Little Black Guidebook

Who loves to do lists? I do, I do! I know, its a sickness. Feels so good to check things off of it. These spring cleaning lists make my heart sing. Ok, enough weirding you out. I’m going to go have fun with a can of compressed air now.

Living Room Spring Cleaning List via Simply Stated:

1. Move furniture, vacuum or sweep where furniture had been placed, and vacuum the underside of large furniture items with the help of a strong buddy.
2. Wash or dry clean furniture slip covers and steam clean upholstered furniture.
3. Polish wood legs on furniture and tables.
4. Pull items out of storage drawers and off shelves, wipe down the drawers/shelves, and replace organization units if worn.
5. Pull books off of shelves, dust with a clean, dry rag, dust bookshelves, and replace books.

Bonus overachiever tasks:

1. Dust light fixtures, photographs and artwork.
2. Window coverings: take down and launder all window coverings
3. DVD/VCR: dust the outsides, use a DVD or tape cleaner on the insides, spray the inside and outside with compressed air to dust
4. iPod Dock: Unplug the dock and wipe it down with a damp soft, lint-free cloth. Don’t use liquid cleaners.
5. Remote Controls: Wipe the entire surface of the remote control.
6. Stereo and Speakers: Dust the entire surface of the stereo. Wipe everything, including the knobs, with an electrostatic dust-mop cloth that has been slightly dampened with water and a few drops of dishwashing liquid, then wrung out. Dust the inside with compressed air.
7. Television: Wipe down the screen with horizontal strokes beginning at the top of the screen, with a dry electrostatic dust-mop cloth or a dry-cleaning sponge. (Shorter strokes cause smudging.)