More Cleaning Checklists

Living Area Super Clean

What is a "living area"? Anything that is not a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, or dining area. It can be anything from a refinished basement kids playroom to a den to a traditional living room. So you may have to skip some things on this list that do not apply to your room.

• Straighten up room before you start. Throwing away trash. Putting knick-knacks, books, and toys where they belong.
• If this is a playroom area, go through your toys with the "clean sweep" method.
• If this is a "tv" room, organize your movies with the "clean sweep" method.
  
• Dust ceilings and corners.
• Wash walls.
• Clean switch plates.
• Dust wall art.
• Wash doors.
• Clean ceiling fan and vents.
• Clean light fixture.
  
• Wash curtains and dust blinds.
• Wash windows.
• Dust knick-knacks.
• Use vacuum attachment to clean lampshades.
• Use vacuum attachment to clean couches and chairs.
• Wash or dry clean any pillows or blankets.
  
• Dust furniture.
• Clean flooring including spots on carpet.
  

Dining Room Super Clean

• Dust ceilings and corners.
• Wash walls.
• Clean switch plates.
• Dust wall art.
• Wash doors.
• Clean ceiling fan and vents.
• Clean light fixture.
  
• Wash curtains and dust blinds.
• Wash windows.
• Dust knick-knacks.
• If you have a bakers rack or china hutch, wash crystal and china in display.
• Wash down dining room chairs and table.
• Dust furniture.
• Clean flooring including spots on carpet.

Kitchen Super Clean

• Run ice and bleach down the kitchen drain. Run the garbage disposal until ice has cleared.
• If you have any dirty dishes lying around, wash them and put them away.
• Organize the kitchen cabinet and drawers. Remember the "clean sweep" way! Throw away anything that is broken and give away anything you haven't used in more than a year!
• Dust ceilings and corners.
• Wash walls.
• Clean switch plates.
• Dust wall art.
• Wash doors.
• Clean ceiling fan and vents.
• Clean light fixture.
  
• Wash curtains and dust blinds.
• Wash windows.
• Clean outside of the cabinets by using brasso on the hinges if they are on the outside, use oil soap and then a wood polish.
  
• Dust knick-knacks.
• Clean inside and outside of stove/oven.
• Clean inside and outside of microwave.
• Clean other appliances.
• Clean out the refrigerator!
• Clean out the sink.
• If you have an eating area in your kitchen, clean the table and the chairs.
• Clean flooring. The old fashioned hands and knees method really does work best for a deep clean.

And that's it! I'm sure you are exhausted. And it will probably take all week! If you want a list for something I forgot here, let me know.