Quick and Efficient Home Cleaning Tips for a Festive Gathering with Family

The Tet holiday is coming, have you planned to clean up your house? Cleaning the house for Tet is always a daunting task for many people because we often have too many places and things to clean. And we don’t even know where to start.

So, let’s find out some tips to make cleaning the house for the end-of-year Tet become “as light as a feather”!

1The principle of cleaning the house for Tet

Cleaning the house for Tet involves a lot of tasks, from cleaning the house, doing laundry, wiping windows, etc. That’s why you can’t just start without a specific plan.

The overall principle of cleaning the house is to sweep or wipe the house from top to bottom, from inside to outside. You need to clean the bedroom first, then the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and toilet.

For each room, you need to ensure the principle of cleaning the ceiling and walls, corners, then the doors, windows, and furniture, and finally, the floors. In addition, each room should be thoroughly cleaned, don’t leave some rooms partially cleaned.

The principle of cleaning the house for Tet

2Planning the house cleaning for Tet

Many of you may think that cleaning the house is just a simple task, so why bother planning? Don’t underestimate the importance of planning because it helps you save time and effort.

Determine the cleaning time

You need to determine how clean you want your house to be and how much time it will take to clean. Focus on what you can realistically do in the time and effort you have.

For example, if you want to clean the house in 2 days but because the house has been there for a long time, you want to repaint it, it will be difficult to complete this task.

Make a checklist of cleaning tasks

Create a checklist of the cleaning tasks such as which room to clean first, wash the bedding before or after cleaning the house, etc. This will help you carry out the cleaning easier and avoid duplication of tasks, especially if there are more than two people involved in the cleaning.

A suggestion for you is to prioritize tasks in the upper rooms first, then gradually work your way down because if you don’t, dust will easily cling to the places you have already cleaned.

Assign tasks to family members

Assign tasks to family members

Divide the tasks among family members and do them together. Cleaning the house will become more enjoyable, and you won’t feel tired.

3Cleaning the house for Tet

Wash curtains, carpets, mattresses, and sofas

Wash curtains, carpets, mattresses, and sofas

Before cleaning the ceiling, you should remove the curtains, bedding, pillowcases, etc. Then, take all the bedding, pillowcases, sofa covers, etc., outside the living room and put them in the washing machine.

While the machine is running, you can take the time to clean other areas.

Clean the living room

Clean the ceiling and corners

You should use a long broom to clean the ceiling and corners where there is a lot of dust and cobwebs. Then, clean places like behind cabinets, under staircases, tops of cabinets, etc., using a broom or a vacuum cleaner.

Note: Don’t forget to move the mattress and cabinets outside or find a large cloth to cover them to prevent dust from falling on the mattress!

Clean the furniture and the floor

Clean the furniture and the floor

Next, clean the furniture. If the furniture is too heavy or cannot be moved, you can wipe them in place. Especially for mattresses and sofas, after a year of use, you should hire a mattress cleaning service for the best disinfection and maintenance.

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Finally, proceed with the cleaning, preferably wiping while waiting for the furniture to dry completely.

Clean the bedroom

Many families, like mine, prioritize cleaning their own bedrooms first because each member has the responsibility to keep their room clean.

Step 1 Organize items in the room

Make sure that the bedding is neatly arranged, the work desk becomes more organized by removing unnecessary items such as scraps of paper, books no longer in use, old clothes, etc. Gather them in one corner of the house to handle later.

Step 2 Clean the wardrobe

Clean the wardrobe

If it’s a plastic wardrobe, you just need to use a broom to brush off the dust, then wipe it clean with water.

Note: Remove each wardrobe compartment for cleaning, then leave it to dry thoroughly before reassembling.

For wooden wardrobes, you should not use water to avoid dampness and damage to the wood. Just use a broom to dust off the dirt, then wipe it again with a dry cloth.

Step 3 Proceed with the bedroom cleaning

Now that everything is organized, the final task you need to do is use a broom to sweep away the dust and prepare a bucket of cleaning solution to wipe every nook and cranny in your room.

Clean the bathroom

Clean the sink, showerhead, bathtub

Clean the sink

These are the tasks that many people find very tedious, just hoping to clean as quickly as possible. For the things like the sink, showerhead, faucet, bathtub, it is very easy to clean them. Just put on rubber gloves, use a cleaning agent or other cleaning solution to wipe them clean.

Clean the corners of the bathroom

Clean the corners of the bathroom

For dirty corners, you can use a sponge or a cloth to scrub them away.

Clean the bathroom floor

Mix a cleaning solution with water in a ratio of 1:3, then spread it evenly on the floor. Wait for about half an hour, then clean it with water to make the bathroom floor clean and shiny.

Clean the kitchen

The kitchen is a place where a lot of dust and dirt accumulate and it is often not cleaned enough in the house. Before bidding farewell to the Kitchen God and Tet is the perfect time to thoroughly clean and organize your kitchen.

You should mix dishwashing liquid with a little water and use this mixture to wipe the kitchen surfaces. The dishwashing liquid has the ability to remove grease from the kitchen surface easily without too much effort.

Clean the kitchen

In addition, you also need to do the following tasks to make the kitchen shiny and ready for Tet:

• Clean the cooking area with a grease remover solution.
• Organize and clean the spice rack, kitchen cabinets, etc.
• Dust and organize electronic appliances such as refrigerators, ovens, microwaves, etc.
• Wipe the kitchen countertops and sink.

Clean the windows and glass doors

For glass doors, you just need to use glass cleaner and a newspaper to restore the shine of the doors and glass objects.

If you encounter decorative iron doors, you can use a broom to remove the dust in the tight corners, then wipe them with a wet cloth.

4Notes for Cleaning the House for Tet

Get rid of unused items

After a year of work, play, etc., your house will undoubtedly contain a lot of things that are practically useless: old clothes, accessories, torn shoes, or many things from previous years that you can’t bear to throw away.

To make the new year fresh and new, you should get rid of old items. This means banishing bad luck from the old year from your house.

Reorganize the furniture for Tet

After cleaning from inside to outside, you should reorganize the furniture in a scientific and feng shui-friendly way.

In addition, reorganizing the furniture is also a way to refresh your workspace and living space. This will give you more fresh ideas for life.

What is the Japanese way of cleaning the house?

For a long time, the lifestyle of the Japanese has always been studied by the world for its simplicity, tidiness, and principles. The Japanese way of cleaning the house aims for smart, tidy cleaning principles that minimize time without sacrificing effectiveness, while creating a spacious feeling for the house after the cleaning.

Hope these Tet house cleaning tips will help your house always be clean and ready to welcome the vibrant Tet atmosphere and the luck of the New Year into your home.

Sometimes, it may make you feel tired and exhausted, but with this method and sequence, hopefully, it will help families clean up more quickly and have more enjoyable moments with their families.

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