Cleaning a home is a tedious process to finish if put off for a lengthy amount of time. But even so, here are some easy tips and tricks for you to follow to get a sparkly spotless home within a short amount of time. Before we begin, what do you need to know about the dust inside your home? The first thing to know is that it is not just dust that sits on your furniture and countertops and all across your room, from ceiling to floor. It is a mixture of pollen, pollution dust, vehicle exhausts, mites, tiny microscopic bugs and insects, chewed-out wood dust from termites and rats, rotten food, and many nasty bits of trash.

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What are the first steps of preparation?

Get your cleaning stuff out and alongside brooms, long stick dusters, dustpans, wipe rags, mop, and water buckets, get yourself clear goggles, a face mask, and head or hair cover. These items are of vital importance while cleaning and dusting. Even the most minor fractions of dust particles or tiny microscopic worms that are not easily visible under naked eyes can cause lasting, if not grave, injuries to the retina and eyes, can cause respiratory issues if swallowed or nasally breathed in more such. Exposure of skin and hair to dust particles can also be harmful if you have an undiscovered case of dust allergy and the effect of dust and cobwebs on hair leads to dull, dehydrated, and brittle hair strands. 

A clean home is the mark of good fortune and brings in blessings and luck. This is mentioned a lot amongst elders as they advise you and is a stern belief manifested in many of us. And it is undoubtedly true that a clean and well-decorated home attracts luck and happiness. Regular cleaning, organizing, and dusting in your home at least twice every week helps clean out the negativity of your mind and the ambiance of your home. A clean home builds up a safe space for you, enables you to maintain a happy and healthy mental balance, and brings out positive emotions. Interior designers and students in all types of interior designing courses have the most experience when it comes to designing and creating the best room decors and redesigning the area to accommodate products and utilize every inch of the place while not over to decorate and confine the space. 

Here are seven step-by-step methods of cleaning and dusting your room in an organised and manageable way that saves you hours!

 1. Start from the ceilings: The ceilings are the best place to begin if you are lost at where to start. Rundown all cobwebs and dust every corner of the roof and the fan. In case of false ceilings or ceilings with space on top for material storage, make sure to keep that space clean of dust, rust, mites, and mice. Next, spray antibacterial insect removal sprays inside those confined spaces and clean the ventilation. 

2. Go along the walls: Now that all the dust are down, it is time to focus on the walls, windows, curtains hanging against the walls, the items on the wall, and so- clean the walls, wipe a damp rug across the borders, dust out all the curtains and hang new ones if needed, clean the photo frames, polish clean the mirrors and window glass to retain back its pristine form, wipe the book-shelves and cabinets using soft microfibre rugs and clean the wall decors and other things on the wall. Use a water mixture and white vinegar to deep clean wooden items and a dry rag to wipe dry. 

3. Furniture tops and surface tops: Now, let’s get all the surface dirt off the tops. Dust the furniture, counter tables, chairs, and much. Clean them with a dry and clean rug to get that perfect shine because water can damage the wooden surface. The dust you cleaned from the ceilings and walls is now on top of this furniture, so you need to clean them with an anti-bacterial spray or sanitizer.

4. Declutter and organize: The dusting took time and now that all visible forms of dust and dirt are gone from ceilings, surface tops, and walls, organize and declutter. This step will immediately make your space look larger, organized, and cleaner. Next, get all the unnecessary items into a not so necessary box or store them in the storage room for later use. The best option regarding not-needed items of clothes and toys is to donate them to organizations or houses where these will be appreciated and loved. 

5. Laundry and closet: Take all your dirty clothes, worn items of clothes from the closet, carpets, curtains, rugs, and everything into the laundry. This makes it easier for you to maintain neatness and avoid the chaos of dirty clothes in your room. Next, arrange all the attires and accessories into your closet, and you will be pleased to observe how properly folding and keeping clothes in their spaces makes the closet much spacier and coordinated. 

6. Get a sparkly clean floor: Use a broom and eliminate every visible and non-visible form of germs, dust, dirt, and grime. Next, sweep and vacuum where needed or clean the floor using a wet rag. Next, dust the carpets or change the mat if required. Finally, and most importantly, use an antibacterial and antifungal floor cleaner or disinfectants to clean the floors. This will not only give you a clean home but a safe and protected home as well.

7. Bathroom cleaning: Bathroom cleaning must include these tips- make sure to clean the ceilings and clean the drains using antibacterial and antifungal cleaners only, despite every money sauvignon DIYs. It is because this space where deep cleaning and proper sanitization are very much required. Aside from deep cleaning the toilet, check the showerheads, the faucets, the plugs, and the appropriate working of taps and drains. Change the shower curtains and rug at least twice a year because of the unimaginable amount of germs and moisture it retains and carries. 

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