Tackling the Bedroom. Cleaning and organizing the room you spend one third of your life in.

Tackling the Bedroom. Cleaning and organizing the room you spend one third of your life in.

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1. Arrange the night stand. Display the items that look good. Photographs, alarm clock or maybe a small stack of books. Now you should store away the items. Put away that hand and foot lotion in your night stand drawer. Clear any unnecessary items off your table so you don’t feel surrounded by clutter when you go to sleep and wake up.

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2. Get your clothes off the floor! Avoid using your floor, chairs or other bedroom furniture as a hamper. If your shoes are overflowing onto your floors, look into adding shelving, an over-the-door shoe holder or rolling boxes for under the bed. Double hampers or baskets are wonderful tools for immediately sorting whites and colors.

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3. Install drawer dividers. To make the most of drawer space, install plastic dividers, which are especially helpful for organizing small items like underwear, bras, and socks.

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4. Use under-the-bed space. Store out-of-season clothes and other items in containers made of plastic, canvas, or wood. If you choose wood boxes, opt for cedar, which helps deter moths, and line the containers with plain unbleached muslin to counter the wood’s acidity. Use canvas for delicate items such as cashmere sweaters, which need circulating air.

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5. Make the bed: Taking a few minutes each morning to make your bed will help you get in the habit of keeping your room in order in general. There is nothing that makes a bedroom look better than a made bed.

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Daily Cleaning and organizing

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Make the bed

Pick up all dirty clothes and put into hampers

Hang up clothes-decide what needs to be washed or hung

Straighten up nightstands and tabletops

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Weekly Cleaning and Organizing

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Change the sheets

Dust all surfaces

Dust or mop the floors or vacuum the carpeting, under the bed

Throw out old magazines

Wipe and disinfect the telephone

Empty the wastebasket

Hang up all laundry

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Biweekly Cleaning

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Wipe the switch plates, doorknobs, and doorjambs

Wipe down the baseboards with dust cloth or wet wipe

Keep a "to donate" pile and fill it up every time you notice something from your drawers or closets that needs to be donated

Seasonal Cleaning

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Vacuum the heating and air-conditioning vents and the inside of the closet

Wash the insides of the windows

Strip the bed and flip the mattress

Launder the mattress pad and dust ruffle