A week of Spring Cleaning – the kitchen & utility room

Today we continue with our spring clean by tackling the kitchen and utility room.

Dust:

• Light fittings.
• Above the doors.
• Skirting boards.
• Surfaces.

Wipe & Clean:

• Walls.
• Skirting boards.
• Door knobs.
• Light switches.
• Tiles.
• Oven.
• Hob.
• Microwave.
• Crumbs from your toaster.
• Draining board.
• Run a maintenance cycle on your washing machine.
• Clean your washing machine’s detergent drawer.
• Remove fluff from your tumble drier.

Vacuum/sweep/mop:

• Floor – moving furniture out of the way to clean underneath instead of just around.
• Upholstered furniture.

Sort:

• Fridge – remove everything and clean. As you put items back in, check them for sell by dates.
• Freezer – remove everything and de-ice if required. As you put items back in, check them for sell by dates.
• Kitchen cupboards – remove items and wipe down the cupboards. Replace items, checking for sell by dates.
• Put aside any dry food products that are unused and still in date to be donated to your local food bank.
• Wash all textiles and replace with clean ones.
• Remove items that do not belong in the kitchen and put then aside for putting away properly.

List:

•  Jobs to be completed at a later date such as touching up paint.
• Item(s) you need to restock such as foil or kitchen roll.

Tomorrow we will be tackling the living room.