7 rules for maintaining order in the house, in which general cleaning will not be needed

Acquire the required minimum funds

You wouldn't use laundry soap to scrub stains from tables or greasy marks from stoves, would you? Many things require specialized tools. And if girls stock up on everything in advance due to their natural accuracy, then we always forget about it - we buy only as needed, which is not always good. If you already live alone or have taken responsibility for cleaning yourself, then you should clearly understand that in one of your bedside tables the necessary minimum of funds should be stored: for stoves, window surfaces, floors, furniture, dishes; also don't forget the rags. This simple rule will save you time: no need to run to the store if you suddenly want to destroy the dirt.

Basic cleaning rules

• All in place. Designate a place for every item in the house. Everyone in the household should know where to put the thing after use. At least once a day, check that all things are in their places. It only takes 10 minutes a day.

• Quick cleaning. If you are used to cleaning once a week, but spending half a day on it, then this rule is for you. Divide the many hours of cleaning into portions for each day and write yourself a schedule. The first time will not be very comfortable, but you will quickly get used to cleaning every day a little bit. And you will be surprised to find that you will have another free day (the one that you usually spend on emergency cleaning).

• spring-cleaning. If earlier you called general cleaning a weekly many hours of cleaning, now your biggest cleaning will take place once a month, or even less often. After all, it will include only “big” things: washing windows, refrigerators, doors, household appliances, and so on.But for these cases, also write a schedule so that you don’t accidentally forget and leave something out of order.

How to clean an apartment

For the convenience of cleaning and guidance of perfect cleanliness in the apartment you will need:

• for the kitchen - a microfiber cloth;
• for glasses - 2 rags (will help to wipe any surfaces dry).

Microfiber cloths help to clean the apartment qualitatively.

A cloth made of artificial suede will speed up the work, since it is better than all others able to absorb moisture.

Cleaning equipment

Quick cleaning in the apartment is, first of all, the right inventory. Today, every housewife has the opportunity to choose functional, efficient and high-quality equipment in order to keep the house clean, speed up and simplify the cleaning process.

The ease of inventory, ease of use and the duration of the result after its use are very important.

So, a brush equipped with a long handle and a folding dustpan will be an excellent solution for dry cleaning the floor. This device easily removes dust or cobwebs from the ceiling and walls.

Cleaning is best done at regular intervals.

Ideally, the vacuum cleaner should be used often, then you can wash the floors less often. If the maintenance of a vacuum cleaner (for example, washing) is a long matter, then it is better to use it in fundamental cleaning. And a simple vertical vacuum cleaner will help to quickly collect dust: 5-10 minutes of its use, and the apartment becomes cleaner.

Clean up with your children.

But if you put things in order in the house according to all the rules, you can not do without wet cleaning. For this, it is worth considering special cleaning kits: a mop, nozzles, a bucket.

Use white vinegar to keep your windows sparkling clean.

Convenient nozzles for a mop perfectly will cope with any pollution. In addition, with the help of such devices, it is possible to wash glass with high quality (and therefore without streaks). Compact buckets in these sets have a spin function for mops. Therefore, during the cleaning process, you do not need to touch the nozzle with your hands - you just need to press the pedal.

Folk remedies

Home cleaning with the help of folk remedies has its advantages. Natural cleaning products, which are easy to make with your own hands, can at least partially reduce family expenses.

High-quality household chemicals will not affect human health.

It is not all safe for health, it can cause allergies. Therefore, ideally, when cleaning the house, use folk remedies.
So it is possible:

• prepare a cleaning agent from vinegar, soda and liquid soap;
• make a water-vinegar solution;
• disinfect with soda;
• wash the floor by adding citric acid to the water.

Another fairly effective folk remedy for cleaning is mustard powder: the most corrosive fat will not resist its cleansing power.

Can serve as an excellent cleaning agent and ordinary table salt. It is especially strong in the "fight" with burnt greasy stains on the stove.

If you litter less, then it will be easier to clean.

And if table salt is combined with turpentine (proportion 1: 1), then the hostess can easily remove yellowness from the surface of the plumbing.

Special funds

But if you still use household chemicals, cleaning products for the kitchen and plumbing are quite enough to clean the standard sample:

• In the kitchen, to clean various surfaces, it is good to use creamy cleansers.They must be environmentally friendly, leave no smell and do not pose a danger to children;
• A suitable option for the bathroom is gel products or those that are available in the form of pastes. In this case, their environmental friendliness is also important.

Making cleaning more fun together.

When washing the floor, it is ideal to add low-foaming products to a bucket of water (this is an absolute time saver, since it takes no less time to wash off the foam than to wash directly).

Organize everything on the shelves and do not accumulate unnecessary things.

If the hostess uses a washing vacuum cleaner, you can use shampoos when cleaning.

Why and how often do you need a general cleaning?

General cleaning is a procedure that allows you not only to restore the external gloss and cleanliness in the rooms, but also to get rid of old, unnecessary or broken things, sort everything nicely on the shelves, sort out clothes, and also take disinfection measures in the bathroom and kitchen. General cleaning peculiarly sets the tone for all subsequent putting things in order in the house.

Many housewives carry out general cleaning once a year - before the New Year holidays. Most of all, this is due to tradition: leaving all the dirt, dust and unnecessary things in the old year is considered a good omen. And, on the contrary, meeting the New Year in a dirty apartment portends devastation and untidiness for the next 365 days.

However, to carry out general cleaning once a year is too rare. Most apartments require this thorough cleaning twice a year, while houses with utility rooms should be cleaned every season.

During the general cleaning throw away unnecessary things and neatly arrange on the shelves the necessary

Tips for keeping order

Putting all things in their places.Items that are often needed should be at hand. All the rest are stacked in their places, for example, books to books, socks to socks. Most often, it is on tables, shelves and cabinets that rubbish accumulates. They need to find a place in the closet. There are several basic principles that allow you to maintain perfect order:

• do not buy too much;
• do not store unnecessary;
• every thing has its place.

Try to bring as few things into the house as possible. Before that, think carefully about whether you really need them. Extra cups and magazines will only take someone's place. Various advertising booklets and newspapers will become superfluous. Clothing left in reserve will only collect dust.

Clean up rubble periodically. Put things in order on long-forgotten shelves. Don't forget to wash the dishes on time. The kitchen should be clean, put plastic containers in one place, and crystal in another. Cereals should have their place, and potatoes should have theirs. Do not pile up all the products, this also applies to the shelves in the refrigerator.

Quality item, better than a few Chinese ones. For example, one expensive tablecloth is better than many perishable ones. To buy a new one, you have to get rid of the old one. A lot of souvenirs will only create the image of a cluttered room.

Nostalgia should be in moderation. Why keep a lot of photos and crafts from school. Sort the most interesting and unique things. Put them in a box and don't scatter them. Found a beautiful stone or a doll that is 30 years old will create a messy look in the room. But, of course, things that are especially dear to the heart should be carefully stored.

An ordinary key holder will be useful so as not to spend long hours looking for keys or straps.The wastebasket can be not only kitchen, but also room. Place a small bucket near your workplace or where you spend a lot of time.

Do a wet cleaning every two days. It is not necessary to arrange one day for general cleaning. Can be distributed in stages. For example, for one week the task will be to perfectly clean the kitchen. Take care of the bedroom on other weekends. In the future, just keep clean and tidy. There will be more free time.

If you are a fan of eating while watching TV, then you should take the dishes and candy wrappers immediately after the meal. Perhaps you will forget about them the next day or laziness will overcome you. So a pile of rubbish will gather.

Tips for making house cleaning easier

In the process of cleanliness, it is recommended to move from top to bottom: first, they clean the mezzanines, then move on to the lower sections. Thanks to this, you do not have to repeatedly wipe the dust that flies from above. A few cleaning tips:

• floors during general cleaning are washed last;
• it is necessary to ensure daily that all items return to their places after use, then there will be no need for a large-scale clean-up;
• if the room is small, and things are constantly stored somewhere, you need to allocate 10-15 minutes to eliminate the mess, and one site should be chosen every day;
• if you wash the floor superficially daily or at least every other day, then less dirt and dust will accumulate on it, then you will not have to spend a lot of effort on general cleaning.

Rules for putting things in order do not limit the user, but allow you to better organize time and speed up the process of completing work.

How to simplify the process: bathroom design tips for future ease of cleaning

The irrational design of the bathroom can significantly complicate the hygienic routine. The most vulnerable areas are glossy finishes, voluminous decorations and open shelves.

Smooth finishing materials

Finishing with stone, relief inserts or mosaics complicates cleaning in the bathroom. Dirt and salt impurities are deeply clogged into the seams and recesses. Frequent washing with abrasive can damage the glaze on the surface.

To save time when cleaning, you should choose a smooth tile or latex washable paint.

Choosing a bathroom and toilet cover

White or light-colored floor tiles can go well with the design, but make cleaning much more difficult. And if dirt and splashes from the ceramic itself are easy to clean, then cleaning light seams will take a lot of time.

When choosing a tile, it is worth stopping at a non-staining matte finish with a high coefficient of friction.

Convenient storage of small items

It is better to store cosmetics and household products not on open shelves, but in lockers. This reduces the cleaning area and eliminates the need to wipe all vials weekly. In addition, it is easy to install locks or locks on the locker doors if there are small children in the house.

The use of abrasives and constant high humidity will damage the waterproof coating and may cause the wood to rot. The most durable and functional materials are glass and metal, however, splashes, stains and dust are clearly visible on shiny and transparent surfaces.

If the funds are removed in niches in the wall, then they can be closed with a plastic curtain or screen.

Built-in plumbing

The use of built-in plumbing allows you to hide most of the structure and reduce the cleaning area. If the toilet body is recessed into the wall, then dirt and splashes settle only inside the bowl, on the button and tile. Washing this area is much easier than a complex of a toilet bowl, a tank, a leg and a corrugated pipe.

The sink is built into the countertop, which is finished with a smooth material, or in a cabinet with a table. This gives extra storage space and makes cleaning easier.

The main disadvantage of built-in plumbing is the complexity of its maintenance and repair.

Refusal of glossy surfaces

Glossy tiles, cabinet doors and ceiling allow you to visually expand the space and emphasize the modern design of the bathroom. However, the care of such surfaces is complicated by the fact that stains from household products remain on them.

Glossy wall tiles can be combined with matte tiles by laying the latter in areas near plumbing fixtures.

The choice in favor of light colors

Light appliances and wall tiles are more easily soiled, but allow you to see stains and streaks immediately after they appear. From a smooth and clean surface, dust and dirt are removed quickly, which makes it possible to do without aggressive chemicals during general cleaning.

In addition, traces of hard water on light appliances are almost invisible, since carbonate salts are white.

How to clean your home the right way

Cleaning the apartment with a vacuum cleaner

Every hostess strives to ensure that the house is always clean and comfortable. But with constant employment, this is not always possible to achieve.And then on the weekends, women drown in household chores, instead of being with their family or devoting time to themselves.

In order for the cleaning process to take place in the shortest possible time, it is worth considering in advance and drawing up a plan for cleaning the home. But do not plan everything for the weekend. It should be given 20-30 minutes daily for a week to restore order in one of the places.

Rules for general cleaning of the apartment and house

Before you get down to business, pre-select the day and which areas of the apartment or house you will clean. Also set a time frame for when you need to clean up.

It is better to start work early in the morning to get the most out of the day.

If you follow these rules, cleaning will be much easier:

• set aside regular time to keep the house clean;
• do not be distracted during the organization of the process for other classes, so everything will go much faster;
• involve your relatives for help, all together and together you can quickly cope with putting things in order;
• take a rest periodically, you don’t need to decide to clean the whole apartment at a time, so you will get very tired, and the entire amount of necessary work will not be done.

In the process of general cleaning, do not forget to throw away everything unnecessary from the “warehouses” (from the balcony, from the pantries, from the mezzanines and cabinets).

Do the cleaning process at a time or on a day that is free from other tasks. Use gloves and comfortable clothing, you can also turn on your favorite music, or vice versa clean up in silence if you feel more comfortable that way.

Prepare funds and inventory in advance so as not to be distracted by the purchase of what is missing in the process.

Be sure to use not only a dry cleaning method, but also a wet one. After all, dust settles, only with a wet cleaning method it is possible to eliminate pollution as much as possible.

Clear planning and timing help not only in the office, but also in the effective organization of housework

Putting things in order

Get rid of trash

This is rule number one! If you want to change your life for the better, put your thoughts in order and become happier, get rid of unnecessary things. After all, trash is a hint that you are strongly attached to the past, which hinders your future.

By removing unnecessary things, you will free up some space by reducing clutter. Open spaces seem cleaner, + bonus - you won't have to wallow in the dust wiping down so many things.

For example, in a private house we allocated one room for a dressing room, where we store all things and necessary items. Thus, we removed various cabinets and walls from the house, freeing up space. Therefore, you do not have to spend hours cleaning them or dusting them. Agree, for homeowners, such an organization of order can be a good idea.

Try to maximize the space in your home. Imagine: a realtor should come to you. The cost of housing will depend on how spacious the apartment looks. Write down all the changes you would make if you wanted to rent/sell your home.

Then stick to your list clearly. Order in the house is possible when the house is free from dust and debris, which must be decisively, ruthlessly dealt with.

Remember one important principle: before you buy a new thing, get rid of the old one.Leaving a thing just in case, you assume that this case will definitely come. Thus, developing a philosophy of poverty.

If a seasonal thing is not used for a month, two or a household appliance for a year or two, feel free to get rid of them. It is unlikely that you will ever use them at all. You don't have to take everything to the landfill. If the thing or object is in good condition, give it to someone who needs it or sell it.

Every old, worn thing is unfulfilled dreams and plans. The less old things you leave, the sooner your wardrobe will be filled with new ones. In addition, things associated with unpleasant memories should be ruthlessly banished from your home.

Don't buy unnecessary things

To do this, delay the purchase. For example, I, having looked after some thing or object not from the category of urgent need, never buy it right away. A few days later, I analyze whether I really need this thing or whether it was a female quirk, a desire.

What is achieved by this method? It turns out that it’s good to save money, avoid unnecessary purchases, do not litter your home with unnecessary things + order in the apartment.

Storage space for small items/objects

If you can't get rid of some things, find a way to store them. For example, collect them in roomy bags that can be kept in a closet or inside bedroom furniture. Thus, there will be less dust, and cleaning will become easier, faster.

Designate one day a month for general cleaning

This is the day when you clean the grouts between the tiles in the kitchen and the bathroom, wash the hood, dust, cobwebs under the bathroom, hidden areas under furniture and on top of cabinets.Also use this day to replace toothbrushes, razors, throw away old cosmetics or soaps that have ceased to be used. Replace water filters.

Choose one day a week as a "cleaning day"

This is the day when you vacuum the floors, the sofa, change the sheets, towels, clean the bathroom, dust and wipe the doorknobs with disinfectant. For example, we chose Saturday for this purpose. Due to the fact that you do weekly cleaning, the house will always be kept in order.

Order in the books

Get rid of books that you have never read and are unlikely to read. Leave only your favorites that you love to read and want to re-read. They will reflect the real you, the person you really want to be.

This two-minute video will give you some ideas for organizing the order.

Every thing has its place

Get in the habit of putting things down after use into place. But first you need to disassemble everything that is in the house and determine each item its rightful place. Try to arrange them in the places where you use them most often. Homework also needs to be taught to return things to their place. Let them follow your example and find the right place for each of their items. At first it will not be easy, you need to constantly remind about cleaning, but over time it will become a habit, and you will not notice that no one else scatters socks around the apartment and does not throw toys anywhere.

How to keep order in the house

Hang a shoe cover on the door. It is convenient to place all the necessary cleaning products in it.

To easily find the end of the sticky tape, simply attach a metal clip to the end.

The tension strap will hold the balls together, no need to look for them everywhere.

An empty egg tray is a convenient storage for small things. Nothing else will be lost in the box.

The shelf above the bathroom door is a very practical invention. There you can hoist everything that you use quite rarely. Great solution for small bathrooms.

Magnetic spice jars can be attached to the refrigerator door. How much space will be freed up!

If you stack T-shirts in tight, vertical piles, you'll fit a lot more in a drawer. In addition, you will immediately see where what thing is.

Old metal tea bags are easy to convert into pencil cups. Yes, there are so many things you can put in there!

These plastic baskets will save you from Armageddon in the freezer:

It's a good idea to label different cords and chargers. Saves your nerves, you can find everything many times faster.

Paper clips are saviors in many situations. When sitting at the computer, it is very convenient to use the clips to keep the cords in order. And then something always disconnects or falls.

The more shelves, the better. Keeping your favorite items with them is much more pleasant, a real triumph of order.

Hanging boxes with things from the ceiling is exotic for Russian households. But this is a smart decision, it is more rational than what happens in our homes. We listen to the neat Germans and get things out from under the sofas!

Tool wall in the garage. Resourceful and looks great.

A ladder attached to the ceiling can serve as a clothes dryer. The idea is unusual, but the plus is obvious - things will not bother anyone like that.

On the magnetic board, you can easily place all the cosmetics.

Baskets hanging on the railing are good to use in different rooms to accommodate various small items.

Shelf in the bathroom, made by hand. All you need is glass jars and round bases-holders for them. It works out great.

Hairdryer and hair tongs are conveniently stored in tubular mounts. Opened the door - and here everything is hung in order.

You can use another type of stand for this purpose.

An effective way to fold clean linens on a shelf. By putting a bedspread into a pillowcase of the same bedding set, you save yourself from unnecessary searches for the details of the set.

A wire basket is a faithful assistant to the hostess.

Knives will always be at hand.

Here's how to successfully place detergents under the sink:

A spinning plate in the refrigerator, like a plate in the microwave, is a brilliant idea. The refrigerator will become cleaner, and nothing will be lost in its depths.

How to determine what items urgently need to be removed from your wardrobe? Just hang up the clothes you have recently worn by turning the hanger nose in the same direction. The remaining pieces of clothing are not popular with you, which means that it's time to make room in the closet.

The perfect trash can for your car.

It is convenient to store small metal trifles with the help of a magnet.

Pot lids love order too! Here's how to break them down:

Adjustable cornices will keep all things on the shelves intact.

Old shutters are an exquisite decorative element.

You can even put a washing machine on the shelves! And use the freed space for laundry baskets.

Hair ties will no longer be hopelessly lost. Put them on a bottle and they will always know their place.

These tips will improve your life. You yourself can make your home more cozy, comfortable and beautiful. Perfect order will reign everywhere! Don't forget to tell your friends about these valuable tips.

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How to keep order in the house with small children?

Make your child a helper. Ordinary children's household - toys, boxes, crates. Toddlers love to scatter toys. It is impossible to force a small child to clean up on his own. A serious conversation will end in tears. Toys will remain untidy. Organize fun fun: invite your child to arrange houses for toys. After finishing the game, send the toys home to rest. A great way to get a kid to clean up is competition. The child cleans toys, mother cleans the apartment. The kid wins. Otherwise, the game will be disappointing. The child refuses to play. Mom's laurels - cleaned rooms. The game organizes the joint work of children and parents, makes cleaning a fun entertainment. Gradually, the child will learn to put away toys.

Don't put off the important things that keep you clean. Wash dishes immediately after eating. Wash knives, forks, spoons at the same time as cooking. Put the washed dishes in the closet. Take advantage of the free minutes between meals. Keep clean pots, pans, kettles in the closet. Dishes get dirty less.You don't have to clean up again. Get in the habit of washing the stove after cooking. A freshly washed stove - minus half an hour of fighting burnt fat.

Shoes are easier to wash when you get home. Having entered the room, sitting comfortably in your favorite chair, it is difficult to get up. Timely washing of shoes helps to preserve the nervous system. Dirty shoes add stress in the morning: hurry up, dirty shoes, no time to clean

The question of how, without too much straining, to maintain cleanliness and perfect order in the house remains open. Consider wardrobe. Clothes hung out, laid out around the apartment, creates a feeling of chaos. Wardrobe - wardrobe storage During the day, the wardrobe stores bathrobes, pajamas, home trousers. The night is coming. Hangers occupy dresses, blouses, skirts, suits. Use the wardrobe for its intended purpose. Interior items will help maintain comfort, keep things in excellent condition.

Make your bed, remove your bedding when you get out of bed. Uncleaned bed linen devalues ​​the interior of the room, creates an untidy look, spoils the impression. The cleanliness of the work area is a form of order maintenance. Households need their own corners. The presence of personal work areas imposes certain obligations. When you're done, lay out your papers and put away your writing utensils. Use desk drawers, bookcase shelves for storage. Needlework select a shelf in the closet.

Tips to make cleaning your home easier

To make cleaning easier, it is recommended to use the advice of specialists and professional cleaners.

Throw away clothes that haven't been worn in over a year.

Many women have closets full of clothes, but they have nothing to wear.All this is due to the fact that they keep things that they don’t wear, but they keep for reasons of “suddenly come in handy” or “someday I will lose weight.” There are some cleaning rules, and one of them says: unquestioningly get rid of clothes that have not been worn for more than a year. So, you don’t like it, it doesn’t fit, you can do without it.

It is important to pack clothes by type and season. For example, winter clothes should be folded separately from summer clothes, and underwear should not be mixed with suits and jeans.

It is necessary to allocate a shelf for socks, shorts, trousers, sportswear. Those things that can be hung should be stored on hangers.

Don't put things on the floor, put them in their place

There will be no order in the house if things are shifted from place to place or put on the floor. Immediately when changing into home suits, clothes intended for work must be distributed in their places. For new wardrobe items, you need to allocate space in the apartment or closet.

In no case should you put something on the floor for a while.

Make your bed every day

Even if there is perfect cleanliness around the house, but the bed is not made, there will be no order. It is necessary to accustom yourself and other tenants of the apartment to make and spread beds every day. This ritual does not depend on whether someone enters the bedroom during the day or not. This is a simple rule to keep order. In addition, bedding should be kept clean and not covered in dust.

Do not keep gadgets at home that you no longer use

There is no point in storing gadgets and devices that have not been used for many years. For example, there is no point in keeping tape recorders, disks, radios, boomboxes in the house when there is a smart TV and the Internet. You can listen to your favorite song of the past years at any time.

The same goes for kitchen appliances. For example, if the hostess has a new multifunctional combine, then it makes no sense to store small utensils such as a mixer or shaker.

Get rid of waste paper

The basic principle of paper sorting is to throw everything away. Outside the window is the 21st century, and there is no point in collecting clippings, newspapers, magazines with useful tips or recipes. Each person has access to the Internet to read any information.

When sorting through books, you need to focus on their value. The rest must be disposed of. Just like clothes, books can be given away or sold.

The rest of the papers are printouts, wall calendars, notes, etc. - should be thrown out. Separately, you can put memorabilia (for example, love letters). They can be put aside in a separate folder or box.

Take 15 minutes a day for a quick cleaning

If you do a mini-cleaning every day, then the house will always be clean and comfortable. Every thing in the house should have its own place, and every day they need to be neatly folded.

It is important to include washing the stove and dishes in daily household chores so that the kitchen is always clean. If necessary, you need to wipe the floor at the front door

Also, every day after bathing, you need to wipe the bath and shower so that dirt does not accumulate on them.

Useful tips for quick cleaning

In addition to using suitable products and zoning the area, it is also necessary to strive to organize cleaning as quickly as possible. After all, the time that can be spent on this with the wrong approach can be directed in another direction.

Regular cleaning will help keep your apartment or house clean.

Before proceeding, you can use the following rules for cleaning the apartment:

• putting things in their places daily, this is useful, with this method there will be no need to put everything in its place later;
• weekly clean if not all, then at least one zone of your house (kitchen, bedroom, living room, bathroom), with this approach there will be no special need for general cleaning;
• do a spring cleaning every few months, rethink and improve your space, sort things and get rid of unnecessary things.

A clean house is a rule of good taste for its owners.

Whatever cleaning method you choose, be sure to take into account the time and day, prepare in advance all the necessary useful tools. Stock up on a good mood and start cleaning, in which case you will be as satisfied as possible with the result, and your house will glow with cleanliness, warm comfort will add joy.

Carrying out general cleaning work is necessary at least twice a year to ensure the normal sanitary condition of all corners of the housing.