What is the process of a good bedroom cleaning? A good bedroom cleaning involves making your bed, dusting and polishing furniture and vacuuming the carpet. Your bedroom should be a retreat, a sanctuary you...
Your bedroom should be a retreat, a sanctuary you can escape to at the end of a long day. But how comforting can a dusty, disorganized room be? Keeping your bedroom clean and orderly will bring you feelings of satisfaction and a room that is truly an escape from the chaos of life. The work you put into it is certainly worth the reward. And the work should not be that difficult if you follow this simple procedure: put everything in its proper place, dust, vacuum, freshen, and maintain.
Begin cleaning your bedroom by putting everything there in its proper place. Dirty laundry should be put it in a hamper or taken to the laundry room. In fact, if your dirty clothes tend to collect on your bedroom floor or on your bed, why not keep a hamper right in the bedroom? This way you can drop your clothes directly into it each day. Also, hang up or fold your clean clothes and put them in your closet or bureau.
Pick up stray books, magazines, mail, and other papers and decide what you will do with each one. If you're going to read it in the next 24 hours, place it where you will remember to read it. If you've already read it, put it in its proper place, either on a bookshelf, returned to the library, given away, or thrown away. If you haven't read it and don't plan on reading it in the next 24 hours, find a place to store it for future use. Place it on a bookshelf, in a drawer or basket, or create a new place to file it. Don't let a lot of clutter accumulate at your bedside.
Take a look at your bureau and/or vanity. Is there jewelry sitting on top? Put it in a jewelry box to protect it and keep it from getting lost. If you don't have a jewelry box, you can store jewelry in any similar-sized box. A pretty candy dish with a lid can be a inexpensive substitute for a jewelry box.
If you eat snacks in the bedroom, be sure to return all plates, glasses, and flatware to the kitchen. If these things sit around too long, they not only add to the clutter, they can attract insects, cause odors, and breed mold and bacteria.
Make the bed. At the very least, straighten the linens. This not only makes the room look neater, it also keeps the sheets and blankets fresh for a longer period of time by allowing them more access to the fresh air. Also, the bed should be made up with fresh linens once a week.
Finally, empty the trash bin. If your bedroom doesn't have a small bucket for garbage, you should get one. This will give you a place to toss unwanted papers, facial tissue, and other rubbish that you don't want in your living space.
Once everything is in its place, it is time to dust. You may find that as you become more organized, you can combine the task of dusting along with the task of putting things in their places.
While dusting, wipe all surfaces including window ledges, ceiling fans, and headboards and footboards on the bed. Check for cobwebs on the ceiling, especially near the walls and in the corners. Work from the top down. Dust away the cobwebs first, then the shelves, then counter tops, and then lower items such as chairs and baseboards. Melissa Briones, owner of Melissa's House Cleaning in Lawton, Oklahoma, says, "Use Windex or other glass cleaners on the mirrors and wipe them with crumpled newspaper to prevent streaks." She also recommends using furniture polish on your wood furniture. Electronic equipment tends to attract a lot of dust, so if you have a television in your room, dust it off and clean the screen in the way recommended by your television's manufacturer. "For ceiling fans," says Briones, "I use one of those ceiling fan brushes that are meant for fan blades. Then, I use a rag to dust the light fixtures."
After dusting, it's time to vacuum. Before starting this step, take a look under your furniture. You don't want to suck up any lost buttons or valuable jewelry that may have fallen to the floor unnoticed. After this quick inspection, vacuum the entire floor, getting under the bed, bureau, desk, night stand, and behind the door. Seek out and suck up all of the "dust bunnies."
Now that your bedroom is clean, you may want to freshen the air a bit. If the weather permits, you may want to open your windows in order to let the fresh air circulate through the room. Briones also recommends lighting scented candles.
Once your room is in this clean, fresh condition, you will probably want to keep it that way. Maintaining your bedroom should be easy if you clean it like this regularly. A once-a-week cleaning should allow your bedroom to remain an appealing place to relax.
