Simple Spring Cleaning Checklist (PDF) for easier cleaning
I know that spring cleaning can be daunting, but with this simple spring cleaning checklist and these attitude tips, you can streamline your deep cleaning tasks to move through your home like a summer breeze.
Spring cleaning printable room-by-room approach
Download your own printable Spring Cleaning Checklist to help you to get organized. A printable checklist keeps you on track, whether you would deep clean one room per week or go through each room of the house according to your schedule.
What to spring clean in every room
The first step to succeeding in this process is to glance through the cleaning tasks to get an overall idea of the project. Then, gather all the cleaning supplies, and let’s get to it.
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Think about what is important to you, and start first with those that make a visual change to make your cleaning day uplifting. I like to wash windows first to bring bright spring light into rooms; that makes me feel good. Follow your joy and download the simple spring cleaning checklist to follow along!
General cleaning tasks
- Wash windows and mirrors
- Clean door knobs and handles
- Wipe lamp shades, light fixtures, and light switches
- Hoover and aerate carpets
- Hoover and mop floors
- Clean baseboards
Room specific spring cleaning tasks
Livingroom
- Dust/hoover furniture
- Change to lighter curtains, wash and pack away the winter curtains
- Wash cushion covers
- Aerate or wash throw blankets
- Declutter books, movies, games
- Dust behind the appliances
Bedroom
- Change sheets and flip mattress
- Wash cushions, and blankets if needed
- Change to lighter curtains, wash and pack away the winter curtains
- Wipe down nightstands, declutter, and organize drawers
- Dust and wipe ceiling fans
- Go through wardrobe, wash, and store off-season clothing (keep/repair/sell/donate)
Bathroom
- Wash the toilet
- Clean sink and bathtub
- Wash shower and shower door/curtain
- Unclog the drain
- Wash mats and change towels
- Vacuum vents
- Go through the first-aid kit with the help of the First Aid Kit Checklist
- Go through cosmetics and beauty products (discard expired ones)
- Sanitize toothbrushes in boiling water and change the toothbrush holders
- Wash the trash can
Laundry room and linen closet
- Clean washing machine filter or a lint trap
- Wash the washing machine with a short program and the highest temperature possible
- Clean the dryer, empty and clean the fluff filter in the dryer
- Empty the linen closet and assess the need for new linen, towels, or bedsheets
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Kitchen
- Empty the working surface and clean it thoroughly
- Scrub the backsplash
- Dust and clean the top of the cabinets
- Empty and clean pantry items, clean shelves (discard expired ones)
- Empty, wipe, and organize drawers
- Clean and sanitize trash cabinet and trash can
- Wipe down the table and chairs (also the legs!)
- Hoover behind the appliances
- Deep clean fridge
- Defrost freezer (skip task if you have a no-frost freezer)
- Deep clean the dishwasher
- Deep clean oven (skip task if you have a self-cleaning oven)
- Sanitise cutting boards and sharpen knives
- Clean electric kettle
- Clean coffee machine
- Empty the toaster of crumbs and clean it
- Check through cookbooks and arrange any loose recipes into a binder
Dining room
- Clean table and chairs
- Wash and change curtains
- Dust painting frames
Office area
- Sort the mail/papers, toss or file
- Clean and organize drawers, penholders
- Sanitize laptop/computer cover and keyboard
- Update necessary documents
- Dust shelves
- Declutter electronics
Balcony and outside area
- Sweep and organize
- Bring out patio furniture and pillows
- Wash thresholds
- Clean doormats
- Clean pots and gardening tools
Natural Deep Cleaning Guidebook & Checklists
Upgrade and ease your deep cleaning task and get organized with this 20-pager guidebook that includes:
- Deep cleaning checklists room-by-room
- Deep cleaning checklist at one glance
- Supplies you need for deep cleaning
- Declutter fast track guide
- Tips for deep cleaning mindset
- Natural cleaning product DIY recipes
Supplies you need for spring cleaning
You do not need plenty of supplies and most of the natural cleaning products you’ll find in your pantry. Often you’ll get by with just warm soapy water or fresh air for the bedding and blankets.
- Clean cloth or several
- Microfiber cloths
- Sponges
- Wiper
- Spray bottle
- Duster
- All-purpose cleaner
- Marseille soap / Castile soap / Black soap / Linseed soap
- Vinegar
- Baking soda
- Lemon
- Mop
- Vacuum cleaner
How to tackle the spring cleaning tasks right
For the best results, enter spring cleaning with a good attitude and mindset. This is the moment when you can redesign your home to support your family’s goals to declutter things that do not serve you. “Every piece you own owns a piece of you” as Rob Dial said in a thought-provoking Spring Cleaning episode on The Mindset Mentor Podcast.
The truth is that you will feel so much lighter when you have gotten rid of useless things. Spring cleaning can be done for the items, as well to transform your mind and mindset.
Depends on how you approach the spring cleaning.
Identify yourself and you’ll become more productive
The trick that I learned from Sina Port to tackle difficult tasks and to be productive is to imagine you are a movie character. You can choose a character you know or create one. The movie characters do not hesitate, they are confident and enter from one situation to another. By identifying yourself as a person who is productive and efficient you’ll suddenly become one.
“I am the most confident person, I can tackle even difficult things easily. I clean and arrange my home effortlessly so that it supports our family goals. I can easily let go of things that are no longer serving us and do not help us anymore on our journey. “
Make it beautiful, make it fun
If you think about spring cleaning as daunting, think about how you could make it more beautiful or more fun. A beautiful, comfortable dress, and cleaning gear that works and looks pleasant. Listen to your favorite podcast or some uplifting music.
I used to work in a fine dining restaurant where the chefs cleaned the kitchen from top to bottom three times a day. When the moment came to clean it all up and polish the surfaces, they put the “Shine Bright Like a Diamond” by Rihanna. And every single one knew that now we make this kitchen shine.
It gave that uplift and good mood better than just someone yelling “Let’s clean up now!”.
Get the dopamine from crossing off the tasks
If you enjoy crossing off the tasks and seeing how you advance in your cleaning, consider using a spring cleaning checklist. Check boxes show you room by room what you have already accomplished and give you the needed dopamine rush to move forward.
Give yourself a timeframe
So that you will not get frustrated or exhausted, give yourself a reasonable timeframe. Maybe one deep-cleaned room per week would be a good timeframe, or if you feel that the spring cleaning spurt is too overwhelming, spread your cleaning tasks throughout the year.
