The 7-Day Spruce-Up: Your Guide to Spring Cleaning

Welcome to the 7-Day Spruce-Up: Your Guide to Spring Cleaning!

This is your one-stop destination for whole home cleanliness, featuring our very best tips and product recommendations to help you make a cleaner home this spring.

From basic tips and tricks you can use around your home, to room-by-room guides and must-have products, we have everything you need to get your home clean, tidy, and ready for the season ahead.

Day 1: Gather Your Supplies

The first step to successful spring cleaning is having the right products. With so many options available to you, where do you start?

Our ultimate cleaning supplies checklist will help you figure out what you need, plus we talked to some professional cleaners to find out which essentials they always recommend.

Day 2: Weird and Wonderful Hacks

We all love a cleaning hack—especially when they work. From using shaving cream throughout your home for instant shine, to The Spruce editors' favorite tried-and-tested tricks they actually swear by, you won't be able to live without these fun cleaning tips.

Day 3: Purge and Organize Clothes

Spring is a great time of year to do some much-needed purging, and what better place to do that than your closet? Take the time to put away winter clothes until next year, evaluate which of your clothes can be donated or tossed, and then reorganize your closet and drawers so you can actually find those pieces you want to wear.

Day 4: Clean Hard-to-Reach Places

We all have places in our homes that go uncleaned for longer than we care to admit, but not because we're lazy—some are just too hard to reach regularly. While you're in the spring cleaning mood, try some of our favorite tricks for cleaning those hard-to-reach places (and a few you might just be forgetting) so you can feel good about just how clean your home is.

Day 5: Tackle the Kitchen and Bathroom

The kitchen and bathroom tend to be the dirtiest places in our homes, which means they require (and deserve) some special attention. But don't worry—between some of our top-rated tested bathroom cleaners and a few DIY options, you'll be able to make those high-traffic rooms in your home sparkle again.

Day 6: Store and Organize Everything

Spring cleaning is so much more effective—and rewarding—if you also do some organizing at the same time. These small bedroom organizing tips and brilliant pegboard ideas will help get you on the right track, and our favorite under-sink organizers will help keep your cleaning products and other essentials in order.

Day 7: Embrace Tidy Habits

Now that you've cleaned your home from top to bottom, it's time to stick to those cleaning habits! A clean, clutter-free home throughout the year is possible with the help of some of the pro-recommended habits you'll actually be able to stick to (and a few useful products to help you out).

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Read the original article on The Spruce.