Previous posts in this series:
Spring Cleaning Day 1: Shake the House
Before you begin:
Suggested Music – Beatles for fun, sing-along music in the heart of the home.
Suggested Scent – Lemony freshness
15 steps to an enjoyable Kitchen:
1. Quickly do a clean sweep of the kitchen to prepare for cleaning. Wash your dishes with a dishwashing soap. De-clutter any items, clear your countertops, and get rid of or donate old and unwanted food items.
2. Empty your appliances of their shelves and wipe them down with soap and water.
3. If you don’t have a self-cleaning oven, clean the inside of your oven using an oven cleaner like Easy Off, a timer and a scraper.
4. Put a microwave-safe bowl of water with some lemon juice in your microwave and heat the water to boiling for two to three minutes. The steam will loosen any food particles stuck to the interior and the citric acid from the lemon cuts through grease.
5. Use a cleaner like Windex to clean the exterior of your oven and microwave.
6. Clean the interior of your refrigerator with warm water and baking soda.
7. Clean the exterior and drip pan of your refrigerator and freezer with an all-purpose cleaner like Seventh Generation Free & Clear. This product is specifically good for the kitchen so you don’t have to worry about any toxins or chemicals around your food.
8. Use a cotton ball and rubbing alcohol if you want to truly disinfect the fridge door handle.
9. Launder your window treatments in your washing machine or take them to the dry cleaner. Dust any blinds.
10. Wash the inside of your windows with Windex.
11. Dust the tops of your cabinets, refrigerator, cookbooks and shelves with Pledge Grab It dust wipes.
12. Use a regular scouring pad or sponge on your counter, depending on the surface.
13. Pick up a toothbrush to get edges, corners and the base of your faucet.
14. Polish metal hardware on cabinets, doors and windows and any stainless steel appliances using a specialized cleaner like Method Stainless Steel.
15. Sweep, vacuum and mop floors. Make it especially easy with a product like Swiffer Wet Jet.
You’ve just finished cleaning the heart of your home! Tomorrow, we’ll move on to the Living Room.
I know its a sickness, but I LOVE to clean the kitchen. These are all excellent product choices!!!
@ Jill – Me too. I always clean my kitchen first since I get such a satisfaction out of it that it carries me through the rest of the chores : )
This sounds great…. I’d just like someone else to clean it all for me? My problem is I love things clean and organized but find I’m constantly battling the chaos despite the efforts.
@ Classy Mommy – I’m with you there. Sometimes I feel I’m so rarely at home, but it still builds up in my absence. Like, are the dust bunnies having parties while I’m gone? ;)
Wow – I normally just take some disinfectant spray and a paper towel to all these areas. I am seriously underqualified for cleaning.
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