog. Thank you for sharing such great information.
Elijah Ackhurst says
Regular chores, such as vacuuming and mopping the floors, general bathroom cleaning, kitchen cleaning, and dusting. Thank you for sharing.
Concrete Repair says
Yes, yes, yes! It is important to clean daily especially when you have a child. This is a way to not pile up on cleaning during the weekends. Love your blog!
John says
Thanks for sharing blog.
Tina Maids says
Thanks for an informative blog. Great Tips
Revive Authority says
Hey,
Thank you so much for this cleaning tips! I would love to try this tonight!
Thanks!
Professional Cleaner in Huddersfield says
I’m a mom myself and working under a cleaning company, and I love your blog! We have the same trigger factor- “Messy carpets/floors”. I hate it! From time to time i hire professional cleaners to do the trick. But we can’t afford it always right? Thus our OCD mommy inside kicks in!we have to keep our houses clean everyday. Even though it’s tiring, there’s nothing more relaxing to see your kids enjoy your house spot free !
Joshua says
These tips have helped save me so much time while cleaning, while still keeping things fresh, thank you!