Whoever says spring, says spring cleaning at home. Our tips for a clean and organized home (and for a long time).
We have preserved this old habit, which we inherited from our ancestors, who cleaned from top to bottom at the end of winter to eliminate dust and traces of soot. Our radiators aren’t that messy anymore, but we do enjoy giving them a thorough cleaning when the good weather arrives. Do you want a tidy apartment for the arrival of spring? Editorial Tips for Successful Spring Cleaning:
Spring cleaning. don’t be afraid to throw away
This is the foundation it is imperative to clean before starting the big clean. We thoroughly empty all cupboards, drawers, bookcases and bins to sort. And that’s often the hardest part. Most of us develop a pathological attachment to objects. Parting with junk is the ba-ba of the house. The more stubborn can call on storage trainers to help you keep only the essentials. “The books we started but never finished, we have to tell ourselves that in two years they won’t be interesting anymore, so we give them away,” advises Cyril Fremont, organizer of Home. “Same for those we’ve already read, we rarely read the same book twice, so there’s no need to keep them. As for travel guides, you can make a nice library if you live on 400m2, but that rarely happens. And the day you come back to this country, the addresses will be out of date, so we throw them away.” The same recipe for clothes. what has no size cannot be kept unless you find your 25 year outline. “If you’ve lost weight, you’ll have to give yourself a little reward and buy a new pair of jeans,” pleads this expert.
Profit for a successful spring cleaning
Is it not possible to give away objects or branded pieces that are dear to our hearts? We make money by reselling them on e-bay or Le Bon Coin. If giving them away one by one seems tedious, put them in a sale batch or sign up for a flea market, it’s the beginning of the season, or organize a vacuum cleaning at home with a few friends. With the received money, we pay for a small manicure or massage at the spa. Also consider swapping girlfriends and specialized clothing sites (www.pretachanger.fr or www.trocvestiaire.com).
Restore grandmothers’ recipes
Household shelves are filled with all kinds of products. However, multiplying the bottles is useless. We settle for dishwashing liquid, a household cleaner that allows you to clean the floor, bathroom, kitchen and toilets at the same time. Better yet, we use past products. baking soda, white vinegar, and Marseille or black soap will be your best allies. The former absorbs odors, cleans sticky pans, unclogs toilets, and polishes silverware. White vinegar degreases and cleans the skin, among other benefits. As for soaps, they wash whiter than white. These natural foods also allow you to avoid contaminating your interior with products full of additives. Economical and ecological, what more could you ask for?
Clean from top to bottom
How many times do we just walk around the couch to vacuum? For a household worthy of the name, we move furniture, everything, even the refrigerator. We clean the dust from the inside of the cabinets (hence the usefulness of emptying them), we pass a rag over the molds, above the shelves and light fixtures. For effective cleaning, you should not wait for the well-known spring cleaning, but do it regularly. We get into the habit of preparing the windows once a month, and every time we take the opportunity to put the curtains in the car at the same time. Also clean the inside of the refrigerator every month.
Learn to tidy up
In order to be more productive throughout the year in your family, things need to be well organized. In the kitchen, we prefer pots and stackable dishes, we also rely on pull-out products and avoid multiplying household items. A good multi-purpose food processor is better than a grinder, blender and grater… And if you never cook, do without one. As for paper, “some people are completely allergic to it and let the mail pile up without opening it. They can opt for e-invoicing when offered, for example,” suggests Cyril Fremont. Finally, for clothes, we adopt the Marie Kondo method. This Japanese woman took her bestseller to storage The magic of storage (First Editions) prefers drawers with a vertical folding method so you can have an immediate overview of the contents, a technique tried and tested in stores as well. And if you still keep a wardrobe, you put everything on the same hangers… and the right size.
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Source: Le Figaro
