How to spring clean your house
How to spring clean your home ideas How to spring clean your house tips. Clean your house every day? That’s what Donna Smallin, author of Cleaning Plain & Simple and seven other books on cleaning and organizing, recommends how to spring clean. “It’s the simplest way to minimize housework,” she says. Thankfully, she’s not suggesting full-blown drudgery. Shortcuts (let dishes air-dry, give cleaners time to work while you do something else) and prevention (invest in good doormats, ban food from bedrooms) can ease the load. And if you keep up with daily touch-ups, your spring cleaning is limited to just the extras. Here are eight chores you need to do only once a year. How to spring clean Windows, Doors, Walls How to spring clean WASH WINDOWS Be sure to pick a cloudy day. “If it’s too sunny, the cleaning solution will dry too fast and you’ll have streaks,” says Smallin. For a windowwashing solution, she combines ½ cup of sudsy ammonia (which is a specific type of ammoni...