Looking for some help with your spring cleaning this year? This handy Printable Spring Cleaning Checklist will help you conquer spring cleaning room-by-room.
Every year, as the weather warms up, many of us begin the process of Spring Cleaning. It’s an opportunity to get organized, do some deep cleaning, and complete some basic home maintenance. I think we all agree that it can feel a little daunting if we don’t have a plan.
Why is Spring Cleaning Important?
Sure we all like a clean home, but why is Spring Cleaning important? Here are just a few benefits of taking the time to do a yearly deep clean:
- Organize important paperwork while disposing of old, outdated documents
- Remove dust and other allergens from surfaces and fabrics
- Clear surfaces have been proven to help reduce anxiety and stress
- Create functional, organized spaces allowing you and your family to find, use, and store things easily
- Deep cleaning is necessary to properly maintain certain parts of your home. This will save you time, money, and frustration down the road
Cleaning is not a task that most people really enjoy. But knowing the benefits that will come with the process can help keep us motivated throughout.
Spring Cleaning Areas to Remember
While every area of your home should be addressed, there are some areas or parts of your home that could typically use a little extra attention.
- Blinds/ window covers. Even with regular dusting, these can often trap extra dust and allergens. If possible, remove and wash them in your washing machine. If not, remove extra dust with a dry cloth or duster before wiping them down with a damp cloth to remove any extra debris.
- Floors. Beyond regular sweeping and vacuuming, this is a great time to shampoo carpets and steam-clean floors. Depending on the type of flooring, resealing may be necessary or desired to extend the life of the material.
- Baseboards. Baseboards and other trim around your home get really dusty and it’s easy to forget to keep them clean throughout the year. Usually, I do a quick vacuum and wipe each baseboard down.
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- Refrigerator. Pull out shelves and drawers. Wipe down the entire inside (including the freezer) Work quickly to avoid lowering the temperature too much.
- Door/ window frames, handrails, walls. When possible, wipe down every surface that is touched. Oil and dirt from hands can discolor or damage surfaces, especially paint and wood, over time if not properly cleaned. (Of course, a fresh coat of paint makes any space feel fresh and clean!)
- Ceiling fans. Try this trick to clean off ceiling fan blades! Grab a pillowcase and make sure your fan is off! Standing on a step stool, place the fan blade inside the pillowcase. Then, holding the pillowcase against the blade between your hands, wipe down the length of the blade, knocking the dust off and into the pillowcase! Then simply do each blade until done! Afterward, you can shake excess dust off the pillowcase outdoors before simply throwing it into the washing machine. Cleaning your fan means less dust flying around the room and the blades work more effectively.
- Window sills. When the weather is warm, you want to open up those windows. But first, you may want to clean the window sills and screens with a vacuum. If there is a lot of debris, consider using a shop vac instead of your home vacuum or clean out the debris with your gloved hands.
- Filters. We have central air and an asthmatic child. Replacing our air filters regularly is important to his well-being. In order to have filters on hand I order a pack of 6. These filters have been working great to remove allergens and dust and the price is great.
Deep Cleaning House Checklist – for Spring Cleaning
To help you do a thorough deep cleaning in your home you can download this spring cleaning checklist pdf.
Print out a copy and keep it with you as you go through each room and do a deep cleaning. If you have a Household Binder you can print this out, put it in a page protector, and reuse it year after year.
Each room is listed with tasks to help you clean your room from top to bottom. There are spaces for you to add tasks to each room as needed as well. I hope you find this Spring Cleaning Checklist helpful.
** Check out my list of Must-Have Cleaning Tools to make Spring Cleaning easier! Read the post here.
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My Favorite Cleaning Products
E-cloth
I have been using E-cloth items for years! Below are some of my very favorite items that we use in our house every day. I love that if I want I can simply use water to clean and these are washable and reusable– because otherwise, I’d be using tons of paper towels!
- Microfiber Cleaning set
- Microfiber Damp Mop – Our kids use this every week to mop our bathrooms it’s perfect!
- Stainless Steel Microfiber Cloth
- Dusting Wand
- Washing up Pad
Homemade Cleaners
DIY Upholstery Cleaner – Our dining chairs are in desperate need of a deep cleaning! I’m excited to use Julie’s DIY Apulstry Cleaner and finally clean up our chairs!
Homemade Bathroom Cleaner – This is our go-to cleaner for the bathroom when I run out of our cleaner from Grove.
Donna
Hi Jessi,
I will shoot you an email to try to help!
Carol Carter
I love all your lists. You have inspired me to get a grip on my household chores. Pretty as well! Keep it up!
Stephanie H
I really look forward to the free printables I am so thankful. They are usually spot on in what I am trying to accomplish. They are beatiful and easy to print.
Thank you so much!
Stephanie
Donna
Stephanie, thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment and let me know that these are helpful. I’m always working on new free printables, do you have any requests or suggestions?
Ashley
I’ve tried to download this at least four times and I haven’t received the printable in my e-mail. I’ve checked spam and triple-checked the spelling of my e-mail address. Just wanted to let you know in case the link was broken! Looks like an amazing checklist, though!
Donna
Hi Ashley! Thanks for stopping by and for letting me know that you were having trouble receiving the Spring Cleaning Checklist. I’ll send you an email with the link for the printable. It looks like you originally signed up for this same printable way back in June 2020… unfortunately, the system I use will not automatically resend the file since it thinks you already have it. I’ll send the spring cleaning printable over to you today! I hope you find it helpful.