Fall cleaning usually brings the obvious tasks to mind: vacuuming, dusting and giving the kitchen and bathrooms a good refresh. But what about all those easy-to-forget areas that quietly collect dust, dirt and clutter throughout the year?
Before winter arrives and we start spending even more time indoors, use this fall cleaning checklist to refresh six often-overlooked spots around your home.
1. Give Your Entryway Some Attention
Fall means wet shoes, jackets, backpacks and eventually boots making their way through the front door.
Start your seasonal cleaning checklist by shaking out or washing entrance mats, wiping down doors and handles and cleaning the floors around your entryway. While you’re there, put away anything left over from summer and make room for the coats, umbrellas and colder-weather gear you’ll soon need.
2. Look Down at Your Baseboards
Baseboards are easy to ignore until you actually look at them.
Dust, pet hair and everyday grime can accumulate along trim, particularly in busy areas of your home. Vacuum loose debris first, then wipe baseboards with a damp microfibre cloth to give the room a surprisingly noticeable refresh.
Pro Tip: Work from top to bottom when cleaning a room so any dust you disturb can be picked up when you finish with the floors.
3. Check Under and Behind Furniture
Out of sight can quickly become out of mind.
Sofas, beds and larger pieces of furniture can hide dust, crumbs and pet hair for months. If safely accessible, move lighter furniture and vacuum underneath and behind it.
It’s a small fall house cleaning task that can make your regular cleaning feel much more complete.
4. Don’t Forget What’s Up High
We spend plenty of time cleaning the surfaces directly in front of us, but dust also settles above eye level.
Light fixtures, ceiling fans, door frames and the tops of cabinets are common places for buildup to hide. Giving these areas some attention during your fall cleaning can help reduce the dust sitting around your home as you begin spending more time indoors.
5. Refresh Your Kitchen’s Forgotten Surfaces
Your countertops probably get wiped regularly, but when was the last time you cleaned cabinet fronts, handles or the top of your refrigerator?
These frequently touched or easily overlooked areas can collect fingerprints, grease and dust. Give them a quick wipe as part of your seasonal home cleaning and don’t forget smaller appliances that may need some attention too.
6. Get Guest Spaces Ready Before Winter
Thanksgiving, the holidays and winter gatherings will be here before you know it.
If you have a guest room or another space that tends to get neglected, fall is a great time to give it some attention. Wash bedding, dust surfaces, vacuum floors and clear away anything that has accumulated there over the summer.
Get ahead: Tackling these forgotten areas now means fewer cleaning jobs waiting for you when the busiest months of the year arrive.
A fall cleaning checklist doesn’t have to mean cleaning everything at once. Focus on the areas that don’t receive regular attention and work through them at your own pace. By the time winter arrives, your home will already feel refreshed and ready for the season ahead.
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