20 Secrets of People Who Always Have a Clean House

Let’s admit it. Most of us don't take pleasure in cleaning, but everyone loves the sight of a clean home and the feeling of coming home to a clean house. However having a clean home is not a walk in the park, it needs time, patience, diligence, hard work, and sometimes money if you are going to hire a cleaner.  Why not incorporate cleaning to your daily routine to make it a less of a chore. Here are some of the helpful tips that would make you ready to welcome guests anytime.

1. Schedule a cleaning time every day. Cleaning your house is not rocket science. Set aside a time for cleaning. There is no magic formula that cleans your house without you putting in some work into it (well, unless you’re hiring someone to clean it for you like hiring maid cleaners). Most of us wait until there are spider webs or the house smells before we notice that our house needs cleaning. We can make some great cleaning progress even if you put only 10-15  minutes. Every morning while waiting for coffee, spend a couple of minutes tidying the counters and counters. Multitasking makes you efficient and productive!

2. Leave your shoes outside the house. You don’t have to worry about dirty muddy carpets and slippery moist floors. Taking off your shoes as quickly as you enter your home and pop on a pair of slippers instead. Encourage everyone entering your house to do this. it can save you hours of cleaning time each month and it also helps bacteria and viruses from getting inside your house. Makes sense.

3. Don’t forget to wipe down countertops and worktops every evening. A quick wipe down of your kitchen countertops will keep ants away and save you food, dirt, and dirt from sticking to the surfaces Simple and efficient!  

4. Sell the Stuff You Don’t Need. You can never keep the house tidy when you have a load of clutter that you want to dust, wipe, or spray down. It is more complex so do yourself a favor: sell whatever you don’t want to a thrift store or give it to charity. It won’t only make you all warm and fuzzy inside, but cleaning your house would be much easier and faster. Decluttering is the key!

5. Let the Vinegar do the work! You may use vinegar to clean sinks and toilets. Yep, you heard me right. Vinegar is a powerful cleaning substance that won’t cost you the bank, so use it to maintain sinks and toilets vibrant and shiny! This very simple cleansing hack is effective and won’t cost you more than a few dollars.

6. Polish Your Sofas. Wipe down your leather sofas every day with a tiny little bit of shoe polish. It sounds weird but it incredibly works!  The result is a cleaner, shinier seating area.

7. Washing up every after meals do the trick. Don’t let cutlery and crockery pile up and end up greasy, do your washing up as you go. I’m sure washing super greasy cutlery is no fun.

8. Hard to remove stains? Why not use the ever so popular Baking Soda. It can help vanish stains on your coffee mug. You may also use it in removing the clog on your drain.

9. Remove Oven Grease like magic. All you have to do is fill up a bowl with half-a-cup of ammonia and let sit into an oven overnight (it should be absolutely cold for this to work!) then wipe the oven the following morning. Cheap and easy. Who says cleaning is expensive and difficult?

10.  Have a better way of sanitizing sponges?  Toss your cleaning sponges inside the dishwasher can clean get rid of the majority of germs. Easy peasy, isn’t it?

11.  Storage Solutions. Storage boxes are one of the most awesome things invented. It maintains the house tidy on an everyday basis. Keep magazines, DVDs, toys, and different stuff that is cluttering your private home. Keep it and forget it!

12.  Keep your little ones busy by encouraging them to clean their mess. Teaching your children how to keep their rooms clean is easy and not much of a hassle, it’s lots simpler than you think. Set a day by day bedroom inspections wherein you would award a small prize if your children have kept the quality of their rooms and clean. It is not only less work for you but also you are teaching your children some of the life-essential skills.

13.  Make a habit of putting things back where you got them. Putting back books from the shelves or rearranging the sofa cushions, quickly arranging the cushions to your couch. These small gestures don’t take you a range of seconds but are a sure-fire manner to keep your living room looking tidy every single day.

14.  Make your coffee tables new again. Remove water rings by using a hairdryer. If you have got any ugly water jewelry on a wooden table, use a hairdryer to suck up the excess moisture.

15. Invest in cleaning equipment like a decent vacuum cleaner. Having a good vacuum can save you a lot of time and energy. You don’t have to do it twice. Look for a brand that gas a good suction and can clean carpets surfaces in a swift.

16. Have a junk storage. It doesn’t matter how much you try to put every item in it’s designated place all the time, there are those days where you just want to toss all your ‘stuff’ away quickly and deal with it later. Whether it’s a junk drawer or cute baskets, it’s alright to have a place to keep stuff that you just don’t want to deal at the moment. This is very handy when an unexpected guest suddenly appears.

17.  Make your cleaning supplies available and within reach. It’s hard enough to maintain a house clean, don’t make it more difficult. Keep counter cleaners & paper towels under each bathroom sink. There will be NO excuse to not wipe down the counter when it is dirty. If you keep your cleaning supplies where it could not be seen, the less chance you would likely to clean.

18. Invite someone to your home. We all want to impress people and inviting guests to your home would mean you need to clean your place. Putting a little pressure on yourself can help you get motivated.

19.  Keep toilets sparkly clean. The number one piece of advice from a professional cleaner will share is to clean your toilets frequently before the build-up of stains and germs.

20.  Load the washing machine every morning. Do you always have a pile-up of laundry every weekend? Make loading the washer a habit every morning.  Put a load of garments inside the washer first thing in the morning, and as soon as you’ve had breakfast, pop them into the dryer. Having a regular time every day whilst you do your laundry will make washing garments much less of a chore. It is time-saving and very practical.