Keeping your bedroom clean and clutter-free may just be the positive change you need in your life. You may find that it alleviates your stress level, boosts your mood and builds your confidence. Not to mention you may find it a relaxing getaway after a long hard day of a stress-filled life.
Tip 1: Freshening Up The Carpet, Rug or Hardwood Floor
You can freshen up the floor with this natural method. Start with a large mop bucket. Use 1-3 gallons of warm water with 2-4 cups of distilled white vinegar. For your hardwood flooring, use a mop. For your carpet or rug, use a clean broom. Sweep your hardwood before mopping.
Mop the hardwood floor with your solution. This will leave it clean, disinfected, and streak free. Also, if your hardwood has some scratches, a few drops of Iodine to match your color wood will fill it in nicely. You may want to do a small test patch until you get the right shade to match your wood.
For your carpet, you will want to use a clean broom dipped in your solution, and brush across your carpet or rug. You may find this helps liven your well-trafficked areas. You may also notice it helps deodorize and freshen the carpet or rug too. Make sure not to over-wet your carpet. Just tap your broom, leaving a little solution on the bristles and quickly brush across the floor.
If you feel that your carpet or rug needs a little extra deodorizing, you may want to sprinkle a little baking soda over your carpet or rug. Make sure it is not too damp. You may find it helps to further deodorize your carpet or rug as you run the vacuum over them.
Tip 2: Simply Keeping The Windows Sills And Baseboards Clean
For your windows, you will want to use 2-4 gallons of warm water with 2-3 cups distilled white vinegar and use a terry cloth towel to wipe them down. Next, you will use some newspaper to dry the windows. The black and white copy works best. The shiny ads won’t absorb the dampness and won’t rub well across the glass either. You may be surprised at the beautiful streak free finish.
Now use your solution dampened terry cloth towel to wipe down the windowsill. You may find this reduces the dust and debris that collects there. You also may notice that this not only looks tidier but helps deodorize you bedroom also. Doing this once a month will not only keep it clean but you may find that it helps prevent mildew and mold.
Tip 3: Simply Cleaning Your Bedroom Door Facings
We all seem to get those dreaded fingerprints and smudges on the door facings and around the doorknobs. Here is a simple solution to get rid of them. Use 1 gallon warm water with 1 cup distilled white vinegar and 4 tablespoons baking soda mixed well. Dampen a clean terry cloth towel or sponge to quickly remove the grime. You may find this is handy for other areas of the home as well, for example, the refrigerator handles and cupboard doors.
Tip 4: Dusting Off That Wooden Furniture
Dust and restore the shine to your wood and remove any little surface scratches that may have appeared, use 1 gallon of warm water with 2 cups distilled white vinegar with a few drops of iodine to match your wood. Use gloves and a terry cloth towel you don’t mind staining, to gently wipe down all the wood on your furniture.
You may find that one or more of these tips may help your simplify keeping your bedroom clean and clutter free. You may also like the fact that this eliminates the use of any toxic chemicals. Additionally you might be able to apply these tips elsewhere in your home.
