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36 Best Spring Cleaning Ideas That Don’t Take Hours

So winter is gone, and spring is finally here, and I am super excited about the weather and fun new…

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36 Best Spring Cleaning Ideas That Don’t Take Hours

So winter is gone, and spring is finally here, and I am super excited about the weather and fun new clothes I get to wear. One thing I never get excited about, but always know I need in the spring, is the thorough housecleaning aptly named “spring cleaning.” Cleaning just never excited me until now, that is. Turns out I was doing it all wrong, and my idea of spring cleaning was laborious and difficult. Turns out there are tips and tricks that can help you get your home in ship shape, spotless order without days and days of work. Try out these cool cleaning techniques from the pros and see what you think. We just cleaned both the bathroom and the kitchen in under an hour, call us impressed. From innovative cleaning hacks to new solutions to old problems, these spring cleaning ideas are all keepers.

DIY Spring Cleaning Ideas

1. Clean Your Kitchen Sink

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Clean Your Kitchen Sink, a faster household shortcut, and a trick that makes the whole job less of a chore

If you’re looking for a safe and natural way of cleaning your kitchen sink, these step-by-step instructions by Apartment Therapy might just the solution for you. Not only will your sink be spotlessly clean, but it will also be sanitized without the use of harmful cleaners and chemicals. Read on the full tutorial to learn more.

2. Completely Spring Clean In One Day

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Completely Spring Clean In One Day, simple enough to remember without writing it down and one less thing to dread doing later

If you procrastinate in cleaning your house, when you do finally get around to it, you may be overwhelmed as to where to begin and how long it will take. Spring cleaning the entire house in one fell swoop will take a large portion of your day, but once it’s done, you can relax for the week. I just found great instructions on how to do just that from Organization Junkie and I could not be any happier.

3. Easiest Way to Clean Your Washer

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Easiest Way to Clean Your Washer, simple enough to remember without writing it down and one less thing to dread doing later

I have been looking for this tutorial for a long time. Finally, with just one ingredient, my washer will be left squeaky clean and in no time. How cool is that? Vinegar really does clean anything! Don’t worry about the smell, you can add lemon to dampen it. Thumbs up for this hack.

5. Clean Gross Window Tracks In One Step

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Clean Gross Window Tracks In One Step, a faster household shortcut, and a trick that makes the whole job less of a chore

Clean window tracks year round with minimal effort by following this simple trick from The Intentional Mom. Whether they are sliding windows or sliding doors, this trick will help you shine them up like new again, and you only need a few common household items. With just baking soda, white vinegar, paper towels, a rag, an old toothbrush, and a butter knife, you can get everything wiped up and sparkling clean.

7. Unclog Your Drains with Baking Soda and Vinegar

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Unclog Your Drains with Baking Soda and Vinegar, fast to set up with almost no extra effort and a routine that finally sticks

If you’ve noticed standing water in your tub or your kitchen sink draining slowly, you probably have a clogged drain. Clean your drains naturally just by using baking soda and vinegar. The chemical reaction between these two ingredients works like magic. Try it for yourself by following the simple step-by-step instructions from Mom 4 Real.

8. Clean Your Air Vents For A Fresher Home

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Clean Your Air Vents For A Fresher Home, forgiving even on a rushed weeknight and a habit worth passing along to a friend

Cleaning your air vents is something you can easily do yourself, even if you’re a novice like me. Primarily because I just stumbled upon this great tip from Organization Junkie. Ensure you are breathing clean air in your home by following along with the complete instructions on making your air vents squeaky clean.

9. Clean Oven Glass

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Clean Oven Glass, a faster household shortcut, and a job that goes faster every time after the first

Tired of seeing dirty oven glass doors? We pay so much attention to cleaning our kitchen but often we neglect the doors of the oven. If you ask me, this is one area that is often filled with grime and before you start noticing them, they’d already piled up. I’m so glad I found a great tip from Polished Habitat and I can get started with my spring cleaning this weekend.

10. Clean Stove Burners

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Clean Stove Burners, flexible enough to work in a compact kitchen too and one less thing to dread doing later

Are you looking for the best, cheapest and easiest way to clean stove burners? The best part is that you won’t need to scrub the hardened oil and gunk from them. I never knew that just by using ammonia and sealing it in a Ziploc bag will automatically remove the grim. What an excellent tip!

11. DIY Clean The Dirtiest Things At Home

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DIY Clean The Dirtiest Things At Home, quick to clean up once the task is finished and a shortcut worth remembering for good

13. Clean and Season an Old, Rusty Cast Iron Skillet

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Clean and Season an Old, Rusty Cast Iron Skillet, a faster household shortcut, fast to set up with almost no extra effort

14. Clean Your Shower Door Tracks

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Clean Your Shower Door Tracks, quick enough to use the very next time it comes up and a shortcut worth remembering for good

15. Clean Your Windows

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Clean Your Windows, built from items already sitting in most kitchen drawers and results that beat the slower old method

16. Quick and Easy Way to Clean Blinds

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Quick and Easy Way to Clean Blinds, a faster household shortcut, simple enough to remember without writing it down

17. Swift Dust Socks

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Swift Dust Socks, budget friendly next to buying a single use gadget and a trick that makes the whole job less of a chore

18. Dust First Then Vacuum

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Dust First Then Vacuum, fast to set up with almost no extra effort and a fix that solves a problem most people just live with

19. Spring Cleaning Checklist

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Spring Cleaning Checklist, a faster household shortcut, easy to repeat once it becomes second nature

21. Clean a Shower Head

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Clean a Shower Head, easy to repeat once it becomes second nature and a small change with a genuinely bigger payoff

22. Spring Clean Your Car

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Spring Clean Your Car, flexible enough to work in a compact kitchen too and one less thing to dread doing later

23. Clean Your Slow Cooker

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Clean Your Slow Cooker, a faster household shortcut, simple for a total beginner to get right the first time

26. Clean An Iron

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Clean An Iron, quick to clean up once the task is finished and a job that goes faster every time after the first

27. Deep-Clean Your Natural-Fabric Couch

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Deep-Clean Your Natural-Fabric Couch, quick enough to use the very next time it comes up and a routine that finally sticks

28. Clean a Moldy Water Bottle

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Clean a Moldy Water Bottle, a faster household shortcut, and results that beat the slower old method

29. Homemade Tub, Tile And Grout Cleaner

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Homemade Tub, Tile And Grout Cleaner, simple enough to remember without writing it down and a routine that finally sticks

30. Clean, Deodorize and Care For A Mattress

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Clean, Deodorize and Care For A Mattress, fast to set up with almost no extra effort and one less thing to dread doing later

31. Clean Your Brush In Minutes

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Clean Your Brush In Minutes, a faster household shortcut, and a fix that solves a problem most people just live with

32. Q Tips To Clean Tight Spaces

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Q Tips To Clean Tight Spaces, forgiving even on a rushed weeknight and a habit worth passing along to a friend

34. Clean Vintage Paintings With Bagel

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Clean Vintage Paintings With Bagel, easy to repeat once it becomes second nature and one less thing to dread doing later

35. Clean Your Nasty Window Tracks Using One Simple Trick

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Clean Your Nasty Window Tracks Using One Simple Trick, a faster household shortcut, and one less thing to dread doing later

36. Clean Out Candle Jars

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Clean Out Candle Jars, simple for a total beginner to get right the first time and a routine that finally sticks

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