10 of The Best Cleaning Tips

Are you one of the many thousands of people with a busy hectic life or a demanding job and are struggling to keep on top of the house cleaning?

Well, you are not alone as statistics has shown that this can be one of the most challenging and often unfulfilling routines of the day.

Here are 10 of the best tried and tested cleaning tips to help you put the sparkle back into your cleaning.

1. Organise your time

Bringing order is a good way of introducing speed into your cleaning regime. Start from upstairs moving in a clockwise direction through all the rooms. Strip the beds, pile the laundry in the hall way, empty the rubbish from each room and then dust and vacuum. Finishing by making up the beds.

If you try to do this weekly you will find you achieve your cleaning in a shorter time and your house stays tidy longer.

2. Play motivational music

A good way to prevent the feeling of being overwhelmed is to switch on some music, maybe a bit of Mozart or R&B, whatever takes your musical fancy. It can be tempting when coming towards the end of your cleaning to put your feet up and leave the rest for another day.

Music is a great source of motivation and encouragement and will help you keep on track of your daily chores.

3. Put things away

It has been said that an untidy place is a reflection of a jumbled mind. Keeping on top of clutter before it gets out of control will improve your emotional well being and reduce stress levels in the home.

The best way to be clutter free is to put things away when you have finished with them. This will save you hours of time cleaning and tiding later.

Also, reduce the amount of ornaments you buy or prepare a check list of unused objects and plan to discard these items on a regular basis.

4. Prevent clothes fading

The color of your clothes will often become faded after a few washes. One of the best ways of combating this process is to turn them inside out. This slows down degradation and reduces the chance of them becoming covered with fluff.

Another good tip is to sort your clothes into piles of similar colors. Checking the care labels and putting together garments which share the same washing instructions and temperature.

This will help prevent shrinkage or stretching.

5. Ironining

When ironing ensure that its is on the right setting to prevent any burning or marks on the item and always empty any water left in the iron as this causes lime scale build up which in turn can dirty your cloths when you are pressing again.

Using an aluminum board will speed up the process of ironing as heat will reflect from its surface and iron the opposite side of the garment helping to reduce your electricity bill as well as your ironing time.

6. How to remove stubborn stains

Dirt and grime can be removed with simple hand or machine washing, but stains require a more tailored method as it actually bond to the fabric. Many fresh stains can be removed by high temperature washes but check the care label for the optimum temperature to wash.

Absorbents such as talcum powder or stale bread made into a paste can also be used. Solvents under the trade name of stain removers should be used with care, washing thoroughly afterwards.

7. Kitchen cleaning

Always try to put items away in the kitchen as you go along so you do not have to be faced with a real mess in the kitchen in the morning. Dirty pots left soaking over night does not necessarily mean it will be easier to clean later.

A good way to clean stubborn burns in pots is to add some washing liquid with water and bring to boil. Allow it to cool and then simply wipe.

8. Bathroom cleaning

After using the bathroom try to give the bath or sink a quick dry as this will help remove any unsightly drip or ring marks in the tub or on the taps.

If you have a mat in the bath leave it on the side after use as it is a great breading ground bacteria.

9. Cleaning your bedroom

There is nothing worst than coming home late from work and being confronted with a bed that looks like it has gone through world war two. A clean and tidy bedroom is not only pleasing to the eye but a great recipe for a good nights sleep.

A fitted sheet doesn’t move around as much and a top flat sheet helps prevent you from having to frequently launder the duvet and battle with having to put it back on again.

10. Environmentally friendly cleaning

Your home is full of natural cleaning agents. If you look hard enough you will be surprised at what you can find.

• Toothpastes are good for polishing chrome taps
• Baking soda a versatile eco friendly product when applied with vinegar is a brilliant odour eater and abrasive cleaner for tiles
• Lemon is great for buffing fixture and fittings and removing soap scum and added with salt is also a good abrasive tool
• Orange oil helps in removing stubborn grease
• Applying vanilla essence to cotton wool and placing in the fridge keeps it fresh smelling