- Begin with a Living Room cleanup. This will clear out the clutter and give you room to do the actual intense cleaning in your living room. Don’t worry about cleaning the floors in the clean-up. We will do this later.
Dust down the living room ceiling and corners of walls in.
Determine if the walls need to be washed in dirty spots. Spot wash, remembering air vents, doorknobs, doors, and switch plates.
- Dust and clean all art and photographs along the walls in the living room.
Be careful when cleaning framed art and photographs. Never spray cleaner or water onto the frame. The liquid can seep behind the glass and damage the pictures. Instead lightly wet a clean cloth to wipe the frame and glass.
- Dust down the living room ceiling and corners of walls in.
Determine if the walls need to be washed in dirty spots. Spot wash, remembering air vents, doorknobs, doors, and switch plates.
- Dust and clean the ceiling fan in the living room.
There is nothing more embarrassing than turning on a ceiling fan and having large chunks of dust fall down on your guest’s head. Use this living room cleaning time to dust down the fan and fan blades. You may need to use a gentle cleaner like Murphy’s Oil Soap. Take down any light fixtures and gently wash and dry them before replacing.
- Take down draperies, curtains, and blinds to wash or have cleaned according to the manufacturer’s directions.
Vacuum and clean windowsills and corners. Wash the insides and outsides of the windows. Take down and rinse off the screens of the living room windows, before replacing.
- Take down draperies, curtains, and blinds to wash or have cleaned according to the manufacturer’s directions.
Vacuum and clean windowsills and corners. Wash the insides and outsides of the windows. Take down and rinse off the screens of the living room windows, before replacing.
- Dust and clean out the couches and chairs.
Use a vacuum cleaner with an attachment to clean out couch crevices. Check to make sure none of your missing items have found their way into the abyss of the couch. Clean slipcovers, accent pillows, etc. in the living room. Use an upholstery attachment on a rug shampoo machine to clean soiled couches and chair surfaces if needed. If a light cleaning is needed use upholstery spot cleaner.
