Top Secrets For Quick House Cleaning

Living in a neat and clean home is everybody’s top choice, but many face house cleaning issues because of their busy and hectic routine.

But cleaning the house is truly not a hectic task. You just need some confidence and some hacks to help you in tackling the situation. An organized home is worth the effort.

Typically, people call professionals for house cleaning once they are overwhelmed, but you could also do it yourself. Here is how to make your house beautiful and sparkling again with just a few magical tips and tricks.

Ignoring the Clutter

Ignoring the clutter seems to be a bit funny but you must think like a professional. The idea is that if you’re too busy focusing on the clutter, you will neglect the bigger things that really matter and not efficiently clean your home.

So never spend your time sorting out the mess at first. Start with putting all this stuff in one place and save organising till after cleaning is done. Pick up all the paperwork and place them in a cupboard to be dealt with on another day.

Empty a section of the cupboard and place all your useless shoes, clothes, and every other small object for later organization. This way, you will have more access to your shelves and floors and thus clean them properly.

Cleaning the Highest Points

When cleaning, start off with the highest point. We mean dusting the ceiling fans over rooms and wiping high shelves, whether in the kitchen or the storeroom.

Do not worry about crumbs or dust falling on the floors from dusting the fans or shelves, as all the floors will be vacuumed once you are done with your chores. Knock the debris and dust out from all the pillows, curtains, lampshades, bed sheets, and anywhere else.

Some professionals suggest following a cleaning pathway; to clean from top to bottom, then back to front, and in portions from left to right.

Following the recommended pathway, you can reduce your cleaning time by a great extent. We usually move around haphazardly and waste our time not knowing which parts we have cleaned and which parts we have left.

Speed Up Your Work

Hold complete focus on a single task. With practice, you can manage several tasks, but it is advisable to finish work and then move on to any other task during initial practices. The science behind this is that through multitasking, you may end up making a mess. It is much better to deal with one task at a time and get each done properly.

Use Affordable and Accessible Cleaning Arsenal

Limit your cleaning tools and use cheap and simple household products with effective cleaning action. For instance, a mixture of vinegar and baking soda is highly proactive and can assist you in some of your home’s most challenging cleaning.

Vinegar is useful as an inexpensive disinfectant that helps you remove stains, clear drains, shine glass, polish furniture and clean toilets. Lemons contain citric acid; this is useful in rust removal for various parts of the house.

Right Choice of Tools when Dusting

Dusting is essentially the thorough cleaning of every corner in the house, so it requires efficient tools. Usually, people use an ordinary piece of cloth, but this is not enough as it can get dirty very quickly.

Instead, professionals recommend opting for valuable tools that are efficient in both money and time. For example, a long-handled bendable duster is perfect for wiping the dust from shelves, ceiling fans, and lights. Likewise, you can use a soft-bristled paintbrush for the dusting of delicate accessories.

Rusty Shower Tracks and Windows

If windows or the shower tracks are rusty, a house’s beauty is diminished. You may think you have to buy expensive tools when dealing with windows and power tracks, but one of the cheapest hacks you should try is use a mixture of baking soda and vinegar. The mixture eradicates all the rust in no time. You have to scrub the mixture on gently with any old toothbrush or a cloth.

From this mix, the dirt can be removed within a few minutes. Done regularly, the rust in windows and side tracks will vanish right away.

Steam Cleaning of Microwaves

Microwaves are the basic necessity of any kitchen; however, this means they are commonly overused and require more consistent, in-depth cleaning. Whether it is for quickly heating a meal or for baking, the regular use of microwaves results in their side walls greasing.

Sometimes you forget to place a cover dish, scattering your food. The mess left may seem tough to clean — but no need to worry. Take a bowl filled with water, add some vinegar and lemon pieces (this will increase the vinegars acidity).

Now place this bowl in the microwave and heat it until it starts boiling and you can see steam gathered up in the microwave. After the solution boils, turn off the microwave and wait.

After 2 to 3 minutes, take out the bowl and clean the microwave with an ordinary paper towel. All the debris will come out with the towel, and your microwave will be sparkling clean.

Cleaning Your Bathtub

Here comes the next task; cleaning the bathtub. It is a task that requires more patience than what is normally required for any other work.

But if you are clever and read our blog, you will know how some hacks. All you have to do is apply a thin layer of any gel around the tub and leave it.

Meanwhile, a cleanser can be left to soak inside the tub. Apply the gel on other parts of the bathroom, and wait for the magic to happen. The gel will dissolve all the oily scum. After that, gently scrub the surface and rinse it with normal water.

To add to the bathroom’s sparkle, apply some vinegar and then dry using a standard cloth.

Vanquish Toilet Stains

Stains on a toilet are irritating and unsightly. To avoid such stains, professionals advise to clean your toilet regularly so that no stains build up.  

But if you have no time for doing so, and end up with a toilet full of stains that seem stubborn, you can use towels soaked up in vinegar to save time and energy.

Place these towels on the toilet and wait. After some time, you can remove the towels and find a sparkling stain-free toilet.

Vacuum Time

Now that almost all the cleaning is done! It is now time to vacuum all the debris.

The general thought is that vacuuming is only for carpets – but using a vacuum is great for quickly cleaning any kind of hard flooring.  

This is one of the most efficient and fast ways to collect all the debris scattered on the floor. After vacuuming, use a mop on hard surfaces like wooden floors and tiles.

Use a Microfiber Cloth

One of the coolest hacks for cleaning is to use a microfiber cloth. The specialty of microfiber cloths is that they can remove even the smallest particles on any surface as well as dry the surface when used for wiping.

With this efficient microfiber cloth, you can clean surfaces effectively where you have used vinegar. Microfiber cloths soaked up with either water or vinegar result in shining surfaces.

The New Look of Your House

The cleaning is all done, and now you can see a sparkling house with a refreshing fragrance that not only adds up its classic beauty.  A clean home also leaves a natural, glowing effect on your health.

The time and energy you spent on the house rewards you with a splendid view of your home. A few drops of vinegar on the microfiber cloth and a quick wipe of every surface is a great finishing act and a final touch up.

Wiping all of the surfaces means you also have to wipe the appliances, windowsills, baseboards, mirrors, and doorknobs.

Make Cleaning a Regular Habit

Make cleaning a habit: making small changes to your habits can bring big and positive changes to your home. If you clean regularly, place things where they belong and keep the area clean it will certainly make life easier.

Regular cleaning helps you have a house that not only gives you a relaxing aura, but also saves you from hectic cleaning in the future.