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I am often asked how we keep our house clean. Trust me, our house isn’t always as spicy and sprawling as I’d like (no paid housekeepers), but we have some simple tricks and systems that work for us (and keep our house clean, even with pups and toddlers).
Today I’ll be sharing 7 ways we keep our homes clean (enough)!
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One: steps
We clean our stairs regularly (we have We love this broom and dust pan for fast sweeps). Keeping the steps swept makes the whole house look clean. It really doesn’t take much time, just a few minutes. We only clean them twice a week.
Two: Furniture
Here’s my secret to keeping furniture and bench seats clean, even with pets and toddlers. Washable tableclothsQuilts or blankets over everything. It’s much easier to throw furniture in the wash twice a month or as needed than to constantly clean it.
Then we don’t stress when the dogs make a beeline for the furniture after coming in from the rain! The key to this task for me is to intentionally buy cute blankets and quilts for this purpose that coordinate with our home. Tip: Don’t cover your furniture with blankets you don’t like or don’t like the way your house looks.
We have a few blankets and love to bounce on the furniture:
Three: Toddler messes
We love having babies and puppies around, so they are always our priority on a clean house. But you can get both with a few tricks. If one of our little girls eats a messy meal or does a little art project with us at home, no problem.
we have These handy little baby tarps which covers benches, and can hang down to protect lower cabinets, floors and rugs. 🙂 It’s easy to flick or machine wash away and the area is still clean, like magic!
Four: floors
Keeping floors clean is one of the best ways to keep your home clean.
With pets and daily life, we put it to good use Our robot vacuum on the main floor. It works on rugs and floors and even navigates around all the furniture!
I use This other vacuum Upstairs because it’s easy to hide, very light and works very well to pick up all the fluff, hair, whatever stuff ends up on the floor.
Five: Spills and accidents on fabrics and mattresses
When spills or accidents happen, we use This portable cleaner Which works for our fabrics and rugs. We love it!
Washable rugs like this one Also makes cleaning easier.
Six: Dust
People often ask how we live with dust.
Here are two of my dusting secrets:
Use this For quick dusting of surfaces. It works almost everywhere (around light fixtures and stair railings!).
Items are regularly tidied, dusted and polished, refreshing our decor and shelves seasonally.
Seven: Cleaning the General House
For general cleaning, here are some more things that help us keep the house clean:
The window cleaning cloth Make it easy to keep up with all the pet noses on our windows and splashes on mirrors.
We keep a variety of scrub brushes and old towels handy for a quick daily clean by the kitchen sink (For this cup, This one Or For these recipes).
we have This monthly subscription For all our favorite toxin-free household and wellness products, to keep our homes truly “clean” for our families.
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