Blog Post by: Megan Stremick
I have been on a mission (my husband’s response to that would be “when are you not on a mission?”) to spring clean the H-E-double hockey sticks out of our house. And by that I don’t mean pulling the furniture away from the walls and vacuuming up dust bunnies, I mean “out with the old in and in with the new”. It started with the master bedroom because I just never cared for the way I decorated it. The next thing I new I was ordering new furniture, selling the old furniture, repainting, and…I love it!
It felt so good to de-clutter the room that I wanted to do it to the whole house. So, room by room I went through all the drawers, closets, and cabinets and filled storage tubs with things we don’t use, don’t like, and have too many of (but hang onto for no good reason). I have picture frames up the wazoo, accessories that are not accessorizing anything but the back of the guest closet, and an extra file cabinet that files empty file folders (all color coordinated though).
We sold it all on Craigslist and at a garage sale and anything that didn’t sell we donated. De-cluttering the house, making some extra cash, and donating items to help those in need, now that’s what I call spring cleaning. A tip, for the “extra things” that you use just not very often like candles and decorations for entertaining: put them all in segregated storage bins, label them and store them in the garage or under the guest bed–then they are out of the way but organized and easily accessible.
So this year put the expression “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” into action while doing your spring cleaning and you will no doubt find how great it will feel to de-clutter your home.
Other suggested Spring Cleaning Links:
- Hulu’s Spotlight Videos on Spring Cleaning
- Spring Cleaning Checklist
- Martha Stewart’s Spring Cleaning Room by Room
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Charles Crum
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Aron Thompson
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Gayle Poulin
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Upholstery Cleaning
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8th Continent