Very few people look forward to cleaning their homes. Still, unfortunately, it’s part of adulthood we all must deal with. Thankfully, there are several ways to make your home cleaning much easier with our list of what items should be on your daily house cleaning checklist. Here are the items you should try and clean daily, broken down by room.
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Daily Home Cleaning in the Bedroom
One of the best ways to start your day off on the right foot is by making your bed. Accomplishing a quick and easy cleaning task at the beginning of the day helps kickstart your brain to become more productive. Once you’ve made your bed, take a moment to put up any clothes or shoes lying around and tidy up your bedside table.
Bathroom Cleaning
The bathroom is one of the most used rooms in your home, and it’s one of the easiest to keep clean with a few daily bathroom cleaning tasks you can do as you’re getting ready.
Focus on the:
- Sink
- Toilet
- Countertops
- Bathtub/shower
Daily Sink Cleaning
Keeping your sink clean and organized is as easy as putting things where they belong after use. For example, after you brush your teeth and wash your face, use your towel or washcloth to wipe away any remaining water from around the sink. Also, wipe out any remaining toothpaste or face wash and dust off the faucet.
Everyday Toilet Cleaning
In terms of home cleaning, the toilets are typically one of the least favorite items on the list. However, adding a few simple tasks to your daily house cleaning routine can keep your toilets sanitized and clean and prevent the need for hard scrubbing.
The easiest way to clean your toilet is to do a quick once-over with a sanitizing wipe or other cleaning cloth (be sure to use something that also kills germs!). Don’t forget to clean the handle, seat, and top to remove any dust and other grime.
Once every few days, add a swirl of toilet bowl cleaner and let it soak while you take a shower, then use a toilet bowl brush – we recommend something silicone-based to prevent germs from sticking around – to keep things sparkling clean.
How to Keep Your Bathroom Countertops Clean
The saying goes, a place for everything and everything in its place. Like your sink, your bathroom countertops are easy to clean if you stick to that sentiment. After you wipe down your sink, use the washcloth or towel to dust your countertops. Keep a small dish for your jewelry or hair accessories if they tend to accumulate, or invest in cabinet organizers to ensure everything is tucked neatly away for easy home cleaning.
Shower or Bath Daily House Cleaning
The bathtub and shower also fall on our list of things you can clean smarter, not harder. The best way to clean soap scum, hard water stains, and other residues from your shower or bath is to prevent them from forming in the first place.
We recommend using a cleaner you spray onto surfaces after you shower. Using a squeegee is another easy way to prevent water spots on glass! If you already have hard water spots, a scrub brush, elbow grease, and a bathroom cleaner can do wonders on spots and residues.
Daily Kitchen Cleaning Checklist
For many people, the kitchen is the heart of the home. The best way to keep your kitchen from becoming messy and overwhelming is to follow a strict daily house cleaning checklist to stop mess and clutter in its tracks. Here are the items we recommend cleaning every day in the kitchen:
- Wipe down the significant surfaces, including inside the microwave
- Put away dishes and reload the dishwasher
- Sanitize the sink and countertops
Daily House Cleaning for Dishes
A good rule of thumb is to clean dishes as you use them. For example, before cooking, make sure the dishwasher is empty so that when you’re cooking dinner, you can load the dishes directly into the dishwasher as you go along.
Did you know that research shows that you use less water running your dishwasher than when doing dishes by hand? Science also proves that dishwashers provide cleaner dishes. Run your dishwasher every night to keep your routine on schedule and help prevent dishes from piling up in the sink.
Living Room Home Cleaning Daily
For people who hang out in the living room, it’s easy to accumulate items like mail, blankets or pillows, jackets, and more in the common area. To keep your home cleaning checklist on track, assign these items to different family members – or turn on some music and do them yourself!
5 Steps to a Clean Living Room
- Straighten your accent pillows and fold your blankets
- Dust the television or entertainment center and the coffee table
- Keep mail in one place and go through it daily
- Place shoes in the right place
- Sweep or vacuum the floors
By keeping your living room neat, you can avoid having to go through a deep cleaning more frequently. Although daily home cleaning may seem like a big ask, taking five minutes out of your day will take less time in the long run.
Miscellaneous Daily House Cleaning
Put a load of laundry in the washing machine while you’re getting ready in the morning to prevent laundry from piling up. You can assign each room a day of the week to do laundry, or you can do laundry as it accumulates – whatever is most convenient for you!
Wipe down and sanitize exercise equipment, children’s toys, pet items, and electronics. Everyday items attract germs faster than you expect because they’re usually forgotten during daily house cleaning.
For homes with more than one story, keep a basket at the bottom of the stairs and carry it up with you every time you go to keep items from creating clutter where they shouldn’t be. Every time you walk into a room, tidy up one area that you notice could use it. Creating this quick and easy routine can help turn your routine cleaning into a cleaning routine in no time.
If you are too busy to clean or want to spend time doing something else, that’s okay! Pure House Cleaning is here to help create the perfect relaxing oasis so you don’t have to lift a finger. So let us worry about the home cleaning, from dirty dishes to folding laundry, while you get back to living your life!