Home Living12 spring cleaning hacks you need to try this yearGive your home a spring clean with these easy cleaning tricksWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Home Living12 spring cleaning hacks you need to try this yearGive your home a spring clean with these easy cleaning tricksWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Give your home a spring clean with these easy cleaning tricks
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Cleaning isn’t the most fun job in the world and it can take up a lot of time. Depending on how extensive you want your spring cleaning to be, you can simply vacuum your floors, clear out your fridge and cupboards, wipe down your kitchen surfaces, clean the windows and do your washing. These are all simple tasks that can make a huge amount of difference to the look, feel and smell of your home.
But if you’re planning to do a full deep clean this year, I’ve found 12 spring cleaning hacks that you need to try. The following tips and tricks are natural, time-efficient and can help save you money, while leaving your home sparkling.
1. Clean your vacuum, mops & cleaning supplies
First things first, it’s important to give your cleaning supplies like your vacuum cleaner, brushes, mops and sponges a wash before you start spring cleaning. Why? Well, you don’t want to start cleaning with tools that are dirty, as you’re simply transferring the dust and grime from them onto the rest of your home. Take time to give your supplies a quick clean, for example, empty the bin, clean the filter and detangle the brush head of your vacuum cleaner so it’s performing its best (see our guide onhow to clean a vacuum cleanerfor more).
2. Dust, dust, dust!
3. Scrub your oven with vinegar & bicarbonate of soda
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(Image credit: Liliana Drew / Pexels)
4. Freshen your microwave with citrus
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5. Use dish liquid to remove stains from pans
If your pots and pans have tough stains on them that are hard to remove, you can soften these with water and dish liquid. Rather than doing this in the sink, put this mixture in your pan on a low heat and bring it to a simmer on the stove, saysGood Housekeeping. Once it’s simmered, turn the heat off and let this cool down before giving your pan a scrub with a sponge to remove any stubborn bits that are still hanging on.
6. Get rid of dirty grout with an old toothbrush
If the grout between your kitchen or bathroom tiles are mucky, you can get rid of this dirt and brighten the grout with a toothbrush. Using the same trick as cleaning the oven, mix a bicarbonate of soda and water paste and rub this into the grout with an old toothbrush. Let this sit for a few minutes before spraying with the vinegar mixture and wiping down with a wet cloth.
7. Put a wash on for your cushion covers
When it comes to washing your decorative cushions or sofa covers, always read the manufacturer’s instructions before cleaning them. This is because some covers can be washed in a machine while others definitely can’t, like elaborate upholstery or pure velvet materials. If the instructions give you the go ahead, you can freshen up your sofa covers with a quick spot clean before putting them in the washing machine on a slow cold wash to remove any big stains (see our guide to thebest washing machinefor help choosing yours). Let them air dry before putting the covers back on your sofa cushions.
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(Image credit: Sven Brandsma / Unsplash)
8. Stick a lemon in your bin
Like I said, lemons really come in handy when you want to naturally clean something around the house. This next trick is to help tackle your smelly bins. Even if you’ve cleaned the bin and chucked out your full bin bags, rubbish bins can still have an overpowering smell. To keep your bin smelling fresh, stick half a lemon in it to mask the smell and add some citrus freshness. Of course, you’ll need to remember to throw out the lemon at some point so it doesn’t get mouldy but this is an easy trick if your bin has a bad smell.
9. Run hot water in your washing machine & dishwasher
Hot water can tackle most cleaning tasks, including freshening your washing machine and dishwasher. As mentioned in T3’show to clean a washing machineguide, “the key ingredient for cleaning any washing machine is to select the highest water temperature available.” Most manufacturers will suggest running the hottest water programme on your washing machine and dishwasher (without clothes, dishes and detergents in them) as this will remove most of the dirt and debris from your machines.
10. Sprinkle baking soda on your mattress, carpets & rugs
While the idea of cleaning thebest mattressis a bit of an arduous task, spring is the best time to give your mattress a deep clean. T3 already has a full guide onhow to clean your mattressbut one hack that can also be used on carpets and rugs is sprinkling baking soda. After spot cleaning and removing stains from your mattress, rug or carpet, cover it with baking soda to deodorise, soak up excess moisture and kill bacteria. Leave it to air dry for several hours before vacuuming up the baking soda.
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(Image credit: Squirrel_photos / Pixabay)
11. Clear out your wardrobe from winter to summer
12. Clean your shower with lemon & vinegar
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