Admit it: cleaning your bedroom is probably not your idea of a good time. Still, nothing feels quite as good as making your bedroom shine. Whether you’re prepping for a big clean or just trying to keep a manageable level of order, a handy checklist can help. Let’s get into a simple plan that’ll make your clean-up easier (and sort of fun, if you feel like being a total winer). You ready? Let’s go!
1. Start With the Clutter This will probably be the most mundane but also the most rewarding of your tasks. Once you start putting everything back in its rightful place, you’ll begin to feel your bedroom transform right along with you. Start by responding to the mail piled up on your dresser. Pay the bills, recycle anything you can, and clip out coupons. (An organised drawer or folder will make this easier.) Then, put your jigsaw puzzles back together, sort the random pens and pencils into their container, and shut the odd socks away. Even tidying up a small clutter-zone will help you relax.
2. Dust the Windows From my perspective, this is the most boring part of the whole process. If dusting the ledges of your window doesn’t sound enjoyable, do this task first and move on to the more exciting stuff right away!
Why Bother Cleaning Your Bedroom?
Now, before we get too detailed, let’s explain why you should care about keeping your bedroom clean in the first place. Having a tidy bedroom might actually lead to a better night’s sleep. Ever slip into clean sheets in a room devoid of clutter? Sounds like sweet dreams to me. Decreased clutter is often associated with decreased stress, too. A clean bedroom also likely means fewer allergens – dust mites, roaches, mice, etc. – a plus for anyone that suffers from allergies.
Daily Duties: Keeping the Chaos at Bay
A tidy bedroom doesn’t mean creating sanctuary with Herculean effort, every day of the week. Great tidy space can be minimal but crucial habits will keep your bedroom shipshape, and in tact. Here’s how to cut through the clutter, one day at a time.
Make Your Bed
Making your bed, it turns out, has a direct correlation with how productive your day will be and how chipper you feel. It’s one of those small things that can give you confidence the moment you leave your bed. It also makes you look at your bedroom and think: ‘Hey, this doesn’t suck that bad,’ before you’ve even brushed your teeth or walked the dog or fed the baby or any of those things you plan to do once you get out of bed but now you also feel like pulling on your pants, because you made your bed. It takes all of 60 seconds to pull up your sheets, plump your pillows, tuck everything into place.
Quick Clutter Clean-Up
Spend a few minutes every day helping to prevent clutter: hang any clothes that are on the floor or on the back of a chair or sofa; return any books to the shelf; and pile up anything wild on the floor or on the bed that doesn’t belong there. If you spend just a few minutes every day on this kind of thing, you’re not so worried about the clutter building up over time. You’re staying one step ahead.
These simple daily habits will ensure that your bedroom looks tidy at all times and pleasing to go back to at the end of the day. If you practise for just five or 10 minutes every day, you’ll see tangible results.
Weekly Bedroom Deep-Clean: Tackling the Big Stuff
Assuming children, pets, dander and dust bunnies are keeping you from having a truly fresh and ho-hum free space, here’s your guide to getting your bedroom clean – with these recommended weekly tasks.
Dusting Delights
Start by dusting. Use a microfibre cloth — its gentle surface will not scratch delicate lampshades and leaves, but it will pick up dust just as well — and work your way down from the highest points in the room. That includes the blades of your ceiling fan, the top edges of your curtains, and the top parts of your furniture. In this way, any dust that falls won’t re-contaminate cleaned, lower parts of the room. Also be careful of the stuff that often gets overlooked, like the tops of doors, frames and lampshades.You won’t miss a thing if you work your way from to the bottom.
Vacuum Victory
After that, it’s time to vacuum. After you’ve settled the dust, it’s time to get your floors nice and clean. Move the furniture as needed to access those pesky, hard-to-reach areas that you’d typically skip. Use attachments where you can to reach in the corners and along your baseboards. Vacuum underneath the bed and other large pieces of furniture, as these areas can hold substantial amounts of dust and allergens. The more you vacuum, the cleaner and fresher your bedroom will become.
By introducing this regime of vigorous and wide-ranging cleaning every seven days, you can keep your bedroom in good condition while also improving the feel of your home environment and allowing you to relax and sleep better.
Your Ultimate Bedroom Cleaning Checklist
Here’s a simple checklist to follow that’ll help ensure you don’t miss a spot:
Make the bed: So much nicer to look at when you do it. Nothing makes a room look better than a neatly made bed.
DECLUTTER: Clear out stuff that doesn’t belong in the bedroom daily This is what you’ll need to do every evening.
Dust: Hit all surfaces, including hidden spots like window blinds and baseboards.
Vacuum/Sweep: Pay special attention to corners and under the bed.
Mirror Magic: Wipe down mirrors to remove fingerprints and smudges.
Wash Bedding: Change and launder your sheets and pillowcases weekly.
Clean Windows: A clean window can brighten your room and your mood.
Seasonal Cleaning: Out with the Old, In with the New
Go above and beyond the basics and clean your bedroom during every season. Consider washing your windows inside and out, or even take your curtains off the railings for a good wash. Donate things that no longer suit you. You’ll always feel good about having a minimal bedroom and keeping a tidy room is a great way to give thanks for having a roof over your head.
Some Parting Thoughts
cleaning your bedroom shouldn’t make you feel like you’re undertaking a task you dread. This checklist and some elbow grease are all you need to become the proud owner of a bedroom that you love to unwind in after a long day. The way to keep any area clean is regular maintenance and a positive attitude.
Daily Tasks: Maintain Order Every Day
Make the Bed: a quick way to improve the look of your bedroom.
Put Things Away: Pick up clutter like clothes, books and miscellaneous personal items for a couple of minutes every day to keep surfaces clear.
Weekly Cleaning: Dive Deep for a Fresh Space
Dust Surfaces: Start at the ceiling (colectly all the dust that’s probably accumulated on top of the fans, above all your closet) and work your way down to the tabletops and shelves. These surfaces can be cleaned with a microfiber cloth that effectively gathers dust.
Shining windows and mirrors: Make sure your mirrors and windows sparkle with a streak-free glass cleaner. This keeps natural light bright and crisp.
Vacuum the Floor: Get underneath the bed and other furniture, and use the appropriate attachments for the corners and edges.
Mop (if applicable): For any non-carpeted areas, follow vacuuming with a quick mop to lift any leftover dust and stains.
Launder bedding: Remove sheets, pillowcases, and duvet covers from the bed and clean them according to your preference (airing out might also comfort you); consider airing out the pillows and mattress, too.
Organization and Declutter: Review contents of drawers and wardrobes and keep your clothes and other items sorted and tidied, giving away items you no longer use.
Monthly Focus: Address Less Frequent Tasks
Wash Pillows and Comforters: Depending on material, either machine wash at home or take to a dry cleaner for hand cleaning.
5. DUST AND CLEAN LIGHT FIXTURES AND LAMPS. Dust and bugs on the inside and out of your light fixtures.
Spot Clean Carpets or Upholstery Use carpet cleaner or stain remover.
Seasonal Deep Clean: Refresh and Revitalize
Rotate or Flip Mattress: Extend the life of your mattress and ensure even wear.
Floor, Rug/Matt, or Carpet Deep Cleaning. Get one done by a professional cleaning service or one using a rental machine.
Refresh Curtains: Score a quick bathroom-opportunity point by taking down the curtains and laundering (or, if they’re dry clean-only, shaking out and airing) anything that catches your fancy.
Check Smoke Detector? Is your smoke detector actually working? Check and change the batteries in your bedroom smoke detector.
And so, go ahead. Get the right playlist going, pick up your cleaning equipment, and start! Your spic-and-span bedroom is waiting for you, and when you’re done, you’ll be in for simply wonderful peace and quiet. Happy cleaning!
