Spring cleaning is a tradition in many homes once the warm weather returns. And what’s more, being confined to our homes due to the coronavirus, we have more time to pamper our interiors in order to stave off boredom! We therefore tackle the most obvious household tasks: dusting, vacuuming, degreasing the hob, cleaning the joints or redoing them, polishing all the windows, descaling the toilets, sorting out the house. (clothes, paperwork, etc.), etc. For the most motivated, there is also cleaning the dishwasher, the oven or the washing machine. You can even have fun concocting your own homemade household products using natural ingredients. But once all these tasks are accomplished, it’s not over! Grandma made a list of all the things we always forget to clean.
Things we forget to clean around the house:
– Vents, air conditioning filters and VMC
– Doors, door handles and switches
– Door and window frames as well as the shutter box
– Baseboards and radiators (not forgetting the dirt at the back)
– The bottom and top of the furniture (on top, you can put a sheet of old newspaper or magazine to throw away when it is dirty)
– Ceilings and walls (spider web residue, fly droppings, etc.)
– The intercom and the thermostat
– Curtain rods and stair railing
– Chandeliers (interior, exterior and bulbs)
– Keys, often covered in germs
These things we forget to clean room by room:
In the kitchen
– The back of household appliances, the underside, the compartments where the laundry or detergent is poured, the filters and any seals (fridge, washing machine, coffee maker, stove, dishwasher, etc.) and the underside of the microwave
– The trash can and the recycling bin
– Empty everything and clean the exterior and interior of the cupboards, drawers and fridge (doors included)
– The hood filters and the top
In the living room
– Remote controls and landline telephone
– The back of the television and the bottom of the DVD player
– The keyboard, mouse and computer screen and the inside of its tower to be done with compressed air to blow away the dust
– Mobile phone or tablet
In the bedroom, toilet or bathroom
– The pillows, duvets or throws, the mattress, the box spring and the bedspread
– Comforters and stuffed animals
– Rugs, under rugs and all carpet
– The shower curtain, the shower head and the bath exits
– The back of the toilet, the underside of the seat (at the screws) and its tank
– Exposed piping
You will find tips and advice for cleaning the items mentioned on our site. Just do a search! And if you can’t find it, consider asking the question on our Facebook support group where all questions about housekeeping, gardening or health are welcome. But in general, a little lemon juice, hot white vinegar or hot soapy water (black soap, Marseille soap, dishwashing liquid, etc.) on a cloth or a paste of baking soda and water should do the job. the trick for removing dirt! Soda crystals diluted in hot water on a microfiber cloth will also be tough on dirt. Stubborn stains and bad odors will not resist you 😉