How to Quickly Freshen Up Your Home

In between your major cleaning keep your home fresh. Follow these super easy steps to freshen up your home in a snap. It will also keep your big cleaning days to a minimum. Your home will be fresh , clean and more inviting to you and any guests.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Vacuum
• Dust rag
• Window cleaner or Multi- Surface Spray
• Candles

1. 
    
   create a checklist

   Map it out.
   Decide what areas you need to touch up to keep your home fresh and inviting. For example, I make sure my counters, floors, mirrors and bathrooms are fresh. As well as dusting.
   Break it down by item. 1-Dust: Living room, Blinds, Bedrooms
   2-Counters: Kitchen, Bathrooms. 3-Mirrors, 4-Floors and Trash.
   Write each of your items down on paper and number them. Now move to step 2

2. 
    
   Keep all cleanig items together so you do not have to hunt for them.

   Now start with # 1. Do only #1 until it is complete. If you are starting with dusting dust every area. When complete, cross it off of your list and move to the next. Keep in mind that this is a quick touch up and you should only spend you a few minutes on each item. When done try the next steps listed in step 3.

3. 
    
   Baking soda is a great natural way to freshen your rug!

   Freshen the air. Open windows to create a cleansing flow of air. That is if the weather permits. Light fresh smelling candles. Nothing to fragrant. Sometimes heavy candles make it seem as if you are trying to cover odors. Spray sofa's with fabric freshener such as Febreeze. Also before vacuuming sprinkle baking powder on your carpets. Also empty all the trash cans in your home. Even if they are not full they can still harbor nasty odors.

4. 
    
   It takes less time to clean in small doses.

   Now sit back relax and enjoy. In less time it takes to clean up major messes you can keep your home fresh and inviting in only a few steps a couple times a week.

Tips & Warnings

• Sweep tile and wood floors instead of vacuuming to conserve energy.
• Use washable cleaning clothes to save money on paper towels.
• Try multi-surface cleaners to cut down on the number on cleaning products you will need.
• Keep all electrical appliances away from small children and pets.
• Keep all cleansers away from small children and pets. Chemicals are dangerous and could cause serious damage.

[gbabyevans]

on 12/29/2009 Awesome! I also keep Lysol or Clorox wipes handy. They are a quick and easy cleanup for almost any surface. Even when I am not cleaning technically, I will walk by and pull one out and wipe. Plus with cough and cold season, you kill all those germs in a matter of moments!

[hkimbrell]

on 10/25/2009 AWESOME article! Thanks for the tips. 5 stars!

[timsgurl]

on 10/24/2009 Wow! This will help me out a lot! I'm newly married and still "learning" how to keep up with my home!

[jeni10]

on 10/8/2009 Life is hectic, but your tips for how to quickly freshen up your home are great. Thanks for sharing this terrific time saver. 5*

[roseanne09]

on 10/7/2009 Great article on quickly freshening up your home. 5*