Sprinkling some baking soda infused with a few drops of lavender oil will ensure that you are getting to the microscopic bugs and bacteria. Vacuum Your Mattress and Bed Frame: One last step before you place your mattress protector and sheets back on, make sure the mattress top gets a good vacuuming. Read more from my previous blog Mattress Protectors: The Buying Guide. To stretch the life of your mattress from the wear and tear, stains, and ensure allergen protection, mattress protectors should be your first line of defence! Use a Mattress Protector: Some consumers skip this level of protection for their mattress, but they really shouldn’t. Refer to this informative blog When to Change Your Bed Sheets for more expert-suggested guidelines. Wash or Replace Your Sheets: The life expectancy of bed sheets is typically 10 years, but it is all dependent on the quality of the fabric, the wear and tear they have seen, and washing methods. Add your unique style with a punch of color in your selected accessories. Experts say that before you pick your colors you should consider your décor style: dark and cozy or light and airy, solids or patterns.Įxperts also say that your bedroom walls should promote relaxation so light blues, greens, grays, and whites are the best. Your bedroom may be in dire need of more than a wipe down so if you see a paint job in your future, consider colors that are known to promote a better-quality sleep. Rather than returning everything back to the dresser, reduce, recycle, or reuse elsewhere. Vacuum the backs of the dressers, something always missed which collects its share of dust. Table lamp shades should be vacuumed and intricate designs cleaned with a damp cloth. If there are any hanging lamps or ceiling fans, get to those next with a vacuum and damp cloth. If you suffer from allergies, add a few drops of lavender to the water as this will add an extra layer of anti-bacterial protection. Regularly rinse out the mop in the bucket. Using a damp microfibre style mop with a telescopic handle, wipe the ceilings and walls. Your bed should be bare except for an old sheet to protect the mattress from falling debris. Begin by removing all the wall hangings and window dressings as well as all items from the top of your dressers. Here are some ceiling-to-floor simple ideas to get that fresh feel back into your bedroom. We shouldn’t, however, keep it only to new comforters and sheets, but consider a full room makeover. With that extra daylight, we can see what we miss in the dark of winter. While you’re doing the blinds or curtains, wash the windows.You know when the days get longer, and the sun shines brighter, it’s spring cleaning time! After a long cold winter, we get that instinctive urge to open windows and freshen things up. For fabric blinds, try a lint brush or roller. Use the upholstery or blind attachment on your vacuum cleaner, and spot clean any marks. If you have blinds, it’s its time to dust them. Most can be washed on the gentle cycle with cold water, or dry cleaned. If your curtains are washable, take them down and wash them now. If you have a carpet streamer or shampooer, now is the time to use it. For hard floors, vacuum first, then polish. If you can, move the bed out of the way to vacuum all the way underneath. With all the bedding removed, now is the perfect time to get as far under the bed as possible when you vacuum. But how long has it been since you dusted your ceiling fan and along the top of your door and window frames? You can actually dust your ceiling fan with a pillowcase, so you don’t get dust everywhere. You know you need to dust and polish your nightstand, dresser, and headboard. Now is a good time to turn or flip your mattress according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. To keep feather pillows or comforters from clumping, grab 2 new tennis balls and stick them in a couple of clean socks and tie them up. You can’t throw your mattress into the washing machine, but you can strip the bed of all quilts and blankets, duvets, mattress protectors, pillows, etc. If you aren’t sure what else to do other than vacuum, here is a checklist for spring cleaning your bedroom. After all, you spend (hopefully) at least 8 hours a day in there. But your bedroom probably needs the attention just as much as those other places. When we think about spring cleaning, most of us would naturally think of things like our kitchen, bathroom, floors, even the garage.
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