Clean up the clutter! Making the most of the home you have!

I have been in a Fall Cleaning mode lately and wanted to share a few tips and tricks. The following list will help get your home market ready or  just help you if you are in a cleaning mode. I will probably have to continue this post, but wanted to share a few with you today!

Tips and Tricks:

Whole house

• neutralize walls
• change out light bulbs if they are out
• dust fans and air vents
• get rid of old beat up furniture and decor if you are not using it OR spice the old couch up with cheap decorative pillows from Hobby Lobby
• clean up every corner, nook and cranny of your house
• dust all blinds and draperies
• organize toys in bins
• books on book shelves or in boxes

  Closets

This is a great time of year to purge your closet as the season is changing!

• call a friend that will be honest with you about the clothes in your closet, plus its fun to organize with friends
• get rid of clothes that…don’t fit, you haven’t worn in the past year, duplicates, stained items, or clothes are from the ’80s
• organize your clothes by pants, shirts, long sleeve shirts, and long clothes such as dresses and long skirts
• line up shoes with one facing in and one facing out, it will save space
• organize clothes you will not wear in the next couple months into bins (don’t forget to store them clean or those stains might not come out later when its time to wear it)
• put bins under your bed to organize your seasonal clothes such as sundresses or sweaters
• donate clothes to a charity of your choice

Cabinets

• go through each one and donate items you do not use
• organize tupperware, dishes, pans into different cabinets and shelves
• take everything out of the drawers and dust the drawers(this can be a nasty job if you haven’t done it before)

        Front Yard

• mulch your flower beds to make your plants pop out
• weed your flower beds
• trim your trees while they still have leaves on them and know which ones are dead
• start unplugging your hoses from the house

Hope this helps a little! Maybe I will add more soon.