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Dover Spring Cleaning Tips
Spring is finally in the air, Dover! If you’ve been huddled inside your home to hide away from the cold, now’s a great time to crack those windows and begin thinking about spring cleaning. You may have your typical spring cleaning regimen, but all too often homeowners can neglect a few important items.
These are some recommendations to improve your spring cleaning from your floors to your shutters, so you can enjoy the best season in Dover.
Spring Clean Your Windows
It’s normal to get up in the middle of March and realize that the lousy view out your window isn’t caused by winter weather–it’s caused by a grimy window. Spring is a great time to deep clean your windows. Get that beautiful view back with these instructions.
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If your window opens, open it all the way and clean out any debris and dust in the sill. First clean out as much as possible with a dry cloth or small brush, then use warm soapy water and a cloth or brush to clean out the remainder. This will help your window operate easier, and ensure your window can completely shut.
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Spray down the glass with a cleaning solution. You can use either a store-bought chemical cleaner, or mix a homemade cleaner using two parts warm water and one part vinegar.
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Swab the glass with a microfiber cloth. Microfibers are preferred for cleaning glass and leave fewer streaks.
Don’t Neglect to Clean the Window Treatments
A spotless glass window is no good if the window treatment isn’t just as clean.
For fabric window treatments like curtains or draperies, cleaning can be troublesome. For thick fabric treatments, remove them from the wall and shake them outdoors to get rid of any loose debris, then pop them in the washer and run on cold water and air dry them. For thinner window treatments, you’ll need to handle them more delicately, and hand-wash them in a bathtub or sink.
Plantation shutters might be the easiest window treatment to clean. Remove dust by going once-over with a microfiber cloth or barely damp rag. For spot cleaning, use a slightly damp cloth to take off the stain, then dry with a cloth.
Now is also a great time to think about switching things up with some new window treatments. Visit the Sunburst Shutters Delaware Idea Gallery to get inspired with beautiful window treatment photos.
Spend Time on Your Appliances
Your refrigerator, oven and washing machine are as much pieces of furniture as they are appliances. Particularly with newer appliances like those made of stainless steel, looks may be equally as important as function. Clean all the nooks and crannies of your appliances, and restore them to the condition they were when you first bought them.
Stainless steel appliances can be shined up using a solution made of 1 tsp. dish soap and 1 qt. of warm water, cleaned with a damp cloth and air-dried.
Don’t Neglect a Single Surface
You’re likely going to spend some time on your walls and floors when you do spring clean, but remember to spread some love around to some of those often neglected surfaces. Below are just a couple of the spots that are often neglected when doing your spring cleaning:
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All knobs or switches that hands touch. These could be in the bathroom, on electronics, or any other spot in the house.
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All surfaces in your shower, like the door, base, and soap ledge.
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The tops of your ceiling fan blades.
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Underneath appliances - specifically the bigger appliances like the fridge164 and dishwasher.
