If you’re hosting holiday parties for Thanksgiving or Christmas, then you’re going to need to get your house looking great. It takes more than festive decorations and good cheer to get your house ready for friends and family. The specialists at Illinois Valley Clean Team Inc. are here to give you a few tips and tricks to make the holiday cleaning go a little easier.
Do a walk through
The first step of holiday cleaning is to understand exactly what needs to be cleaned and to what extent. It’s important to do a thorough walk through of the home from the perspective of a guest. A guest doesn’t see your home like you do. You get used to the small imperfections and gloss over them, but a guest might notice the dead leaves in your houseplant or dust on the ceiling fan.
Make it a family affair
Holiday home cleaning isn’t just the job of one person. It’s a family effort. Recruit the kids and your spouse to fix up various areas of the house and make sure they do a good job. If one person is in control of all the cleaning, then that person might get tired and miss something. Assigning cleaning areas and having a plan can make a deep clean far easier.
Don’t forget the little places
Nooks and crannies are notorious for being dirty. These are places that you might not think about cleaning like the medicine cabinet. Yes, it’s intrusive, but people may look. You may have the laundry room door closed, but that doesn’t mean someone might not venture in there and see your mound of laundry lint. A deep clean means cleaning everywhere including polishing door knobs, placing fresh towels, etc. It’s from top to bottom.
Prepare the coat closet
It gets chilly this time of year and guests enter your home with many layers of clothing. The coat closet probably doesn’t get a lot of use and may even be used for storage. The last thing anyone wants is to open the coat closet and have a few bowling balls…it’s always bowling balls…come rolling out. Organize and clean out the coat closet, so there’s plenty of room for hats, scarves, coats, umbrellas and anything else they might bring.
Clean your rugs and don’t use them
Rugs take a beating, especially in heavy traffic flow areas. Launder your rugs and then put them away until the big day. This keeps them from being trampled and makes sure they smell fresh and look great for the holidays.
While cleaning is important, don’t forget about the real meaning of the holidays: family. It doesn’t matter what you celebrate as long as the people you love are a part of it. Illinois Valley Clean Team Inc. would be proud to help with your cleaning needs this holiday season. Contact us today.
