Want to brighten up and refresh your bedroom ready for the lighter days of Spring? Then here's the ultimate cleaning your bedroom checklist you can use as a comprehensive guide. You don't need to be a professional cleaner!
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Spring has graced us with its presence, and what better way to celebrate than by infusing vibrancy and life into your living space?
I will share how I transformed my plain, anything-goes bedroom into a sun-kissed sanctuary to mirror the blossoming outdoors.
This curated deep cleaning checklist was inspired by Very's bedding range, while sharing lots of cleaning tips and tricks.
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✔️ Why You'll Love This Decluttering Session
Here are a few beneficial reasons you should dive into a Spring cleaning session!
- Sense of accomplishment
- Cleaning can reduce stress
- Minimises the risk of trip hazards
- A tidy room can reduce distractions
- Creates a more peaceful environment
- Helps encourage better mental health
- Tidying and decluttering can boost your mood
- Less dust is easier on the lungs for allergies and immune system
⚒️Essential Items and Cleaning Supplies
You can refer to my shorter printable checklist at the bottom of this post. However, I recommend reading the entire post as I have more detailed tips, tricks, and step-by-step guide.
- Soapy water
- Bucket or spray bottle
- Glass cleaner
- Air freshener
- Vacuum bags
- Feather duster
- Microfiber mop
- Vacuum cleaner
- Damp microfiber cloth
- Polish for wooden furniture
- Trash bag or small wastebasket
📋 Ultimate Bedroom Cleaning Checklist
Note, you can find a free printable quick checklist at the bottom of this page.
Remove Clutter
The first step I would recommend is to remove any excess clutter from a messy bedroom that may be hindering the cleaning process. Simply store them in another room and reintroduce them as you need them.
Remove Cobwebs
For the next step, I recommend is to start from the top, by removing cobwebs you see with a telescopic duster around the ceiling, coving, light bulbs and light fixtures.
That way, any that drop down can be cleaned along with any hidden dust bunnies on the floor.
Clean Windows
Use a damp cloth to remove any dust from window frames and window sills with a multi purpose cleaner. Then use a glass cleaner and a squeegee before finishing with a dry microfiber cloth.
Don't forget window treatments such as pelmets or other soft furnishings.
Dust Belongings and Furniture
Open any windows for fresh air, then clean any dust traps such as picture frames and ornaments with furniture polish and a soft cloth. Then clean furniture surfaces with a crevice tool if required.
Other areas you may need to work on are:
- Ceiling fan blades
- Mirror or glass surfaces
- Any hard surfaces
- Frequently used surfaces
- Clean appliances like TVs, alarm clocks, etc
Clean Light Switches and Sockets
For dirty electrical points, I turn off the power at your consumer unit or switchboard. Then squeeze any excess water from a cleaning wipe and gently wipe and dry completely before turning the power back on.
Wash Skirting Boards/Base Boards
Now that you've worked your way cleaning from top to bottom, you should have more dust on the skirting boards, doors and door handles. So you'll need to give them a good clean with soapy water.
Gather Dirty Clothes
Round up any dirty clothes and place them in a laundry basket. Top tip: have a dedicated place or basket to store your old clothes which can be hidden in a wardrobe, ottoman or hamper, so they have a proper place.
Clean Bedroom Floors
Next, vacuum carpets and rugs, which I'm using this cordless Hoover that also converts into a handheld vacuum. This comes with an upholstery attachment and a wall mount bracket.
If you don't need to worry about carpet fibres, use a microfibre mop on hardwood floors and give it a quick sweep.
Strip Old Bedding
Now wash sheets, old bedding, a mattress cover, pay special attention to the need to clean stains. Also, clean clothes you picked up earlier in your washing machine or dry cleaners.
Dry Bedding
It's not quite warm enough to dry laundry outside yet. But a quick low cost way is to dry them on this heated clothes dryer in our laundry room so there's less damp air lingering around. When this model isn't being used it can fold flat against the wall.
This uses a low-wattage power supply to ensure the water from the damp clean clothes, evaporates just like a radiator but also allows much more airflow for an efficient drying process while adding only a little cost to the electricity bill.
Storing Clean Bedding
Once your bed linens are completely dry, you can store them in vacuum bags using your vacuum to suck out the excess air.
This makes it perfect for space saving by reducing the volume of the fabrics enabling you to store them under your bed, or in your attic/loft ready for Autumn again.
Organise Your Wardrobe
If you have any extra time, it's a good idea to store Autumn and Winter seasonal clean clothing in your vacuum bags, and hang up any lighter Spring Summer garments, and shoes.
Rearrange Furniture
To make the most of the light and have peace in your bedroom, we reconfigured our furniture in the best way we could referring to this how to relocate your bed using Fengshui by Dear Modern
Sanitise Your Mattress
If you haven't got a mattress protector, then here are some ways you can clean your mattress:
- Vacuum any dust mites and dead skin
- Spot clean by using a mix of baking soda, vinegar and water
- Give it short bursts of steam cleaning if you can
- Or use a disinfectant spray or other appropriate cleaners
Replace Bedding
For a fresh Springtime look, a simple task can be to updating your quilt cover for something light and airy, swap for a lower tog quilt and add clean sheets.
We chose a cheery yellow bed set with matching pillows and bedspread throw.
Add Clean Linens and Matching Curtains
A great idea we always do is opt for matching floral eyelet curtains to compliment our duvet cover. Before, they clashed, but now, they are both aesthetically pleasing paired together.
🧽 How to Keep Your Room Clean
If you have any free time, a great way to reduce the number of general cleaning tasks in a day can be to clean every week, little and often. Here is an easy cleaning routine you can try:
Daily Basis
- Make your bed in the morning
- Pick up your clothes and place them in a laundry basket
- Quick dust on bedside tables
End of Each Day
- Remove non-bedroom items and other clutter
- Wipe any spills or stains at the end of the day
Weekly Basis
- Vacuum or sweep the floor
- Change bed linen
- Dust all fixtures and fittings
Monthly Tasks
- Wash the windows
- Dust blinds
- Rotate the mattress
- Sort your wardrobe out and donate or sell unwanted items
- Deep clean the rest of the room
💡Pro Tips
- Set a cleaning schedule like the beginning or end of the month
- For a clean room, try to clean a little and often so an entire area isn't as daunting
- Declutter so it's easy to clean and create a peaceful space
- Ensure you have a home for everything, using drawer organisers, compartments in wardrobes
❓ FAQ
Regular cleaning of your room can help reduce dust, and allergens, improve air quality and be beneficial to your mental wellbeing for sleep quality and productivity.
We think the 3 main tasks that involve cleaning your room are to declutter, then you can clean and dust everywhere, and clean carpets and floors last as that's where dirt falls.
The frequency of cleaning your bedroom can depend on how much time you spend in there, and whether you have allergies. But as a general rule of thumb, break dusting into daily tasks, weekly wipe downs and a deep clean once a month.
Set a regular schedule to make your room cleaning more manageable and less overwhelming. Listen to your favourite music or podcast to enjoy it and reward yourself with a small treat, like a cup of tea, biscuit, croissant, etc
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How to clean your room checklist
Want to brighten up and refresh your bedroom ready for the lighter days of Spring? Then here's the ultimate cleaning your room checklist you can use as a comprehensive guide. You don't need to be a professional cleaner!
AD | This blog post includes a paid promotion for the Spring clean and declutter range at Very.
Materials
- Soapy water
- Glass cleaner
- Air freshener
- Polish for wooden furniture
Tools
- Bucket or spray bottle
- Vacuum bags
- Feather duster
- Microfiber mop
- Vacuum cleaner
- Damp microfiber cloth
- Trash bag or small wastebasket
Instructions
- Remove all clutter and throw any trash away
- Remove all cobwebs from coving, walls, etc
- Clean window frames with a damp cloth, multi purpose cleaner on sills, glass cleaner on the panes and clean window treatments such as pelmets. etc
- Dust all belongings like ceiling fans, mirrors, glass surfaces, hard surface, appliances such as TVs, clocksm etc
- Clean light switches and sockets with a dry cloth where possible
- Wash skirting boards/base boards
- Gather dirty clothes and put in laundry basket or hamper
- Vacuum carpets or mop hardwood floors
- Use a carpet cleaner if preferred and leave to dry
- Remove old bedding and wash along with clothes you gathered earlier
- Dry bedding on a clothes airer or washing line if the weather isn't too cold
- Store Autumn/Winter bedding in vacuum bags and use a Hoover to remove excess air
- Organise your wardrobe by vacuum bagging any unseasonal clothes you won't need during the Spring Summer months. Sell or donate old clothes and shoes to charity to make more space.
- Rearrange furniture if preferred, following Feng Shui for a peaceful and happy layout
- Sanitise your mattress by vacuuming or spot cleaning with disinfectant spray
- Replace bedding for Spring tones and lower tog duvet to prevent getting too hot at night
- Wash and replace curtains to harmoniously match bedding for a Spring soothing feel
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