How to clean an entire apartment in an hour: 6 valuable tips

But the cleanliness of the apartment is, first of all, of practical importance - a small child needs appropriate sanitary and hygienic conditions. So, we clean the apartment quickly, without wasting unnecessary nerves and energy on this process.

Emotional mood

It is very important that during household chores there is not just a good, but a cheerful mood, which largely contributes to ensuring that the process proceeds as energetically as possible. In this case, the correct psychological attitude is important: now I will quickly clean everything up and my house will be clean and good, cleaning is such nonsense for me! The installation is wrong: again this endless cleaning, I can’t stand household chores that never finish!

Energetic music is very invigorating and improves your mood during household chores. Put on your favorite disc or cassette and see how things become much more fun.

And one more important point - set aside a certain time for cleaning the apartment, for example, one hour, and set yourself the condition of doing everything planned within this period. This attitude also helps a lot to concentrate.

Time management for circular cleaning

Time management of circular cleaning
Time management - a magical time management tool appeared for the first time in business. But we women quickly pick up promising ideas and bring them to life perfectly. So, the time management of circular cleaning is to clean up part of your home according to plan in 15 minutes a day, and as a result get a perfectly clean home with a minimum of effort.

Remember that to establish circular cleaning, you will need an introductory day or two to prepare your home and review some household issues. You can stretch out this process for a time convenient for you (not everyone has a few days to prepare), but once you get everything set up, you can spend a minimum of time and get a minimum result from it - a perfectly clean house all year round.

Two or more things to do at once

And now the work begins to boil... In order not to waste time and at the same time ease your efforts, you can do several things at once.

Where to begin? Of course, everyone has their own priorities, but it is best to pay attention to the most “unpleasant” places, which, nevertheless, are considered the “face of the hostess” - the kitchen, bathroom and toilet.

In the kitchen, plug up the sink and soak dirty dishes in hot water and dishwashing liquid. For what? Once soaked, the dishes will wash very quickly.

Meanwhile, wipe down the stove, table surfaces, cabinet doors, and refrigerator. Move any extra pots and pans inside cabinets that create a cluttered feel.

All you have to do is quickly rinse the dishes - and the kitchen is almost in perfect order.

In the bathroom, run hot water from the shower, close the door, let the bathroom fill with steam, because after exposure to steam, dirt is removed faster. Treat the sink, bathtub and toilet with special detergents. After a few minutes, turn off the water and wipe all surfaces with a sponge.

There is another good way: the fastest way to clean windows, mirrors, shower doors is by spraying them with window cleaning spray, then using a special rubber scraper - and that’s it!

Place dusty bottles and tubes inside the cabinets (you can deal with them when you have time for more thorough cleaning).

If you are expecting guests, choose two or three bottles in the same color scheme and create a composition. It’s good if the color of the towels and soap also matches the tone of the accessories. Place a new bar of soap in the soap dish, which always looks more beautiful than a remnant.

The final stage.

Wipe the floor throughout the entire apartment again. Starting from the back room and then working your way around, finish tidying up. Place the rugs in their proper places. Hang framed paintings and photographs on the walls. Iron the curtains and return them to the windows. Place bedspreads, covers, pillows and blankets on the furniture. Run the washing machine with dirty laundry and the dishwasher with dishes. Throw away trash bags. Wash your pet, if you have one. Air the rooms for at least 10-15 minutes.

How do you clean your home?

Your assistants

• Simple household items and household chemicals will help optimize the cleaning process. First of all, a bucket with a wringing device and a mop with replaceable attachments. Or a mechanical mop, which can be wrung out with one movement of the lever. It will help you quickly wash the floors without bending or straining. And rinsing a floor cloth in a bucket of water is not a pleasant task.
• Don’t miss the opportunity to buy special wipes for wiping dust at a hardware store - they instantly collect dust even from polished surfaces - and wipes for wet cleaning - they don’t leave streaks. Sponges - single-sided and double-sided, with a special hard layer for scrubbing stains.
• You will also need a spray that prevents the accumulation of dust on household appliances by removing static voltage - by spending 15 minutes on this process once a month, you will save yourself from contemplating the ever-dusty TV screen or stereo panel. The same effect can be achieved with furniture by wiping it with a special polish once a month.
• A variety of cleaning products for glass, plumbing, kitchen utensils, etc. allows you to choose for every taste (or rather, smell) and budget. This is especially effective for kitchen furniture, which quickly gets dirty.
• Do not skimp on all of the above - this is saving your own time and effort.

What not to do?

Inexperienced housewives often make mistakes in the cleaning process , as a result of which it becomes more complicated and delayed. Take advantage of important recommendations that will help you get your room in order faster and better.

Polishes

Furniture cleaning products (polishes) do not need to be applied directly to the surface. In some cases, the cleaning composition should not be allowed to soak in, otherwise the furniture facades may be damaged. It is recommended to spray the product on a special napkin and wipe the surfaces with it.

Wet wipes

Sometimes people use universal wet wipes when cleaning. This is not necessary, since the moisturizer contains components intended for human skin care.

After using such wipes, a cloudy coating and stains remain on the furniture . In addition, they do not cope very well with stubborn dirt and dust.

The hardware departments of stores sell special wet wipes for cleaning. The cleaning composition with which they are impregnated copes with dirt much more effectively.

Kitchen sponges

A serious mistake when cleaning the kitchen is using one sponge to clean all surfaces. It is unacceptable to first wash dishes with cutting boards with a washcloth, and then wipe the table, stove or tiles with it. The sponge accumulates many harmful bacteria. Using it everywhere will only spread harmful microorganisms throughout the kitchen.

Be sure to have a few kitchen cleaning accessories:

• floor cloth;
• a separate sponge for cleaning the sink (you can store it in the cabinet under the sink);
• microfiber cloths for the countertop (in extreme cases, regular paper towels will do);
• abrasive sponges for slabs and tiles;
• dish sponge.

Home cleaners

When cleaning, various home remedies are often used. But don’t think that by mixing several components you can enhance or speed up the cleaning efficiency. The reaction can be unpredictable, unpleasant, and even dangerous to health.

Never combine the following substances with each other:

• alcohol and bleach;
• ammonia and bleach;
• vinegar and bleach;
• vinegar and hydrogen peroxide;
• vinegar and baking soda.

Latex gloves

Another mistake many housewives make is not to use gloves during cleaning work. They think that they will quickly restore order, and chemical detergents will not have time to harm the skin of their hands.

But even minor contact with chemicals can have a negative effect on the skin, especially if the product contains active ingredients.

To avoid skin irritation, be sure to use gloves (you can even use inexpensive plastic ones, as long as they cover your hands).

Getting closer to ideal

Let's go to the rooms. Most of the time is spent on putting scattered things in their places. If you don’t have any time at all, take a basket or a large bag and collect scattered books, cosmetics and other small items in them. And put everything in its place later, when you have a free minute.

Now we take out the vacuum cleaner. Many people perceive this technological stage of work as unnecessary and try to save time on it. However, as practice shows, it is necessary for effective cleaning, because the vacuum cleaner not only collects invisible dust, but also various other debris. If you don't vacuum everything properly, it will be much more difficult to clean the floors and it is possible that crumbs will creak under your feet.

Give the carpet and floors a quick vacuum cleaner, straighten the sofa cushions, bedspreads, and napkins. Wipe off dust, paying particular attention to appliance panels where dust accumulates due to static electricity. If you have indoor plants in your home, freshen them up and at the same time wash away dust by spritzing them with a spray bottle. Now almost everything is ready for wet cleaning.

Before washing the floors, pay attention to glass and mirror surfaces. If they don’t shine, much less have stains on them, the apartment doesn’t look tidy.

Spray them with window cleaning spray and wipe with a dry cloth.

To avoid wasting time moving furniture, pick up chairs and anything else that can be lifted and start mopping the floors. This can be done very quickly if everything is already prepared. Remember that the most dust usually accumulates under radiators and along baseboards.

How to stay motivated

Cleaning the house can be done quickly and easily if you constantly maintain the required level of motivation during the cleaning process:

• close all social networks and turn off the sound of notifications so that nothing distracts you from the cleaning process;
• come up with some, albeit small, reward for your work;
• turn on rhythmic music, to which tidying up the apartment will become much more fun, and you won’t want to slow down the pace of work;
• break a large cleaning into several small stages, which will not be so scary to start, and you won’t want to put anything off;
• try to perceive cleaning as an additional physical activity that is beneficial for the body and burns extra calories;
• In order to have enough strength and energy to complete the cleaning, it is better not to leave complex tasks for the final stage of work;
• try to treat cleaning not as a heavy burden, but as an extremely useful task that transforms the surrounding space and makes it much more comfortable;
• It is better to start cleaning at a time when no one at home will interfere with work;
• If you buy something interesting for the interior, you will quickly feel the desire to clean it up, since the new thing won’t look good among the clutter.

Helpful advice. Starting cleaning with tasks that can most transform the room, a person feels an additional surge of strength, as he already sees the positive results of his work. For example, a made bed immediately makes the room tidier.

The regime is not for the sake of the regime, but for the sake of convenience

How often should you clean and what is better - a little every day or a rare but accurate general cleaning? This question does not have a universal answer and you need to rely on your own convenience or habit.

For some, the daily regime of maintaining cleanliness is normal - doing things little by little so that they don’t accumulate: today - laundry, tomorrow - washing the floors, the day after tomorrow - kitchen chores. This approach has many advantages: it does not waste a lot of time and effort, but without the habit of orderliness it is difficult to implement.

Another option is the accumulation of household chores, which ends with a lot of cleaning. In this situation, which is typical for people accustomed to a free regime, you can not be irritated by everyday hassles, replacing them with something more pleasant, and in a moment of extreme need, do all the accumulated tasks at once.

But if there is a small child in the house, daily cleaning of the children's room becomes an axiom. The only consolation here can be that even wet cleaning of a children's room requires very little time, the bulk of which is spent putting scattered toys and things in their places.

In any case, remember that you have household members who can be organized - at the very least, take part in the cleaning or take on some chores, or, at a minimum, not interfere, which can also be very important.

Circular cleaning - what is it?

Circular cleaning is a new technique that allows you to perfectly clean your living space and at the same time spend a minimum of time and costs on the work. The essence of circular cleaning is that all tasks are done gradually one after another, and then again in a circle.

The secret to rotating cleaning is that tasks that require frequent completion are inserted into the schedule more often. And tasks that require less intensity are included in the plan less frequently. Also, an important role is played by thorough preparation of the area (general cleaning), and only then proceeding to cleaning in a circle.

Cleaning methods

And some more useful tips

If there is a cat or dog in the house that sheds regularly, it is still wiser to cover the upholstered furniture with easily washable covers or capes. A less labor-intensive option is to place decorative napkins only in those places where your pets like to nest. Place paper towels under food bowls to make it easier to clean up trash. Lightly lubricate the brush on the vacuum cleaner with glycerin, this will make it easier to remove hair from the carpet.

Place a beautiful basket next to the sofa or bed to put books, remote control, glasses and other small things in it. At least there won't be anything lying around on the floor.

Buy or sew a beautiful bedspread for your bed to give you an incentive to make your bed in the morning! And a disassembled bed, even with sterile cleanliness, does not create the effect of a tidy apartment.

In the evening, take the time to leave the kitchen clean.

Starting the day with pleasant emotions is wonderful!

After a shower, wipe the shower doors to prevent a matte coating from forming on them.
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All-round cleaning in a private house: spring, summer, autumn, winter

A private house means increased comfort and at the same time more cleaning work. So that not only the house shines with cleanliness, but also the yard - apply the rule of circular cleaning for the yard as well.

Spring:

• Remove small debris from the yard after winter;
• Loosen the flower beds;
• Unearth plants buried for the winter;
• Wash the flowerbed fences, renew and paint if necessary;
• Plant grown or purchased flower seedlings;
• Wash the recreation area (bench, gazebo) and repaint if necessary.

Summer:

• Organize watering in the evenings;
• Remove weeds;
• Sweep the yard;
• Pick off faded flowers;
• Mow the lawn;
• Fertilize plants according to schedule.

A blooming, clean yard is the dream of every housewife
Autumn :

• Fertilize the soil for winter;
• Remove plants from flower beds;
• Bury perennial plants;
• Sweep the yard of leaves.

Winter:

• Clear the yard of snow;
• Sprinkle the paths with sand;
• As ice grows, break it;
• Remove ice from the roof to avoid injury and damage to the roof.

It is better to feed birds in feeders away from the yard so as not to clean the yard of bird droppings.

Cleaning mirrors

Wipe the mirror well with a cotton swab soaked in denatured alcohol (purified alcohol), and then with soft, but not newspaper, paper.
A heavily soiled mirror can be washed using the following formula: add 50 g of vinegar and 501 chalk to 2 cups of hot water, stir well and let sit. Pour the settled liquid into another bowl and wipe the mirror with it, then dry it with a soft cloth. You need to make sure that when washing, the liquid does not get on the back side or frame. [/td]
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After cleaning, soak sponges and napkins in some detergent. After some time, rinse them in cold water and dry. During your next cleaning, they will be a pleasure to hold in your hands.

To prevent drains in the bathroom and kitchen from becoming clogged, water them with boiling water once a week.

We hope that cleaning will now turn into an easy and enjoyable experience for you.
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Circular cleaning instructions

We have reached detailed instructions for circular cleaning. There are two circles in the instructions below. The first circle is performed daily in the morning and evening. The second, outer circle, is performed in order from left to right. As soon as the circle is completely completed, we move on to the first point again.

All-round cleaning

If force majeure occurs and you miss one day, you can catch up by completing two points together, or simply move on. Thus, you will arrive at the end of the circle a day later, but this will not give significant changes, and on the second circle you will simply be on schedule.

We are all individual, therefore, our houses differ from each other in terms of territory, equipment and the presence of things. We recommend using a ready-made plan for the first weeks, but making notes in it - how much time you spend on cleaning things and how much time on cleaning the kitchen. Afterwards, you can make adjustments to your circular cleaning and make your own, individual plan.

Blank circular cleaning form
To create an individual circular cleaning plan, print the photo below and fill in your points.

Carpet care

No more than 2 times a year, the carpet can be cleaned with a soft hair brush moistened with water and ammonia (2 tablespoons of alcohol per 1 liter of water). After cleaning, wipe the carpet dry with a rag.

Removing stains from carpets:

• remove beer, wine, liquor, vodka with warm water and washing powder. Wet a rag with this solution and wipe the stain, and then rinse the solution with warm water and vinegar (1 teaspoon per liter of water);
• from coffee, cocoa, tea - cold water with glycerin (1 tablespoon per liter of water);
• from red wine and fruit juices - cold water with a few drops of ammonia;
• from perfume and cologne (very difficult to remove) - with warm water with the addition of “News”, and then with clean warm water;
• from fats - gasoline.

Do not forget

: after the stain has been removed, the entire carpet should be wiped with a clothes brush soaked in a detergent solution, and then with a simple wet brush or sponge.

They don't like carpets

: very hard brushes, dampness, hot water, spilled tea, coffee, milk.
To prevent bald spots from furniture legs from appearing on the carpet, it is recommended to place a piece of rubber under the legs. [/td]

All-round cleaning reviews:

Arina : three small children are a real hurricane in the house. We sent her to my grandmother for the weekend and cleaned the apartment. After this, I’ve been doing circular cleaning for two months now and it’s always clean! Thanks for the idea!

Nikolai : My wife and I didn’t notice how we turned the house and the area around it into a terrible place. We wrote a list and followed it carefully for a year. Now our house is the best on the street! By the way, the dishwasher and lawn mower are real finds of our day.

Lifehacks

Try not to postpone all cleaning to other days or weekends. Debris and dust will only accumulate.

If possible, spend half an hour every day on cleaning work, and then at the end of the week you will spend much less time.

Perhaps the following useful tips will help you speed up the cleaning process and make it more efficient:

1. When wet cleaning a room, do not wet the cloth with plain water, but add a little laundry conditioner to it (a tablespoon per bucket of water will be enough). The air conditioner will give the water an antistatic effect, less dust will settle on the surfaces of the furniture and they will remain clean longer. In addition, a pleasant light smell will appear in the room.
2. If the carpets, chairs and sofas are light in color, you can freshen them up with baking soda. It is poured in a thin layer over the surface, and after two hours it is collected with a vacuum cleaner. This life hack will not work for dark furniture and carpets, as baking soda can leave whitish marks.
3. A clothes roller can be used to clean mosquito nets. You don't even need to take them out of the windows. It is enough to move the roller over the surface of the mesh to collect dust and small midges.
4. Use your dishwasher for more than just dishes and mugs. It will save your time and thoroughly clean dirty refrigerator shelves, shower heads, glass lamp shades, toothbrush cups and soap dishes.
5. Don't forget about simple household cleaners such as laundry soap and alcohol. If you combine them, you get an excellent product for removing greasy stains (even old ones). Effective and budget-friendly!
6. Don’t rush to throw away your old toothbrushes; they can later be used to clean hard-to-reach places. And it is best to sweep away dust in such narrow and inconvenient places with brushes.
7. Cover the tops of furniture and wall cabinets with parchment paper or newspapers. Dust will settle on them, and during cleaning you just need to replace the paper with new one.

Video instructions for quality cleaning:

Ignore the little things

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No matter how strange it may sound, it is better not to pay attention to some points. This means that it is not necessary to wipe every speck of dust from every porcelain figurine during spring cleaning. Try to focus on more important tasks:

• things should be neatly arranged in closets so that there is no dump in the middle of the rooms;
• Dishes in the kitchen should be clean and arranged on shelves;
• there should be no dirt, dust, or traces of cups of drinks on the furniture;
• Spoiled food and broken things should go in the trash, they have no place in your home.

It is the above points that indicate the cleanliness and order in your home.