Spring is officially here! Hooray! But with all the joy of the new season there is the less joyous task of your Annual Spring Clean.

To make this year’s clean your best so far, we’ve rounded up some of our top Spring Cleaning tips to make the task just a bit more manageable.

1. Make a plan – Setting out what needs to be done before you begin will focus your mind and allow you to be more organised. It will also be helpful for deciding how extensive or simple each task will be. Grab a pen and paper and walk through each room noting down tasks that really need that extra Spring touch!

2. Get organised – Start with restocking all the cleaning equipment and tools necessary to complete each task. The most helpful would be: All-purpose cleaner, Sponges, Microfibre cloths, White Distilled Vinegar, Baking Soda, Duster, Hoover, Washing up Liquid, Bucket, Empty spray bottle for making your own mix, and a Mop for hard floors.

3. Where to start? – This is personal to everyone, some prefer to start upstairs (if you have one!) and work your way downstairs, other’s like starting outside with windows etc before tackling inside, but for me, I like to start with the most labour-intensive room or task required and get the hardest jobs ticked off before anything else.

4. Be realistic – Make a note of tasks for now but also add a list of things you’ll tackle at a later date.

5. Still unsure where to start? Then begin with a huge de-clutter – Go room to room and sort things you want to throw away, things you want to sell and things you would like to donate to others. Once you’ve removed these items, you’ll be amazed how much easier it’ll be to see what needs to be done.

6. When moving from room to room, look all around you – A great place to start is central or wall light fixtures, often overlooked and nearly always calling out for a Spring Clean. Also tops of doorways are often left untouched and would require an extendable duster or cleaning attachment.

7. When was the last time you cleaned your dishwasher? – Again, often overlooked but a clean dishwasher means cleaner cutlery, so run a cycle with a speciality dishwasher cleaner and remove the filter, cleaning off any trapped grime.

8. Do you have glass sliding doors to your garden? – If so, take a look at the tracks and you’ll be glad that you did. You may need to loosen any dried debris before hoovering away with an attachment, and any pet hair that may of accumulated – if you own a dog of-course! You can then finish by wiping down with a damp sponge.

9. Re-organise and refresh – Spring Cleaning is a great excuse to re-organise and refresh areas of your home that get cleaned infrequently like kitchen cupboards, both inside and out, wardrobes including carpeted areas, shoe cabinets and bathroom medicine cabinets.

10. Bathroom deep clean! – Don’t forget to concentrate cleaning your bathroom areas as you’ll no doubt feel hugely satisfied once those rooms, in particular, are freshly cleaned and smell divine. A great place to start is with a thorough clean of your shower screen. A simple solution for this is to mix equal parts water and white vinegar, then add the mixture to your empty spray bottle. Spray the affected area with the mixture, ensuring all glass surfaces are entirely covered. Use a cotton cloth to wipe down the glass.

11. Windows – And no Spring Clean would be complete without thoroughly cleaning your windows inside and out, so when the sun does finally shine you can let the rays flood in!

12. A final top tip – Last but by no means least, consider investing in a HEPA vacuum. HEPA filters offer high quality purification. They are extremely effective in removing particles like pollen, pet dander, dust mites and smoke. HEPA vacuums are particularly useful for any allergy sufferers by catching tiny particles you can’t see, but they are also great for anyone, in helping your home to be as healthy and clean as it can be.

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