With the Festival of Lights almost here, people are busy cleaning their homes for the arrival of Goddess Lakshmi and their guests. Diwali is believed to be a time for renewal and cleaning is an essential part of this festival’s preparations. Let’s take you through some effective cleaning tips that will help you keep a spotless home and bring out the best of your festive decorations.
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As you start cleaning your home, the first step is clearing junk out of your bedrooms. For this, you have to organise all the cupboards and shelves in your bedrooms, wash all the fabrics like pillows, pillow covers, cushions, cushion covers, curtains, duvets, rugs, bedspreads, etc., use disinfectant and a cloth or newspaper to clean all the surfaces, get rid of everything that you don’t see yourself in the next year, and use naphthalene or camphor balls to keep bugs and ticks away. Also, you can keep the pillows, mattresses, and cushion fillers out in the sun for a day to get rid of dust mites that may be there.
While people usually opt for repainting their houses around this time of the year, if you don’t want to go through that much hassle, make sure to clean the walls thoroughly and remove any spider webs that might be ruining your home’s looks from the dusty corners.
Decluttering the living room is one of the crucial steps for making your home festive-ready. Put all the toys, extra books, video games, papers lying around, etc., from the living room someplace else. Use a vacuum or a cleaning cloth for lamps, fans, decorative items, etc. For reflecting surfaces like TV screens, coffee tables, and mirrors, you can use a damp cloth.
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As you begin to clean your bathrooms, first, take all your products out and start scrubbing the toilet, walls, windows, and shelves. Also, wash the curtains, towels, and other fabrics from your bathrooms. Meanwhile, don’t forget to clean the mirrors and other reflecting surfaces. Then, move on to scrubbing the floor using a disinfectant or a floor-bleaching powder and arrange all the stuff back.
Since most people use lighting and other decorative items to make their house look amazing during the festive season, it is necessary for you to clean the house exteriors too. If you have a lawn, fence, or kitchen garden, make sure you take care of their cleaning before you put up the decorations.
Before you prepare cuisines for your Diwali parties, you must clean your kitchen thoroughly for a good representation of you and your home. First, take out all the boxes, containers, and utensils. Then, clean the cupboards and scrub the kitchen floor. Organise everything back using labels, racks, etc. Finally, clean your fridge and get rid of extra unusable stuff that you have been storing but never used. Also, using vinegar and a clean cloth to scrub the fridge helps you get rid of ugly smells.
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